Since 2001, the Architecture Foundation of Oregon has been privileged to work with The Van Evera and Janet M. Bailey Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation in awarding the $20,000 Van Evera Bailey Fellowship to advance the professional development of mid-career architects and encourage greater contributions to their profession and their community.
The application deadline for the 2012 Van Evera Bailey Fellowship is
coming this fall. Check back for up to date info.
Please follow the link to learn more about the application process.
Recipients to date include:
2011: Brannon Lobdell
Brannon’s fellowship will research, test, and clarify the building science behind the Architecture and Construction movement Passive House (PH). PH is a performance based energy standard for designing and constructing buildings (residential and commercial) that claims a 90% energy savings over standard construction. Brannon plans to utilize calculations and research developed by the energy conserving conscious of the 1970s, and, looking at contemporary calculations and projects (built in the 7 different US climate regions), to clarify and document an open source set of climate dependent exterior details that meet PH standards.
2010: No Fellowship was awarded
2009: James McGrath
The 2009 Bailey Fellowship was given to support James research into the best use of public spaces. Jame’s studies focus on the best practices in “Complete Street” design, investigating the inside story of successful innovation in large cities in Asia, Europe and South America, and applying their practical experience in better balanced streets to Oregon’s communities. His hope is not only to influence specific projects, but to further our cities’ conversation about the core values we hold for our public spaces—and to keep Oregon as a leader in the field.
2008: No Fellowship was awarded
2007: Mark Perepelitza, Portland
The 2007 Fellowship supports the study of innovative window systems for Northwest architecture. Perepelitza’s project investigates how to create openness, provide weather protection, and create a comfortable interior without significant energy loss. Building on a literature review, interviews, and site visits to energy-efficient buildings in Northern Europe with climates similar to Oregon, Perepelitza will identify window configurations, analyze prototype assemblies, and share conclusions in a printed report, web site, and conference presentations.
2006: Jean von Bargen, Portland
Von Bargen’s interests focus on the design and implementation of major urban infrastructure projects. Her fellowship involves research and comparison of public infrastructure development and its public interface in Portland and Barcelona. The latter city’s preparation for the 1992 Olympics, including public infrastructure in transportation, satellite sewer systems, and a telecommunication tower designed by Santiago Calatrava made it an international leader in re-visioning urban growth and investment. She will share her findings through on-line reports, presentations to the professional community and public agencies, and articles.
2005: Becca Cavell, Portland
The Fellowship supports Cavell’s work on a field guide—complemented by an interactive Web site—to the important residential work of a group of architects working in Oregon during the mid-20th century, including Pietro Belluschi, John Yeon, Walter Gordon, John Storrs, and Van Evera Bailey himself. Her work will document the architecture and if possible record the original landscape designs for the homes. When complete, it will help interested people conduct self-guided tours, as well as serve academic inquiry.
2005: Paul McKean, Portland
McKean’s project is taking him to several countries to study pre-fab construction systems, sustainable technologies, and the feasibility of using them to provide higher quality low-income housing. Based on his research, he plans to prepare a feasibility report for Habitat for Humanity and hopes to present findings at the AIA design conference in 2006. He is aiming toward inclusion in the report of a conceptual design for a Habitat prototype unit.
2004: Richard Browning, Portland
The Bailey Fellowship supported Browning’s investigation into Japanese urban streetscape design, focusing on the pedestrian zone from the curb up to and including the building façade. As Portland and other cities reshape the ways that pedestrians and vehicles flow and commercial and public spaces interact, the “shared streetscapes” of the Japanese noren-gai, or shop district, may offer a vital contribution to Northwest urban design. The research will be distilled into an illustrated monograph.
2003: Bonnie Bayard, Medford
Bayard’s interest is in design of buildings and landscapes to anticipate the pressure on water supplies caused by the Northwest’s increasing population and climate changes. The Fellowship allowed her to investigate agricultural, natural systems, and landscape models, and to apply her research through test sites for conservation-based residential landscape design, working with organizational partners such as the Oregon State University Master Gardeners and the OSU Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center.
2002: Suzanne Zuniga, Portland
The Bailey Fellowship supported Zuniga’s research and writing of a master residential “green” building specification. Zuniga’s project provided specifications, cost data, and local suppliers for alternative systems and materials that are considered to be more sustainable than those commonly used. It promotes the growing “green” architecture movement in the Northwest, allowing architects more readily to implement sustainable residential building practices. The results were intended to be disseminated in both print and electronic (Web site) formats, and updated annually.
2001 : John Cava, Portland
The inaugural Bailey Fellowship supported Cava’s research and writing of a monograph on the houses and gardens of noted Portland architect John Yeon. The project is intended to produce the first book focused on Yeon, well known for his role in defining the “Northwest Regional Style,” exemplified in the widely recognized Watzek House located on Skyline Drive in Portland. The book is to include drawings, photographs, theoretical essays, and analyses of the architecture of Yeon’s houses.
