Kina’s experience includes over 20 years of designing a wide variety of project types, from buildings to landscapes. She is an expert synthesizer of the multiple forces that influence design and the crafting of spaces, arriving quickly at solutions that meet the client’s needs. In addition to her architecture and landscape work, Kina taught construction methods for twelve years at Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. She has also been the co-owner of two well-known restaurants in Portland, where she honed her entrepreneurial skills while effectively delegating to both staff and contractors. Through her diverse creative practices, she has cultivated a positive, direct, no-nonsense approach to accomplishing a project’s objectives.

Professional Designations

Registered Architect Oregon 2009 & Washington 2020

NCARB Accredited Architect, USA

LEED Accredited Professional, US Green Building Council, 2006

Professional Experience

Constructive Form Architecture & Design LLC, Portland OR. Architect & Partner, 2007 - present

Mahlum Architects, Inc., Portland OR. Project Manager & Architect, 2021 - 2022

Oregon Tradeswomen Inc., Portland OR. Carpentry & Construction Instructor, 2007 - 2019

KV Design, Portland OR. Designer, 2001 - 2004

Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects, Portland OR. Designer & Associate, 2004 - 2007

Hammer and Hand, Inc, Portland OR. Apprentice Carpenter, 2002 - 2003

Portland Habitat for Humanity, Portland OR. Site Supervisor & Project Manager, 1999 - 2000

Behnisch, Behnisch and Partner, Stuttgart, Germany. Intern, 1998

Education

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA. Master of Landscape Architecture, 2024

Portland Community College, Portland OR. Environmental Studies Course, 2022; Spanish, 2002

Clackamas Community College, Clackamas, OR. Horticultural Plant Identification Course, 2001

Portland State University, Portland OR. & Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. Japanese Language Coursework, 2001 - 2004

University of Oregon, Eugene & Portland OR. Bachelor of Architecture, 1999

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany. Oregon-Baden-Wuerttemberg Exchange Program,Architecture and Urban Planning School, 1996 - 1998

Albert Ludwig Universität, Freiburg, Germany & Eberhard Karls Universität, Tuebingen, Germany. German Language Coursework, 1996

California College of the Arts, Oakland CA. Pre-College Summer Program Intensive, 1992

Awards and Competitions

Providence Sustainable Housing Design, Providence RI. 2008

Integrating Habitats Competition - Urban Savannah, Alley Midlands, Understory Dwellings - Infill Housing Competition, Portland OR. 2008

Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects Travel Scholarship - Germany, The Netherlands. 2005

PDX 3 Open Building & Garden Plots - Housing Competition, Portland OR. 2004

Wood Design Awards - Woodlawn T.E.S.T. House, Portland OR. 2000

Selected Community Affiliations

Oregon Green Schools, Portland OR. Community Lead for Reimagining Schoolyards Working Group, 2022 - 2023

“Design Walks” and “Designing Women” Portland OR. Organizer for Events, 2021 - 2022

Seattle Design Week, Seattle WA. Mahlum Architects Design Team, 2021

Central Eastside Industrial Council, Portland OR. Makers & Merchants Committee Co-Chair, 2017 - 2020

Portland Japanese Garden, Portland OR. Buildings & Grounds Committee, 2009 - 2013