RSVP for the upcoming lecture, Lessons from the Work of Marsha Maytum, FAIA, on October 14 at the College of Design. Bill Leddy will lead a poignant presentation on the works of Marsha Maytum and we hope to see you here in Eugene. 

In an era of unprecedented change and challenge, Marsha Maytum, FAIA, helped to redefine the role of the architect in society. She believed that we can no longer afford to be simply form makers — we must learn to focus the transformative power of design and advocacy to lead our communities toward a just, resilient, carbon-neutral future for all. Design & Advocacy is a compendium of lessons learned during a nearly half-century career devoted to making the world a better place.

Join us in Eugene at the College of Design on October 14 starting at 5 pm for a rousing lecture followed by refreshments in Lawrence Hall's Hayden Gallery. We hope to see you there!

William Leddy, FAIA, is a Founding Principal of San Francisco-based LEDDY MAYTUM STACY Architects (LMS^A), the 2017 recipient of the national American Institute of Architects Firm Award. For over three decades he has been a national leader in the design of environments that promote social justice, inclusion, and urgent climate action.  LMS^A has received over 175 regional, national and international design awards and has been recognized by numerous organizations including the American Institute of Architects, the French Institute of Architects, the Norwegian Association of Architects, the U.S. Department of Energy, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the National Building Museum. LMS^A is one of only three firms in the nation to have received twelve or more national AIA Committee on the Environment Top Ten Green Project awards – the Institute’s highest recognition of integrated design excellence. Leddy has lectured widely and served as visiting professor at the Southern California Institute of Architecture and the California College of the Arts, as the Howard A. Friedman Visiting Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Pietro Belluschi Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Oregon. His 2010 design for the Ed Roberts Campus in Berkeley, California - an international center for the Disabled Rights Movement - is widely recognized as a national landmark of advanced Universal Design at a civic scale. The simple, replicable UD design strategies developed at the ERC have been applied to all the firm’s projects since, creating inviting public spaces that welcome everyone regardless of age or ability.  

LMS^A’s new book - “Practice with Purpose: A Guide to Mission Driven Design” - was published in 2023.