Highlights of 2025, Welcoming 2026

January 8, 2026

2025 was quite the year, and we have so much to celebrate! We completed eight projects, with 16 more currently in design and nine under construction. We also gave 13 presentations on a variety of topics, from sustainability to mass timber, and shared projects including East County Library, PRAx, Fora Health, Hillsboro Year-Round Shelter, and more. We won 16 awards, celebrating our people and our projects. We also promoted eight individuals, highlighting their impact on Holst’s work and office culture. Read on to learn more about all the exciting news from 2025!

News from 2025

Holst Designs the First Project in the New OMSI District

Broadway Corridor’s First Development is Progressing

Presentations & Conferences

Living Future Conference

Fora Health | From Brownfield to Healing Ground with Biophilic Design

Presented by Kevin Valk, Sarah Vaz, Maree Wacker, & Tommy Solomon

East County Library | Public Libraries as Equity Hubs & Communities Taking Climate Action

Presented by Hannah Rusnac, Chandra Robinson, & Thuy Le

International Mass Timber Conference

East County Library | Site Tour

Led by East County Library team

Julia West House | Type IVB Construction – Fire Rated Connection Detailing

Presented by Nici Stauffer & Christopher Pitt

Julia West House | Mass Timber + Affordable Housing

Presented by Willy Chandler

Housing Oregon

Julia West House | Building Hope: Oregon’s Tallest Mass Timber Structure as a Solution for Permanent Supportive Housing

Presented by Nici Stauffer, Mai Huynh-Carnes, Ed Sloop, & Julia Doty

AIA Digital Design Series

Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts | PRAx – OSU’s New Hub for Culture & Creativity

Presented by Kim Wilson & Dustin Furseth

Fora Health | Trauma-Informed Design in Addiction Treatment: Outcomes & Lessons Learned

Presented by Kevin Valk & Sarah Vaz

AIA Urban Design Panel

Hillsboro Year-Round Shelter

Presented by Dave Otte & Jessie Nutz

Urban Land Institute - Transformative Projects Shaping the Future

Julia West House | Site Tour

Led by Nici Stauffer & Mai Huynh-Carnes

PSU Architecture’s BOLIGLABORATORIUM Housing Exhibit

Argyle Gardens

Presented by Dustin Furseth

ARCAT Detailed Podcast

Episode 147: High-Performance Design | Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law Library

Cory Hawbecker interviewed by Cherise Lakeside

Episode 158: Biophilia & Mass Timber | Julia West House

Nici Stauffer interviewed by Cherise Lakeside

City of Possibility

Bold Visions for Portland

Stories & Proposals by Hannah Silver, Emma Gabriel, Mariella Hirschoff, Nick Hodge, Mark Fretz, Elisandra Garcia, Jeff Kovel, Reiko Igarashi, Daniel Meyers, Traci Sym, Yianni Doulis, André Middleton, Ethan Rose, Andrew Santa Lucia, & Jeff Schnabel