North Portland Branch Library (image courtesy Hacker)
BY BRIAN LIBBY
Architecture Lecture Series: Frank Escher & Ravi GuneWardena
As part of the University of Oregon's ongoing Architecture Lecture Series, Los Angeles architects Frank Escher & Ravi GuneWardena, founders of Escher GuneWardena Architecture, which the Los Angeles Times called "increasingly high-profile Silver Lake architecture firm," will discuss their gallery design projects such as the Blum & Poe Art Gallery as well as museum exhibition design projects including "Life on Mars: the 55th Carnegie International" (Carnegie Museum of Art, 2008), "Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner" (Hammer Museum, 2008), in addition to collaborations with artists such as Olafur Eliasson, Mike Kelley, Sharon Lockhart, and Stephen Prina. University of Oregon, White Stag Block, 70 NW Couch Street. 5:30PM Thursday, November 5. Free.
Equity By Design: Is Architecture Ready to Change?
A day-long gathering featuring a variety of lectures and group discussions invested in uncovering the merit of equity in the profession. Organized by the ForWARD ( "Forum for Women in Architecture and Related Design") committee of the Portland's American Institute of Architects chapter, University of Oregon’s STAnDD Committee (Supporting The Advancement of Diversity in Design), San Francisco AIA, and Portland State University. Speakers will include Saskia Dennis-van Dijl, who will speak about AIA San Francisco's Equity by Design program, and Hugh Hochberg, principal at the Coxe Group, with panel discussions devoted to topics like common "pinch" points of careers (parenthood, the glass ceiling) and transforming firm culture. University of Oregon, White Stag Block, 70 NW Couch Street. 9:30AM Saturday, November 7. $100 ($85 for members of the AIA, the American Society of Landscape Architects, the International Interior Design Association, the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Structural Engineers Association of Oregon, or the Construction Specifications Institute).
Piedmont & Walnut Park walking tour
In addition to well-known neighborhoods like Irvington, Ladd's Addition and Laurelhurst, Portland is also home to the lesser known but architecturally rich neighborhoods of Piedmont and Walnut Park. These areas, subject of an Architectural Heritage Center tour, contain many fine examples of familiar styles such as Queen Anne and Arts & Crafts but also the less frequently seen forms of Byzantine, Jacobean and Prairie style. Along the way attendees will see the work of architects like Joseph Jacobberger, who’s North Portland Branch Library has stood as a neighborhood landmark for more than a century. Tour begins outside the Multnomah County Library's North Portland branch, 512 North Killingsworth Street. 10AM Saturday, November 7. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Ancient Walls: Structural and Decorative Stone in Downtown Portland Architecture
Stone as both a structural and ornamental element in building design goes back to the earliest days of architectural history. While Portland buildings might only date back a century or so, we have a wealth of decorative stone that can be observed and identified in both our oldest and most recent downtown landmarks. In this Architectural Heritage Center lecture, architectural historian Eric Wheeler will share stories and images of regionally quarried basalt and sandstone, as well as many examples of imported igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks used as exterior architectural decoration in downtown Portland architecture. Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Avenue. 7PM Tuesday, November 10. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Architecture Lecture Series: Brian Cavanaugh
The founder of Architecture Building Culture, which has offices in Portland, Oregon and West Vancouver, British Columbia, Brian Cavanaugh's expertise encompasses a wide array of building types including cultural, civic, mixed-use/commercial, multi and single-family housing, and hospitality. He describes ABC's fundamental role as one of reflecting, supporting, uplifting and, in many cases, transforming the cultural context of its clients. The work of ABC and its principals, Cavanaugh and Mark Ritchie, has won numerous design awards and been published throughout the world. University of Oregon, White Stag Block, 70 NW Couch Street. 5:30PM Wednesday, November 11. Free.
Andrew Carnegie and a Century of Portland Libraries
Near the end of the 19th century, the world's richest man, steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, decided to give away most of his wealth while he was still alive. Building free public libraries became one of his first preferred charities. Between 1911 and 1922, seven Carnegie-funded libraries were built in Portland and Gresham, designed by four outstanding architects of the era.
In this Architectural Heritage Center lecture by Fred Leeson will examine that history while addressing the early history of Portland libraries. Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Avenue. 10AM Saturday, November 14. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
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