CITATION AWARD: Blu-Dot Showroom by Waechter Architecture
CITATION AWARD: House on 36th by Beebe Skidmore Architects
CITATION AWARD: St John’s Studio by Beebe Skidmore Architects
CITATION AWARD: Meier and Frank Building Redevelopment by BORA Architecture and Interiors
2020 PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS lead design principal in the firms that carry his name, Poticha Architects; Unthank Poticha Waterbury; and Unthank Seder Poticha, for over 48 years and has designed hundreds of projects.
2020 PRESIDENT’S AWARD WINNER OTTO POTICHA, FAIA Principal, Poticha Architect Adjunct Professor, University of Oregon Otto’s reputation for design excellence is well established as demonstrated by his work having been awarded 52 local, regional and national design awards. He has been the The American Institute of Architects | Oregon
Otto is primarily a practicing architect who also teaches design and professional practice at the University of Oregon. As an untenured “professor-in-practice,” Otto teaches three terms a year on a half-time basis,and has done so for the past 59 years. He shares and applies his skills and professional experiences to his teaching and this continues to be an important complement to an academically oriented design faculty.
excellence and environmental stewardship, creating integrated solutions that reinforce the clarity of the building concept while also enhancing project performance. Additionally, he finds time to combine public service design and community thinking with education and mentoring opportunities. 2020 YOUNG ARCHITECT AWARD SCOTT MOONEY, AIA Senior Associate, SRG Partnership Scott brings to every project his passion for sustainable architecture that enriches communities while removing barriers to access. His career has been focused on bridging the divide between design
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A driven and innovative thinker, he has co-taught design studios at PSU and the University of Oregon with a focus on community and civic projects, and currently serves as a Fellow in Practice at the PSU Center for Public Interest Design where his pro-bono efforts have focused on emergency intermediate housing solutions to address our ongoing homelessness crisis. www.AIAOregon.org
