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Wilka Mendiola Joins Bora’s Summer Internship Program

07.15.25

Say hello to this summer’s student intern, Wilka Mendiola! Wilka is joining us through the end of August before heading…

Bora Goes the Distance: Biking from Seattle to Portland

07.15.25

Work hard, play hard! With temperatures pushing into the 90s, five Bora employees—along with a few extra friends—teamed up this…

Remembering Denny O’Toole

07.09.25

With heavy hearts and utmost respect we say goodbye to Dennis “Denny” O’Toole, a partner and Managing Principal of our…

Introducing Bora’s Newest Licensed Architect: Matthew Robinson

07.07.25

While fully immersed in project work, Matthew Robinson has also been diligently working toward a major professional milestone—successfully completing all…

Bora Welcomes Tyler Nishitani, NOMA, AIA

06.18.25

Tyler is a strategic design leader with over 20 years of experience across a range of public, institutional, and community-focused…

Bora Associate Amber Turner Named One of A4LE’s “Twenty Under Forty”

05.13.25

This week the “Twenty Under Forty” program at the A4LE Pacific Northwest educational conference is honoring Associate Amber Turner, IIDA,…

Bora Designers Present at Living Future 2025

05.08.25

Living Future is an annual international conference bringing together the brightest minds in sustainability, architecture, design and more to support…

Corey Squire Delivers Keynote at AIA LA’s 1.5°C Symposium on Climate Change

04.21.25

Corey Squire, Bora’s Director of Sustainability, recently delivered the keynote address at the 8th annual 1.5°C Symposium on Climate Change,…

Midland Library Featured in Architect’s Newspaper

04.04.25

In the April issue of The Architect’s Newspaper, Midland Library was highlighted as a “community-centric library for modern times,” said…

Congratulations to Our Newest Associates!

03.12.25

We’re thrilled to announce our newest promotions to Associate! Along with being standout design professionals, these vibrant humans strengthen our…

Happy Holidays from Bora!

12.25.24

Happy holidays from all of us at Bora! This year’s celebration was held in the Literary Arts Headquarters (one of…

Amy Running Appointed to the AIA Materials Pledge Working Group

12.17.24

Associate Principal and interior designer Amy Running has dedicated her career to advocating for healthy and ethically sourced materials in…

Bora Hires Designer Diego Zubizarreta Otero

12.11.24

Designer Diego Zubizarreta Otero, AIA, has joined the Bora team! Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Diego earned a Master of Architecture…

Welcome (back!) to Bora, Niusha Manavi!

12.03.24

We are thrilled to welcome (back!) Niusha Manavi to Bora as an Architectural Designer! Niusha first joined us last January…

Groundbreaking for St. Johns Library!

11.21.24

Last week we celebrated the final groundbreaking funded by the November 2020 capital bond at St. Johns Library in North…

Meet the Newest Bora Members!

11.20.24

A big welcome to Pip Allen (left) and Mackenzie Snyder (right). A little bit about our new hires: PIP ALLEN…