After 19 years of collaborative project management, award-winning design, and keen mentorship, Associate Principal Doug Reimer, AIA, has retired from Hennebery Eddy Architects. His time with the firm caps an impressive career spanning 43 years.
Doug joined the firm in 2006 and quickly made an impact on our academic practice, contributing to many of Hennebery Eddy’s most lauded higher education projects. He also lent his expertise in laboratory design, planning, and constructability to commercial lab projects, large-scale public developments, and some of the firm’s most technically challenging designs. A natural problem-solver with a sharp eye for detail, Doug’s calm, critical-thinking demeanor earned the deep respect of colleagues, clients, and contractors alike.
As project manager, Doug helped lead one of the firm’s early sustainable design achievements with the Portland Community College Newberg Center, which won national recognition that included both an AIA Committee on the Environment Top Ten award and an AIA Committee on Architecture for Education citation award. He was also the project manager for two of the largest rehabilitations on the Oregon State University Corvallis campus — Strand Agriculture Hall and Cordley Hall — both contributing resources to the OSU National Historic District. Doug’s design leadership contributed to the firm winning four different Architecture 2030 Awards from AIA Portland, for the PCC Newberg Center, Yellowstone Youth Campus, Willamette University Ford Hall, and Bend Science Station — all projects that advanced design to the highest levels of sustainability.
For his expertise in so many facets of architecture and construction, Doug was brought in to mentor the large project teams for the PDX Concourse E Extension and University of Oregon Heritage Project (rehabilitation of University and Villard Halls), helping refine details and oversee construction administration while offering guidance to design staff. Beyond project work, Doug’s mentorship was prevalent though the firm’s internal committees advancing technical excellence, from drawing and documentation to project management.
Congratulations, Doug! Your contributions to the firm continue on in the many designers — from recent graduates to seasoned senior leadership — who have benefited from your wisdom and comradery.
