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News 02/20

Chris White/AIA Oregon Scholarship Recipient

Eugene, OR—PIVOT Architecture is thrilled to announce Designer Francisco Toledo is one of two recipients of the Chris White/AIA Oregon Scholarship! Over the past six years at PIVOT, Francisco has worked on an assortment of projects including transit, K-12 and higher education, office remodels, and libraries.

As a part of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Francisco was motivated to apply for the scholarship to work towards gaining his architectural license and achieving his goal of representing the Latinx community in architecture.

As a Latinx man, Francisco remembers a lack of Latinx professionals working in the architectural field as he grew up. “When you don’t see someone who looks like you or has lived your life experiences in the profession, that alone becomes a barrier” Francisco stated.

Francisco graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree with dual minors in Economics as well as Public Policy and Planning from the University of Oregon.
Since entering the profession, Francisco has dedicated his time to improving Latinx representation in the community. He has volunteered at the 4H Multicultural Camp, AIA Hip Hop Architecture Camp, and the Lane Arts Council as a role model to Latinx children. Francisco believes the Chris White Scholarship will help him achieve his goal of inspiring local Latinx youth.

Since 2015, the annual Chris White/AIA Oregon Scholarship for Emerging Professionals has been granted to one or more first-time architecture license candidates. The goal of the scholarship is to help offset financial barriers to licensure including education, training, and exam costs.

News 01/04

Summer PIVOT Fellowship Applications Are Open

The days are short and the weather may be gloomy, so now is a perfect time to think about summer.

The application process is open for the summer 2023 PIVOT Fellowship in which one UO student is selected to work on a project of their choosing and be integrated into the PIVOT team. It is a paid position that runs from June until September.

The PIVOT Fellowship is open to BARCH, BIARCH, MARCH, and MIARCH students for the summer preceding their final year of study at the University of Oregon.

Applications are due March 6.

Learn more about and apply for the Fellowship.

News 01/03

Upper McKenzie Fire Station Out For Bid

The Upper McKenzie Rural Fire Protection District replacement station is now out to bid. The bids will be opened January 24 at 2 p.m.

The 2,800-SF station and related site work in Blue River, OR will replace the facility destroyed by the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire. The new facility will include two apparatus bays, a turnout room, office space, a mechanical room, restrooms, a training room, and other spaces.

The design team includes Branch Engineering, KCL Engineering, Dougherty Landscape Architecture, and Construction Focus.

For more information about the project or the bid, email info@pivotarchitecture.com or call 541.342.7291.

https://oregonbuys.gov/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?docId=S-R20943-00005257&external=true&parentUrl=close

News 11/22

2022 PIVOT Fellowship: The City Squiggle

For the 2022 Fellowship, we tried something different. Rather than bringing in an architecture or interior architecture student, 2022 PIVOT Fellow Matilda Jereza was entering her last year studying product design.

Matilda’s project was born out of a desire to explore whether amenities like the transit shelters PIVOT designs could be employed to improve the pedestrian experience outside of transit systems.

“Altogether it was an extremely enriching experience to see a project through of my own design, with the support and input of my peers,” she said.

Matilda took a tried-and-true systematic approach in tackling her project by identifying a need, exploring the opportunities and challenges, as well as researching the target market, competitors, and constraints to develop her project objectives.

The result is what she calls The City Squiggle, an easy-to-install, solar-powered shelter of precast concrete arches that can be placed together in any quantity to form a “squiggle.” The resulting memorable and whimsical shelter provides protection from rain, sun, and enables users to charge devices.