Belluschi Pavilion (image courtesy Marylhurst University)
BY BRIAN LIBBY
Belluschi Pavilion Open House
Legendary Portland architect Pietro Belluschi designed the 911-square-foot home in 1951 for Arthur and Lucy Griffith of Lake Oswego that has since been dismantled, moved to Marylhurst University and restored. The Belluschi Pavilion, as it's now known, will provide educational opportunities for Marylhurst students and the architectural community, and will be a resource for the community at large. Marylhurst University, 17600 Pacific Highway, Lake Oswego. 10AM-3PM Saturday, May 2. Free.
Architects In Schools Exhibits
Artful design creations by students from local schools who have participated in the Architecture Foundation of Oregon's Architects In Schools program (in which architects volunteer their time to help teach kids about possible careers in design) will be on display in a variety of locations for the month, with First Thursday opening celebrations. AIA Center for Architecture, 403 NW 11th Avenue; ZGF Architects, 1223 SW Washington Street; Place Studio, 735 NW 18th Avenue; Pioneer Place, 700 SW Fifth Avenue. 5:30PM Thursday, May 7. Free.
The Spirit of Details: Tilikum Crossing
The cable-stay has become ubiquitous in turn-of-the-21st-century bridge design. But Portland’s new (and first) cable-stay bridge stands apart: besides being the largest bridge in the country to be entirely free of cars, Portland’s new Tilikum Crossing is arguably one of the most sensitively designed cable-stays nationwide. From the pure white cables sliding through its slender towers at angles echoing Mount Hood to the polished stainless-steel railings, Tilikum Crossing is a testimony to the spirit of details. Join three members of the bridge’s design team—architect Donald MacDonald and engineers Semyon Treyger and David Goodyear—in a conversation with University of Oregon John Yeon Center Director Randy Gragg. Collaborative Life Sciences Building, 2730 SW Moody Avenue. 6:30PM Thursday, May 7. Free.
Introducing Modernism to Portland
University of Oregon professor Leland Roth's lecture, presented by DoCoMoMo focuses on early modernists in the Bay Area and Seattle as well as those architects who introduced modernism to Portland in the late 1930s into the 1940s - including John Yeon and Pietro Belluschi, as well as Frank Lloyd Wright's sole house in Oregon, the Gordon House, which arrived a few years later. Besides his long career in Eugene, Roth is the author of American Architecture: A History and a leading national authority on American modernism. North, Inc., 1515 NW 19th Avenue. 6PM Thursday, May 7. $15 ($10 for DoCoMoMo members).
Skidmore-Old Town Historic District Tour
Learn about some of the oldest buildings in the city and the people who built them in this Architectural Heritage Center-sponsored tour of Portland’s only National Historic Landmark District. The area also contains the highest concentration of cast-iron fronted buildings on the west coast and much of that iron was even produced locally. Skidmore Fountain (for beginning of tour), SW First Avenue and Ankeny Street. 6PM Thursday, May 7. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Lunch & Learn: Residential Demolitions and Major Residential Alterations/Additions
The City of Portland's Bureau of Development Services hosts a presentation and discussion devoted to code changes related to residential demolition delays and notification requirements, as well as the new Major Residential Alteration and Addition Permit (MRAA). Attendees will learn how to distinguish between major residential alterations, additions and demolitions and how to file a successful appeal. City of Portland, Bureau of Development Services, 1900 SW Fourth Avenue, Room 2500A. 12PM Friday, May 8. Free.
Van Evera Bailey and Regional Modernism
As part of the Mid-Century Modern Home Tour scheduled for the following day, a panel discussion will be devoted to the work of Van Evera Bailey, the legendary midcentury modern architect whose work will be the focus of this year's tour. The panel will include architect Anthony Belluschi (son of Bailey's contemporary, legendary architect Pietro Belluschi), architect Becca Cavell of THA Architecture, architectural historian Jack Bookwalter, and Restore Oregon executive director Peggy Moretti. Central Lutheran Church, 1820 NE 21st Avenue. 7PM Friday, May 8. $15 ($10 for Restore Oregon members).
Workshop: The Basics of Wood Window Repair
Contrary to the mass marketing that fills our mailboxes, original windows can be refreshed and repaired to meet today’s energy savings goals. At the same time, preserving original windows also preserves historic character and re-uses material that is inherently sustainable. This workshop covers the basics of identifying problems and repairing the wood windows in our older homes. The Architectural Heritage Center AHC welcomes Patty Spencer, owner of Fresh Air Sash Cord Repair, who will share her years of experience in preserving and restoring the function of original, double-hung, wood windows found in homes built in the 1940s and earlier. Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Avenue. 10AM Saturday, May 9. $12 ($8 for AHC members).
Mid-Century Modern Home Tour
Over six Portland area homes and buildings designed by the influential but under-recognized architect Van Evera Bailey will be featured in Restore Oregon’s annual Mid-Century Modern Home Tour. Bailey (1903-1980) was one of the most highly respected and admired Portland architects of his time, and is considered one of the progenitors of regional Northwest modernism along with Pietro Belluschi, John Yeon, and others. One of his most celebrated projects, the David Eyre House, was featured on the cover of Better Homes & Gardens Magazine in 1954. 10AM Saturday, May 9. $35.
Ladd's Addition Tour
Enjoy a leisurely stroll through this leafy enclave of early 20th century homes, churches, and businesses in Southeast Portland in this Architectural Heritage Center guided tour. Unlike any other neighborhood in Portland, this National Register Historic District (Oregon’s oldest planned community) is laid out as a series of circular rose gardens from which the streets radiate like bicycle spokes. With one of the city's oldest and most mature tree canopies, it's an ideal place to be a pedestrian. (And I should know: I've lived there for 16 years.) In 2009 the American Planning Association honored Ladd's Addition, which originated from former Portland mayor William Ladd's personal acreage, as one of America’s Great Places. Tour begins outside Palio, 1996 SE Ladd Avenue (on Ladd Circle). 10AM Sunday, May 10. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Watzek House Tour
Published widely and exhibited repeatedly at Museum of Modern Art next to such icons as Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye and Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, the house became an important inspiration for the Northwest Regional style of modernism in its bold yet timeless synthesis of many traditions of residential architecture into a refined new language. This exclusive tour is open only to 12 people. John Yeon Center director Randy Gragg and Blue Sky Gallery director Todd Tubutis will show you the house, the gardens, and a number of original vintage photographs of the home. Watzek House, 1061 SW Skyline Boulevard. 2PM Sunday, May 10. $40.
George McMath Historic Preservation Award Luncheon
Named for the late Portland architect and preservationist George McMath, this annual award honors local champions of historic buildings. This year's honoree is Leo Dean Williams. For nearly thirty years, Williams, an urban designer and architect, was an essential member of a team of civic leaders who created, expanded, and implemented Portland’s historic preservation program. He served as lead staff member to the Portland Historical Landmarks Commission from 1968 until 1996, and is credited for reinstituting urban rail in Portland. The program also includes a presentation by Josette Katcha, graduate student in the UO Historic Preservation Program, called "Save or Scrap: Deconstructing the Impact of Architectural Salvage on Historic Preservation." University of Oregon, White Stag Block, 70 NW Couch. 11:30AM Wednesday, May 13. $50.
Historic Multi-Family Housing of Northwest Portland
As this Architectural Heritage Center tour will show, Northwest Portland’s Alphabet District is often thought of for its beautiful mansions, when in fact, it has a surprising history as a "rental" district. The Couch family built some of the earliest upscale rental units. In the 1920s, Elmer Feig became well known for his Northwest Portland apartment designs, and a housing crunch during World War II led to the conversion of many classic homes into multi-family units. Tour begins at NW 22nd Avenue and Kearney Street. 6PM Thursday, May 14. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
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