David Edrington, Architect


RESUME

EDUCATION

Undergraduate:  B. Architecture, University of Kentucky, 1970. Member of the Honors Program.  Terminal project on the construction details of Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky
Graduate:  M. Architecture, University of Oregon, 1976.  Thesis entitled "Projects as a Method of Building Wellbeing"
Registration:  Oregon 1977,  California 1989 (now inactive)

EXPERIENCE

Teaching:
University of Oregon 1984, Department of Architecture, joint architecture /landscape architecture studio with Rob Thallon and Ron Lovinger.
University of Oregon 1973-74, Department of Architecture graduate teaching fellow for the Workshop curriculum designing and constructing 4 projects on the University of Oregon campus.
University of Kentucky 1972, College of Architecture visiting lecturer in Building Systems and Structural Analysis.
Relevant Professional:
1997 to present;  Sole practitioner, David Edrington, Architect
1980 to 1997; partner in Thallon and Edrington Architects, Eugene, Oregon.
1976-1980; partner in Threshold Architects, Eugene, Oregon
1974-1976; designer and research assistant in the Office of Campus Planning, University of Oregon, assisting in the implementation of The Oregon Experiment.  Worked with many campus user groups on diagnosis and repair projects.
1972-1974; employed by architects in Eugene, Oregon and Lexington, Kentucky.
1970-1972;  urban designer, Pralltown Urban Renewal Project, Lexington, Kentucky.  Worked with low income neighborhood to develop first HUD neighborhood urban renewal project.
1968-1970; employed by architects in Frankfort, Kentucky and Maidstone, England

PUBLICATIONS

"A Homeowners Guide to Solar Energy", with Oregon Appropriate Technology for The Western Solar Utilization Network, U.S. Department of Energy, 1980
Fine Homebuilding, "Drystack Block" with Rob Thallon, Number 16 August 1983
Fine Homebuilding, "Curbless Skylight" with Rob Thallon, Number 18, December 1983
Fine Homebuilding, "Working with A Pattern Language" with Rob Thallon, Number 36, December 1986
Fine Homebuilding, "A Rustic County Cottage", Number 121, March 1999
Fine Homebuilding, Kitchens and Baths, “Ten Important Elements of a Good Bathroom”, Number 127, Winter 1999
Fine Homebuilding, Kitchens and Baths, "Dressing up Ceiling-Fan Grilles, Number 135, Fall/Winter 2000
"Ten Important Elements of a Good Bathroom" reprinted by Taunton Press in Renovating A Bathroom, 2003
A Gallery of Favorite Bath Details, by Charles Bickford , From Fine Homebuilding Number 143(Kitchens & Baths), pp. 52-57 November 1, 2001
Fine Homebuilding, Kitchens & Baths, "A Kitchen for Family and Friends", Number 175, Fall/Winter 2005
Fine Homebuilding, Kitchens & Baths, “The 10 Ingredients of a Great Kitchen”, Number 183, Winter 2006

HONORS

Design award from the Willamette Valley Chapter of A.I.A. for Champignon P.U.D. 1979
Design award from the Oregon Chapter A.S.L.A. for Champignon P.U.D. 1980
Sunset Magazine, October 1985, Award of Merit in the Western Home Design Awards for Quiet Water P.U.D.
Merit Award, Southwestern Oregon Chapter of A.I.A., 1992 for the Apter Residence, Corvallis, Oregon
Merit Award, Southwestern Oregon Chapter of A.I.A., 1992 for the Metolius River Resort, Camp Sherman, Oregon
Citation Award, Southwestern Oregon Chapter of A.I.A., 1992 for the Ratzlaff Guest House, Crane Creek Ranch, Roseburg, Oregon
Merit Award, Oregon Chapter A.S.L.A., 1992 for the Lewis Garden, Corvallis, Oregon
People's Choice Award, Oregon Chapter A.S.L.A., 1992 for the Steel Beach House, Seal Rock, Oregon
Peoples' Choice, second place, 1993 for the Daly Painting Studio, Eugene, Oregon
Peoples' Choice, second place, 1994 for the Cottage at the King Estate Winery, Lorane, Oregon
Golden Trowel Award, Garden Design Magazine 1994, for the Steel Garden, Corvallis, Oregon.
Peoples' Choice, second place, 1996 for the Willakenzie Townhouses, Eugene, Oregon
Peoples' Choice, first place, 1999 for the Woodleaf Houses, Eugene, Oregon
Special Award for Sense of Community, Southwestern Oregon Chapter of A.I.A., 1999 for the Jacobs Lane Neighborhood, Eugene, Oregon
Governor's Livability Award from Livable Oregon, June 2000, for the Jacob's Lane Community, Eugene, Oregon

SERVICE

1975, Member of the Campus Planning Committee, University of Oregon.
1980-1981, Chairperson of the board of directors of the Community Health and Education Center Inc., Eugene, Oregon.
1981-1983, Member of the board of directors of the Willamette Design Center, Inc., Eugene, Oregon.
1982-1984, Member of the co-ordinating committee of the Oregon Energy Roundup, a renewable energy exhibit at the Oregon State Fair.
1992 to present, Member of Southwestern Oregon Chapter of American Institute of Architects

OTHER WORK PUBLISHED

Champignon P.U.D., Eugene, Oregon, Housing Magazine, March 1979
Jacobs' House, Junction City, Oregon, Rodales New Shelter, November 1980, Pages 98-109
Serrill House, Albany, Oregon,  Home Magazine, November 1985 Pages 73-75
Quiet Waters P.U.D., Yachats, Oregon, Oregon Life Section, Eugene Register Guard, October 23, 1985
Quiet Waters P.U.D., Yachats, Oregon, Sunset Magazine, October 1985, Page 111.
Silzer/Schneider Bathroom, Vida, Oregon, Home Magazine, October 1987, Page 49
Patton Residence Bathroom, Vida, Oregon, Home Magazine, October 1987, Page 48
Schneider Residence, Eugene, Oregon, Creative Ideas for Living, March 1988, Pages 30 - 33.
Silzer/Schneider Kitchen, Vida, Oregon, Sunset Magazine, 1988, Page 84
Therapy and Hand Associates, Albany, Oregon, Albany Democrat Herald, June 6, 1988
Faxon/Deiters Residence, Eugene, Oregon, Home Magazine, March 1988 on the cover and on pages 60 and 61
Silzer/Schneider Bathroom, Vida, Oregon, Home Magazine Best Bath Ideas, Summmer 1989, Page 73
Apter Residence, Corvallis, Oregon, Home Magazine, March 1992, Pages 61-64
Storm's Court House, Eugene, OR, Better Homes and Gardens Building Ideas, Winter 1992, Pages 74-82
Lewis Residence and Garden, Corvallis, Oregon, Better Homes and Gardens, February 1994, Pages 23-30
Cabin 12 at the Metolius River Resort, Camp Sherman, Oregon, County Sampler West, November 1994, Pages 32-37
Champignon PUD, Eugene, Oregon, Cascadia Forum, May 1994
Mundall Residence, Eugene, Oregon, Better Homes and Gardens Beautiful Kitchens, 1998, Pages 18-25
Edrington/Krewson Kitchen, Eugene, Oregon, The Register Guard Home & Garden, March 11, 1999, "The Comeback Kitchen"
Potter Residence, Vida, Oregon, Custom Home Magazine, July/August 2000, Pages 66-67
The Ihle Residence, Eugene, Oregon, published in "Folksy Farm Charm", The Register Guard Home and Garden Section, October 5, 2000
Quiet Water Cabins, Yachats, Oregon, published in "The Cabin" by Dale Mulfinger & Susan E. Davis, 2001, The Taunton Press
The Apter Residence, Corvallis, Oregon, published in "Patterns of Home" by Jacobson, Silverstein & Winslow, 2002, The Taunton Press 
The Apter Residence, Corvallis, Oregon, published in "Hearth and Soul", The Register Guard Home & Garden Section, January 30, 2003
"A Culinary Scale", Fine Homebuilding, Kitchen & Bath Issue #175, Page 24
"A Stand-up Workstation", Fine Homebuilding, Kitchen & Bath Issue #175, Page 63

SEMINARS AND TRAINING

Commercial Energy Code - May 8, 1990, sponsored by the Oregon Department of Energy
Oregon Leadership Institute - November to December 1989, sponsored by Gossard-Pyron Associates
The Buckaroos
 

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