Archinect - News2024-12-11T21:00:45-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150456340/portland-s-linden-brown-architecture-rebrands-as-observation-studio-and-is-currently-hiring
Portland's Linden, Brown Architecture rebrands as Observation Studio (and is currently hiring) Paul Petrunia2024-12-03T12:53:00-05:00>2024-12-03T13:38:22-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b7/b79c6cc9a0c1f59e00bf89639ae9d435.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Portland-based architecture firm Linden, Brown Architecture has rebranded as <a href="https://archinect.com/observationstudio" target="_blank">Observation Studio</a>, marking a new phase in its evolution. Regular Archinect readers may remember our <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150412053/a-commitment-to-craft-is-intrinsic-to-this-place-a-conversation-with-portland-based-linden-brown-architecture" target="_blank">interview with the firm earlier this year</a>, where they shared insights into their design process and the influence of the Pacific Northwest on their work.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a5/a564aa1da02f7b033ec7cb6a1bce9a49.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a5/a564aa1da02f7b033ec7cb6a1bce9a49.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p></figure><p>The rebranding follows the end of a five-year partnership between co-founders Brent Linden and Chris Brown, who launched the firm to collaborate on projects such as Sequitur Winery. Brown will now lead the practice independently. “Observation is in honor of the slow, careful work of looking that is required to do the kind of architecture I produce,” Brown shared with Archinect. “Studio is in honor of the collaborative spirit that drives the heart of our practice.”</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2d/2d35b1646f93b9296b4d03328c58da4e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2d/2d35b1646f93b9296b4d03328c58da4e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>4015 House & Studio by Observation Studio. Photography by Jeremy Bittermann.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c8/c8f55ca3c3a631629661621da60f5dfc.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c8/c8f55ca3c3a631629661621da60f5dfc.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>4015 House & Studio by Observation Studio. Photography by Jeremy Bittermann.</figcaption></figure><p>The firm’s focus on cultural, hospitality, a...</p>