has announced the winners of its 2021 Wood Design Awards, which include two projects in Oregon. The awards celebrate excellence in wood building design and spotlight its continued rise in popularity across the U.S. Awards, are an opportunity to recognize building designers for their skill and ingenuity, and to showcase projects that demonstrate the attributes of wood.

Nominations from across the country were evaluated by an independent jury that included:

• Clare Archer,Ìý±¹ice president/senior director, Gilbane Building Co., Washington, D.C.;
• Kate Diamond, FAIA, LEED AP, civic design director, HDR, Los Angeles;
• Julie Hiromoto, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, director of integration, principal, HKS Inc., Dallas; and
• John Mitchell, associate partner, Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, Chicago.

National award categories include:

Wood in Schools:Ìý | Corvallis, OR

DEVELOPER/OWNER: Oregon State University
ARCHITECT: MGA | Michael Green Architecture
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Equilibrium, a Katerra Co.
CONTRACTOR: Andersen Construction

Commercial Wood Design – Mid-Rise:Ìý | Hood River, OR

DEVELOPER/OWNER: Key Development
ARCHITECT: Skylab Architecture
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Valar Consulting Engineering
CONTRACTOR: Key Development

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