New Oregon Architects

Passing the Architectural Registration Examination and becoming a licensed architect is a significant achievement. It signifies that an architect is skilled in and committed to protecting the health, safety and welfare of the public, and is a significant personal milestone for those that become licensed. 

Congratulations to the following Oregon architects newly licensed between January 1 and March 31, 2022. 

Matthew Bridegroom
Davis Carlisle, AIA
Jonathan Creighton   
Gillian Hevey  
Kevin Jones    
Wayny Le, AIA
Michael Linden          
Lauren Sanchez          
Emily Wilson  
Christina-Marie Woodfin       

We would love to do more to spotlight the newest Oregon licensees! Firms, if one or more of your staff has recently become licensed, we encourage you to share their story on social media and tag AIA Oregon, so we can spread the news! We are active on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

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.