In this virtual studio visit, LEVER Architecture walks us through their firm’s West Coast office.
LEVER Architecture is an architecture practice based in Portland, Oregon and Los Angeles. Recognized for their innovative work with mass timber construction, the 35-person firm works on cultural, corporate, and institutional buildings, often collaborating with communities and foregrounding social and climate justice projects. Founded by Thomas Robinson in 2009, the firm is currently led by six principals. Alongside their ground-up and renovation projects, LEVER also pursues grant-funded design research to develop and test the next generation of building assemblies and sustainable tools and materials.
The event is moderated by architect and researcher David Benjamin. Benjamin is the founding principal of design studio The Living, director of architecture research at Autodesk, and an associate professor at Columbia University GSAPP. His work combines research and practice, with a focus on “an expanded and actionable framework of environmental sustainability,” in his own words.