Each year the AIA Eugene Section publishes the Design Annual. Following our consolidation into a single-state Chapter, this year we’re opening this publication to contributors from across Oregon.

The Design Annual serves two main purposes. It shines a light on Oregon design while also serving as a platform to publicly announce the winners of our state’s many design award programs. For 2020 it will showcase the winners of the Eugene, Salem, and Southern Oregon People’s Choice Awards along with the winners of this year’s Oregon Architecture Awards.

To further elevate the profession in the eyes of the public, we depend on our members to contribute design-related articles, 800 to 1200 words, that are of interest to a wide audience. These articles will cover a vast variety of subject material all under a common theme. This year’s theme is “Inclusive Spaces.”

Historically, the Design Annual has been published as an insert in Eugene’s Register-Guard newspaper. With the Design Annual shifting to a state-wide publication, this year’s edition will be published online. We aim to highly publicize this and direct a ton of traffic to it.

Please let Colin Dean (colin@rowellbrokaw.com) know if you’re interested in submitting an article. All submittals must be received by Friday, December 18th (end of day) for publication in mid-January.