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BLOG: Short lists revealed for OHSU projects
Industry sources say six teams of architects and general contractors are vying for Oregon Health & Science University projects in the South Waterfront District.
Group set to honor art champions in the building industry
Business for Culture and the Arts (BCA) on Wednesday will hold its annual 鈥淎rts Breakfast of Champions 鈥� Wherefore ART Thou?鈥� at the Portland Art Museum from 7:30 to 9 a.m.
Fifty years an architect
Phil Rude, an FFA Architecture and Interiors associate, has worked in Portland for half a century.
Capitalizing on an underground river
Characteristics of a Junction City project site allowed installation of a geothermal heat exchange system.
Park Avenue West moving on up
The 30-story Park Avenue West mixed-use tower, being built in downtown Portland by Hoffman Construction Co., continues to rise. The building’s concrete core has reached 23 stories, while structural steel […]
Firms win contest with 鈥�30,000 Leagues Under the Square鈥�
A team of staffers from SRG Partnership and PAE Consulting Engineers built the winning sand sculpture Friday in Yoshida's Sand in the City competition at Pioneer Courthouse Square.
Ground broken on Daimler office tower
With demolition work completed, crews on Friday began building the $150 million office tower project for Daimler Trucks North America on Swan Island.
Mentorships formed to improve workplace safety
The SafeBuild Alliance, an 85-member nonprofit, has created a unique mentorship program in which nine contractors or subcontractors share with nine minority-owned, women-owned or emerging small businesses their methods of facilitating safe workplaces.
Second phase of Water Bureau project under way
Hoffman Construction Co. is working on the second of two buildings for the Portland Water Bureau at the Interstate Maintenance Facility in North Portland, part of a two-phase, $35 million […]
Small addition is a big challenge
MRI equipment is complicating design and construction of a Doernbecher Children's Hospital expansion.
Cracks slow Powell Butte reservoir construction
The Portland Water Bureau says the $138 million project to build a new Powell Butte reservoir is on budget and will be done on time, despite the discovery of approximately 3,200 cracks.
Honorable Mention Public Buildings: UO Hatfield-Dowlin Complex
SUBMITTED?BY: ZGF ARCHITECTS Nike founder Phil Knight’s appreciation for athletics at his alma mater has taken shape as a 145,000-square-foot glass, granite and metal state-of-the art student athlete facility. The […]
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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
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- 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
