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Portland garden project receives national honor
The national American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) recently honored the Portland Japanese Garden鈥檚 Cultural Crossing project with its Award of Excellence.
Portland Japanese Garden project honored
The Portland Japanese Garden added to its list of honors recently when Engineering News-Record (ENR) named the Cultural Crossing expansion its project of the year in the Northwest region.
Landscape architect Macy dies at age 72
J. Douglas Macy, a prominent landscape architect who influenced some of Oregon鈥檚 most beloved public spaces, died Nov. 10. He was 72.
Photos: the expanded Portland Japanese Garden
The Portland Japanese Garden debuted its Cultural Village expansion, the first public commission in the United States designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates, earlier this month. The project added several […]
Art and craft
A master of traditional Japanese carpentry is putting his skills to work at the Portland Japanese Garden.
Japanese dignitaries gain education in urban planning
Officials recently had an opportunity to share with Japanese visitors how Portland is benefiting from past decisions about urban planning.
Japanese architect draws a crowd at Portland event
Renowned architect Kengo Kuma visited Portland on Saturday to open the first U.S. exhibition of his work and speak at the Portland Art Museum.
Intense engineering underlies garden project
A lot of gritty work is going into an expansive effort at the Portland Japanese Garden.
Japanese garden architect given Olympic-size honor
Kengo Kuma, the Japanese architect in charge of the redesign of the Portland Japanese Garden, recently was picked to design the future National Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Rock of ages
A 15th-generation stone mason is creating for the Portland Japanese Garden a rock wall that he says will last many lifetimes.
Portland Japanese Garden expansion to start construction
After years of preparation, a pause during the recession and a state land-use appeal, the Portland Japanese Garden鈥檚 plans to expand are moving forward.
Expansion of Portland Japanese Garden still OK
The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has upheld the conditional use approval issued by the city of Portland for a planned expansion of the Portland Japanese Garden farther into Washington Park.
News
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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
- 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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