🏳️🌈 Happy Pride!! 🏳️🌈 We're pleased to share that two Portland landmarks have been added to the National Register of Historic Places for LGBTQ+ historical significance. Congratulations to Kristen Minor for her work researching these sites and leading the nominations for Erv Lind Field and the Crystal Hotel– the second and third LGBTQ+ landmarks in Oregon, joining the first of Darcelle XV, also written by Kristen. We are honored to work with her on this grant-funded project to identify historically significant LGBTQ+ sites in the Portland region, adding to our collective history that values the stories, struggles, and spirits of diverse communities. https://lnkd.in/dQJVYZkz
Salazar Architect Inc.
Architecture and Planning
Portland, Oregon 789 followers
We believe spatial justice is social justice is racial justice is climate justice.
About us
Salazar Architect collaborates with community partners to create space for climate justice and for the advancement of racial, gender, and economic equity in the built environment. We envision equitable, resilient, and just communities that are restorative and liberatory for those marginalized and harmed by racialized policies and practices; shaped by community voice and lived experience; and economically and culturally supportive of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islander, and other marginalized communities. Our reason for doing the work we do is not to achieve design awards, but to achieve social impact. Because of this mission, Salazar Architect is uniquely structured and organized around three Design Research Labs: Community Design, Wellbeing Design, and Sustainable Design. These three tenets form the core ethos of our work. Our designs are community-based, trauma-informed, and seek to bring tangible community benefits to their neighborhoods. Salazar Architect Inc. is a certified Oregon MBE / DBE firm, and Federal/California DBE. With offices located in Portland and Sacramento, we serve communities up and down the west coast.
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http://www.salazarch.com/
External link for Salazar Architect Inc.
- Industry
- Architecture and Planning
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Portland, Oregon
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2007
- Specialties
- Affordable Housing, Community Engagement, Master Planning, Market Rate Housing, and Community Design
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2222 NE Oregon St
Suite 101
Portland, Oregon 97232, US
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1201 J St
Suite 200
Sacramento, California 95814, US
Employees at Salazar Architect Inc.
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Katie Mays
working somewhere at the intersection of housing, design, and communication
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Alex Salazar
Principal, Salazar Architect Inc.
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Jennifer Nye
Managing Director Pacific Northwest at Salazar Architect Inc.
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Christina Kwiecienski
Senior Architectural Staff at Salazar Architect Inc.
Updates
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We're excited to announce that Las Adelitas has been selected as a finalist for Urban Land Institute's Terwilliger Center Award for Innovation in Attainable Housing! We're so proud of Las Adelitas's impact in the Cully neighborhood, which proves again that community is the true foundation of any affordable housing. Thanks to Hacienda Community Development Corp. (CDC) for their enduring partnership in this work. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gD6eHaUJ
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Our team had a great site visit to Altura last week! We're excited for this development to open in the next few months-- construction looks great! Thanks, Colas Construction and BRIDGE Housing Corporation!
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We were in Talent, Oregon, last week to celebrate the progress made so far in rebuilding the community of Talent Mobile Estates through a groundbreaking ceremony. Congratulations to CASA of Oregon, Coalición Fortaleza, and all the partners and funders who are making it happen! We're inspired to see this community come together as Jackson County’s first resident-owned cooperative manufactured home park– an inspiring outcome after devastating wildfires that reflects the strength and resilience of this community.
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What an honor to celebrate the opening of Mutual Housing on the Boulevard with our friends!
Well done! Wells Fargo welcomed 127 families to their new community today as Mutual Housing California completed "The Boulevard"- a beautifully architected design with innovative services for the formerly unhoused. It does take a village to create such a unique place. Public and private funding came together to create this incredible community - special thanks to Stephanie Nguyen Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency Sacramento Steps Forward Gustavo Velasquez Salazar Architect Inc. Thrilled we could be a part of this initiative.
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It was an honor to speak about our work in southern Oregon with CASA of Oregon and Coalición Fortaleza at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition - NCRC #justeconomy Conference! We shared how #communityengagement shaped the development of Talent Mobile Estates and Summit Gardens as they rebuilt after the Almeda wildfire and how important it is to work with partners like Coalición Fortaleza and CASA of Oregon, who are truly uplifting their communities. Thanks for having us!
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We’re pleased to announce that two of our major developments in Sacramento, Cornerstone, and Mutual on the Boulevard, have completed construction, allowing more than 200 households to move into the apartments and enjoy the safety and stability of a home. These spaces had a vibrancy, energy, and sense of community that was apparent even in the short time we spent there. The residents we met felt safe and proud of where they lived. We especially want to acknowledge the work that Mutual Housing California is doing to foster community and provide support to residents. Making the transition from homelessness to home is a difficult one to navigate, and we heard from several residents how Mutual has helped them. We’re honored to have designed the buildings that serve as a foundation for this impactful change. Building images © Lara Swimmer/Esto https://lnkd.in/eRPNDhdp
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Las Flores looking gorgeous! ✨
Here's a sneak peek at the #mural gracing the #communitycenter at Las Flores in Oregon City! Situated in the heart of the #neighborhood, the community center will feature a demonstration kitchen and versatile areas for residents to host #events, participate in #classes, and enjoy quality time with loved ones and neighbors. Development & Design Team: Hacienda Community Development Corp. (CDC) Community Development Partners Salazar Architect Inc. #BuildingCommunities
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🌈 📢 The LGBTQ+ Historic Sites Project has progressed toward nominations to the National Register of Historic Places! 🌈 📢 Portland's Crystal Hotel and Erv Lind Field at Normandale Park have both been nominated for designation as landmarks specifically because of their association with Portland's LGBTQ+ history. Big thanks to Kristen Minor for taking the lead on these two nominations. Lots of details about the nominations and the landmarks' significance in the link below. Next up, we'll be submitting a nomination for Juniper House in southeast Portland -- the first end-of-life care facility dedicated exclusively to HIV patients in Portland. More to come.
Two Portland buildings with LGBTQ+ historic ties nominated for listing in the National Register of Historic Places
portland.gov
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Check out our very own Ernestina Fuenmayor and so many other fantastic Latinx architects in Portland! Thank you Room for More for doing this!
This Hispanic Heritage Month we will kick off a series of videos highlighting the Latinx design and construction community. Here is the first one featuring Latinx professionals in architecture! Gracias to Karina Ruiz, Octavio Gutierrez, Tonie Esteban, Ernestina Fuenmayor and Elisandra Garcia for allowing us to document your inspiring work and experiences! #Latinxdesign #Hispanicheritagemonth #Arquitecture