LEVER Architecture
McKenzie Gutierrez is an experienced designer currently working at LEVER Architecture since June 2022. Previous roles include a student researcher at the University of Oregon, focusing on health in the built environment, and various internships at PKA Architects, Providence Health & Services, and the American Diabetes Association, where contributions ranged from architectural design to mental health advocacy and event coordination. McKenzie holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy, Health Management from the University of Southern California. Educational background also includes high school from St. Mary's Academy and additional studies at UCLA.
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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.