2025
The firm is recognized with The Architect’s Newspaper “Best of Practice Award” in the West—XL Firm category and as both a finalist and the “Popular Choice Winner” in Architizer A+Awards Best Sustainable Firm category.
Inspire | Embrace | Renew
Our Firm
Hennebery Eddy Architects is a collaborative firm of designers led by a set of guiding principles.
Inspire
Foster delight
Enable well-being
Advance the profession
Be memorable
Embrace
Remove barriers
Strengthen context
Harmonize with nature
Seek new ideas
Renew
Enhance the environment
Learn from the past
Steward resources
Revitalize communities
"Our belief that design is about embracing the human experience and invoking inspiration in others is what guides who we are as a firm and the impact we strive to make every day."
Timothy R. Eddy FAIA
Founding Principal
How We Work
An approach rooted in inquiry results in refined architecture of its place and a net-positive outcome for people and planet.
pause, then question
Listening first and asking questions sets a foundation to understand communities, serve client needs, and discover new ideas.
respond to context
How design relates to, complements, and enhances its surroundings is key to creating a lasting sense of place and inspiration.
think long term
Environmentally responsible, place-based designs become culturally significant buildings that serve multiple generations.
preserve the past
Iconic landmarks and modest vernacular structures help us understand one another, interpret the past, and chart the future.
edit to the essentials
Simple, elegant solutions create timeless designs that serve their mission with clarity.
Our Studios
Architecture is a team sport. Interpersonal collaboration in our open studios is a core aspect of our culture and encourages interactive decision-making that benefits teams and projects. Our Portland headquarters is our largest office and firm hub. Our growing Bend studio serves Central Oregon, while our Bozeman studio has served the Yellowstone region for 30 years. Each of these offices is located in an historic downtown building — a physical presence that facilitates community connections and represents our core values.
A Just Organization
Reflecting our enduring commitment to workplace equity and responsible business practices, Hennebery Eddy's policies are assessed through the Living Future Just program. Like a nutrition label for organizations, Just evaluates a set of 22 social justice indicators. We received our first label in 2017 and renewed in 2019, 2021, 2023, and now in 2026 under the rigorous 3.0 standards. Our voluntary disclosure of these metrics is our pledge to evaluate areas for continual improvement — from how we treat employees to where we make financial investments.
Hennebery Eddy Gives
We believe action and service are paramount to a successful and holistic architectural practice and that giving is good for the community, good for business, demonstrates leadership, and is personally rewarding. Our Hennebery Eddy Gives program includes charitable giving; volunteering, teaching, and mentoring; and pro bono services. We are a signatory to Public Architecture’s 1+ program, pledging 1% or more of annual billable hours to pro bono service. We also sponsor a staff community service scholarship, paid volunteer days, and a charitable gift-matching program.
Inclusive Design & Workplace Culture
Hennebery Eddy is committed to cultivating a workplace in which all individuals can thrive and to advancing design that thoughtfully serves the full range of communities we work with. Our holistic and scalable Design Conversation Guide, a workflow that we’ve shared through several national conferences, guides project teams in articulating goals, identifying action steps, and measuring outcomes, to help projects and stakeholders embrace the communities they serve. We believe that diversity in roles, skills, and viewpoints strengthens our ability to design creatively, innovate, and deliver exceptional work. Our recruitment, hiring, training, and promotion practices are grounded in equity and merit, ensuring that opportunities are accessible to all. In addition to being recognized as a Just organization, the firm has a formal equal employment opportunity policy and is an EEO-certified firm with the City of Portland. Our ongoing professional development, recruiting, and training efforts are guided by a comprehensive, federally compliant employment opportunity policy.
Firm Milestones
2024
A refreshed logo and new brand statement reflect our unity as a firm and highlight our purpose: Designing to inspire, embrace, and renew.
2022
The firm is named as “Emerging Professional (EP) Friendly” by AIA Northwest + Pacific Region, noting our commitment to professional staff development.
2022
The firm expands its regional presence by opening a new studio in Bend to better serve clients in Central, Eastern, and Southern Oregon.
2021
Hennebery Eddy and Comma-Q merge to establish an integrated, regional design team built on strong personal and professional relationships.
2019
Hennebery Eddy and Comma-Q partner again, embarking on a condition assessment of the iconic and historic Montana State Capitol.
2018
Hennebery Eddy receives the AIA Northwest + Pacific Region annual Firm Award recognizing excellence in design, practice, and community.
2017
Hennebery Eddy receives its first Just label from Living Future, reflecting our commitment to equity and social justice.
2016
Hennebery Eddy formally establishes our in-house Historic Resources Group dedicated to the preservation and reuse of historic places.
2014
Hennebery Eddy signs onto the Architecture 2030 Commitment with the goal of building only carbon-neutral buildings by the year 2030.
2011
With shared core values and personal connections to Montana State University, Hennebery Eddy and Comma-Q team up to design MSU’s new Jabs Hall.
2004
Comma-Q’s adaptive reuse transforms the former Mid-Town Auto Repair shop into a distinctive design studio that is still home to the Bozeman team.
2003
Hennebery Eddy wins its first national AIA design award: An Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture Honor Award for the Loyola Jesuit Center.
1998
Steve Hennebery suddenly passes away in his mid-40s, leaving behind a legacy of design innovation responsive service and taking personal ownership.
1993
In Bozeman, Ben Lloyd founds an architecture practice focused on community design and the idea of pausing and questioning (“Comma-Q”).
1992
In Portland, partners Stephen J. Hennebery and Timothy R. Eddy establish a design firm with an entrepreneurial spirit and ethos of thinking long term.