Are you an experienced architect or related professional, eager to contribute to the community and to your professional development through a project you've never had time for? We highly encourage you to apply to be our 2017 Van Evera Bailey Fellow, a $25,000 award made possible through a partnership with The Oregon Community Foundation. Looking at our past fellows, you can see the wide range of projects that are selected each year, such as:

• Understanding how architecture and space inform educational pedagogies
• Creating an Oregon Public Broadcasting podcast on design in the rapidly changing City of Portland
• Studying the impact of human behavior in high-performance buildings
• Research leading to Portland's first Winter Light Festival

Applications due by September 8th for projects to begin in January 2018. We're excited to read your proposal! 

The annual AFO Honored Citizen Dinner is less than four months away, and we can’t wait to celebrate our 2017 honoree, Don Stastny, with you. Don’s contributions to the designed and built environment are seen not only in his work throughout many Oregon communities, but also in his work for communities across the U.S. and Canada. His design integrates the values of each unique community and serves as a vehicle to pass on stories to future generations, and his work on designer selection processes and design excellence programs has raised the bar for superior projects across the globe. Please join us and others interested in the designed environment for a night of inspiration as we hear the story of our honoree.

Tues, July 11, CSI Portland Architectural Scavenger Hunt, locate historic structures in Portland’s Alphabet District. 5:30-8:30pm, Lighting Will, 305 NW 21st Ave, Portland. Register here.

Wed, July 12, AFO Dine & Design presents Eat Well at Portland Food Hall. 5-7pm, 827 SW 2nd, Portland. $50. Register here.

Thurs, July 13, AFO Dine & Design presents Lofty Dinner with Clark/Kjos. 6-9pm, 333 NW 5th Ave, Portland. $100. Register here.

Tues, July 18, AFO REFRESH@AlbinaYard. See more info above. 4-7pm, 4713 N Albina Ave, Portland. $45 for AFO members, $60 for non-members. Register here.

Thurs, July 20, Up Close with the Artifacts, lecture by Doug Magedanz, AHC Collections Curator. Learn more about the history of the architectural artifacts that comprise the exhibition. Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Ave, Portland. More info here.

Fri, July 21, The City through Minor White's Photographs, lecture by Val Ballestrem, Architectural Heritage Center Education Manager. Val will use photographer Minor White's images to talk about the evolving cityscape during the late 1930s to early 40s. AHC, 701 SE Grand Ave, Portland. More info here.

Sat, July 22, AFO Dine & Design presents Thorns in Comfort - not an oxymoron! 7-9:30pm, Providence Park. $60. Register here.

Sun, July 23, Remembering John Yeon, Richard Louis Brown will share stories that illuminate the life and work of John Yeon, Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland. Tickets here (go to “events” tab).

Sun, July 30, UO John Yeon Center, Why Landscape Is a Noun (not a verb), presentation by landscape architect Laurie Olin of Olin Studio. 2-3pm, NW Film Center, 934 SW Salmon St, Portland. Tickets here.

Sun, August 20, Plywood POD Initiative Exhibit, the POD Initiative will present designs that utilize plywood to address homelessness. One POD design will be constructed before being moved to a village to house a currently unhoused Portlander. Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland. More info here, and here.

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