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LEVER Architecture

San Francisco, United States

LEVER is an architectural design practice with offices in Portland, Oregon and Los Angeles, California. The firm brings design excellence to buildings and spaces for mission-driven organizations and creative companies. LEVER is internationally recognized for material innovation and for pioneering work with Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT). Their projects encompass first-of-their-kind timber buildings for clients such as The Nature Conservancy and Adidas and include more than $1M in research to develop and test wood building assemblies. LEVER was recently recognized by Fast Company as one of the world’s most innovative companies; and in 2017, was named to Architectural Record’s Design Vanguard and to the Architectural League of New York’s Emerging Voices. The firm’s work has been published in the Atlantic, the New York Times, Surface, and Dwell, among others; and was featured in Timber City, an exhibition at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

www.leverarchitecture.com

Active in the A+ Awards for 10 consecutive years.

5A+ Awards
1Popular choice
3Finalist
2016–2025Span

Strongest categories

Commercial > Office - Low Rise (1 - 4 Floors)1Concepts > Architecture +Workspace1Firm Location > Best in North America1Residential > Multi Unit Housing - Mid Rise (5 - 15 Floors)1Residential > Public Housing1

Specializations

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CommercialEducationalHospitality + SportLandscape + PlanningResidential

People

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Doug Sheets

Team member

Thomas Robinson

Team member

Selected Works

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