Meet the architect design team LEVER and dream your museum!
Free program in the PMA’s Lower Ground Floor
This will be the first opportunity to meet and talk with the LEVER team since they were chosen to design the PMA’s new building!
Chandra Robinson and Thomas Robinson of LEVER will be joined by Claire Agre of Unknown Studio, the landscape architecture practice who helped inform the design concept. They’re excited to meet you and talk about your ideas for the museum expansion! Bring the whole family for this special opportunity and get creative with materials to create your own museum.
Chandra Robinson has 12 years of experience creating beautiful spaces that are accessible for all. She serves on the Portland Design Commission, and prior to joining LEVER, led the construction of the largest mass timber building in the US. Chandra received a MArch from the Boston Architectural Center and a BS from Portland State University.
Thomas Robinson is the Founder and Principal of LEVER Architecture. He works closely with clients to develop the design vision for each project. Prior to establishing the firm, Thomas led cultural and institutional projects for Allied Works and Herzog & de Meuron. He received an MArch from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and a BA from the University of California, Berkeley.
Claire Agre is a Partner and Co-founder of Unknown Studio Landscape Architecture & Urban Design LLC. Claire brings particular expertise in conservation and botanic garden design, notably the multidisciplinary design and engineering team responsible The Houston Botanic Garden and Naples Botanical Garden; both organizations dedicated to uniting conservation, inclusion, and beauty.
The team is made up of LEVER Architecture with Scott Simons and Unknown Studio, Chris-Newell-Akomawt Educational Initiative, Openbox, Once-Future Office, Atelier Ten, and Studio Pacifica.