**Announcement of Viewers’ Choice Award

Jeff Schnabel, artist and assistant professor of Architecture at PSU, will address his connection to industrial sites and how these places with layered histories have transformed his thinking about his site specific designs and have provided the foundation for his artistic endeavors. He will discuss how the primary themes of his work were realized in each form and why encaustic now appears to be the most appropriate way for him to express his ideas.

The relationship of architecture to nature is a little bit like the relationship of mind to body. Architecture is built from materials found in nature, whether we use them raw or highly processed. We all live in the natural realm; it’s just a matter of our level of detachment.

The search for meaning in human experience, including our relationship to the natural realm, and its expression in the design of ritual space is a common thread running through our work. In this talk Bill will show images of some of the ritual spaces that his team has designed and describe the rituals themselves, many of which they have also designed. Within this framework they are discovering a language of ritual space and ways to weave it into the fabric of our community.

All talks begin at 6pm (unless noted) at the Architectural Heritage Center; 701 SE Grand Ave. Portland. Light refreshments will be served. Generously sponsored by Fletcher Farr Ayotte Architecture For more information, call 503.231.7264 or visit http://www.visitahc.org/content/annual-juried-art-exhibit-2010