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Oct 27, 2011

So you don鈥檛 know what an eco-district is yet?

The annual eco-district summit is under way, and hundreds of people from around the world are in attendance. They are architects, city planners, policy makers, designers, CEOs, government reps, students, (and press). And they all have questions. By the time the conference ends on Friday evening, though, the attendees and speakers are sure to have answered at least a few of each other鈥檚 questions[...]

Oct 27, 2011

The Great Renumbering: How Portland got its grid

Prior to 1931, though Portland's numbering was a counter-intuitive mess. Anyone who had to find an address or deliver a letter first had to navigate a Byzantine system of street and building numeration that was incomprehensible to anyone who didn鈥檛 live here. The problem was that the initial address system was conceived not for Portland, but for several smaller cities.

Oct 27, 2011

The Bermuda Triangle of dorms could spell opportunity in Portland

The upcoming College Station building (read an in-depth story here) will add 978 beds to Portland State's on-campus population. It also means there will be three dorms in as many blocks.

Oct 25, 2011

Medical research facility for MedCure going up in Gresham

Jesus Barron, a journeyman laborer with Perlo Construction and member of Local 296, patches tilt wall panels at the site of an office and lab facility being built by Perlo Structures for MedCure, a medical research company, in Gresham.

Oct 25, 2011

Winning project resembles ‘angry frog’ in Young Designers Award competition

In the built and contracting industries, burly construction crews often come to mind. However, plenty of professional and creative forces drive those industries, and the Portland chapter of the American Institute of Architects saw fit this year to reward the new class of architects and designers.

Oct 24, 2011

Lowrie Primary School being constructed in Wilsonville

Ed Fuller, a journeyman carpenter with Western Partitions Inc. and member of Local 156, hangs core board for a fire wall at the site of the Lowrie Primary School in Wilsonville Monday.

Oct 21, 2011

Register for the 91视频鈥檚 DMWESB TopProjects event

The Daily Journal of Commerce will honor disadvantaged firms, minority- and women-owned companies, and emerging small businesses in the construction industry during the 2011 DMWESB TopProjects sit-down dinner and awards presentation.

Oct 21, 2011

Hey, didn’t that building use to be a Circuit City?

Clark/Kjos Architects faced an interesting challenge when it was tasked with renovating a space for Willamette Family Medical Center in Salem. The challenge was in the plug: the center's new building was a former Circuit City building, and that building鈥檚 distinctive 鈥減lug鈥� was hard to cover up.

Oct 20, 2011

Will the NBA lockout hurt developers in the Lloyd District?

The National Basketball Association is more than 100 days into a lockout that has already cancelled the first two weeks of the 2011鈥�12 season. The argument over how to split league revenues between owners and players is one thing, but what about the local business aspect of a faltering league?

Oct 19, 2011

Parks where Occupy Portland is camped have long history

In an open letter to Occupy Portland on Monday, Parks Commissioner Nick Fish claimed the demonstration is causing an estimated $19,000 in damage to Chapman and Lownsdale squares. Fish went out of his way to laud the efforts of the protesters, writing that he "support[s their] Constitutional right to conduct peaceful protests" and "applaud[s] Occupy Portland's commitment to nonviolence."

Oct 17, 2011

Will Maui’s bar be too noisy for next-door apartment complex?

The Albert is a 72-unit, mixed-use apartment complex going up on North Williams Avenue. The area is growing quickly - and as more businesses are establishing themselves on the busy bike corridor, neighbors are wondering how the developments will change the local scene.

Oct 14, 2011

How Portland got its Broadway

Something you might have noticed: almost every city has its own Broadway. Baltimore, Los Angeles, Miami, even Gary, Ind. Most of them are named after the most famous Broadway in […]



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