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Model making drives design
In-house architectural model making is resurging among Portland-area firms using digital fabrication technology to more rapidly and accurately produce them.
Successful streamlining
Heavy coordination work and use of prefabricated materials are saving time and money on a Pearl District project.
Fortis Construction named CM-GC for Bend campus project
Portland-based Fortis Construction Inc. has landed a $13.4 million contract to provide construction manager-general contractor services for the new OSU-Cascades campus in Bend.
Arts space added to PSU’s Lincoln Hall
Howard S. Wright is building a Boora Architects-designed tower on the eastern fa莽ade of Lincoln Hall at Portland State University. When completed this fall, the Southwest Broadway-facing side of the […]
Slideshow: Vernonia Schools, 2013 Newsmakers
Dr. Ken Cox, superintendent of Vernonia School District, speaks about the district’s new K-12 campus. The building opened last fall after its schools were damaged in a 2007 flood.
Diversification key to architects’ survival
In the wake of the recession, many local architectural firms have had to expand the scope of their services to find new avenues of business in a shrinking marketplace. As the economy begins to recover, those efforts appear to be paying off 鈥� 2012 produced the strongest growth in the architecture industry in five years.
Boora Architects designs Stanford University building
Boora Architects recently designed the fourth and final building of the 595,000-square-foot Science and Engineering Quad at Stanford University. The $140 million Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering Building had to be state-of-the-art, but also match the overall footprint of the quad, which was designed six years ago.
Boora Architects designs building for Los Angeles-area college
Harvey Mudd College鈥檚 campus in Claremont, Calif., is gaining its first new building in nearly two decades. The 80,000-square-foot teaching and learning center, designed by Boora Architects, will hold state-of-the-art classrooms, faculty offices, a 300-person auditorium and a 150-person recital hall.
One Waterfront Place may be ready before Park Avenue West, broker claims
TMT Development added some certainty to its big hole in the ground last week, announcing that construction on the Park Avenue West office tower would resume... though likely not before 2013. That leads us to ask... what's happening with Portland's other long-unbuilt office tower, One Waterfront Place?
Central Catholic High School expansion plan OK’d by city
Portland City Council is set to approve Central Catholic High School's conditional-use master plan, despite concerns from residents about the school's proposal to build a parking lot.
2 teams respond to Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum renovation RFP
Two firms submitted proposals in response to a Portland Development Commission request for proposals to design a renovation of Veteran鈥檚 Memorial Coliseum.
PDC seeks architecture, engineering team for Coliseum work
The Portland Development Commission issued a request for proposals this week seeking an architecture and engineering team for a renovation of Veteran鈥檚 Memorial Coliseum.
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
