Because it Rains
March 7 – May 25, 2019
Recipient of AIA Seattle’s 2018 Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship, Laura Bartunek Assoc. AIA explored the concept of rain as a creative catalyst within design. Rain, so often approached as a universal foe to be deflected away from buildings, became the focus as both an ecological and cultural phenomenon that can challenge how we engage with our environment. Bartunek sought out five notorious rains found in Florida, New Mexico, Kauai, London and Norway, experiencing and studying the individuality of rain through the lens of architecture. The exhibit catalogs these tales of rain through a series of climate illustrations and architectural research models, asking and inspiring us to think differently about our weather.
Related Events
Opening Night Reception, March 7, 6–8pm @ the Center.
Exhibit Tour led by Laura Bartunek Assoc. AIA, March 28, 5:30–6pm @ the Center.
Because it Rains: How Rain Shapes Seattle. April 16, 6–7:30pm (5:30pm Reception) @ the Center.
Embrace the Rain: Rain Gardens and Green Infrastructure, May 21, 5:30–7pm @ the Center.
When it Rains: Creative Solutions for Repurposing Water, pop-up exhibit, May 21–25 @ the Center.
Learn more about the Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship.
