Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2020 architect of the year, Lever Architecture is a 30-person design practice based in Portland, Oregon, founded in 2009 by Thomas Robinson.

The firm is recognised for material innovation and for pioneering work with cross-laminated timber. Its projects encompass first-of- their-kind wood buildings for clients such as The Nature Conservancy and Adidas, and include more than $1M in research to develop and test mass-timber building assemblies.

Lever Architecture was recently recognised by Fast Company as one of the world's most innovative companies, and in 2017, was named to Architectural Record's Design Vanguard and the Architectural League of New York's Emerging Voices.

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