(ARCHITECTURE AS ART) We must start paying closer attention to local young architects and developing a critical environment around their art and designs. That will help establish our city's architectural independence. The goal is freedom and self-generation, and it is architects such as Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo of Lead Pencil Studio who can realize this raw ambition. The models, photographs, and installations of Lead Pencil's Minus Space should determine our future. (Henry Art Gallery, 15th Ave NE and NE 41st St, 543-2280. 11 am–8 pm, free on Thursdays.) CHARLES MUDEDE