Happy Alaska Day! We are so fortunate to live, work, and play in the most beautiful place in the world! What is your favorite thing about Alaska?
Indigenous Peoples Day in Alaska We wanted to create a space for those to learn more about Indigenous Peoples Day and why it is important to celebrate this day not just in Alaska, but nationally and globally. Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the past, present, and futures of Native peoples throughout the US. The holiday […]
Spenard Road This much-needed reconstruction of Spenard Road from Hillcrest Drive to 30th Avenue, in Anchorage, Alaska significantly improved vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle connectivity and safety. The project created a road that is safe, welcoming, accessible, and convenient for all users and multiple forms of transportation. The team’s landscape architects provided site planning, landscape, […]
Next Generation Designers & Builders At the beginning of July, I had the pleasure to participate in AIA Alaska Northern Section’s first-ever architecture workshop for kids. The design problem: the perfect tree fort or clubhouse. The solutions: ten incredibly different and creative structures with ladders, hammocks, zip lines, water collection systems, off-grid alternative energy […]
Chelsey Beardsley ASID Colorado Chapter Rising Star Our student Junior Interior Designer, Chelsey Beardsley, had the amazing honor of winning the 2020-2021 Colorado chapter ASID Rising Star Award for her work on the Srisaneha Shelter Project! Chelsey joined the Bettisworth North team in 2016 as an Interior Design Intern. She was born and raised […]
A Whale Raising Exhibit This spring there occurred at the University of Alaska Museum of the North (UAMN) a whale raising. Like a historic barn raising, there was immense preparation, wide participation across many different specializations, and a well-deserved celebration at completion. Unlike a barn raising, the result was a 43-foot bowhead whale skeleton […]
Celebrating Solstice: Daylight & Design Design in Alaska seeks to find a balance amongst many unique Northern conditions and project demands. Daylight is one of those challenging Alaskan conditions that requires a thoughtful, deliberate approach to optimize daylight at the extremes of and in between summer and winter solstices. The continuum that our extreme […]
North Pole Veterinary Hospital, A Renovation and Expansion. Growing out of the space provided by their existing 1980’s facility and site layout, North Pole Veterinary Hospital approached Bettisworth North with a unique design opportunity: to identify a solution to their needs as a vet hospital to include the “Fear Free” pet model. The owners […]
Dana Nunn | Interior Design Director ASID National Honors Recipient, 2021 Medalist Award Winner The American Society of Interior Designers/ASID Medalist award recognizes members and partners who have demonstrated outstanding service to ASID, have provided significant contributions to the interior design profession as well as enriched the human experience. “My passion is designing interiors […]
