2024-05-03T08:08:59-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150263637/lever-architecture-among-recipients-of-the-usda-s-wood-innovations-grant-for-material-innovation-and-exploration Katherine Guimapang 2021-05-14T12:50:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fd/fd08079b99211aa530a69ff95e729672.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Portland-based&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/leverarchitecture/project/albina-yard" target="_blank">LEVER Architecture</a>&nbsp;is known for its work with material innovation, specifically <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1531060/clt" target="_blank">cross-laminated timber (CLT)</a> and mass timber construction. Founded by Thomas Robinson in 2009, the practice has received much notoriety and was recognized as one of the Architectural League of New York's&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/149988668/the-emerging-voices-winners-for-2017" target="_blank">Emerging Voices in 2017</a>. Since then, the practice has developed impressive mass timber projects and restorations such as the Oregon Conservation Center, Redfox Commons, and&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/leverarchitecture/project/albina-yard" target="_blank">Albina Yard</a>, their first US building made from domestically produced CLT.</p> <p>Funding from the grant will aid the firm in its collaborative project&nbsp;<em>Forest to Frame: An Architecture of Resilient Forestry</em>. In partnership with Sustainable Northwest and Ecotrust, the project will be a web-based platform for "researching and tracking regional wood products that will meet the building industry's changing needs, as well as a tool to better understand the forestry practices associated with these products," shares the firm.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b9/b9bea51ee7a2c761f9da73fcba473e11.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b9/b9bea51ee7a2c761f9da73fcba473e11.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Redfox C...</figcaption></figure>