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Portland planning materials library
The city of Portland is planning to open the city's first materials resource library, where architects, designers and others can go to view and handle building materials.
Architects cautiously optimistic about 2010 outlook
Economists say Oregon will emerge from the recession next year. But Portland architects aren’t ready to pop open the champagne just yet. At the end of 2008, the American Institute […]
Tear down the old to make room for the new
A crew from Staton Cos. knocks down buildings that housed a former glass business in Portland’s Pearl District to make way for an affordable housing development. When it’s completed in […]
Architecture firms fight for work
Portland Community College Facilities Planning Manager Linda Degman is preparing to review 15 project proposals to design two new buildings at the college鈥檚 Southeast Center. Degman doesn鈥檛 mind because the pile of proposals means PCC will be hiring a qualified and motivated architecture firm.
Red List challenges Living Building architects
To meet the Living Building Challenge, designers must do more than simply meet net-zero energy and water use requirements. They also must do so without using materials on the Red List, which includes chemicals and materials considered harmful to humans and the environment.
88 N.W. Davis St.
The building at 88 N.W. Davis St. was designed by E.B. McNaughton and featured impressive brickwork when it was constructed in 1911 as the Globe Hotel. Transient workers were some of the hotel鈥檚 guests.
The 937 Condos: Sustainable building by design
Portland’s 937 Condominiums is perhaps best known for its exterior form, an organic, rooted-in-nature design based on fractals whereby none of the tower’s windows lines up. But tucked inside the […]
News
- $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
Commentary
- Beware of when the debt collector comes calling | Opinion
- Assembly of a future workforce begins with an invitation | Opinion
- Beware of overlooking legal requirements for remote workers | Opinion
- Become a critical thinker and transform a workplace | Opinion
- Managing construction risks with international suppliers | Opinion
- 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
