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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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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Oregon Zoo Education Center earns 2019 AIA COTE© Top Ten Award
Inspiring visitors to engage in sustainable actions is the mission of the design and exhibits at the Oregon Zoo’s Education Center, selected as an honoree of the 2019 AIA COTE© Top Ten Awards competition. This is Opsis’s second project to be honored through the COTE© Top Ten program – widely recognized as the architecture industry’s most influential recognition program for sustainable design excellence.
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ArchitectChats Podcast features Opsis’ Alec Holser
How did the University of Idaho bring their vision for an iconic 4,200-seat, $48 million mass-timber basketball arena to fruition? Check out the “Timber on the Rise, Part 8 – So You Want to Build with Wood” episode from Architect Magazine podcast featuring Opsis partner Alec Holser, FAIA, and University of Idaho’s special assistant to the president Michael Perry sharing their lessons for architects hoping to secure a wood-project commission, and for owners and institutions interested in trailblazing with wood.
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