Daniel Kaven

Formally educated in architecture, Daniel Kaven formed William Kaven Architecture with his brother Trevor William Lewis in 2004.[1] William Kaven Architecture is a design studio based in Portland, Oregon, working in architecture and interiors. The studio has developed a portfolio of award-winning residences, mixed-use buildings,[2] and environments for corporate clients such as Diamond Supply Co., Converse, and NAU.[3] The studio designed North House, a condo project in Portland that received national attention for its bold design and passive energy features.[4] Active projects include The Williams Project, a development of leasable office and retail space on Portland's N. Williams Ave. which will house William Kaven's new headquarters, and Parallax, a five-story mixed-use development fronting the Williams Corridor. In 2011, William Kaven Architecture was recognized by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) with a Merit Award[5] for their design work on Interchange, a private residence oriented around a substantial courtyard.[6]

In 2015, Kaven formed sister company Kaven + Co. to facilitate and develop in-house projects.[7] Currently under development, in partnership with Guardian Real Estate Services, is Block 33,[8] a 400,000-square-foot mixed-use tower in downtown Portland, Oregon, which features a public market, office, hotel and apartments.

In November 2017, Kaven unveiled a proposed design[9] for the tallest building on the West Coast, which would be part of a complex known informally as the Portland Twin Towers.[10] The development project, which would occupy the site of a soon-to-be-demolished United States Postal Service headquarters, would include two skyscrapers connected by a glass-enclosed botanical bridge 680 feet in the air, as well as multiple high-rise buildings offering retail, office, hospitality, and residential typologies.[11]

In 2014, Kaven was featured in a Subaru Japan ad campaign for the Subaru Outback.[12]

Kaven's independent artistic practice includes photographic media, film, and mixed-media installations.[13] In a review of Kaven's solo show at Gallery 500, art critic John Motley wrote "what makes Kaven's show so obsession-worthy is not the masterful way he shifts between media, but through the information he omits. With only a handful of events and scenes represented, the viewer is left to draw connections and conclusions from narrative fragments."[14]

Works

• 2012: Elements, Structure Installed, Mosier, Oregon
• 2010: Interchange, American Institute of Architects Architecture & Design Festival, Portland, OR
• 2009: North House, American Institute of Architects Architecture & Design Festival, Portland, OR
• 2007: Barelas II Constructed, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• 2006: Screenings, Wieden + Kennedy, Portland, Oregon; Barelas I Constructed, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• 2005: Divorce, Gallery 500, Portland, Oregon; One Foot After Another, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, Oregon; Naked Seoul, AK Gallery, Seaside, Oregon
• 2004: Sintax, Belinki & Duprey Gallery, Portland, Oregon; Room 244, Jupiter Affair, Portland, Oregon; Inertia, Gallery 500, Portland, Oregon
• 2003: The Glass Pool Incident, New York Film Series, Los Angeles, CA; The [Unscene], Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California
• 2002: The Glass Pool Incident, Splitscreen Film Festival, Lexington, Kentucky; The Glass Pool Incident, New York Film and Video Festival, New York, NY; The Glass Pool Incident, Hip Hop Film Festival, San Francisco, CA
• 2001: The Glass Pool Incident, The Guild Cinema, Albuquerque, NM

Publications

• "OP-ED: A Redevelopment Opportunity Too Big to Think Small," Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon. October 10, 2017.
• "Tales from the Trenches: Ringing in the New Year Around the World on DV" International Documentary Association. December 1, 2000.
• "The Glass Pool Incident," International Documentary Association. January.

Further reading

• Bell, John. "A 250-room hotel for Old Town Chinatown?," Portland Business Journal. July 2015.
• Britt, Aaron. "Elements by William Kaven," Dwell. May 2012.
• Cantor, Allyn. "Daniel Kaven: Divorce," Preview Art. July.
• Daley, Hope. "William Kaven Unveils Design for Tallest Portland Building," Archinect.November 14, 2017.
• Dellaflora, Tony. "The Glass Pool Incident," Albuquerque Journal. December 29
• Dellaflora, Tony. "Daniel Kaven: Filmmaker," Albuquerque Journal. December.
• Egerton, Judith, "Features," The Courier Journal. April 12.
• Holstein, Amara. "Building Blocks," Portland Monthly. July 2009.
• Keates, Nancy. "Building a Redefined Life," The Wall Street Journal. January 2013.
• Koehler, Robert. "The Glass Pool Incident," Variety. March 27
• Lake, Eva. "Artstar: Interview with Daniel Kaven," Artstar Radio. December 12.
• Libby, Brian. "Gorge-eous," GRAY Magazine No. 12.
• Libby, Brian. "Process and Product: William Kaven Architecture's Daniel Kaven on Design and Its Documentation," Portland Architecture. June 2012.
• Lynch, Patrick. "William Kaven Architecture Reveals Proposal for Portland's Tallest Building," ArchDaily. November 2017.
• Marum, Anna. "Skyscrapers for Post Office Site? Portland Firm's Extravagant Pitch," Oregon Live. November 14, 2017.
• Millman, Zosha. "The West Coast's Tallest Building Will Be In...," Seattle Post-Intelligencer. November 15, 2017.
• Mitchell, Katie. "Trevor William Lewis & Daniel Kaven – Architects," About Face. April 2013.
• Motley, John. "Divorce," The Portland Mercury. July 14
• Pacheco, Antonio. "Portland Shoots for the Region’s Tallest Buildings with Twin Towers Proposal," The Architect's Newspaper. November 15, 2017.
• Row, D.K. "Uneven Memories of Divorce," The Oregonian. July 22
• Schlosser, Kurt. "Portland architecture firm aims (really) high with proposal for tower to be tallest on the West Coast," GeekWire. November 2017.
• Speer, Richard. "Best Art Film of 2004: Naked Seoul," Willamette Week. December 29; Speer, Richard. "An AFFAIR to Remember," Willamette Week. October 6; Speer, Richard. "One Review: Daniel Kaven," Willamette Week. July 21.
• Tamarin, Nicholas. "Portland A&D Festival," Design Wire Daily. July 2009.
• "William Kaven: NAU," Domus Magazine. February 2015.
• "Video: Elements House by William Kaven Architecture," Moco Design. May 2012.
• "William/Kaven Previews the Design for the Tallest Building in Downtown Portland," Artinfo Blouin. November 20, 2017.

• http://www.danielkaven.com