The Benton County Crisis Center for Benton County Behavioral Health received an Honorable Mention in Healthcare at the 2025 IIDA Oregon Design Excellence Awards. The Life Skills Training Center at WA State School for the Blind was recognized with numerous awards including a 2025 AIA Housing Award, and both the Polished Apple and People’s Choice Award from A4LE Washington State. The Samaritan Health Services: Sweet Home Medical Clinic was awarded a 2024 Outstanding Project of the Year Award within the Interior – Under $1M category by the Northwest Wall and Ceiling Bureau.
Joe Mayo‘s article Alki Elementary School: Reducing emissions through mass timber featured in the Seattle DJC, explores how mass timber techniques reduced embodied carbon while renovating and expanding the school to meet student and community needs. The Hillsboro News-Times article, Cornelius Elementary opens doors to new school celebrates the opening of the new elementary school in the Cornelius community. The Oregonian’s article Oregon county fights mental health crisis in a way few others are features the Benton County Crisis Center, as a first-of its kind in Oregon to offer voluntary short-term and long-term crisis care, and an inspiring model to behavioral health facilities in the nation.
October 29 – November 1, 2025 October 22, 2025
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At this year’s A4LE LearningSCAPES conference, Becky Hutchinson, Stacey Crumbaker, Claudia Saunders, René Berndt, and Karen Wood‘s presentations will discuss topics such as envisioning future-focused, inclusive PE and athletic facilities, a roadmap for student safety, health and well-being, and exploring how school buildings can better support learning now and in the future.
Jesse Walton is joined by Erin McDade of Architecture2030 and Daniel Overbey of the AIA2030 Commitment Working Group presenting (AIA) 2030 Commitment By the Numbers Report and key insights from Architecture 2030. Learn about exciting progress in pEUI reduction, electrification, renewables, embodied carbon, and more. (Register here)
