Portland OKs OMSI District plans
Plans for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) District are moving forward, with construction of the first project in the master plan set to begin next year.
OMSI District eyes infrastructure improvements, education park first
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s (OMSI) plans for a new neighborhood district are moving forward.
Project team fine-tuning its vision for 34 acres
The latest OMSI Central City Master Plan proposal needs only small adjustments, according to the Portland Design Commission.
Review begins for OMSI’s new 34-acre community
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s vision for its future one-of-a-kind neighborhood took its first steps in the review process on Thursday at the Portland Design Commission.
The vision, the plan, the cost – OMSI District master plan
More than 7,000 construction jobs will be created by the 3 million-square-foot mixed-use development proposed by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
OMSI master plan continues to move closer to fruition
The Portland Design Commission on Thursday provided another set of opinions on the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s master plan, and mostly approved of the concept.
Street uses, Green Loop at issue in OMSI master plan
Designers for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry campus development are still wrestling with basic questions relating to transportation circulation and open spaces.
Updated: OMSI’s master developer is Gerding Edlen
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry has chosen a prominent Portland developer to remake the nonprofit group’s 18-acre riverfront campus in Southeast Portland.
OMSI pushes density, flexibility in campus plan
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is soliciting a proposal for a densely built 18-acre campus, with flexibility to shift with changing market conditions and transportation technology.
Design Commission weighs in on OMSI master plan
The Portland Design Commission on Thursday got its first look at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s master plan for development around its Southeast Portland campus, and overall was encouraged by progress being made.
OMSI reveals master plan
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is on the verge of offering to developers 11 acres of developable land with capacity for 1.7 million square feet of space.
UPDATED: Market team turns focus to OMSI site
The James Beard Public Market board has voted to abandon a proposed site at the west of the Morrison Bridge after years of designing around the difficult site.
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