Landry Smith Earns AIA 2022 Housing Award

Divine House

Architect: Landry Smith Architect

Owner: Roscoe Divine

Location: Eugene, Oregon

Category: One-  and Two-Family Custom Residences

Overlooking a dramatic bend of Oregon’s McKenzie River, the Divine House is a case study in crafting a compact, well-built structure. Built over a year by a small team of local carpenters with only the most basic elemental materials, the Divine House explores the area in which familiar form and construction methods intersect with modern detailing and future resilience.

Oregon Legislative Report from Cindy Robert

“They Did What in 35 Days?” March 2022

Extraordinary lifts without a spotter

By Cindy Robert - Rainmakers LLC
AIA Oregon Lobbyist

The issues that the 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly dealt with were impressive both in number and in impact – but the juxtaposition of doing so much in a predominantly virtual environment certainly causes concern for advocates and citizens alike.

Session adjourned just before noon on Friday, March 4, 2022. This was a “short-session” year with the Constitution limiting the time frame to 35 days (they had until Monday), but the Constitution does not limit the depth of issues or breadth of bills. Theoretically, the short sessions were meant to be about tweaking the budget, technical fixes to policies already passed, and addressing emergencies. But since annual sessions were conceived, we have seen the short even-year gatherings lead to much more and with the most recent revenue forecast for the state, there was unprecedented money to spend.

AIA National Elevates Two AIA Oregon Architects to the College of Fellows

Less than three percent of the architecture profession achieve AIA Fellowship.

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is elevating 2 AIA Oregon members to its prestigious College of Fellows, AIA’s highest membership honor, for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society.

Included in the list below are the newly elevated members from AIA Oregon (above, l-r):

·       Kurt W. Haapala, FAIA , Mahlum Architects

·       Benjamin Waechter, FAIA, Waechter Architecture

The fellowship program was developed to elevate those architects who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession and made a significant contribution to architecture and society on a national level. Architects who have been elevated to fellowship can be identified by the designation FAIA after their name.

Visit AIA National’s website for more information on College of Fellows or to view the complete list of newly elevated architect fellows.