LEVER Architecture
Jonathan Heppner is a seasoned architect with extensive experience in project management and design. Currently serving as Principal and Director of Projects at LEVER Architecture since August 2012, Jonathan has previously held positions at Works Partnership Architecture as Project Manager/Designer, Allied Works Architecture as a Designer, and Zurita Architects as Project Manager/Designer. Additionally, Jonathan has worked as a Designer at KPF. Jonathan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from the University of Oregon, earned between 1994 and 1999.
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.