2008ShowJurors

Clive R. Knights
Portland State University - Clive R. Knights is Professor of Architecture & Chair of the Department of Architecture, Portland State University and practices architecture and art. He holds professional architectural design undergraduate and graduate degrees from Portsmouth Polytechnic, UK, and a Master of Philosophy from Cambridge University. He has taught architecture for over 20 years and was a full-time lecturer at Sheffield University in England for 6 years before moving to PSU in 1995. Publications include numerous journal articles and book chapters on the theory, history and pedagogy of architecture. His design work is frequently included in both international and domestic exhibits.

Craig Olson
Canoe - Olson holds an MFA in Product Design from University of Illinois. Olson is formerly the Regional Sales Director for Design Within Reach with whom he had a long tenure. Olson has been involved in the design communities of Chicago, San Francisco, and Portland, where he resides in a 60s modern “Rummer” home.  He co-owns Canoe in downtown Portland with Sean Igo.
Chris Soderberg
Soderberg Laman Designers - Chris Soderberg is a principal designer at Soderberg Laman Designers, a small architectural and interior design firm that focuses on innovative design with classic sensibilities. Chris established Soderberg Laman Designers in 1991 with Ann Laman.
Jeff Kovel
Skylab Architecture. Kovel studied architecture at Cornell University. He founded skylab design group in 1999 and is the co-owner of the Doug Fir Restaurant and Lounge and eflat. His portfolio of projects has grown over the last 7 years to a vast, varied portfolio. His projects combine sustainable building goals with high concept design. When not taking over the world, Jeff hangs at home with his new baby or can be found skiing area slopes.

Dan Peters
Nike. Peters studied art and design at the University of Washington. Northwest born and raised, living in Portland / Seattle, he draws creative inspiration from time spent in the mountains and at the beach. Peters has been placing swooshes for Nike for the past 9 years and has been professionally designing for over 20 years. Interests:  building log dwellings with his son Kane on the beach in Manzanita , skiing, and posing as a rock star / architect / fine artist.

Jeff Behnke
Altura Furniture - Together with business partner, Roland Zehetbauer, Jeff Behnke has been designing furniture for over 20 years. Behnke holds a BFA in woodworking and furniture design from the School for American Craftsmen at the Rochester Institute of Technology and apprenticed with renowned sculptor and furniture artist Wendell Castle. Behnke values the innate satisfaction of participating in the entire cycle, from sketched concept to finished goods. Altura was founded in New York City in 1983 and today operates in its own state-of-the-art workshop in Portland, Oregon.

Chris Bixby
Allied Works Architecture - Senior Associate. Chris Bixby received his architecture degree from the University of Oregon. He began working with Allied Works Architecture in 1994 and has played a key role in numerous projects completed by the firm since. As part of the firm's leadership, he communicates design concepts to clients and manages projects through construction. He has been a guest studio instructor at the University of Oregon and received the 2003 Ion Lewis Traveling Fellowship to study architecture in Switzerland.

Chris Bleiler - Jury Facilitator
fix studio - Christopher Bleiler has been working as a designer for 20 years. He brings a profound knowledge of materials and fabrication to his design work which spans a range of mediums. Bleiler studied at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. He worked as an art director for Art Muscle magazine. After renovating a number of historic Victorian homes, he opened his own showroom of sustainable furnishings in 1998. The company grew into an interdisciplinary design studio. Together with Jennifer Jako, Bleiler started Show2008 in 2001.