DEZEEN, "William / Kaven Proposes Portland's Tallest Skyscrapers at US Postal Office Site":
"The design of the complex aims to integrate the new USPS building with an upgraded transportation network, including a proposal for a high-speed air system alongside other underground transportation innovations." -Bridget Cogley
Read MorePartner Daniel Kaven discusses the recent USPS site acquisition and the potential it offers in the Daily Journal of Commerce:
"The acquisition by Prosper Portland of the U.S. Postal Service headquarters in the Pearl District was made under the pretext of immediate redevelopment by a yet-to-be-determined private group. These 12 city blocks represent an unparalleled opportunity to recast our strategy for urban design and the brand of our city in the eyes of the world."
Read MoreWilliam Kaven Architecture announces that it will be unveiling a unique virtual reality (VR) experience at the Official Closing Party for Design Week Portland on Saturday, April 29, 2017. The studio is also hosting the premiere event, capping off an inspiring, jam-packed week of design events with a memorable finale and celebration.
Read MorePechaKucha Analog, Dec. 6, 2016, Portland, Or
Analog is not a process - it is an experience - a reality.
Our work as artists, designers and architects is making The Digital, Analog. We spend our days dreaming up stories and places, building them pixel by pixel in the hope that one day they become something that we can touch and feel and in some cases walk around inside of.
Read MoreJoin us for an evening of PechaKucha (20x20) presentations on Tuesday, Dec. 6th. Reminisce about the days before smartphones and social media, and explore the role of analog practices in today's world. WKA co-founder, Daniel Kaven will be a featured speaker at the event, along side some of Portland’s most inspiring thinkers, designers, collectors and makers. Presenters will share past and present projects that combine analog and digital technologies in their innovative, modern designs.
Read MoreW/K will soon have a new home. Envisioned as a 4-story, mixed-use office building located at the SW corner of N Williams Avenue and Mason Street in NE Portland, the project consists of underground parking, ground floor retail, office lobby, and core space, including space for William Kaven’s new headquarters.
Read MoreWilliam Kaven Architecture announces the release of Camp Minoh, a short film by co-founding partner, Daniel Kaven. Shot at our residential project which is currently under construction, the three-minute film visually explores Camp Minoh in the context of Lake Michigan’s supernatural winter shores.
Read MoreWilliam / Kaven Architecture envisions major new hotel in Portland's Old Town/Chinatown.
Read MoreTo celebrate and unveil Gray Magazine's June/July travel issue, a jet-setting group of Portland design professionals gathered to discuss how travel inspires them to create. Panelists, including Daniel Kaven, Managing Director of William Kaven Architecture, shared images from their most inspiring trips and discussed the designs that resulted from their fresh perspectives.
Read MoreWilliam Kaven is big in Japan. In Subaru Japan's recent ad campaign for the Subaru Outback, Daniel Kaven illustrates the commonality between architecture and car design. Both environments, one static, the other mobile, are created to be fluid, elegant and fun to be in.
Read MoreElements project featured on ArchDaily's Selected Works.
Read MoreNew project in the works for Portland brand, Bridge & Burn.
Read MoreW/K’s Interchange residence is featured in Oregon Home Magazine.
Read MoreRead 'Building a Redefined Life' by Nancy Keates
Read MoreThe Interchange residence is featured in the latest Wall Street Journal.
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving from all of us at William Kaven Architecture.
Read More‘Architecture: The People, Places and Ideas Driving Contemporary Design’
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