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Seattle Design Commission Project Files, 1968-2006

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle Design Commission
Title
Seattle Design Commission Project Files
Dates
1968-2006 (inclusive)
Quantity
10.8 cubic feet, (27 boxes)
Collection Number
9323-02
Summary
Records detailing projects reviewed by the Design Commission.
Repository
Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov
Access Restrictions

Records are open to the public.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
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Historical Note

The Seattle Design Commission (SDC) was established in 1968 to ensure that public facilities and projects incorporate high standards of design quality. The SDC reviews public projects and makes recommendations in the areas of urban design context, public access, open space planning, integration of public art, and streetscape design. SDC review is a required element of the public design review process. The Commission is comprised of ten citizens, including artists, architects, urban planners, engineers, environmental planners, and landscape architects. Commissioners are appointed to two-year terms by the Mayor and are confirmed by City Council.

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Content Description

Correspondence, excerpts from minutes, proposals, maps, plans, photographs, memoranda, clippings, reports, and other material relating to projects of the Design Commission. Contains files for projects begun from 1968 through 1977, including the Seattle Aquarium, Woodland Park Zoo expansions, and Pike Place Market rehabilitations and improvements.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Seattle Design Commission Project Files, Record Series 9323-02. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Administrative Information

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Aquariums--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Benaroya Hall (Seattle, Wash.)
  • City planning--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Libraries--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Monorail railroads--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Pike Place Market (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Stadiums--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Washington State Convention and Trade Center
  • Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Woodland Park Zoo

Corporate Names

  • Seattle Design Commission

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)

Finding aid prepared by Megan O'Shea and Julie Kerssen
2011

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