Rainy Refuge

Filmmaker Gus Van Sant and Architect Brad Cloepfil Talk Portland and Inspiration

Filmmaker Gus Van Sant and architect Brad Cloepfil–two friends based in Portland, Oregon–spoke to a full house at the Hammer Museum’s Billy Wilder Auditorium about why they live in Portland, what influences their work, and how they get inspired. It was an entertaining and laid-back conversation occasioned by the publication of Allied Works Architecture/Brad Cloepfil: Occupation, a new book by Cloepfil and his firm.

Getting Away From it All

Van Sant opened the chat. “We’re here to talk about why we live in Portland and why we work there,” he explained.

“Why do …