The Alaska Design Forum is hosting the following events, in collaboration with Anchorage Museum, for Design Week 2018.
EVENTS
Modern Homes Bike Tour
6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, Begins at Museum Lawn, ends at Rustic Goat
Cycle through Anchorage and tour three distinct Anchorage homes with the architect and home owner. Learn what it’s like to design, build and live in a one-of-a-kind home. Refreshments provided at each house stop. Meet on Anchorage Museum Lawn by 5:45 p.m. $20. Space is limited; advance registration required.
Professional Organization Member Mixer
5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, Atrium
Alaska Design Forum, AIGA Alaska, AIA Alaska and ASID Alaska invite Alaska professional design organization members to mingle, network and get to know one another. Check out the pop-up exhibition highlighting local designers’ works from early in their careers and enjoy design-minded icebreakers, door prizes, hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. $5.
Tech and Clothing
2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, Auditorium
See the clothing designs and prototypes created by Cook Inlet Tribal Council high school camp students. Free.
Housing Symposium v2.0: Accessory Dwelling Units
2 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, Chugach Gallery
Join this informal community conversation around accessory dwelling units (ADUs), colloquially referred to as mother-in-law apartments. Anchorage recently adopted policy changes ADUs and urban fabric impact is yet to be realized. Data visualization analysis and a multi-sector roundtable conversation will capture more than the technical complexities and address the human wellness needs at the individual, neighborhood and community level. Free.
Eco-acoustic Interaction with Natural Materials
3:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, Reynolds Classroom
Discover the sonic experiential potential of natural materials through eco-acoustic resonance techniques. Alaska composer Matthew Burtner presents the concepts behind eco-acoustics followed by a participatory exploratory activity. Program partners include Ecosono and the Alaska Design Forum. Free.
PechaKucha Night Vol. 4
6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, Chugach Gallery
PechaKucha is a Japanese word for chit-chat. PechaKucha Night is lively, rapid-fire presentation format that celebrates a wide variety of local creative work. Architects, artists, industrial designers, photographers and other creatives present and discuss 20 images, with each image shown for just 20 seconds. In contrast to a design lecture, PechaKucha is a way for the local community to come together around informal design discussions. Program partners include Alaska Design Forum and the official PechaKucha 20×20 global network. Free, cash bar.
Minecraft Build Battle
11:30 to 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, Atrium
Enjoy building in Minecraft or other sandbox programs? Join us for a live “build battle.” Contestants receive a surprise topic to build within a limited amount of time. Work is streamed live on the large screens in the atrium. Prizes awarded. Program partners include MCG Architects, Alaska Design Forum, STREAM Academy and Anchorage Museum. Registration recommended to secure a time slot. Included with museum admission.
Electric Guitar Design/Build Workshop
2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, Reynold’s Classroom
Explore electric guitar forms and functions. Learn about electric guitars, gain an understanding on your ideal design, and leave the workshop ready to wake the neighbors. Free. Materials and instruction provided.
