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Dwell article [March 2020]
An Empty-Nester Couple's Resort-Like Retreat Overlooks Silicon Valley

Portland Tribune column [March 2020]
Now the Portland Building really is a landmark

Dwell article [March 2020]
This Hermosa Beach Home With an Underwater Pool Window Nails California Living

Portland Tribune column [February 2020]
PSU Sees the Light: Masseeh Hall makes ample use of natural light to transform dour Neuberger Hall

Film screening [January 2020]
Brian's short film Takeoffs and Landings is being screened at London's Exploding Cinema

Oregon ArtsWatch article [January 2020]
Arts groups and the Portland real estate game: Artists Repertory Theatre and other performing arts organizations seek space and stability in an era of boom, bust and scarcity

Spaces4Learning article [January 2020]
Constructing Community: Adohi Hall gives the University of Arkansas a mass-timber future

Dwell article [January 2020]
This Handcrafted Home in British Columbia Has Joyful Camp Vibes

Dwell article [January 2020]
A Portland Midcentury Home Shines After an Epic, Decade-Long Renovation

Dwell article [January 2020]
An Actor-Turned-Designer Couple Build a Dream Home in Oregon

Portland Tribune column [January 2020]
Saul Zaik: Last of the Midcentury Modern Greats

Retrofit article [January 2020]
Artful Recycling: An Abandoned ’70s Industrial Building in Austin Becomes an Office Full of Color, Light and Character

New York Times article [December 2019]
The Warriors Get a New Home, and New Neighbors

Portland Tribune column [December 2019]
Portland's Best Architecture of the 2010s

Portland Tribune column [November 2019]
Grant High School Declares Victory

Metropolis article [November 2019]
Origami Artfully Reimagines an Overlooked Housing Type

Gray article [October 2019]
Shape Shifter: Lisa Picard is leading the transformation our workplaces

Portland Tribune column [October 2019]
A shelter that soars

Dwell article [September 2019]
A 1901 Craftsman in Seattle Gets a Svelte Cantilevered Addition

Dwell article [September 2019]
This V-Shaped West Vancouver House's Front Courtyard Opens Up to the Neighborhood

Dwell article [August 2019]
A Venice Penthouse Showcases Matchless Views and a Legendary Designer's Evolution

Portland Tribune column [September 2019]
Entering a New Era, Again

Portland Monthly article [August 2019]
Three Drool-Worthy Portland Remodels

I+D article [August 2019]
Commemoration & Inspiration: Today, a new generation of memorials is reconsidering how we speak to the past and the future

Portland Tribune column [August 2019]
Architects re-envision Portland's Eastside riverfront

Brian's new podcast is now live! [July 2019]
In Search of Portland is a continuing journey through the city we love: a celebration of old and new landmarks, and the dreamers who populate them. Each episode is devoted to one special building or place, with a focus on its past, present and future.

Dwell article [July 2019]
A Designer Updates a 1971 Home by Celebrated Washington Architect Moritz Kundig

Dwell article [July 2019]
A Radiant Remodel Revitalizes a Dark Tudor Seattle House

Portland Tribune column [July 2019]
The Courtyards of Sandy Boulevard

Citylab article [June 2019]
Is the New Portland Building Still the Portland Building?

Portland Tribune column [June 2019]
Island of Ambition

The Section article [June 2019]
Past Meets Future: Kengo Kuma's Portland Japanese Garden Cultural Crossing

Dwell article [May 2019]
A Tall, Skinny Home Makes the Most of a Narrow Lot in Portland, Oregon

Portland Tribune column [May 2019]
Rethinking Centennial Mills

Dwell article [April 2019]
Budget Breakdown: A Seattle Couple Expand Into a Backyard Addition

Portland Tribune column [April 2019]
Screened Gem

Dwell article [April 2019]
The Firm Behind the Legendary Apple Store Reimagines a Nike VP's 1950s Home

Metropolis article [April 2019]
Using CLT, Hacker Architects Helps Connect a Workplace to Its Surrounding Nature Preserve

Portland Tribune column [March 2019]
Density in Small Packages

I+D article [March 2019]
A Growing Opportunity: Cannabis Dispensaries Offer A New Frontier for Retail Designers

Portland Tribune column [February 2019]
Let's Make Albina Vision A Reality

Contract article [January 2019]
Interiors Awards 2019: The Spheres

Portland Tribune column [January 2019]
Old Bricks, New Hot Spots

Portland Tribune column [December 2018]
Re-imaginations and Reclamations

Oregon ArtsWatch essay [November 2018]
River and Elliott: Remembering two troubled princes of 1990s Portland

Portland Tribune column [November 2018]
Letting In the Light

Retrofit article [November 2018]
A Toronto Office Building Respects the Trio of Victorian Rowhouses at Its Base

Portland Tribune column [October 2018]
A Winner on Williams

New York Times article [September 2018]
A Portland Craftsman, Cubed

Dwell article [September 2018]
This House in Oregon Has a Long, Strange History of Being Called a Frank Lloyd Wright

Portland Monthly article [September 2018]
The Groundbreaker: Architect Carrie Strickland Leads an Acclaimed Portland Firm into a New Era

Portland Tribune column [September 2018]
Vermont 10: Exemplary Infill Housing

Architect article [September 2018]
Mass Timber Tower Carbon12 Rises Over Code and Financing Hurdles

Metropolis article [August 2018]
Super-Sustainable Addition to Business School Quickly Becomes Center of Portland State Campus

Portland Tribune column [August 2018]
Food Carts and Development: A Movable Feast

Retrofit article [July 2018]
With a Palette of Wood and Glass, a Midcentury Modern Office Building Transforms into a Full-service Funeral Home and Chapel

Portland Tribune column [July 2018]
(Open) Space is the Place

Portland Tribune column [June 2018]
Jupiter NEXT: Coarse Jewel

New York Times article [June 2018]
In Portland, Ore., One Project With 2 Styles Reflects Its Neighborhood

Portland Tribune column [May 2018]
Ship in a Bottle: Portland State University's Viking Pavilion is a Modest Wonder

Metropolis article [April 2018]
Skylab Architecture Designs a Unique Tower/Podium Hybrid in Portland

Portland Tribune column [April 2018]
Pearl Post Office Project: Big Parcel Needs Many Players

I+D article [March 2018]
Making Connections: A New Generation of Transit Hubs

Retrofit article [March 2018]
Memphis's Crosstown Concourse Transforms a 10-Story Sears Distribution Center into a Vibrant Urban Village

Portland Tribune column [March 2018]
Architecture Comes to 82nd Avenue

Portland Tribune column [February 2018]
Height and View Corridors: A Simple Plan

Retrofit article [January 2018]
The Artist Lofts in Wisconsin Brings New Life to a 1920s Aluminum Plant

Portland Tribune column [January 2018]
Good Citizens Make Great Architects

Portland Tribune column [December 2017]
Lloyd Center: Renewal Is In The Garage

Dwell article [November 2017]
Nearly 80 Years Later, an Architect Rescues a Japanese-Inspired Masterwork Designed by His Father

Portland Tribune column [November 2017]
No Envy For NV

Architect article [October 2017]
Attaining the AIA 2030 Commitment Benchmarks

Portland Monthly article [September 2017]
Portland Architecture Firm Beebe Skidmore Finds Beauty in the Unexpected

Architectural Digest article [September 2017]
Meet the Designers of the Future: Peter Bristol

Retrofit article [September 2017]
SUNY New Paltz's Wooster Hall Is Transformed from Brutalism to Humanism

Portland Tribune column [August 2017]
Bracing Ourselves

Architect article [August 2017]
What Architects Should Know About "Convergence"

Portland Tribune column [July 2017]
The Goat Blocks: Placemaking over style

Architect article [July 2017]
Best Practices: Health Care Plans for Smaller Firms

Architectural Digest article [June 2017]
Kengo Kuma's Cultural Crossing at the Portland Japanese Garden

CityLab article [June 2017]
Oregon's Niagara Falls, Revealed

Contract article [June 2017]
Workplace Projects: Washington Fruit & Produce Company

Contract article [June 2017]
Workplace Projects: Simple Bank

Portland Tribune column [June 2017]
Different kinds of beauty

Contract article [May 2017]
Workplace Projects: Stoel Rives

Contract article [April 2017]
Hospitality Projects: Tusk restaurant

CityLab article [April 2017]
Portland's Next Density Spurt

Portland Tribune column [April 2017]
Portland's understated architecture and Japan

Gray article [March 2017]
Team Spirit: the Marcus Mariota Sports Performance Center at the University of Oregon

Architect article [March 2017]
The Sacramento Kings' Golden 1 Center Sets a Green Paradigm

Portland Monthly article [March 2017]
The Future of Portland’s Skyline Is Made of Wood. Yes, Wood.

Artslandia article [March 2017]
10 Buildings for 20 Years

Portland Tribune column [March 2017]
HB 2007: Housing's Trojan horse

Portland Tribune column [March 2017]
A landmark threatened from within

Gray article [February 2017]
Next Wave: Holst Architecture's One North

Architect article [February 2017]
Best Practices: Applying Crowdsourcing in Architecture

Oregon Business article [February 2017]
Outside the Box: Developer-Designer Kevin Cavenaugh

Portland Tribune column [February 2017]
Light and Delight

Portland Tribune column [January 2017]
Ben Waechter: Pedigree and Promise

Wall Street Journal article [December 2016]
Portland's Office Market Moves Beyond Its Industrial Core

Portland Tribune column [December 2016]
Designing Hope

Gray article [December 2016]
Model Home

Gray article [December 2016]
Swift Changes

Auditoria article [November 2016]
Amazing Grace: SANAA's River at Grace Farms

Portland Tribune column [October 2016]
A welcome oasis for all

Architect article [September 2016]
What to Consider Before Making a Monograph

Portland Monthly article [September 2016]
Five Phenomenal Portland Kitchens

Portland Tribune column [September 2016]
Roosevelt and a New Deal for Portland schools

Stadia article [September 2016]
Show Me The Money: Funding New College Stadiums

Oregon ArtsWatch article [August 2016]
When will Brad Cloepfil buildings rise in Portland?

Portland Tribune column [August 2016]
Temple of Doom

Portland Tribune column [July 2016]
Framing the future

Architect article [June 2016]
Q+A: Craig Dykers on Snohetta's Culture of Collaboration

Gray article [June 2016]
Making Plans for Niger

Portland Tribune column [June 2016]
The Cloepfil Effect

ASID ICON article [June 2016]
Designing Your Business

Architect article [June 2016]
Hacking Charrettes to Improve Collaboration

Stadia article [June 2016]
Covered With Glory: US Bank Stadium

Portland Tribune column [May 2016]
Houses and the changing Portland dream

Treasures article [April 2016]
Designer Profile: Eva Zeisel

Architect article [April 2016]
Experiencing the Outdoors Inside the New Minnesota Vikings Stadium

ASID ICON article [April 2016]
Design for Age-Friendly Cities

ASID ICON article [April 2016]
Making Code

Portland Monthly article [April 2016]
One Temple's Doom Signals a Battle Over History

Portland Tribune column [March 2016]
Spurning a Starchitect

Treasures article [February 2016]
Designer Profile: Harry Bertoia

Portland Tribune column [February 2016]
Thinking big on Broadway

Gray article [February 2016]
The Transcendent Landscape: Hacker's Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

Architect article [February 2016]
The Rams' Inglewood Stadium Could Be a Game Changer

Architect article [January 2016]
Q&A: Kengo Kuma on His Design Approach

Auditoria article [January 2016]
Surround Sounds: Allied Works' National Music Centre of Canada

Portland Tribune column [January 2016]
Portland needs to be bold with the Beard Public Market