Architect

Serena assists with the design, detailing, and management of projects for Rowell Brokaw. Her strong background in visual arts enables her to develop powerful hand and digital renderings. She has worked on a wide range of academic, corporate, residential, and institutional projects. Serena’s love of the outdoors and interdisciplinary background in the humanities support her passion for ecologically smart and socially equitable design. She has taken a lead role in Rowell Brokaw’s Sustainability and EDI group.

While completing her M.Arch at the University of Oregon, Serena worked as a Graduate Research Fellow in the Energy Studies Buildings Lab and as a design assistant at FLOAT Architectural Research and Design. She has an M.Arch from the University of Oregon and a B.A. in liberal arts with a focus on visual arts from Evergreen State College. Serena regularly volunteers for AFO’s Architects in Schools program, Hip Hop Architecture Camp, and the NOMA Project Pipeline summer camp. She has done pro bono work for Outside the Frame, a nonprofit that “trains homeless and marginalized youth to be directors of their own films and lives.” She was awarded the 2024 Oregon’s Next Award by the Architecture Foundation of Oregon for her accomplishments and community contributions as an emerging professional in the AEC industry,

Selected Projects

Flock 13

Richardson Sports Addition and Renovation

Eugene Steam Plant

Bethel SD Cascade Middle School

4J North Eugene High School