South Lake Union Events!

South Lake Union has events! And they're cool ones! Let us remind you that the Grand Opening of Lake Union Park Phase 1 is tomorrow starting at 11:00am. The Southlake won't be there unfortunately, so be sure to upload any photos to the pool and/or let us know how it goes.

Also, the details behind Vulcan Real Estate's summer events have been released. For those of you who are new to the neighborhood, Vulcan RE organizes a few outdoor movie screenings next to the SLU Discovery Center on Denny and Westlake as well as a Block Party with music, food and another movie.

Cinema on the Lawn Series:

Friday, July 11 – KEXP 90.3 DJ pick
Friday, July 25 – Bring It On (PG-13)

South Lake Union Block Party

Friday, August 8 – The 4th annual Block Party will feature music from a variety of local bands, including Kings of Hawaii, a burger challenge, a 'muttmazing race' and glamour shots for your dog, the critically acclaimed movie 'Juno', and—best of all—a Redhook beer garden.

Click here for more information and to RSVP. RSVP'ing isn't required, but it's only polite, right?

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South Lake Union Discovery Center chosen as one of the Top 10 Green Projects of 2008

Photo: Lara Swimmer Photography

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) chose the South Lake Union Discovery Center by Miller/Hull as one of the nation's top 10 examples of "sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and enhance the environment" for 2008—as Building Green says, this is kind of a big deal.

From the press release:

A primary program element for this particular center, alongside numerous other environmental goals, was to create a building and core that could provide adaptable exhibit space, capable of being reconfigured and reused for the presentation of multiple residential neighborhoods throughout the South Lake Union Region over a lengthy period of time. In addition to creating flexible interior space, the building itself was designed to be demountable, separating at three integrated joints to break into four separate modules capable of being transported along surface streets.

Juror Jason McLennan said, “I really like the notion of saying, ‘This building type was supposed to be temporary, and we are going to reject that in favor of disassembly.’ This is sustainable at the elemental level.”

Click on for a complete profile on the project.

Humpday Roundup

Ride the S.L.U.T., originally uploaded by M.V. Jantzen

Another S.L.U.T. calamity: The red trolley car is taken out of service after hitting a parked pickup

Friends of Seattle says South Lake Union may get the shaft: Nickel’s Mercer Street improvement proposal hits road block

From the “how’d they do that?” category: how they capture the prospective condo views at South Lake Union discovery center