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TopProjects: Portland State University Academic and Student Recreation Center submitted by Yost Grube Hall Architecture
Portland State University held a design-build competition to determine the project team that would build its new Academic and Student Recreation Center. The university's original request for proposals called for a LEED silver design that incorporated ground-floor retail, classrooms and student recreation space in a 192,000-square-foot building.
TopProjects: Marylhurst University Master Plan submitted by Harper Houf Peterson Righellis
With an aging infrastructure and a physical layout that reflected the impacts of the car-centric 1960s, Marylhurst University was ready to update several aspects of its campus.
TopProjects: Hood View Park submitted by Harper Houf Peterson Righellis
The winter storm that stymied construction projects across Oregon in December 2008 dumped two feet of snow on the Hood View Park site just a couple of days after Bernhardt Golf began working on the fast-track project.
TopProjects: Sunnyside Road improvements 鈥� 3B submitted by Harper Houf Peterson Righellis
Improvements to Sunnyside Road in Clackamas County not only made life better for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists, but for fish and wildlife as well.
TopProjects: Mt. Tabor/Washington Park interim security/deferred maintenance submitted by Slayden Construction Group
Between Portland Water Bureau staff and residents living near Mt. Tabor, it's difficult to say who was more relieved when this three-year endeavor to upgrade the aging water distribution system was completed.
TopProjects: Portland International Airport north runway extension 鈥� Phase 1 submitted by Wildish Standard Paving
Despite a five-month timeline that fell during Portland's infamously wet spring, a project team led by Eugene's Wildish Standard Paving Company kicked off the extension of Portland International Airport's North Runway with a successful first phase.
TopProjects: Portland Public Schools solar, seismic and roofing submitted by Gerding Edlen Development
With the school year starting in September, Synder Roofing, Gerding Edlen Sustainable Solutions and the rest of the project team had just a three-month summer break in June 2009 to install 500,000 square feet of new roofing, perform seismic upgrades and add a 757-kilowatt solar array at nine of Portland's public schools.
TopProjects: Twelve West submitted by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership
Hoffman Construction Company and Gerding Edlen Development have partnered plenty of times before and explored various means of building projects in the most sustainable manner possible. Twelve West carried them - and everyone else on the design, construction and development team - into a new realm.
TopProjects: Ladd Tower submitted by Opus NWR Construction
Construction of Ladd Tower was not only an act of historic preservation and extensive community involvement but, at times, an act of sheer perseverance.
TopProjects: SolarWorld modeling & logictics building submitted by Turner Construction
A design-build contact allowed Portland's Turner Construction Company to collaborate with SolarWorld Industries America Inc. in the development of a 200,000-square-foot solar panel manufacturing and distribution facility on an existing campus.
TopProjects: The Beverly submitted by R&H Construction
Now a signature building in the Hollywood District, The Beverly is a 241,500-square-foot, five-story development that houses a mix of uses on a full city block. Its ground-level retail tenants include Whole Foods and Chase Bank; 261 parking spots fill the second and third floors; and 53 condo units surround a rooftop courtyard on the fourth and fifth stories.
TopProjects: Holy Redeemer Church by Precision Construction Company
Led by Portland's Precision Construction Co., the project team designed and constructed the 13,500-square-foot Holy Redeemer Church as a traditional cruciform building with myriad historical European architectural elements. It features a marble baptistery, soundproof confessionals and a 38-foot-tall cupola.
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- $960,000 office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 10, 2026
- Two projects in historic districts in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 10, 2026
- Multnomah County commits up to $101.6M for Moda Center
- Portland code changes to take effect in November
- Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
- Ex-TV host claps back at Detroit officials in blight case
- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
- $2.4 million office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 3, 2026
- Transportation commission weighs ODOT budget cuts
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
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- A rally with many engines: the lesson of 2026’s first half | Opinion
- Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
- When does an employee’s bullying become harassment? | Opinion
- Ditch disorganization 鈥� the cost of deferred decisions | Opinion
- Consider 10 common risks for healthcare construction projects | Opinion
- Clarifying the reach of a law regarding prevailing wage | Opinion
- Adjust to legal changes now to ensure compliance later | Opinion
