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Firm Profile: Aron Faegre and Associates

Introduction

Aron Faegre and Associates is a multi-disciplinary firm with strong interest in public works and community projects. A principal office is maintained in Portland and a secondary office is maintained in San Francisco. The principal of the firm, Aron Faegre, personally manages the firm's key projects. Coming with a strong background in both the sciences and humanities, he practices as an architect, civil engineer, and landscape architect. This broad base of qualifications make him a strong design and planning professional. A key strength of Aron Faegre and Associates lies in its creative and open approach to design. The firm has specialized in taking on difficult and demanding projects that require extensive coordination between users, staff, consultants, and community members. Mr. Faegre's firm was begun in 1983 and has a staff size that varies from three to seven people. During recent years the firm has accomplished public works and community projects for the following agencies:

o Bureau of General Services, City of Portland
o Park Bureau, City of Portland
o Fire Bureau, City of Portland
o Police Bureau, City of Portland
o City of Lake Oswego
o City of Echo
o City of St. Helens
o City of Hermiston
o City of Lake View
o City of Lexington
o City of Madras
o City of Florence
o Scappoose Public Library District
o Scappoose Historical Society
o The Columbia Foundation
o YMCA of Columbia-Willamette
o Housing Authority of Portland
o Mental Health Services West
o Columbia County Health District
o Central City Concern, Portland
o State of Oregon Division of State Lands
o Oregon Department of Transportation
o Portland Development Commission
o The Port of Portland

The firm has become well known for its strong successes in a range of public projects, as varied and different as:

Community Centers
Libraries
Parks
Police and Fire Stations
Youth Camps
Airports
Seaplane Bases
Heliports
Noise Impact Analysis
Land Use Planning
Docks
Viewing Platforms
Multi-family Housing
Single Family Housing
Studios
Performance Spaces

AFA Staff Profile

ARON FAEGRE, AIA, PE PRINCIPAL

General Experience

Aron Faegre, an architect, civil engineer and landscape architect has actively managed his multi-disciplinary firm's key projects since its founding in 1983. He has specialized in work requiring sensitive cooperation between citizen groups, public agencies and the business community, with a particular interest in public and community facilities.

Awards

GOVERNOR'S LIVABILITY AWARD, 1996
Walnut Park Community Policing

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1973-76
CLASS OF 1921 AWARD
Reed College, 1971

Educational Background

Master of Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, 1976

B.A. Physics, Reed College, 1971

Professional Registration

Architect: Oregon, Washington, Alaska, California, British Columbia
Landscape Architect: Oregon, Washington
Professional Engineer: Oregon, California
Building Inspector: ICBO
Building Contractor, California

Associations

American Institute of Architects
American Society of Landscape Architects
American Society of Civil Engineers
International Conference of Building Officials

Public Service

President, Friends of Clyde Rice
Non-profit group developing a retreat on the Clackamas River
for writers and artists.
Board Member, Portland Baroque Orchestra
President, Columbia Seaplane Pilots Association