Waechter Architecture is a design studio based in Oregon, USA. We operate from our all-wood, mixed-use, mass timber building on Portland’s historic Mississippi Avenue. With an acclaimed portfolio across all project types, we’re believers in the potential of architecture to build community, elevate experience and awaken the senses.
Awards
Winner
Wood Works National Design Award
Project: Mississippi Workshop
Winner
Gray Award Magazine, Design For Good Category
Project: Mississippi Workshop
Finalist
Gray Award Magazine, Design For Good Category
Project: Rockwood Village
Firm Award, Small Category
AIA Northwest & Pacific Region
Honorable Mention
AIA Northwest & Pacific Design Awards
Project: Mississippi
Merit Award
AIA Northwest & Pacific Design Awards
Project: Meadow House
Recipient FAIA
Ben Waechter
Winner
Gray Awards, Commercial Architecture Category
Project: Blu Dot
Finalist
Architizer A+ Awards
Project: The Society Hotel Bingen
Design Excellence Award
(in collaboration with Jones Architecture)
Portland Design Commission
Project: Northbound 30
Editors Pick
Gray Awards
Project: The Society Hotel Bingen
Winner
Architects Newspaper Best of Design Awards
Commercial Hospitality Category
Project: The Society Hotel Bingen
Honorable Mention
Architects Newspaper Best of Design Awards
Retail and Mixed-Use Commercial
Project: Blu Dot
Honor Award
AIA Oregon Architecture Awards
Project: The Society Hotel Bingen
Merit Award
AIA Oregon Architecture Awards
Project: Origami
Merit Award
AIA NW & Pacific Region Awards
Project: Blu Dot
Merit Award
AIA NW & Pacific Region Awards
Project: Origami
Commercial - Hospitality Architecture Award
The Architect's Newspaper Best of Design Awards
Project: Furioso Vineyards
Housing - Multi Family Honorable Mention
The Architect's Newspaper Best of Design Awards
Project: Origami
Wood Works National Design Award
Project: Mississippi Workshop
Winner
Gray Award Magazine, Design For Good Category
Project: Mississippi Workshop
Finalist
Gray Award Magazine, Design For Good Category
Project: Rockwood Village
Firm Award, Small Category
AIA Northwest & Pacific Region
Honorable Mention
AIA Northwest & Pacific Design Awards
Project: Mississippi
Merit Award
AIA Northwest & Pacific Design Awards
Project: Meadow House
Recipient FAIA
Ben Waechter
Winner
Gray Awards, Commercial Architecture Category
Project: Blu Dot
Finalist
Architizer A+ Awards
Project: The Society Hotel Bingen
Design Excellence Award
(in collaboration with Jones Architecture)
Portland Design Commission
Project: Northbound 30
Editors Pick
Gray Awards
Project: The Society Hotel Bingen
Winner
Architects Newspaper Best of Design Awards
Commercial Hospitality Category
Project: The Society Hotel Bingen
Honorable Mention
Architects Newspaper Best of Design Awards
Retail and Mixed-Use Commercial
Project: Blu Dot
Honor Award
AIA Oregon Architecture Awards
Project: The Society Hotel Bingen
Merit Award
AIA Oregon Architecture Awards
Project: Origami
Merit Award
AIA NW & Pacific Region Awards
Project: Blu Dot
Merit Award
AIA NW & Pacific Region Awards
Project: Origami
Commercial - Hospitality Architecture Award
The Architect's Newspaper Best of Design Awards
Project: Furioso Vineyards
Housing - Multi Family Honorable Mention
The Architect's Newspaper Best of Design Awards
Project: Origami
Commercial Architecture Award
Gray Magazine Awards
Project: Furioso Vineyards
The American Architecture Award
The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design
Project: Furioso Vineyards
Emerging Voices Award
The Architectural League of New York
Honor Award
AIA NW & Pacific Region Awards
Project: Furioso Vineyards
Honor Award
AIA NW & Pacific Region Awards
Project: Milwaukie Way
Honor Award
AIA Portland Awards
Project: Furioso Vineyards
Merit Award
AIA Portland Awards
Project: Slender House
Citation Award
AIA Portland Awards
Project: The Society Hotel Bingen
Design Vanguard
Architectural Record
Residential Architect Design Award
Architect Magazine
Project: Tower House
Merit Award
AIA Portland Awards
Project: Oakley House
Merit Award
AIA Portland Awards
Project: Pavilion House
Citation Award
AIA Portland Award
Project: Sawtooth
Gray Magazine Awards
Project: Furioso Vineyards
The American Architecture Award
The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design
Project: Furioso Vineyards
Emerging Voices Award
The Architectural League of New York
Honor Award
AIA NW & Pacific Region Awards
Project: Furioso Vineyards
Honor Award
AIA NW & Pacific Region Awards
Project: Milwaukie Way
Honor Award
AIA Portland Awards
Project: Furioso Vineyards
Merit Award
AIA Portland Awards
Project: Slender House
Citation Award
AIA Portland Awards
Project: The Society Hotel Bingen
Design Vanguard
Architectural Record
Residential Architect Design Award
Architect Magazine
Project: Tower House
Merit Award
AIA Portland Awards
Project: Oakley House
Merit Award
AIA Portland Awards
Project: Pavilion House
Citation Award
AIA Portland Award
Project: Sawtooth
Citation Award
AIA Portland Awards
Project: Red House
Citation Award
AIA NW & Pacific Region Awards
Project: Pavilion House
Honor Award
AIA Portland Awards
Project: Garden House
International Special Mention Award
Architizer A+ Awards
Project: Tower House
Citation Award
AIA NW & Pacific Region Awards
Project: Tower House
Merit Award
Custom Home Magazine
Project: Oakley House
Honor Award
AIA Portland Awards
Project: J-Tea
Lectures
Year-End Symposium at Miller Hull Partnership
with Christopher Hawthorne, Walter Hood & David Baker
San Diego, CA
December 2022
University of Miami School of Architecture
Symposium: Mass Timber, So What Now?
"The Case for All-Wood" Lecture
April 2022
Woodbury University
"Clarity" Lecture
March 2022
AIA Idaho Awards Juror and Speaker
"Clarity" Lecture
September 2021
AIA Nebraska Awards Juror and Speaker
"Clarity" Lecture
September 2021
Portland CSI
Regionalism Speaker
March 2021
with Christopher Hawthorne, Walter Hood & David Baker
San Diego, CA
December 2022
University of Miami School of Architecture
Symposium: Mass Timber, So What Now?
"The Case for All-Wood" Lecture
April 2022
Woodbury University
"Clarity" Lecture
March 2022
AIA Idaho Awards Juror and Speaker
"Clarity" Lecture
September 2021
AIA Nebraska Awards Juror and Speaker
"Clarity" Lecture
September 2021
Portland CSI
Regionalism Speaker
March 2021
The Architectural League of New York
Emerging Voices Lecture Series
"Clarity" Lecture, March 2019
University of Washington
Department of Architecture
"Clarity" Lecture
Nov 2018
AIA Florida, Sarasota Design Conference
"Making Architecture"
Exhibition
May 2018
Emerging Voices Lecture Series
"Clarity" Lecture, March 2019
University of Washington
Department of Architecture
"Clarity" Lecture
Nov 2018
AIA Florida, Sarasota Design Conference
"Making Architecture"
Exhibition
May 2018
AIA Florida, Sarasota Design Conference
Featured Speaker
May 2018
AIA Arkansas Design Conference
Featured Speaker
October 2017
Portland State University, School of Architecture
"Clarity" Lecture
January 2017
Featured Speaker
May 2018
AIA Arkansas Design Conference
Featured Speaker
October 2017
Portland State University, School of Architecture
"Clarity" Lecture
January 2017
Courtyard & Workshop Events
Coming Soon:
Third Angle Music presents: Bora Yoon
June 15, 2023
Coming Soon:
Popup: Corollary Wine Tasting
Spring 2023
Timber Talk: Designing the Forest
With Lindsey Wikstrom
March 2023
Timber Talk
With Laila Seewang, Jon Heppner, Mark Fretz, Ben Janes, Samuel Wylie
February 2023
Third Angle Music presents: Bora Yoon
June 15, 2023
Coming Soon:
Popup: Corollary Wine Tasting
Spring 2023
Timber Talk: Designing the Forest
With Lindsey Wikstrom
March 2023
Timber Talk
With Laila Seewang, Jon Heppner, Mark Fretz, Ben Janes, Samuel Wylie
February 2023
Courtyard Concert
With: “Portland Sacred Harp”
October 2022
Courtyard Concert
With: “Strategy”, “Location Services”, “Brianna Sas”
October 2022
Waechter Summer Party
Public opening of the Mississippi Building
July 2022
With: “Portland Sacred Harp”
October 2022
Courtyard Concert
With: “Strategy”, “Location Services”, “Brianna Sas”
October 2022
Waechter Summer Party
Public opening of the Mississippi Building
July 2022