We Must Do Better
We must do better. We stand in anti-racist solidarity and support of the Black community and against discrimination of any kind against any people and commit ourselves more fervently, through our words, decisions, actions and financial commitments, to be more actively and immediately engaged accelerators of societal change.
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Multicultural Center recognized for Facility Design Excellence by ACUI
The Multicultural Center at Western Washington University has received the 2020 Facility Design of Excellence award by the Association of College Unions International.
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Opsis Projects honored by WoodWorks 2020 Wood Design Awards
We are honored to share that Eugene School District 4J’s Arts and Technology Academy and Oregon Zoo Education Center were recognized by WoodWorks 2020 Wood in Design awards. An annual recognition, the Wood in Design awards honors projects demonstrating attributes of wood such as beauty, strength, versatility and cost effectiveness.
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Founding Partner Alec Holser elevated to AIA College of Fellows
Opsis is pleased to announce Founding Partner Alec Holser has been elevated by the American Institute of Architects to the College of Fellows.
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Opsis Ranks 43rd in ARCHITECT Magazine’s 2019 Architect 50
Opsis was named 43 in ARCHITECT Magazine’s 2019 Architect 50 list! We are honored to be named in the Architect 50—a nationwide ranking of architecture firms—for the second year running.
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Navigation Center Honored by IIDA Oregon Design Excellence Impact Award
The Oregon Harbor of Hope Navigation Center, which opened in September of 2019, was honored by the Oregon IIDA Chapter with an Impact Award and an Honorable Mention in the Civic Category at the annual awards celebration.
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Celebrating 20 Years of Opsis
Twenty years ago, Alec Holser, Jim Kalvelage and James Meyer got together for drinks. It was late afternoon, early summer, and the three envisioned a firm with the energy of their architecture school studios; working collaboratively with clients and setting a standard in the region for design excellence. With no real plan, no clients, their personal credit cards and lots of support from family and friends they jumped in head-first. With a lot of determination and some luck, the idea of Opsis Architecture took off and has never slowed.
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