Sam Barber, AIA
5324 NE 36th, Portland OR 97211
541.337.1246
sambarber21@gmail.com
Work Experience
After Hours Studio
Self-Employed
• Currently own and operate an LLC designing and managing residential and small commercial projects
• Double Dragon - Patio cover for restaurant in SE Portland (feasibility study)
• Shields House - Bedroom addition, primary suite re-design and patio cover for house in Bend’s NW Crossing (currently in Design Development)
Center for Public Interest Design / Opsis Architecture
Designer
• Worked collaboratively with Opsis, PLACE and PSU’s Indigenous Studies community on concept development and schematic design of new Center for Indigenous, Traditional, Ecological and Cultural Knowledge on Portland State’s Campus
Portland State University
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Tectonics
• Teaching assistant for 300-level undergraduate architectural tectonics and sturctures courses
• Required strong grasp of structural systems and systems integration
Awl and Ash Woodworking
Assistant Carpenter
• Assisted with various carpentry tasks on residential remodel including wall and floor framing, sheathing, and siding installation
Lobby Oregon
Political Consultant 2022-2024
• Started as Associate Lobbyist; took over business and client portfolio in 2019
• Political advocacy, lobbying and consulting at the state level for an assortment of clients such as the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians, Oregon Rural Health Association, Oregon Association of Relief Nurseries, Lane Transit District, Willamette Dental
• Responsibilities included synthesizing complex issues into digestible information, and communication of clients’ priorities to the Oregon Legislature, Governor’s Office and various state agencies
Lewis & Clark College
Adjunct Faculty
• Developed curriculum and taught two semesters of “The Art, Business, and Science of Brewing” within the college’s Entrepreneurship Program
Breakside Brewery
Assistant Brewer -> Head of R&D
• First Assistant Brewer hired; helped grow the company from small brewpub to award winning mid-sized regional brewery
• Oversaw R&D brewing program including recipe development, raw materials procurement, scheduling, and production
Master of Architecture
Portland State University
3.96 Cumulative GPA
• AIA Henry Adams Medal for Academic Excellence – 2024
• Clive Knights Handmade Drawing Scholarship Recipient -2023
• Rudolph Barton Travel Fellowship Recipient – 2023
• Term Prize Winner (Aperture Drawing) – Fall 2023
• Term Prize Winner (Model Building)– Fall 2022
Bachelor of Arts, English
Lewis & Clark College
Education Skills
Digital Proficiencies
Design
• Revit
• Rhino
• Sketchup
• Bluebeam Revu
Analog Proficiencies
• Model making
• Woodworking
• Sketching
Visualization
• Enscape
• Twinmotion
• D5 Render
• Midjourney
• Illustrator
• Indesign
• Photoshop
• Heliodon Studies
• Laser cutting
• MIG Welding
References
Sustainability
• Cove Tool
• Climate Studio
• Climate Consultant
Margarette Leite, Associate Professor, Portland State University // 503-725-5823
Susan Gust, Project Manager, Opsis Architecture // 503-943-6205
Travis Bell, Associate Professor, Portland State University // 503-284-0604
Sergio Palleroni, Director, Center for Public Interest Design // 512-484-6339
Wood depot section model and digital collage (year 15)
Wood depot digital collage
First structure on site
Final structure on site
A backdrop for performance
Schematic design render
Conceptual collages
N-S Cross Section
Site model Kitchen render
Public circulation connects bridge to water
Longitudinal section connects bridge to site
Transverse section connects site to river