Portland-based LEVER Architecture has been selected as the architecture firm to design a new home for Portland State University’s School of Art + Design. LEVER was selected from among 11 firms competing for the project. On March 3, 2023, LEVER will present for Fridays@4.
About the Art + Design Building
The approximately 80,000-foot structure will include collaborative spaces, classrooms, studios for sculpture, printmaking, textile arts, photography and videography, critique spaces, graphic design labs, Art History teaching spaces, and offices. The new home for the art school will create a central, welcoming space for all students and faculty, who currently operate in several separate locations across campus.
About LEVER
LEVER is a multiple-award-winning firm that has designed innovative projects, including Meyer Memorial Trust, Adidas North American Headquarters, Artists Repertory Theatre renovation, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and many others. Recently named one of Fast Company’s “Ten Most Innovative Architecture Firms in 2022,” LEVER is known for its pioneering use of mass timber as an environmentally friendly building material, its research focus, and its client-centered design approach.
What is Fridays@4?
On most Fridays at 4:00 p.m. during the academic term, PSU School of Architecture students and faculty gather to hear from professional designers and architects, academics, visiting artists, innovators, and students in the program. Fridays@4 is a perfect way to wrap up each week of intense creativity in the studio and get inspired for the productive weekend ahead.
Free and open to the public. All are welcome.