Three to judge PDX designs

Judges for the AIA/IIDA design awards 2007 proceedings are Wendell Burnette of Wendell Burnette Architects of Phoenix, Anne Fougeron of Fougeron Architects of San Francisco, and Bing Thom of Bing Thom Architects of Vancouver, B.C. (that's his work on Arena Stage in the image).

Timeline: Entry packets are available today. Submissions are due Sept. 24. The event is Oct. 12 at the Governor Hotel.

Down for the count

The Columbian is counting down to Clark County's best piece of architecture, as determined by five area architects, among them Kalina Kunert, Larry Wilson and Rob Barrantine. I'm assuming the other two panelists are Don Luthardt and Karl Johansson, who are quoted in the articles, but the paper doesn't explicitly say that or list the panelists (seriously, journalists). They're all on the AIA Vancouver board, though, so that makes sense.

The paper will reveal the panel's top choice on Sunday (the countdown hit number 3 today with Esther Short Park) as well as the top 10 favorites of Clark County residents. Revealed picks include Officers Row, Clark County Courthouse, and Clark County Public Service Center.

The suspense may strike me dead. Predictions?

**UPDATE**
The Academy was the top choice, and the paper (finally) i.d.s the panel properly.

Do I hear one million?

AIA Portland's looking for art by architects (and members of the architecture community) to auction off as a fundraiser for its new

Center for Architecture (that's it in the photo).

Rules and stuff are here.