Design Beyond Borders: W San Francisco hotel renovation
Skylab Architecture recently designed an update for a 21-year-old hotel. The work involved nearly all of the guest rooms, event spaces and conference rooms.
A side project opens at Burnside bridgehead
Key Development’s Sideyard fits snugly into place as one of the final pieces in the rapid redevelopment near the Burnside Bridge’s east end.
Design Beyond Borders: boutique ski hotel
A 30-room boutique ski hotel in Northern Idaho was designed by Skylab Architecture as a modern take on the ski lodge.
Upcoming event to showcase cross-laminated timber projects
The Portland Critical Mass Timber Meetup group is preparing to shine the spotlight on a couple of prominent projects in Portland.
Burnside bridgehead building boom continues
Cross-laminated timber is a key element in a new mixed-use building under construction in Northeast Portland.
Another building being squeezed into hot spot
Key Development is following up Yard at the Burnside Bridge's east end with a five-story, mixed-use building featuring cross-laminated timber.
Interior design group announces award winners
The International Interior Design Association’s Oregon chapter announced its 2017 Design Excellence awards recently.
Portland architecture firms vying for regional awards
Several Portland-based firms are finalists for the GRAY Awards – a competition that honors architecture and design excellence in the Pacific Northwest.
Yard sells for $126.68 million
The mixed-use tower completed earlier this year in Portland’s Central Eastside has been sold to a Land and Houses U.S.A., a wholly owned American subsidiary of Land and Houses Public Company Limited of Bangkok, Thailand.
As Yard project wraps up, designer defends it
In six weeks, market-rate apartment tenants will move into the Yard tower – the jutting, angular embodiment of a new Central Eastside.
Nike’s $10.1 million tax payment going toward roadwork
Nike Inc. has agreed to pay $10.1 million in transportation development taxes to Washington County to pay for road improvements around the sportswear giant’s growing Beaverton campus.
Controversial project could spur change
A noticeable discrepancy between a project's approved design and the real thing is causing a stir in Portland.
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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