Douglas Skidmore, AIA, LEED

College Professor



Educational Background

Cranbrook Academy of Art, Master of Architecture 

University of Oregon, Bachelor of Architecture, School of Architecture and Allied Arts                   
 

Positions held in academic institutions 

College Professor of Architecture, Lawrence Technological University, Fall 2012 - present

Adjunct Professor of Architecture, Lawrence Technological University, Spring 2011

Courses taught in the past two years

Architecture Integrated Design Studio 1

Architectural Engineering Integrated Design Studio 2

Architecture Integrated Design Studio 2

Graduate Elective Seminar: “Architecture of the Organic”

Professional Background 

Beebe Skidmore Architects, Principal Architect, Portland, OR, and Detroit, MI, 2007-present

Allied Works Architecture, Senior Associate Architect, Portland, OR 1996-2007

Gary Moye Architect, Staff Architect, Eugene, OR 1993-1995

Tulio Inglese Architect, Intern Architect, Amherst, MA 1993

Recent publications, creative projects, and/or paper presentations

Outdoor Installation: “The Wilderness Cabin”
Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Cranbrook Art Museum, 2012

Outdoor Installation: “#3, #4, Maybe #5”
“Convergent Currents” Group Show, Cranbrook Academy of Art Forum, 2011 

Presentation and Panelist: “Design, Contained”
“Identity” Symposium, Cranbrook Academy of Art 2010 

Presenter and Panelist: “Rejected” co-authored with Heidi Beebe
ASCA West Central Conference, University of Illinois at Chicago 2010                                                     

Presenter: “Climate Canopy” in collaboration with Maggie Orth and Heidi Beebe
Climate Clock Initiative Symposium, San Jose State University, 2008

Awards, recognitions, grants, competitions
 

Professional Artist Residency, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Neskowin, OR, 2013

Post-Capitalist Award, 72 Hour Urban Action International Competition, Stuttgart, Germany, 2012

Selected Artist, Mercedes Benz Financial Services Cranbrook Academy of Art Exhibition, 2012

AIA Merit Award (Portland Chapter), Two Story Four Square, 2011 *

Honorable Mention, Cranbrook Academy of Art Chair Show, 2011

Second Place, Invited Competition for Pulte/Centex Corporation, 2011

Louis G. Redstone Merit Scholarship, Cranbrook Academy of Art, 2010

AIA Honor Award (Portland Chapter): Seattle Art Museum, 2008 **

AIA Honor Award AIA (Northwest & Pacific Region Chapter): Sun Valley Residence, 2005 **

AIA Honor Award (Portland Chapter): Sun Valley Residence, 2004 **

AIA Craftsmanship Award (Portland Chapter): Sun Valley Residence, 2004 **

AIA Honor Award (Portland Chapter): Blue Lake Residence, 2002 **

City of Portland Mayor’s Design Award: Glisan Street Building, 2001 **

AIA Honor Award (Portland Chapter): Glisan Street Building, 2001 **

Richard Campbell Traveling Fellowship, University of Oregon, 1994

Presidential Scholarship, University of Oregon, 1988-1993

*                 as principal architect with Beebe Skidmore Architects

**               as project architect/project designer with Allied Works Architecture

Recent publications

Dwell, “Modern Across America”, October 2012

ArchDaily, “72 Hour Urban Action Stuttgart Germany Competition Winners”, August 21, 2012

Idaho Business Review “New Look for a Historic Home”, November 18, 2011

Oregon Daily Journal of Commerce “Built Merit Award; Two Story Four Square”, November 9, 2011

Recent commissions (private practice)

Aldrich Point Cabin, Astoria, OR, 2012

Pittock Acres Viewpoint, Portland, OR, 2012

Two Story Four Square Residence, Boise, ID, 2011

State and Huron Housing and Master Plan, Pontiac, MI, 2011 -

Capitol Hill Residence, Seattle, WA, 2011

CNC Studio, Cranbrook Academy of Art Department of Architecture, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 2010

Warm Springs Residence, Boise, ID, 2010

Laurelhurst Residence, Portland, OR, 2010

Ambassador Condominium Building Roof Garden, Portland, OR, 2009

Ladd’s Addition Residence, Portland, OR, 2009

Leopold Ketel & Partners Advertising Agency, Portland, OR, 2008

Sagacity Media, Inc. Headquarters, Portland, OR, 2008

Barview Coastal Cabins, Garibaldi, OR, 2008

Irvington Residence, Portland, OR, 2007

Professional licenses, memberships and service

Licensed Architect 9517, Washington State, USA

Member, American Institute of Architects

LEED Accredited Professional

Invited Design Critic

University of Michigan

Lawrence Technological University

University of Detroit Mercy

Portland State University

University of Oregon