New business leads for architects and designers in Portland & Vancouver, WA

An architect is hired before a permit is drawn, so a permit is too late. The public records that come earlier are the ones that matter: a pre-application conference, where an owner meets the county about a site before design is done; a demolition permit, which clears a site for a new building; and a new liquor license or health practice, which means an owner planning a restaurant, bar or clinic that has to be designed before it opens.

Launch Lookout pulls Clark County pre-application conferences and demolition permits from Portland Permitting & Development, Clark County and the City of Vancouver every day, plus new liquor licenses from the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission and new health practices from the federal NPI registry, and maps them around your studio.

Pre-apps name the applicant and describe the project, so you can see whether it fits your practice before you reach out. Demolitions in established neighborhoods often mean infill projects. Restaurants and clinics are smaller jobs but steady ones, and many owners have not chosen a designer when the license is issued.