Preparing to build up a few blocks
Beam Development is set to add office space, parking on three adjacent Central Eastside Industrial District parcels.
Photos: A smash hit in the Central Eastside
A former Portland Music Co. store is being razed so that crews can construct a six-story mixed-use building on the site.
Upgrades to help PSU thrive in decades ahead
A $70 million renovation to Portland State University’s Neuberger Hall is the latest in a series of major upgrades to campus buildings.
Beam Development chosen to tackle ODOT blocks
Beam Development will take the lead in developing three vacant blocks in the Central Eastside Industrial District.
Architecture firm taking ‘wood to the next level’
Next year, architecture firm Hacker will move into a new space of its own design – a six-story, cross-laminated-timber building in Portland’s Central Eastside.
Students find their voices through urban design
A Portland after-school program offers teens an introduction to architecture.
Panel: greater inclusivity needed
Industry professionals shared their stories and weighed in on how development in traditionally African-American communities has left significant impacts.
Architects aim to expand students’ career horizons
Two architects with Hacker are looking to help a diverse group of students develop a bigger stake in their own neighborhoods while broadening their career options.
Exceptional structural engineering efforts honored by Oregon group
The Structural Engineers Association of Oregon has released the names of the winning projects in the 2017 SEAO Excellence in Structural Engineering awards competition.
Photos: More apartments coming to Division Street
A new mixed-use building is under construction on Southeast Division Street. LMC Construction is building the Division 33 Flats – three floors of wood-framed apartments over a ground-floor concrete podium […]
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.
Portland architecture firms vying for regional awards
Several Portland-based firms are finalists for the GRAY Awards – a competition that honors architecture and design excellence in the Pacific Northwest.
News
- 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
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $10.6 million in top bidders | July 31, 2026
- Many Oregon counties struggling to maintain their fairgrounds
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