Celebrating Landscape Architecture Month! What is Landscape Architecture. Landscape architecture is a combination of design, strategy, and guidance. Practitioners must be skilled in the art of sculpting the land itself and have a deep understanding of the past, present, and desired future conditions of our environment. Due to their multidisciplinary training, landscape architects may […]
Tiffany Coffman Certified Healthcare Interior Designer! Passage of the examination and earning the CHID credential signifies that Tiffany has met the rigorous standards for education, experience and examination and is a Certified Healthcare Interior Designer. Certified Healthcare Interior Designers (CHID) are recognized for their excellence, commitment, and knowledge of acute, ambulatory, and residential care […]
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 […]












