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It’s Showtime for our youngest architects!
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If it’s the First Thursday in May, it’s time to start celebrating the accomplishments of our young Architects in Schools participants. Please join afo, teachers, volunteer design professionals, parents and community members to share the enthusiasm of learning about the design environment. Opening receptions for Architects in Schools exhibits will be held around the state, beginning this week. Exhibits are free and open to the public unless noted otherwise.
Thur, May 4, Portland Exhibits, 5:30-8:30pm
- Ankrom Moisan Architects, 38 NW Davis Street
- DOWA IBI-Group, 907 SW Stark Street
- Opsis Architecture, 920 NW 17th Avenue
- Pioneer Place, 700 SW 5th Avenue, 2nd Level
Fri, May 5, Eugene Exhibits, 5:30-8:00pm
- The Broadway Commerce Center, 44 W. Broadway
- The Octagon 92 E. Broadway
Sat, May 6, Southern Oregon Exhibit, 2:00-5:00pm
- ScienceWorks, 1500 E. Main Street, Ashland
Sat, May 20, Portland Exhibit, 11:00am-5:00pm
- OMSI Design Lab, 1945 SE Water Avenue
Note: OMSI general admission required
Fri, June 2, Central Oregon Exhibit, 5:30-8:30pm
- Liberty Theater, 849 NW Wall Street, Bend
Wed, June 7, Salem Exhibit, 5:00-7:30pm
- CBTwo Architecture, 500 Liberty Street SE
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Don Stastny to be named
afo Honored Citizen
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We hope you read our announcement last week that afo’s 2017 Honored Citizen will be Donald J. Stastny, nationally recognized for his elevation of Design, and Design Methodology as a “problem solving tool.” Don’s approach has its foundation in the academic, political and social cultures of Portland and Oregon. We cannot imagine a better representative of afo’s mission to share design’s role in shaping our future.
Mark your calendar for Wednesday, October 18, 2017, when friends and colleagues will gather at Oregon Convention Center to celebrate Donald J. Stastny, Citizen and Provocateur. Join us as we pay tribute to Don as afo’s 2017 Honored Citizen. Video stories and live presentations will bring some of Don’s many stories to life and highlight his contributions to our designed and built environment.
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afo president Rod Ashley, FAIA; 2017 Hatfield Scholar Willy Chandler; Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici; Antoinette Hatfield; 2003 Hatfield Scholar Nate McCoy
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The Oregon Zoo’s brand new Education Center was the site of a celebratory luncheon on April 12 as Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici presented the 2017 Senator Mark O. Hatfield Architectural Award to this year’s scholar, Willy Chandler, who will receive his Master’s Degree from Portland State University’s School of Architecture next month.
The afo Scholarship Committee was inspired, not only by Willy’s design work and academic record, but particularly by his commitment to community service. From his application essay, “…of all the technical, artistic, and theoretical skills developed over the past two-plus years, these moments of human interaction are my greatest takeaway. As a result, I believe that this is the most important knowledge I could possibly offer to the profession I’m about to enter: don’t offer soup and walk away - grab a bowl, pull up a chair, and listen.”
Sponsors, Opsis Architecture, Catena Consulting Engineers, KPFF, PAE and Metro made it possible for afo to resume the Hatfield Scholarship Luncheon this year. And the following contributors provided gifts in excess of $3,000 toward the scholarship fund:
Mike Abbate, Rod Ashley, Jill Baricevic, Stefanie Becker, Katrina Bell, Nick Bjork, Richard Brown, Linda Czopek, Abby Dacey, Kent Duffy, Tim Eddy, Dean Eriksen, Laura Fallon-Burns, Caroline Fenn & Mark Bohn, Marilee Hanks, Patrick Harrington, Antoinette Hatfield, Nathan Hoesly, Debbie Hutchins, Joan Jasper, Jim Kalvelage, Shane Kucera, Margarette Leite LauraBeth Lewis, Trevor Lewis, Nancy Merryman, Lisa McClellan, Nate McCoy, Michael McCulloch, Ric Olander, Ivy O’Neal, Sergio Palleroni, Mark Peckover, Gary Reddick, Sid Scott, Brittany Shreiner, Renee Strand, Jeri Tess, Seth Trotter, Cheryl Twete, Aaron Whelton, and Amy Winterowd
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Member Profile –
Scott I Edwards Architecture
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Abandoned, donated or buildings that have been pieced together over time are often the beginning of Scott | Edwards Architecture’s work with nonprofit organizations. Spaces not designed with the current tenants in mind. Limited resources to update them. Services that are growing as fast as the communities around them. The folks at S|EA think all of this makes for unique, challenging and rewarding architecture. In addition to their private, commercial and civic work in many markets, S|EA has designed for more than 60 nonprofit organizations over the years.
Working with non-profit organizations, they say, is in their DNA, and really encapsulates the S|EA spirit, ‘People First. Design Forward.’
afo is pleased to have the good folks at Scott | Edwards among our corporate members, and we are grateful for their many contributions of time, treasure, talent and good beer for many of our events!
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Our Heartfelt Appreciation
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Our deepest gratitude to these generous individuals and organizations for initiating or renewing memberships, endowment contributions or sponsorships in the last month:
- Stefanie Becker
- Larry & Janice Bruton
- Ed Carpenter
- Jonah Cohen
- Caroline Fenn
- GBD Architects
- Thomas & Margaret Hacker
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Thur, May 4, Architects in Schools exhibit opening receptions in Portland, 5:30-8:30. Ankrom Moisan Architects, 38 NW Davis Street ; DOWA-IBI Group, 907 SW Stark Street; Opsis Architecture, 920 NW 17th Avenue; Pioneer Place, 700 SW 5th Avenue, Portland. Full schedule here.
Fri, May 5, Architects in Schools exhibit opening receptions in Eugene, 5:30-8pm, Broadway Commerce Center, 44 E. Broadway, and The Octagon, 92 E. Broadway, Eugene. Full schedule here.
Sat, May 6, Architects in Schools exhibit opening reception in Southern Oregon, 12-4pm, ScienceWorks Museum, 1500 E. Main Street, Ashland. Full schedule here.
Wed, May 17, the University of Oregon presents the ninth annual George McMath Historic Preservation Award, honoring The Oregon Black Pioneers. 11:30am to 1:30pm, White Stag Block , 70 NW Couch Street, Portland. $50 admission supports financial aid for historic preservation students. More info.
Fri, May 19, ForWARD Portland presents “Future Vision,” discussion on equity, its importance to the health of the industry, and exposure to tools to promote equity within the profession. 9am to 5pm at the Ecotrust Building, 721 NW 9th Avenue, Portland. $30-100. More info and registration here.
Sat, May 20, Architects in Schools exhibit opening reception at OMSI, 11am-5pm, 1945 SW Water Avenue, Portland. Full schedule here.
Wed, Jun 2, Architects in Schools exhibit opening reception in Bend, 5:30-8:30pm, Liberty Theater, 849 NW Wall Street, Bend. Full schedule here.
Wed, Jun 2, Architects in Schools exhibit opening reception in Salem, 5-7:30pm, CBTwo Architect, 500 Liberty Street, SE, Salem. Full schedule here.
All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Do you have events that would be of interest to Oregon architecture and design fans? Email them to Candice@af-oregon.org by the 25th of the month for inclusion in the following month’s newsletter. afo retains the right to determine all content.
Want more design events? Want to avoid scheduling your event on top of three others? Visit Portland Design Events.
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