Fun with Clients

Here at Schemata, we are fortunate to have developed some long-term client relationships. One is with ET Environmental, who is the GC/CM for our Waste Management projects.

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Troy, Sherri, and Jeff of ET Environmental

Last week, Emiko (my partner) and I were hosted by Jeff and Troy of ET, at their offices in Ketchum, Idaho. This being the Northwest, we haveadditional options to the typical golf or tennis business outing – ours was a back-country tour of the Titus Lake Basin, just south of the Sawtooth Mountains.

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Jeff Picking a Line

Un-tracked powder and sunny skies kept the smiles on our face from mid-morning until late afternoon.

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Our Tracks . . .

New to tree skiing and Rocky Mountain powder, the tour had me wondering if this was yet another test of the architect-client relationship?

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Me and Emiko

Fortunately, the expert guiding by my client hosts quickly convinced me and I no longer worried if this was some sinister way of further breaking in a consultant.

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What a Day!

7th Annual Schemata Holiday Party another smashing success

Thank you everyone who made it out last week for our 7th Annual Holiday Party. We continue to be impressed and grateful for all our awesome clients, consultants, collaborators, family, and friends. Our success is yours.

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Even our bike out front got into the Schemata spirit.

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Schedule of EVENTS! Schemata Workshop Open House and National PARK(ing) Day

You're invited to join us next Friday between 12:00-5:00!

12:00 - 1:00	Neighbors are invited to join us for a brown bag lunch in our Park(ing) Spot - this is BYOBB style (bring your own brown bag)
1:00 - 3:00	Our neighbors at Lucky Devil Tattoo will be over with chalk to help decorate our Park(ing) Spot. Have a hidden artistic side? Join us!
	Sling Ball Tournament. Don't know what Sling Ball is this is a great chance to find out from with our resident expert Katherine Willis.
4:00 - 5:00	Bagels Happy Hour! Our neighbors at Eltana have graciously offered to supply their delicious Wood Fired Bagels for your afternoon carb-pick-me-up!

Special Thanks to:

Regan and Associates for providing us landscaping trees that will make our Park(ing) Spot an inviting place. http://www.ragenassociates.com/

Eltana Wood Fired Bagels for providing the Happy Hour Bagels! http://eltana.com/

Schemata Workshop Open House and National PARK(ing) Day

In celebration of National Park(ing) Day, Schemata Workshop is reclaiming two parking spots in front of our office on Friday September 16 to host a series of events, including an Open House 11:00am-5:00pm.  (stay tuned to our blog for Schedule of Events).  We invite our friends, neighbors and collaborators to join us as we make our temporary street side PARK a lively and fun place:: we’ll have places to sit, games to play, and friends to hang with.  Stop by just to say hi, come by  to eat a delicious bagel generously sponsored by our friends at Eltana Wood-Fired Bagel Café, or come by to challenge one of us to a game of sling-ball!

For our younger friends, ages 7 and under, come by and pick your very own limited edition Schemata Workshop coloring book.

What is National Park(ing) Day?

PARK(ing) Day is an annual, worldwide event that invites citizens everywhere to transform metered parking spots into temporary parks for the public good. It is a call to action for the necessity of high quality urban open space, generating critical debate around how public space is created and allocated pursuant towards increasing the quality of urban human habitats.

For those looking for more information about National Park(ing) Day here are some great links:

National Park(ing) Day’s website: http://parkingday.org/about-parking-day/ find out more about this nationwide event, how you can get involved, and what it means to the folks who participate.

Feet First: http://feetfirst.info/content/parking-day This is the local group helping getting Seattle organized for National Park(ing) Day.  Feet First is doing a great job making it easy for people and organization to get involved. They are helping process and submit the proper paperwork to get city permits as well as providing city required barricades.  Check out how to get involved with them!

Photos: www.flickr.com/groups/worldparkingday/pool/ Check out the creative ways people reclaimed public land from years past

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Ten Strong: Schemata Workshop welcomes new staff!

We are excited to announce the recent additions of four new staff members!

Jeff Busby is a well-rounded designer who enjoys all aspects of the design process, from crafting the smallest detail to working out large scale ideas. After receiving his Bachelors of Architecture from Syracuse University, he interned with various firms in Colorado, Washington, and Pennsylvania, designing a wide range of project types. Jeff focuses on his clients’ needs and takes great pride in delivering projects that are on budget, architecturally progressive, and rationally conceived. Jeff is a lifelong connoisseur of food and while he is new to Seattle he can already introduce locals to some of the best new places to eat and hang out.

Sree Iyer has nine years of experience in architecture in California and Washington, and is a registered architect in the state of Washington. She has a Master of Building Science degree from University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Sir JJ College of Architecture in Mumbai, India. She enjoys working on all aspects of building design from building envelope systems to interior design.Sree is both excited and nervous about her first Marathon coming up in October. Most weekends you’ll find her out on long training runs followed by intense relaxing.

Joseph Readdy has 30-years experience in the planning, design, and project management for projects of all scales from the individual building, to the neighborhood, district, village, town, and city. Joseph is past chair of the Urban Design Panel for the Portland chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and adjunct professor of architecture at Portland State University where he teaches urban design, and at Marylhurst University where he teaches in sustainable community development in the MBA program on sustainable business.

James Underwood recently received his March from the University of Kansas. He received his BAS from the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, and has interned at several firms, both in Kansas City and Seattle. He has interests in cooperative housing and solid detailing, and believes that great architecture is a union of social responsibility and technical artistry. James, another recent transplant to Seattle, is eager to gear up and start exploring the Great Northwest wilderness.