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Award-winning TOD Provides Pioneering Healthcare Services

Award-winning TOD Provides Pioneering Healthcare Services

August 22, 2018

- The Blackburn Building is one of only five in North America to offer palliative services and respite housing to a homeless population - American Institute of Architects presents Ankrom Moisan team with national healthcare award

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Trivia Night Continues to Fundraise for the Fight Against Hunger

Trivia Night Continues to Fundraise for the Fight Against Hunger

Ankrom Moisan’s Trivia Night showcases our love of collaboration—with our community, our clients and consultants, and with each other. The annual event takes months of planning, generous sponsorships and donations, and hundreds of volunteer hours by our staff. This year marked our eighth Trivia Night to benefit Food Lifeline, and we are overjoyed to announce this was our most successful yet! Raising $220K for the non-profit, we provided nearly 900,000 meals for families in Washington.

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Three Lessons Learned from Three Years of Leading an Amazing Firm

Three Lessons Learned from Three Years of Leading an Amazing Firm

An introspective look on leadership by Dave Heater, President of AMA.Three years ago, after 25 years at Ankrom Moisan Architects, I took on the role of president of the firm and started the ride of a lifetime. As I look ahead to starting my fourth year this summer, I finally took some time to reflect and take stock of where we’re going in the future. Here are three lessons learned along the way. Lesson #1: Invest in the Business of the Business

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Emphasizing Our Big Picture

Emphasizing Our Big Picture

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2018 Promotions: Principals

2018 Promotions: Principals

January 31, 2018

AMA recently promoted 58 employees across their Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco offices. This list includes Managing Principal, Travis Throckmorton, 12 Principals, 13 Senior Associates, and 32 Associates. These employees embody the values and culture of the firm and consistently strive to improve their work and the work of AMA. Below are the Principals promoted in our Seattle and Portland offices. Congratulations to all!

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Congratulations, Travis Throckmorton!

Congratulations, Travis Throckmorton!

January 30, 2018

Trained in visual arts, painting, and sculpture Travis has an appreciation for architecture that extends well beyond the Cad files and Revit sessions that make a building come to life. His passion for the industry allows him to delve into the nuances of a neighborhood to ensure every project responds to the history and local context of a site.

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Transit-Oriented Development: Our experience

Transit-Oriented Development: Our experience

September 29, 2017

As major West Coast cities attract more residents, housing costs rise, and traffic worsens, efficient mass transit will play a crucial role as the most effective ways to handle strong urban growth and the transportation of large numbers of people. Enormous transit expansions in Seattle and Los Angeles, as well as smaller expansions in already transit-rich Portland and the San Francisco Bay Area, offer residents new and better ways to travel in congested regions without adding to the traffic.

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AMA Portland Receives Gold Workplace Certification

AMA Portland Receives Gold Workplace Certification

September 5, 2017

We're proud to announce that our Portland headquarters recently achieved a milestone, receiving Portland Sustainability at Work Gold Workplace Certification for our sustainable operations. This is the highest category of recognition the City of Portland awards. Special points about our green operations include:

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Transit-Oriented Developments: What experience has taught us

Transit-Oriented Developments: What experience has taught us

Over the last several decades, Ankrom Moisan has successfully planned and implemented Transit-Oriented Developments in major cities, towns, and enclaves up and down the West Coast. Most of these areas transitioned from car-dependent environments to more walkable destinations, requiring a different way of thinking about placemaking. We understand the specific considerations needed to develop a plan, as well as how to coordinate complex relationships between stakeholders.When planning and developing a TOD, the following elements are essential for success:

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An Experimental Partnership

An Experimental Partnership

To help celebrate the grand opening of Portland’s new headquarters, AMA partnered with a local design college to create a series of experimental dresses showcasing some of our best work. (Think Project Runway colliding with architecture and interior design in true Portland style). Using a collection of buildings as inspiration, we tasked students from The Art Institute of Portland to create runway-worthy looks inspired by work from our seven primary markets.

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AMA's Rehabilitation Experience: Capitol Plaza

AMA's Rehabilitation Experience: Capitol Plaza

Capitol Plaza is a seven-story, 34-unit, affordable housing development built in 1954. The Salem, Oregon building primarily offers housing for elderly residents and residents with disabilities.To rehabilitate the building, Ankrom Moisan was hired by owner RPH to execute a series of upgrades including complete mechanical/electrical/plumbing systems upgrades, infrastructure improvements, new windows and interior finishes for all units, ADA unit conversions, and expanded ground floor common areas.

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AMA Travel Scholarship: A Study on the Towers of Australia

AMA Travel Scholarship: A Study on the Towers of Australia

Each year, Ankrom Moisan awards a travel scholarship to employees. An opportunity to travel near or far while studying and researching design trends helps increase firm knowledge and gives us a more holistic view of design. Scholarships have been awarded in the past to study a wide range of topics: from senior housing in the Netherlands, to multifamily housing in South America, to healthcare solutions in some of the United States’ most urban areas.Architect Frances Nelson recently used the scholarship to travel to Australia. Here, she describes her experience.

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