News and Events

04/26/2026
Thomas Robinson, LEVER Founding Principal, to Present in University of Chicago Physics & Contemporary Architecture Lecture Series
04/21/2026
Timothy Cooke, LEVER Senior Associate, to Present in Climate Smart Wood Group Webinar on Intentional Sourcing of Climate Smart Wood
04/21/2026
Timothy Cooke, LEVER Senior Associate, Joins Panel on Wood Sourcing at Living Future 2026 Conference
04/06/2026
Thomas Robinson, LEVER Founding Principal, To Speak at University of Memphis Department of Architecture
04/02/2026
Thomas Robinson, LEVER Founding Principal, Selected as Juror for AIASF Design Awards
03/25/2026
Thomas Robinson, LEVER Founding Principal, to Speak at World Forestry Center and Port of Portland Event on Mass Timber, Housing Innovation, and Oregon-Grown Materials
02/04/2026
Thomas Robinson, LEVER Founding Principal, to Speak at Architecture Project Night: The New Portland Libraries
02/04/2026
Thomas Robinson, LEVER Founding Principal, Named Juror for The Architect’s Newspaper’s 2026 Best of Practice Program
01/21/2026
Thomas Robinson, LEVER Founding Principal, Named Friedman Visiting Professor of Practice at UC Berkeley

Press

Esquire Magazine
LEVER Project CASCADA Named to Esquire’s Best New Hotels in the World 2026
The Architect's Newspaper
LEVER Among Architecture Firms Selected by U.S. Department of State to Support OBO Through 2031
Portland Monthly
Portland Monthly Highlights LEVER’s Albina and North Portland Library Projects
Metropolis Magazine
Metropolis Magazine Features LEVER’s Restoration and Expansion of Albina and North Portland Libraries
Architectural Record
Designed by LEVER, Albina One, Affordable Housing Project Featured in Architectural Record
Metropolis Magazine
Designed by LEVER, Cascada Hotel and Spa Project Featured in Metropolis Magazine
Sleeper Magazine
AHEAD Awards Recognizes LEVER's Cascada Hotel and Thermal Springs for Sustainability
Metropolis Magazine
LEVER’s NBCUniversal Campus Project Awarded Workplace Winner by Metropolis Magazine's Planet Positive Awards 2025
Fast Company
Fast Company—Innovation by Design Awards Honors LEVER's NBCUniversal Campus Project

Select Awards

USGBC—California, Green Building & Community Awards, Energy and Operational Carbon
2024
Metropolis Magazine, Planet Positive Awards—Best Design for Resilience
2024
Metropolis Magazine, Planet Positive Awards—Best Impact on Health and Wellness
2024
Architect’s Newspaper, Best of Design Award, Exhibition Design
2024
Architect’s Newspaper, Best of Design Award—Honorable Mention, Commercial Office
2024
Architect’s Newspaper, Best of Practice Award, Best Medium Firm—West
2024