LEVER Architecture

We create buildings and spaces that elevate human experience. Award-winning innovative architecture firm based in Portland, Oregon and Los Angeles, California

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Designed by LEVER, Cascada is a hybrid mass timber hotel and spa in Portland’s Alberta Arts community. The LEED Platinum project includes 100 hotel units, wellness facilities, dining spaces, and biophilic design elements that support sustainability and occupant well-being

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Designed by LEVER, Black Butte Residence is a family retreat in Central Oregon’s high desert landscape. Organized around a central double-height gathering space, the residence incorporates dark-stained cedar siding, glulam columns, Douglas Fir ceilings, and white oak interiors

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Located in Portland, Oregon, North Portland Library renovates and expands a historic Carnegie-era library. Designed by LEVER with Multnomah County Library and Noll & Tam Architects, the project adds a cultural center, expanded children’s areas, flexible spaces & seismic upgrades

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Designed by LEVER in collaboration with Bora, the Jefferson High School modernization project in Portland, Oregon breaks ground on May 29, 2026. The design honors the school’s history while creating contemporary learning environments informed by community outreach

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Designed by LEVER, Albina One is a 94-unit affordable housing project in Portland, Oregon. The building includes courtyards, communal spaces, a large park, and west-facing double-height terraces within a deep blue façade accented by gold screens

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Located at a busy intersection in Los Angeles’s Chinatown, 843 N Spring Street transforms a 1980s retail warehouse into a hybrid CLT office building. Integrating mass timber, steel, and concrete, the project introduces outdoor workspaces and a public landscape

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Job Opportunity | LEVER Architecture is seeking a Proposal Coordinator based in Portland, Oregon, to manage proposals and qualification packages from RFP through final delivery

More information: https://t.co/6SaWOA8pXM

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Designed by LEVER with Studio O+A and GGN, the adidas Headquarters Expansion adds two mass timber buildings organized around a central sports plaza. The Gold Building includes flexible workspace and shared amenities, with a hybrid timber and concrete structure

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LEVER designed CASCADA as a hybrid mass timber hotel and spa in Portland’s Alberta Arts District. The building integrates hotel, dining, retail, and wellness spaces, with 100 rooms above. A LEED Platinum design emphasizes sustainability, mass timber, and high-performance systems

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LEVER designed Thesis Headquarters as a mass timber office building in Portland’s Slabtown neighborhood. Organized around collaboration, it features an all-hands space and “mid-door” areas. The project targets LEED Gold with daylighting, efficient systems, and on-site solar

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LEVER is a finalist in the @Architizer A+Awards for the Institutional: Library category, recognizing innovation in built library design. Albina Library is competing for the Popular Choice Award. Voting is now open through May 15, 2026

Vote: https://t.co/CZEKE15DEt

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Designed by LEVER and Field Operations, the NBCUniversal Campus Project enhances connectivity across the historic studio lot through new architecture, landscape, and outdoor spaces. One Universal anchors the paseo with offices, screening rooms, terraces, and views of the Valley

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The maple staircase in LEVER’s Fivesquare project connects to a transformed attic conceived as an open studio. The attic, defined as the “fifth square,” features a sugi ban-clad volume that contrasts with the original house

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LEVER integrates salvaged old growth timber at Redfox Commons by deconstructing two WWII-era warehouses. Reclaimed mezzanine wood forms a new entry, with catalogued boards reused for structure, flooring, and stair elements. Learn more: https://t.co/RnebO6v4c1

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LEVER is a finalist in the @Architizer A+Awards for the Institutional: Library category, recognizing innovation in built library design. Albina Library is competing for the Popular Choice Award. Voting is now open through May 15, 2026

Vote: https://t.co/CZEKE15DEt

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Designed by LEVER, the Meyer Memorial Trust campus in Portland’s Albina neighborhood supports a private foundation. The project includes a public engagement center, mission library, event space, roof terrace, and offices

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Timothy Cooke, AIA, senior associate at LEVER, teaches an advanced research seminar at the University of Oregon. On May 15, 2026, the seminar hosts a review with Andrew Linn, BLDUS, followed by a public lecture at Highland Hall Gallery

More information: https://t.co/rsZ4XjJL02

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Thomas Robinson, FAIA, Founding Principal of LEVER, will participate in @UChiPhysics' Physics & Contemporary Architecture lecture series on Thursday, April 30. The Zoom lecture will address regenerative timber design. Free and open to the public

Register: https://t.co/Bto8wZzAH1

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Free lecture by my collaborator Thomas Robinson. And it is about timber buildings 👍

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During National Library Week, LEVER joins the American Library Association in recognizing libraries as places for learning, gathering, and community connection. In collaboration with Multnomah County Library and Noll & Tam, we designed Albina and North Portland libraries