- Weekly Roundup: Lincoln High School, 333 SW Park, 72 Foster, and more
Bora presented the latest design for the Lincoln High School rebuild to the Design Commission on Thursday of last week.The changes made to Lincoln High School were received warmly by the Design Commission*, writes the Daily Journal of ... read more - Portland Art Museum Rothko Pavilion Approved (images)
The Portland Art Museum Rothko Pavilion has been approved by the Historic Landmarks Commission. The project will add a new above grade structure to link the museum’s main building to the Mark Building. The project is being designed by Portland-based Hennebery Eddy Architects and Chicago-based Vinci Hamp Architects, with landscape design by ... read more - Design calendar: May 16-31
Oregon Zoo Education Center (Michael Durham) BY BRIAN LIBBY Montavilla Neighborhood TourA former monastery, 19th century farmhouses, Arts & Crafts Bungalows, and a vibrant streetcar era commercial district with a restored Streamline Moderne theater? It’s all in Montavilla. On this Architectural Heritage Center tour, one can take a walk ... read more - Metro Reports: Dean River, Cora, NE 99th & Glisan, and more
The Dean River will include 72 apartments units on a triangular site at SE 17th & Pershing.Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits processed in the previous week. ... read more - Weekly Roundup: Terwilliger Plaza Parkview Building, Live Nation South Waterfront, The Canyons, and more
The Terwilliger Plaza Parkview Building will be located across the street from the existing building, and include a skybridge over SW 6th Ave.A resident-run retirement community is planning a $100 million expansion, reports the Oregonian. The Terwilliger ... read more - Bricks, beams and history: An occasional look at underappreciated and unused buildings around Portland
Source: Wikimedia Editors note: this is our first guest post by affiliate writer John Chilson. We welcome submissions and we’re always excited to find more collaborators!This is the first post of a series that explores commercial buildings around Portland that ... read more
- The Architect’s Questionnaire: Stan Chesshir
Stan Chesshir (Chesshir Architecture) BY LUKE AREHART Our latest in the Architect's Questionnaire series, in which local building designers talk about their inspirations, mentors and career-defining moments, features Stan Chesshir, the founder of Chesshir Architecture, which has been in operation since 1991. Portland Architecture: When did you first become ... read more - Lincoln High School Replacement Receives Design Advice (images)
The project to replace Lincoln High School with a new 6-story building is working its way through the Design Advice Request (DAR) process. The new campus is being design by Bora architects and Mayer Reed landscape architects.
read more - Metro Reports: Historic Multnomah County Courthouse, 5632 N Montana, 801 NE 21st, and more
Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits processed in the previous week. We publish the highlights. This post covers April 29th to May 5th, 2019. Early Assistance has been requested by Works Progress Architecture for a project at 5632 N Montana Ave: ... read more - Weekly Roundup: OHSU Hospital Expansion, Alberta Commons, 4th & Burnside, and more
The OHSU Hospital Expansion Project involves construction of a 14-story tower on the site of the former Dental School.At an initial meeting the Design Commission indicated that plans for the OHSU Hospital Expansion Project require more work to ... read more - New Lexus Dealership on NE Sandy Approved (images)
The Design Commission has approved a 4-story Lexus dealership on NE Sandy Blvd. The project is being designed by The Gravity Company of Dallas, TX and Mackenzie of Portland for Holman Automotive.
The project site ... read more - Metro Reports: PDX PACR, Old Fire Station Property, 8130 SE Woodward, and more
The $268 million PDX Parking Additions and Consolidated Rental Car Facility will include 2,225 long-term parking stalls and 2,071 stalls for rental cars.Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building ... read more - Design calendar: May 1-15
Professor Jeffrey Hou (Island Press) BY BRIAN LIBBY Downtown Portland Moves West TourAfter repeated Willamette River flooding in the late 19th century, Portland's central business district began to move west of Second Avenue, embarking on an era of building construction that utilized popular new materials, often coupled with classical ... read more - Grand Avenue Mixed Use Approved by Design Commission (images)
The Design Commission has approved the Grand Avenue Mixed Use Apartments, an 8-story development designed by Ankrom Moisan Architecture for developer Fairfield Residential. The 92′-5″ tall project will include 170 residential units over ground floor retail. 52 vehicular parking spaces and 136 long-term bike parking will be provided. The building will be ... read more - Patterns of light: exemplary housing at three scales by BCJ, Placeship and Weil Bixby
Council Crest Residence (Ian Allen for Dwell) BY BRIAN LIBBY In a trio of recent articles, I had the opportunity to visit three different housing projects at three different scales. For a Portland Tribune column, I visited one of many new accessory dwelling units dotting the backyards of Portland ... read more