Chandra Robinson, Principal at Portland-Oregon-based firm Lever, discusses the importance of community engagement in architectural projects. While the firm chooses to pursue projects that will challenge them in the realm of innovative design, Robinson and her team consistently approach their work with broader goals in mind, including the local sourcing of materials and a people-first sensibility based in equity and sustainability.   

Learning objectives: 

1. Explain why and how Chandra Robinson and her team at Lever work on open source projects. 
2. Describe the design elements Lever has proposed for their project with the Portland Art Museum in Maine. 
3. Discuss the ways in which Robinson sees engaging with the community first will help the firm’s architectural projects be successful. 
4. List some of the testing research Lever engaged in with their mass timber project. 

0.50 AIA LU/HSW

Speaker: Aaron Prinz