Mass-timber elements and much more
Builders are continuing to bring to life a Portland architecture firm’s new headquarters.
Building Blocks: Rose Villa, phase 3
Construction is under way for the third and final phase of the Rose Villa master campus in Portland. The $77 million project will include a long-term-care building, townhomes, loft homes and more.
Land use review intakes for Oct. 26, 2020
Pacific Power requested an early assistance meeting for the relocation and consolidation of power cable to a crossing beneath the Willamette River and onshore duct banks.
Pacific Plaza project extends 82nd Avenue revitalization (PHOTOS)
Despite the ongoing pandemic, Oregon’s commercial construction industry remains busy. Nowhere is that more evident than at Portland’s steadily evolving SE 82nd Avenue, where general contractor Joseph Hughes Construction recently completed an eye-catching 16,000-square-foot, single-story commercial building at the intersection with SE Division Street.
Police, civic functions come together in one building
Crews are wrapping up work on the Gladstone Civic Center, which will house both the police department and city hall.
Portland architecture firm expanding its headquarters
A remodel of existing space and construction of a three-story addition will allow all Scott | Edwards Architecture employees to work at the same location.
Bond-funded affordable housing project advancing
The first project funded with money from Metro’s $652.8 million affordable housing bond is steadily nearing the construction phase.
Development on track for ex-farmland in Portland
The Portland City Council gave the go-ahead for city bureaus to continue working with private landowners to develop one of the largest remaining unbuilt parcels in the city.
Shapiro Didway co-founder wraps up professional career
After spending the past 12 years running a landscape architecture firm, Steve Shapiro has retired.
College campus gains space for kids
Designers of the new child development center at Portland Community College’s Rock Creek campus had to account for two very different groups: children and college students.
Team getting creative in the Central Eastside
A former industrial building in Southeast Portland is being renovated to provide 46,000 square feet of craft manufacturing, light industrial and creative office space.
Sleeping pod construction efforts celebrated
After countless hours of work to craft and install at least 14 new sleeping pods for Kenton Women's Village in North Portland, teams engaged in a celebration.
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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