While we wait to be able to get together in person, the Portland CSI Industry Forum Committee would like to invite you to a virtual podium discussion about Regionalism and what that means in the Pacific Northwest.
As an industry, we are taking steps to enhance equity and embrace cultural changes. We need to bring that same drive toward a redefinition of Regionalism moving from the physicality of regionalism to a more deeper challenge of what we can be in the Northwest—and Oregon. This group of exceptional leaders are shaping our physical world will discuss what a Redefinition of Regionalism could mean to our local industry.
This will be the kick-off event leading to our in person Industry Forum with Marlon Blackwell (AIA Gold Medalist) and his keynote presentation on “Transcendental Regionalism” that we hope to have later this fall.
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Panelists
Donald J. Stastny FAIA FAICP FCIP , Protagonist and Facilitator
Donald J. Stastny, a Citizen and Provocateur, has forged a unique professional career as an Architect and Urbanist. His nationally recognized elevation of Design and Design Methodology as a “problem solving tool” has its foundation in the academic, political and social cultures of Portland and Oregon. Don’s professional approach, ethos and intellect have garnered him many titles: Architect and Placemaker, for his architectural work that reflects the values of a people and impact the community in which they are located; Urbanist and Strategic Planner, for providing tools for local decision makers to respond to the cultural and economic conditions that are unique to a place; Design Process Manager and Innovator, for elevating the design quality of over 500 new and renovated federal properties throughout the nation; and Teacher/Mentor and Citizen, for educating individuals and communities about the “power of design” through founding the Oregon School of Design and providing education for the elderly and youth.
A founding principal of Hennebery Eddy Architects, Tim ensures that the collaborative roots of the firm endure. He guides project teams – from principals to interns – to find elegant design solutions and seek overall net-positive results for Hennebery Eddy’s clients. His pursuit of progressively higher standards in sustainable design, urban design, and response to context has helped his firm’s clients raise their design expectations. Tim and Hennebery Eddy are recognized for campus planning, urban design, historic preservation, and crafting new buildings that contribute to their larger sense of place, both through his own design work and his eight years of service as a City of Portland Design Commissioner. His portfolio of work includes the design of award-winning sustainable projects for institutions and commercial interests. Tim graduated with honors from the School of Architecture at Montana State University, is a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects, and leads Hennebery Eddy’s offices in Portland, Oregon and Bozeman, Montana.
Inspired by experiential and clear, distilled design, Ben founded Waechter Architecture (WA) in order to pursue these concepts in his work. Prior to forming WA, he worked locally and internationally with leaders in architecture including Allied Works Architecture (Portland, OR) and world-renowned architect Renzo Piano (Genoa, Italy). Ben is an award-winning and published designer whose principles lie in providing bold forms arrived at through exercises in concept, distillation, and intelligent programming. His experience includes a wide range of building types: cultural, hospitality, commercial, and multi-family and single-family residential.
Han-Mei Chiang AIA – Hoffmann Construction, Project Manager
Han-Mei is an experienced Project Manager with a demonstrated history of working on large, commercial construction projects. Han-Mei is past-President for AIA Portland and currently Secretary for NOMA PDX as well as Vice President and chair of the Facilities Committee for Pioneer Courthouse Square (“the Square”). Han-Mei is a licensed Architect with a Bachelor's of Architecture from the University of Oregon.
PLACE, the innovative design studio Zeljka Carol Kekez co-founded ten years ago, is home to the landscape architects behind some of the most significant regional projects. Inspired by places we love, their portfolio reads like a who’s who of the most enchanting urban design our city has to offer: the Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building, Washington Park Master Plan Update, Halprin’s Sequence Restoration, Portland International Airport New Main Terminal, Hayward Field, Prairie Line, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact and Nike World Headquarters expansion. The studio, which features the requisite rows of computer workstations and a model-building workshop, is also a kind of laboratory for design, arts, and ideas. You’ll find an on-site art gallery displaying paintings and a communal gathering space where the firm hosts regular salons and talks with artists and writers. PLACE has been recognized for design excellence by the American Society of Landscape Architects, World Landscape Architecture and named 2019-2020 Landscape & Urban Design Firm of the Year by the internationally acclaimed Architecture MasterPrize.
