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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.
Portland-based architecture firm receives high honor
DOWA-IBI Group Architects recently received the James D. MacConnell Award from the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Council of Educational Facilities Planners International.
Fast-tracked project benefits from design-build approach
A close design-build partnership is being credited for the successful completion of a fast-tracked residence hall project at Pacific University in Forest Grove.
Mahlum Architects honored by AIA Northwest & Pacific Region
Mahlum Architects recently received the 2014 Region Firm Award from the AIA Northwest and Pacific Region.
Study focuses on cross laminated timber
A new feasibility study, produced by three Northwest firms, examines the cost competitiveness of cross laminated timber versus more traditional building materials for a 10-story residential building.
Flexibility designed into new school
Flexibility is evident throughout plans being developed for a new middle school in Eugene.
Demonstrating wood鈥檚 potential
Early designs for a new Western Oregon University building call for incorporating innovative uses of wood.
Mahlum designs Washington State University residence hall
At Washington State University, a new, 68,000-square-foot residence hall will provide modern amenities students expect as well as history: the Duncan Dunn-Community building will be made of two 90-year-old residence halls.
Mahlum names principal, 2 associates
Mahlum recently named Erik Goodfriend principal of the firm, and Anjali Grant and Corrie Rosen as associates. Goodfriend has spent the past 12 years focusing on health care architecture at […]
Lewis & Clark residence hall designed by Mahlum
A new 169-bed residence hall at Lewis & Clark College in Southwest Portland will serve two groups in one community. The building, designed by Mahlum and under construction in a design-build partnership with Walsh Construction, will house both undergraduates and graduate and law students.
Salem Hospital to be designed by Mahlum Architects
The Salem Hospital will soon be modernized and easier to navigate. Building B, the hospital's oldest building, will receive improvements, and the Psychiatric Medicine Center will be completely renovated. The Building B project, designed by Mahlum Architects, will include a lobby renovation and a new public concourse to connect the main lobby with the north lobby.
Architecture firms see uptick in projects
As public financing for long-stalled projects begins to trickle in and banks' private lending increases, some architecture firms are bringing back employees they had laid off when work dried up during the recession. No one can be sure, however, if this slight uptick in work will last.
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- $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
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