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July 2008
Columbia Area Transit Hires PIVOT for Transit Center
The Hood River County Transportation District has hired PIVOT to design a new transit center in Hood River, Oregon. The new center will serve as an operations, maintenance and passenger center for Columbia Area Transit.
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May 2008
PIVOT on Team Proposing Student Housing Downtown
PIVOT Architecture was selected to assist OPUS NWR Development to design a dense new student housing development in downtown Eugene. By providing a significant quantity of downtown housing that is attractive to students, the project satisfies two growing needs at once.
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May 2008
Two More Talented Designers Join PIVOT's Staff
Our pool of creative talent has grown deeper with our latest addition of two recent University of Oregon graduates to our staff, Shawn Jenkins and Garian Cika.
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March 2008
PIVOT Working on Boulder Transit Village Project
The Boulder Transit Village is a proposed transit-oriented development that will combine a multi-modal regional bus / bus rapid transit (BRT) transit station with housing and commercial uses at an 11-acre site in Boulder, CO.
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March 2008
PIVOT Promotes Two New Principals
Our inspiration just keeps building and evolving, especially
with the promotions of two key principals to the PIVOT
Architecture leadership team. And since we’re talking about
Toby Barwood and Larry Banks, it’s a pretty sure bet there
are great things to come. These landmark designers have
demonstrated the problem solving and imagination so
highly sought after on all the projects we touch.
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February 2008
PIVOT Designing LEED Certified Manufacturing Facility
PIVOT Architecture has teamed up with Hyland Construction to deliver a new manufacturing plant and office building for Bulk Handling Systems, a Eugene based fabricator of conveying, sorting, and screening equipment for the forest products, power generation, and waste management industries.
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December 2007
PIVOT Welcomes Frank Thaxter
Frank Thaxter, a California registerd architect, brings his passion for building sustainable communities to the growing staff at PIVOT.
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October 2007
PIVOT Names Four New Associates
The firm recognizes Joel Osburn, Scott Clarke, Kari Greene Turner and Tricia Berg with promotions to Associate for their creativity, commitment and professionalism. These four exemplary architects show great promise.
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September 2007
PIVOT Welcomes Talented New Staff
Jessica Gracie and Gayatri Mungekar bring worldly experience in design and construction to our growing staff.
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September 2007
PIVOT Welcomes Even More New Talent
Melinda Nettles and John Stapleton bring years of experience in both conceptual design and technical detail to PIVOT.
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August 2007
PIVOT Designing Stations for Sacramento State Tram
PIVOT is working with civil engineers PB to develop station concepts for a new 1.5 mile bus rapid transit system envisioned as a vital link to regional light rail as well as a circulator for the Sacramento State campus.
June 2007
PIVOT Working on Remodel of State Capitol Building
The remodel of the historic 4-story building on the Capitol Mall in Salem includes a complete remodel of both the house and senate wings. Fortis Construction is the contractor. The work will be complete prior to the 2009 legislative session.
June 2007
Larry and Toby Write Green Op Ed for Register-Guard
The editorial seeks public support for state legislation requiring higher-performing state-funded buidings. It also offers good background when considering sustainability measures during design.
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