Opportunities for your Oregon Summer

June afo news

A “Candy Store” for Design Enthusiasts

this Saturday

Our friend and Dine & Design Committee member, Brian Libby of PortlandArchitecture.com fame, has once again curated an array of architecturally interesting homes for the Sixth Annual Portland MA+DS Modern Home Tour. Jump in the car, and spend the day (or any part of it) touring the properties, meeting the architects, and talking to the homeowners of some of Portland's most forward-looking home designs!

Yes, feel free to drool...and use this special discount code for AFO friends: AFO2017.

Aspiring Fellows Wanted

Have you always wanted to be a Fellow? We aren’t the AIA, but our partnership with The Oregon Community Foundation provides $25,000 cash with the annual Van Evera Bailey Fellowship. Mid-career design professionals are invited to apply by Friday, September 8, 2017 for projects to begin in January 2018.

Fellowship projects may follow a variety of paths, from pure research involving reflection on professional issues and challenges, to practical research involving projects designed to have specific results. Examples of eligible activities include:

sabbaticals for study of innovative architectural design to be applied in Oregon
teaching engagements that promise enhancement of the applicant’s and students’ creativity in architectural design
collaborations of architects and planners or others toward the implementation of new projects
preparation of public education projects; or research and writing on a specific topic

Support may be requested for stipends, travel, lodging, materials, and other relevant needs. The Fellowship is intended to promote dissemination and application of ideas. Projects must include follow-up activities such as seminars, lectures, media presentations, tours, or other means to share results with the professional community and general public. Bailey Fellows will be asked to provide information to document their experience.

more info

Thank you, OMSI!

Eight of our Architects in Schools classrooms had the thrill of exhibiting their work and participating in design activities at the OMSI Design Lab on May 20. Students, teachers, and design professionals worked with OMSI program and education staff to host hundreds of visitors over the course of the day. A grand time was had by all, and we tip our hat in gratitude to the good people at OMSI for what we hope will be the first of many wonderful collaborative design adventures!

Explore 3 Intriguing D&D Environments

This year’s Dine & Design schedule is off to a great start with two events already sold out. Here are three especially intriguing events coming up. Don’t miss out! Sign up now!

MAKE IT SWIFT!

Wednesday, June 7, 6pm

Architects Heidi Beebe and Doug Skidmore join their clients the Swift team to share the award-winning transformation of a former Slabtown awning factory into an open, light-filled workspace that fuses old and new forms while championing ideals of inclusion and collaboration. $75

AIRBNB CHECK-IN

Monday, June 26, 5:30pm

Without spending the night, you can explore Airbnb’s stunning Portland offices with the Bora Architects team. The 1888 Blagen Block space redefines a “call center” and revolutionalizes how people work. See how Airbnb “listings” create a rich interior with custom-fabricated elements by local Portland makers. $75

PICNIC & SKETCH AT WILLAMETTE FALLS

Wednesday, June 28, 5pm

First, you may want to attend the unveiling of the Riverwalk Design this Saturday (see Of Interest, below), then you’ll definitely want to experience the site up close and personal, sketchpad in hand. Designers at Mayer/Reed will treat you to a picnic and take you into the extraordinary site of the former Blue Heron paper mill to sketch centuries-old buildings or the country’s second largest water fall, by volume. $75

see the full 2017 schedule

Save the Date for REFRESH@AlbinaYard

Remember how much fun you had partying in the newly transformed Oregonian Building last July? Well, it’s time for THAT event again! And guess what? We’re going to combine the celebration with an exploration of the Cross Laminated Timber-pioneering Albina Yard! You’ll receive an invitation in coming weeks, but mark your calendar now for Tuesday, July 18, 4-7pm. Cheers!

more on REFRESH!

Our Heartfelt Gratitude

Donors have more options of worthy programs to support than they can possibly keep track of. We are extremely grateful to these generous individuals and organizations who have chosen to support AFO by initiating or renewing memberships, endowment contributions or sponsorships in the last month:

Affiliated Engineers
Anderson Krygier
Bank of the West
Stefanie Becker
Brian C. Jackson Architect
Linda Bunza
Catena Consulting Engineers
Deschutes Investment Consulting
Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue
GBD Architects
Grummel Engineering
Patrick Harrington
Interface Engineering
McKinstry
Otak
P&C Construction
PLACE
Rider Levett Bucknall
Rosendin Electric
Stantec
Womens Architectural League

Renew or initiate your membership

Contribute to Brooks Gunsul's $100,000 Endowment match challenge

Of interest

Fri, Jun 2, Architects in Schools exhibit opening reception in Bend, 5:30-8:30pm, Liberty Theater, 849 NW Wall Street, Bend. Full schedule here.

Sat, June 3, 6th Annual Portland MA+DS Modern Home Tours, six beautiful homes in the Portland area open their doors, 11am-5pm. Advance tickets $35; day of $40. Use the discount code AFO2017 for friends of AFO. Full homes descriptions and tickets here.

Sat, June 3, Willamette Falls Riverwalk Design Grand Unveiling and Celebration, 1-5pm, OMSI, 1945 SE Water Avenue, Portland. More details on the facebook event page, here.

Mon, June 5, Bright Lights: Reimagining Willamette Falls - A conversation with Snohetta and the designers of the new river walk. 5:30 doors, 6pm presentation, Center for Architecture, 403 NW 11th Avenue, Portland. $10 admission; limited seating. Tickets available here.

Wed, Jun 7, Architects in Schools exhibit opening reception in Salem, 5-7:30pm, CBTwo Architect, 500 Liberty Street, SE, Salem. Full schedule here.

Wed, June 7, Make It Swift! An official AFO Dine & Design event, 6pm (see description above). $75 reservations available here.

Thur, June 8, Frank Lloyd Wright’s 150th Birthday will be celebrated at The Gordon House’s annual Wright This Way event, 5pm reception followed with presentation by Nike’s Tinker Hatfield, Workplace Resource of Oregon, 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 270, Portland. Tickets $10-$50, available here.

Sat, June 10, FLW 150th Birthday Bash Open House at the Gordon House with 10am-12pm $5 public tours and 7:30-9:30pm $25 evening concert. Tickets available here.

Sun, June 11, Randy Gragg, Guest Curator of Portland Art Museum’s exhibit Quest For Beauty, and Director of the John Yeon Center for Architecture and the Landscape, lectures on An Architecture of Many Scales: The Oregon Legacy of John Yeon, 2-3pm, Portland Art Museum. Tickets, $16.99-$19.99, available here.

Mon, June 26, Airbnb Check In! An official AFO Dine & Design event, 5:30pm (see description above). $75 reservations available here.

Wed, June 28, Picnic & Sketch At Willamette Falls. An official AFO Dine & Design event, 5pm (see description above). $75 reservations available here.

through September 3, Quest For Beauty: The Architecture, Landscapes, and Collections of John Yeon at Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland. Hours and admission information 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.