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Capitol Hill Board Members

Rumi Takahashi
Position: Community Representative
Term: Second
Term expires: April 4, 2009
 

Rumi Takahashi is an architect ar Weinstein A|U. She is a licensed architect in Washington state and is a LEED accredited professional. She is a member of the Central Neighborhood Association and participated for four years in the Cascade Community Classroom Design Process and two years in the 23rd and Union Visioning Process. She has Masters degrees in architecture and urban planning from the University of Washington and a B.A. in architecture from UC Berkeley.


Evan Bourquard
Position: Design Professional Representative
Term: First
Term expires: April 4, 2010
 

Evan Bourquard is currently a project architect for the Miller | Hull Partnership, a Seattle based architecture firm that works primarily on public and institutional projects. He also worked for several architecture and engineering firms in Boston, MA. He served as the Get Engaged member of the Seattle Design Commission in 2006-07, and has also managed projects for Architects Without Borders Seattle. He also regularly critiques design studios at the University of Washington architecture school. He holds a masters degree in architecture from the University of Washington and a bachelors degree in structural engineering from Tufts University.

 

Jason Morrow
Position: Development Representative
Term: First
Term expires: April 4, 2009
 

Jason Morrow has 10 years of experience in residential construction and development, and is the owner of Footprint Developments, a business devoted to thoughtful design and concern for a development's ecological footprint. He specialiizes in developing condominiums and townhomes. Jason also has been a construction project manager and engineer. He holds a BA and certificates in Real Estate and Accounting from the University of Washington.

 


Sharon E. Sutton
Position: Local Residential Representative
Term: First
Term expires: April 4, 2009
 

Sharon E. Sutton is Professor of Architecture and Director of the Center for Environment Education and Design Studies at the University of Washington. She was president of the National Architectural Accrediting Board and has served on numerous design juries, including the P/A Awards in Architectural and Urban Design and the Presidential Awards in Architectural Design. She has also served on the Seattle Design Commission and the Seattle Women's Commission, and is currently a member of the Swedish Hospital Citizen's Advisory Committee. She is a registered architect, a Fellow of American Institute of Architects, and a Distinguished Professor of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. Among her degrees are a Master of Architecture from Columbia University, a PhD in Psychology from the City University of New York, and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Hartford.


Brian Cavanaugh
Position: Local Business Representative
Term: First
Term expires: April 4, 2010
 

Brian Cavanaugh is a principal at the firm Arai Jackson Ellison Murakami. Previously, he worked for internationally renowned design firms in Los Angeles, Boston, and New Zealand. The work he has been associated with has won numerous design awards - including local and state design awards from the American Institute of Architects - and has been published throughout the world and exhibited at such institutions as the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and the Van Alen Institute in New York. In addition, he has taught at Victoria University of Wellington, the University of Southern California, the Boston Architectural Center, Woodbury University, and the Otis College of Art & Design, and have been a guest critic at a number of academic institutions. He received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Oregon and studied at the Mackintosh School of Architecture in Glasgow, Scotland. He also received a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design.

 

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Design Guidelines

Thirty design review guidelines for multifamily and commercial buildings--along with neighborhood-specific supplements--form the backbone of the City's Design Review Program in Seattle's neighborhoods. Separate guidelines govern downtown development.

Gallery of Great Examples

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See the 5th and Bell project and other great examples of projects that were developed through the Design Review process.

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