/news/2011/01/27/macdonald-center-to-break-ground-july-1/ Building and Construction News in Portland, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:13:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.6 /news/2011/01/27/macdonald-center-to-break-ground-july-1/#comment-51474 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:13:56 +0000 /?p=66562#comment-51474 It is surprising that the Macdonald Center does not plan to renovate the existing West Hotel. It is surprising the it is not considered a contributing work of architecture that contributes to a historic district, if the Old Town boundary includes the West. All discussions by the ‘sustainable design community’ confirm that such a renovation of the West is the greener choice in today’s world of limited resources and higher energy prices.

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