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Designing For Wildfires
Year after year, wildfires have become a more important factor in our lives, and this impacts how we think about building design. The industry has always prioritized safety and endurance, but the size of the fires has prompted me to make choices that can help prevent or mitigate damage.
A Challenging But Abundant Resource
What can be done about a building resource growing abundantly in a region but is not being used? When creating the Cottonwood Canyon Experience Center, part of the Cottonwood Canyon State Park in Eastern Oregon, designers felt a need to ask this question.
Bringing Historic Fort Worden Into The Future:
Home to arts and humanities programming since 1972, the turn-of-the-century military Fort Worden has transitioned from a place aimed at war defenses into a world-class destination. However, the fort’s lineup
Building In The Wild
Oregon State Parks was handed a gift: an 8,000-acre private property, tucked in the deepest part of Cottonwood Canyon. The site offered golden, rolling hills, river access, and a historic farm—but little else.