December Committee Meeting: Diversity Roundtable @ Weber Thompson
This month, we'll be hearing from Weber Thompson and The People's Economy Lab about their Orenda project. The meeting will be available either in-person at their Fremont office or via Zoom.
- Firm Description:
- Weber Thompson: Seattle-based Weber Thompson is a full service, West coast design firm specializing in architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture. This award-winning company has a staff of design and construction professionals, housed in the award-winning Watershed, a deep green commercial office building in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood. Since 1988, Weber Thompson has developed a diverse practice with projects that include high-rises, high-density urban infill, residential, commercial office, hospitality, and affordable housing projects. Weber Thompson seeks effective results through a thoughtful and collaborative design process.
- The People’s Economy Lab: The People’s Economy Lab is led by and centers Black, Indigenous, and communities of color in the Seattle area who are striving for economic justice. We convene community leaders, identify and workshop transformative ideas, and make the case for better economic models. We push the boundaries of what’s possible for a Just Transition to a solidarity economy in Washington.
- Our Mission: The People’s Economy Lab builds networks of leaders and advances projects that reshape our local economy towards one that is just, sustainable, and regenerative.
- Our Vision: A multitude of local, community-centered economies, rooted in democracy and collective self-determination, that are sustainable and equitable, and that create shared well-being.
- Our Values: The solidarity economy puts people and places first. It is designed to meet local needs, here and everywhere, now and in the future.
- When: Tuesday, December 3rd, 5:30pm-6:30pm
- In-person attendance:
- Where: 900 N 34th Street, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98103
- COVID/Masking: AIA Seattle recommends masking as a demonstration of community care. Please do not attend if you are feeling sick.
- Accessibility: If you have any specific accessibility/accommodation needs or concerns, please contact diversityroundtable@aiaseattle.org
- Arrival: When you arrive, please enter through the main entrance on 34th and inform the guard in the lobby that you are visiting Weber Thompson. You can take either the stairs or the elevator to Level 2.
- Virtual attendance: Can’t make it in person? Please consider joining virtually via Zoom.
- Join Zoom Meeting here
- Meeting ID: 833 3622 0494
- Passcode: 318105
The Diversity Roundtable meets the first Tuesday of every month at 5:30pm either in-person or via Zoom. AIA Seattle members, allied members and sponsors are encouraged to join as well as other professionals in the design community.
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Meeting ID: 833 3622 0494
Passcode: 318105
