Health care facility designs net awards
Two architecture firms headquartered in Portland have received 2018 Healthcare Design Awards from the American Institute of Architects.
National conference to focus on cities of the future
Participants from academia, architecture, planning, real estate and government are invited to gather in Portland for the inaugural Urbanism Next Conference at the Oregon Convention Center next month.
Portland Japanese Garden project honored
The Portland Japanese Garden added to its list of honors recently when Engineering News-Record (ENR) named the Cultural Crossing expansion its project of the year in the Northwest region.
PSU architecture school’s work now on display
An exhibition now open in the Pearl District is not just a showcase for faculty members and students in Portland State University’s School of Architecture, but one that looks beyond what people usually associate with architecture.
Portland-based firms receive regional AIA awards
ZGF Architects, Works Progress Architecture and Bora Architects won AIA Northwest and Pacific Region awards.
Northwest architecture firm honored twice
Two designs by Mahlum Architects were recognized by the American Institute of Architects’ Washington Council during its Civic Design Awards event.
United States’ impending exit from UNESCO stirs AIA
President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the end of 2018 has elicited concern from the American Institute of Architects.
Architects’ compensation highest in Pacific states, AIA reports
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has created a salary calculator that compares salaries for nine U.S. regions.
Northwest firm wins 2017 AIA Small Project Award
Architecture Building Culture, which has an office in Portland, recently received from the American Institute of Architects one of its 11 Small Project Awards for 2017.
PSU architecture school joins research group
The American Institute of Architects has added Portland State University’s School of Architecture to its Design & Health Research Consortium.
UO library project design is award-winning effort
Opsis Architecture took what many University of Oregon students and faculty considered a dingy basement and turned it into a warm, inviting atmosphere.
Two architects join AIA’s College of Fellows
Timothy Eddy, founding principal of Hennebery Eddy Architects, and Roderick Ashley have been named to the American Institute of Architects’ College of Fellows.
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- 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
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $10.6 million in top bidders | July 31, 2026
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