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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.
Design Beyond Borders: McEvoy and Dupont Apartments
SERA Architects has designed a mass-timber development with 365 affordable housing units for a site in San Jose, California.
Building Blocks: New Road Ahead (Oregon Humane Society expansion)
After more than seven years of planning, the Oregon Humane Society鈥檚 most ambitious expansion project in its 153-year history has begun in Northeast Portland.
Building Blocks: Parkview at Terwilliger Plaza
A new 10-story, 127-unit senior living facility will occupy a full block in Southwest Portland. Construction is expected to finish in August 2023.
Potential living building coming to life
With nearly all mass-timber pieces in place, the general contractor is preparing to tackle weatherproofing for the unique project in Portland's Old Town Chinatown.
Project team blazing a trail
The PAE Living Building will include a cutting-edge micro-grid electrical system and a 71,000-gallon basement cistern that stores rainwater for conversion to drinking water.
Creating the world’s largest Living Building
Construction is expected to start later this year on a groundbreaking project in Portland's Skidmore/Old Town Historic District.
Education – 1st place: Mountainside High School
Resulting from one of the largest bonds passed in Oregon’s history, Beaverton’s 334,000-square-foot Mountainside High School is the largest comprehensive high school in the state. Set on 47 acres, the […]
Education 鈥� 3rd place: Franklin High School Modernization
Franklin High School was built in the heart of Southeast Portland in 1915. The school was extensively remodeled in the 1980s, but eventually ended up in need of upgrades and […]
ACEC Oregon honors top engineering projects
A wetlands system project that saved the city of Prineville tens of millions of dollars took top honors Wednesday night at the 2018 Engineering Excellence Awards event hosted by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Oregon.
Firm takes action to improve employees’ work-life balance
PAE Engineers Inc. has made available to its employees "wellness leave" -- up to six weeks of leave at full pay if they gain a child through birth, adoption or foster placement, or must deal with their own serious health condition or that of a spouse.
Providence St. Vincent鈥檚 $85 million makeover
Construction will start this fall on a new exterior skin for Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, along with seismic upgrades and expansion of some patient rooms.
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
Commentary
- Beware of when the debt collector comes calling | Opinion
- Assembly of a future workforce begins with an invitation | Opinion
- Beware of overlooking legal requirements for remote workers | Opinion
- Become a critical thinker and transform a workplace | Opinion
- Managing construction risks with international suppliers | Opinion
- A rally with many engines: the lesson of 2026’s first half | Opinion
- 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
