“Sustainability and Cultural Placemaking - the Lyllye Reynolds-Parker Black Cultural Center at the University of Oregon” - presented by Brian Cavanaugh, AIA
Tuesday*, October 13, 2020 | 5:00 – 6:00 | 1 AIA LU|HSW Available
* Note – the DDS this week will occur on Tuesday to allow participation in Sustainable Building Week events.
This presentation will explore the intersection of sustainable design and cultural placemaking through the lens of the recently completed Lyllye Reynolds-Parker Black Cultural Center on the campus of the University of Oregon. The 3,100 sf cultural center opened in the Fall of 2019 and recently received an Honor Award in the 2020 AIA Northwest & Pacific Region Design Awards.
After attending the program, participants will be able to:
Describe the historical events at the University of Oregon and more recently student actions in the last few years that lead to the development of the UO Black Cultural Center.
Identify the significance of literature, historical housing prototypes, and the concept of Black Autonomy in the cultural placemaking of the project.
Summarize the sustainable strategies evaluated and selected for the project and the LEED certification process.
Explore how the sustainable strategies reinforced the cultural elements that were integral to the project.
Brian Cavanaugh was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He earned his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Oregon during which time he received a one-year fellowship to study architecture and urban design at the Mackintosh School of Architecture in Glasgow, Scotland. He earned his Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.
Brian Cavanaugh is Design Principal at Works Progress Architecture (W.PA). Prior to joining W.PA, Brian was Principal and Co-Founder of Architecture Building Culture (ABC) . With over 25 years of experience, Brian has demonstrated a unique commitment to the practice of architecture and played a critical leadership role in his community. His record of design excellence, his contributions to academic and non-profit institutions, and his positions on municipal boards, all speak to a career built on a deeply held belief in the value of the architecture profession and its potential to serve the public good.
Brian has been an instructor and a guest critic at a number of academic institutions. He is a licensed architect in California, Oregon, and Washington. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and is certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). He is currently the President of the Center for Architecture and is a past President of AIA Portland.
Brian's work has won numerous design awards – including local, state and regional design awards - and been published throughout the world. In 2012 Brian received the Young Architects Award from the American Institute of Architects. In 2014 ABC won the AIA Northwest & Pacific Region Emerging Firm of the Year Award.
