Sienna Shiga

AIA

Associate Principal | Architect

Sienna’s interest in the built environment spans many project types and scales. With a focus on complex higher education projects, Sienna brings program insights and thoughtfulness to every design problem. She finds inspiration in cultivating a collaborative environment where everyone is seen and heard, and she aspires to design with sustainable, honest, and authentic materials for the building’s surroundings and inhabitants.

Sienna’s ability to listen and foster community makes her a valuable addition to culturally sensitive projects, and her recent work on the Center for the High Desert Museum Expansion, in partnership with Plateau Tribes, includes a reimagined exhibit that seeks to forge connections between visitors and contemporary indigenous cultures, supporting the High Desert Museum’s mission to inspire and responsibly educate.

Studied:

University of Oregon, Master of Architecture

Reed College, Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology

Project Sectors:

Education, Cultural, Hospitality, Multifamily, Mass Timber

Featured Work:

High Desert Museum Expansion, Bend, OR

“By Hand Through Memory”, Gallery Renovation, High Desert Museum, Bend, OR

Learning Commons, Skagit Valley College, Mt Vernon, WA

Buckley Diversity Center, University of Portland, Portland, OR

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