LEVER Architecture
Kayla Swanson is an accomplished Project Designer at LEVER Architecture since October 2021, bringing a diverse background in architecture and design. Prior experience includes roles as Project Coordinator and Project Designer at Studio Petretti from 2017 to 2021, and as Interior Designer at IA Interior Architects in 2016. Kayla holds a Master's Degree in Architecture and a Master's in Interior Architecture from the University of Oregon, along with a Bachelor's degree in Cultural Anthropology and Architecture History from the same institution. Additional educational experience includes a study abroad program in Architecture at DIS in 2016, and an Associate of Arts degree in General Studies from Highline College.
LEVER Architecture
LEVER Architecture is a Portland, Oregon based design firm that is dedicated to the creation of buildings that elevate human experience. The firm works closely with creative and mission-driven clients and has developed a body of built work that includes student housing for the Pacific Northwest College of Art, campus planning and design for major entertainment companies in California, and the L'Angolo Estate Winery. LEVER is nationally recognized for material innovation and pioneering work with mass timber construction. The firm recently completed Albina Yard, the first building made from US-produced Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT). In 2017, LEVER was named to Architectural Record's Design Vanguard and the Architectural League of New York's Emerging Voices. The firm's work has been published in the Atlantic, New York Times, Surface, and Dwell among others; and was recently featured in "Timber City," an exhibition at the National Building Museum on Washington DC.