Wieden + Kennedy Agency World Headquarters

Arguably Portland’s most acclaimed work of 21st century architecture, in 2000 the Wieden + Kennedy Agency World Headquarters transformed a century-old former cold-storage warehouse in the Pearl District and made its architect, Brad Cloepfil of Allied Works, the city’s most celebrated. Our first interview features Cloepfil reflecting on the building’s design process and his early career. In the second interview, longtime W+K veteran Danny Sheniak discusses the evolution of one of America’s top advertising agencies.