Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
The proposal for a five-story, 100-unit building received the Portland Design Commission's approval on Thursday. Funding isn't secured yet for the approximately $36 million project.
Team presents updated plans for Portland school project
The Portland Design Commission on Thursday advised the team preparing for the $349.1 million replacement of Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School.
KPFF Consulting Engineers
KPFF sets the standard in sustainable civil and structural engineering with iconic Portland projects and a bold embodied carbon reduction plan.
91ÊÓÆµ Power List 2023
Each year, the 91ÊÓÆµ editorial staff compiles a list of the contractors, engineers and architects that are shaping skylines and redefining the industry through their outstanding work. This year's Power Lists features 20 companies that are leading the AEC industry into 2023 (in no particular order).
Building Blocks: Multnomah County Library Operations Center
A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Wednesday for the Multnomah County Library Operations Center, located at the southwest corner of 122nd Avenue and Glisan Street on the site of a former Safeway grocery store.
Building Blocks: Patricia Reser Center for the Arts
The Reser Center features a 550-seat theater; an art gallery; rehearsal, workshop and meeting space; a lobby; an outdoor plaza and an adjacent parking structure.
Riverfront improvements advancing in Eugene
The city and private developers are seeking to draw people via a multiuse pathway and projects that include housing and more.
Building Blocks: Beaverton Youth Development Center
An existing warehouse in Beaverton is being renovated to become a 14,000-square-foot YMCA facility geared to serve children of all ages.
What’s coming before the Design Commission?
The Modera Main Street project, in Goose Hollow, is scheduled to reappear before the Portland Design Commission on Thursday. Plus, advice will be given for a new hotel and a mass-timber office building.
Building Blocks: New Road Ahead (Oregon Humane Society expansion)
After more than seven years of planning, the Oregon Humane Society’s most ambitious expansion project in its 153-year history has begun in Northeast Portland.
Building Blocks: Fountain Place Apartments
A downtown Portland building that last year was added to the National Register of Historic Places is now receiving seismic upgrades and other improvements.
Systems within a highly efficient structure
The PAE Living Building is expected to live up to its name via innovative solutions for energy use, water use and more.
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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