Historic house in Sullivan's Gulch (image courtesy Architectural Heritage Center)
BY BRIAN LIBBY
Embodied States: PSU School of Architecture student exhibit
Portland State University's School of Architecture celebrates the creative work of students in the undergraduate and Master of Architecture programs with an end-of-year design exhibition, titled “Embodied States.” The monthlong exhibit, beginning with a First Thursday opening reception, will highlight the creative achievements of students throughout the graduate and undergraduate programs, with an emphasis on the independent design theses of the Master of Architecture students. Hand-painted sketches and drawings, material studies, mixed media, building models and many other expressions of architectural design will be on display. AIA Portland Center for Architecture, 403 NW 11th Avenue. 5:30PM Thursday, June 4. Free.
Yamhill Historic District walking tour
What is today the Yamhill National Historic District was separated from the rest of Old Town when the new Morrison Bridge was constructed in the 1950s. This Architectural Heritage Center tour contains an array of 19th century cast-iron buildings, as well as some of the most notable historic commercial architecture in Portland. Attendees will also learn about how this one-time market area was home to the city’s early Chinese immigrant community. Tour begins outside the World Trade Center at SW 2nd Avenue and Salmon Street. 6PM Thursday, June 4. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
UO School of Architecture & Allied Arts open house
Two floors of the University of Oregon's Portland outpost, the White Stag Block in Old Town, will be open to the public for exhibits of student work from the Department of Architecture, the Department of Art's Digital Arts Program, and the Product Design Program. The title of this year’s exhibition is “Vitalize,” with work from several studios. The theme of Gerald Gast's class is "Soft Urban Waterfronts." Instructors Becca Cavell and Jake Freauff (both of THA Architecture) teamed with UO John Yeon Center director Randy Gragg for what's called the Willamette Falls Legacy Studio, devoted to this emerging opportunity for the newly public Willamette Falls. The theme for Hajo Neis's class is "(RE)Generative Architecture." University of Oregon, 70 NW Couch Street. 6PM Thursday, June 4. Free.
Solar winery tour
Solar Oregon, a local member organization devoted to promoting solar power statewide, presents this tour of three local wineries (all in the Willamette Valley near Newberg) relying largely on photovoltaic energy: Vidon Vineyard (north of Newberg), Laurel Ridge Winery. Bus transportation is provide with admission, as is lunch. Bus boards at Platt Electric, 322 SE Taylor Street, Portland, at 8:30AM Saturday, June 6, and at the Tualatin Park & Ride, 72nd Ave & Bridgeport Road, Tualatin, at 9AM. $100 ($80 for Solar Oregon members).
Sullivan's Gulch walking tour
When Ralph Lloyd began his 35-year effort to create an east Portland "downtown" in 1926, the site for his project, Holladay's Addition, was one of Portland's grandest neighborhoods. The remaining neighborhood, now known as Sullivan’s Gulch, was heavily impacted by the development of the nearby Lloyd Center mall. But as this Architectural Heritage Center tour demonstrates, the neighborhood still retains some significant historic residential architecture. Tour begins at northeast corner of Holladay Park, NE 13th Avenue and Multnomah Street, 11AM Sunday, June 7. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Inspired by Travel: Local Design, Global Influence
As part of Gray magazine's Gray Conversations series, four local designers will talk about travel as inspiration: Daniel Kaven of William Kaven Architecture, Kelly Ogden of Elk Collective, Brian Cavanaugh of Architecture Building Culture, and Caitlin Wilson of Caitlin Wilson Design. Tufenkian Artisan Carpets, 515 NW 10th Avenue. 7PM Tuesday, June 9. Free but registration required.
Garthwick neighborhood walking tour
Located just south of Sellwood and north of the Waverly Country Club, this hidden residential neighborhood provided a great outdoor laboratory for architects and builders working in the most popular residential styles of the 20th century. This Architectural Heritage Center tour explores one of Southeast Portland's lesser-known historic neighborhoods. Tour begins at SE 17th Avenue and Ochoco Street, 6PM Wednesday, June 10. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Portland Heights And Vista Avenue walking tour
What was once a very difficult area to build in or even get to because of its steep, hilly terrain became a popular residential district during the late 19th century as transportation options increased. Today the mixture of homes, ranging in style from Colonial Revival to Art Deco, is a veritable who’s who of Portland architects and their masterworks, as this Architectural Heritage Center tour will demonstrate. Tour meets on SW Spring Street just west of Vista Avenue, 6PM Thursday, June 11. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
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