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Seattle Design Commission, 1971

Former Commissioners

  Name Years Served Chair Position
         
         
Darby Watson Design Commission Darby
Watson
2007-2008   Urban Planner
Juanita La Fond Design Commission Get Engaged Juanita
LaFond
2007-2008   Get Engaged Member
Tasha Atchison Seattle Design Commission Tasha
Atchison
2006-2008   Engineer
Evan Bourquard Design review Board Evan
Bourquard
2006-2007   Get Engaged Member
Adam
Christiansen
2005-2006   Get Engaged Member
Design Commissioner -- Kiest Karen
Kiest
2004-2008 2006-2008 Landscape Architect
Darrell Vange Seattle Design Commission Darrel
Vange
2004-2008   At Large Member
Anindita Mitra 2004-2007   Urban Planner
Sheri Olson 2004-2006   Architect
Hannah McIntosh 2004-2005   Get Engaged Member
Frances Nelson 2003-2004   Get Engaged Member
Design Commissioner -- Beyette Pam
Beyette
2003-2007   Artist
Nic Rossouw 2003-2006   Engineer
Charles Anderson 2003-2005   Landscape Architect
  Laura Ballock 2002-2003   Get Engaged Member
David Spiker 2001-2006 2003-2006 Architect
  Iain Robertson 2001-2004   Landscape Architect
Tom Bykonen Seattle Design Commissioner Tom Bykonen 2001-2002   Engineer
Sharon E. Sutton 2000-2004   Architect
Tory Laughlin Taylor 2000-2004   At-large Member
Donald Royse 2000-2003 2001-2003 Architect
  Ralph Cipriani 1999-2003   Urban Planner
  Jack Mackie 1999-2003   Artist
  Cary Moon 1999-2003   Landscape Architect
Jeff Girvin 1999-2000   Landscape Architect
  Peter Miller 1999-2000   At-large Member
  Moe Batra 1999-2000   Engineer
  Nora Jaso 1999-2000   Architect
  Rick Sundberg 1996-2000 1999-2000 Architect
  Gail Dubrow 1996-1999   Artist
  Robert Foley 1996-1999   Engineer 
  Carolyn Darwish 1996-1998   At-large Member
  Gerald Hansmire 1996-1998   Architect?
  Jon Layzer 1996-1999    Urban Planner
  Barbara Swift 1995-1998 1996-1998  Landscape Architect
  Sherry Markovitz 1995-?   Artist
  Laura Sindell 1994-1995   Artist
  David Rutherford 1992-1996   Architect
  Dennis Haskell 1992-1995 1992-1995 Urban Designer
  Henry Hardnett 1992-1995   Architect
  George Deleau 1992-1996   Engineer 
  Jay Taylor 1992-1996   Engineer?
  Yoshiko Ii 1992-1996   Architect
  Gail Staeger 1990-1994   Landscape Architect
  Cecilia Alvarez 1990-1993   Engineer 
  Mark Hinshaw 1990-1991   Urban Designer
  Edward Weinstein 1987-1992 1990-1992 Architect
  William Mori 1987-1991   Engineer
  Amy Solomon 1988-1992   At-large member
  Richard Cardwell 1986-1991   Architect
  Gary Swenson 1986-1991   Engineer
  Alvin Williams 1986-1987   At-large member
  Carolyn Law 1986-1989   Artist
  Stevan Johnson 1985-1989   Architect
  Mary Booth 1984-1990 1987-1989 Landscape Architect
  Scott Rutherford 1983-1987   Urban Planner
  Claudio Arenas 1983-1985   Urban Planner 
  David Fukui 1982-1986 1986  Architect
  Richard Clark 1982-1985   At-large Member
  Dean Ratti 1982-1986   Engineer 
  David Hewitt 1981-1985 1982-1985 Architect
  Joyce Moty 1981-1985   Artist
  William Talley 1981-1984   Landscape Architect
  Grace Byrne 1980-1983   Urban Planner
  Barry Onouye 1979-1983   Engineer
  Fred Bassetti 1979-1981    Architect 
  Susan Allen 1979-1981    Urban Planner
  Horace Foxall 1978-1982   At-large Member
  Sydney Steinborn 1978-1982 1981-1982 Engineer 
  Jean Young 1978-1982   Architect
  Anne Focke 1977-1981   Artist
  Warren Gonnason 1977-1979   Engineer
  David Wright 1977-1978 1977-1978 Architect
  Dirk Jongejan 1977-1978   Landscape Architect
  Symone Scales 1977-1978   At-large Member
  Richard Unterman 1975-1980 1978-1980 Landscape Architect
  Stan Titus 1975-1979   Urban Planner
  Louis Warner 1975-1978   Engineer
  Norm Hoagy 1974-1977   Artist
  Alvin Zeman 1972-1977 1974 Engineer
  Robert Clark 1972-1975   Urban Planner
  Louis Pierce 1971-1974   Engineer
  Alvin Williams 1971-1972    Architect 
  Arnold Barer 1970-1976 1971-1973 At-large Member
  James A. Smith 1970-1973   Urban Planner
  Ibsen Nelsen 1968-1975 1975 Architect
  Robert Perron 1968-1974   Landscape Architect
  A.O. Bumgardner 1968-1971 1969-1970? Architect
  Jack Lyerla 1968-1971   Engineer
  Arvid Grant 1968-1971   Engineer
Marvin Durning 1968-1970 1968-1970 At-large Member
  G.W. Sutton Brown 1968-1969   Urban Planner
Last Updated: January 27, 2009

Next Meeting
See the agenda for the next Design Commission meeting.

Recommendations
SR520 Vision
The commission supports the WSDOT's vision for the SR520 corridor in Seattle, which was developed through an inclusive community design process. (9/2012)

Downtown Sign Code Amendment
The commission cannot at this time support the downtown sign code amendment. (2/15/2011)

See more recommendations. Also, read the minutes of the commission's project reviews.

Visual Resume

The Grass Blades
See the AIA award-winning The Grass Blades at the Seattle Center and how the Design Commission's review made a difference in the development of this project. Open the Visual Resume.

photo by Benjamin Benschneider

Annual Report
small jpg 2010 Design Commission Annual Report
2010 Report
In 2010, the Design Commission reviewed $1.1 billion worth of public projects. For details, see the commission's annual report. 

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