Allied Works Architecture is a 40-person practice led by Brad Cloepfil from offices in Portland, OR and New York City. Guided by principles of craft and innovation, Allied Works creates designs that resonate with their specificity of place and purpose. The firm’s practice is grounded in the belief that architecture provides meaningful new insight into its surrounding physical and ideological landscapes. Using a research-based approach, Allied Works distills the elemental principles that drive each of their projects and transforms these into material, shape, and structure—architectural designs that engage public imagination and amplify a city’s cultural legacy. 

Founded in 1994, Allied Works is widely recognized for its cultural and select commercial projects. Other projects include private residences, multifamily and hospitality, education and sports facilities. 

Select cultural projects, include: the National Veterans’ Memorial Museum in Columbus, OH; 
- the U.S. Embassy compound in Maputo, Mozambique; 
- the renovation of Providence Park, home of the Portland Timbers, Portland, OR; 
- Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre of Canada, Calgary;
- the Museum of Arts and Design, New York City; 
- the Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO; 
- the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis; 
- Seattle Art Museum; 
- the University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor; Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts, Dallas Arts District; 
- the Schnitzer Center for Art and Design at the Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR. 

Select world-class creative office facilities, include:
- the newly opened Uniqlo City, the international headquarters and flagship creative studios of Fast Retailing in Tokyo, Japan; 
- the world headquarters of Wieden + Kennedy Agency, a benchmark for adaptive reuse and creative workplace architecture; 
- the “Brooklyn” Building for Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, CA. 

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Brad Cloepfil

Thea von Geldern

Nathan Hamilton

Ap Gabriel Smith Faia

Bjorn Nelson

Rachel Massey

The Architecture Team at Allied Works is responsible for designing and executing a wide variety of projects, ranging from cultural institutions and commercial spaces to private residences and educational facilities. Guided by principles of craft and innovation, the team employs a research-based approach to transform elemental design principles into cohesive architectural solutions that resonate with their specific context and purpose. Team members collaborate closely to create structures that engage public imagination and enhance the cultural and physical landscape of their settings.

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