"Case Work" (Portland Art Museum)
BY BRIAN LIBBY
Case Work: Studies in Form, Space & Construction by Brad Cloepfil/Allied Works Architecture
This week brings the final days for this first comprehensive museum exhibition (which initially premiered at the Denver Art Museum) exploring the sculptures and drawings of Allied Works Architecture. This is not a mere collection of architectural models sitting on vitrines and pretty pictures of completed projects. Rather, it is a window into the creative process that Brad Cloepfil and his team go through, with a series of conceptual models and drawings. Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue. 10AM-5PM Thursday-Saturday, September 1-3. $19.99 for adults, $16.99 seniors and college students, children free.
Portland Vernacular: The Buckman Neighborhood
Buckman is one of the city’s oldest eastside neighborhoods with a variety of vernacular housing types beginning with late 19th century cottages through the building boom years of the early 20th century when the bungalow and four-square were popular citywide. Attendees on this Architectural Heritage Center tour will also see some early duplex and triplex houses that give Buckman a unique character as well as post-World War II multi-unit housing. Tour begins at SE 14th and Alder behind Washington High School. 10AM Saturday, September 3. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
The Houses Of Eastmoreland
The Eastmoreland neighborhood is known throughout Portland for its undulating pattern of dense, tree-lined streets and landscaped yards. Once farmland, the housing in Eastmoreland was largely constructed between 1925 and 1940. Along this Architectural Heritage Center tour, attendees will see not only some fantastic architect-designed houses in period revival styles, but also their popular yet not architect-designed counterparts. Tour begins at SE Woodstock and Reed College Place. 11AM Sunday, September 4. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Living in a Historic District: What Does It Mean to You?
Restore Oregon invites the public to participate in a free forum and learn what living in a historic district is all about. What are the rules? Are there costs? And why might it offer protection to your home and neighborhood. Ask questions of an expert panel and figure out what historic district designation means to you. Panelists include Ian Johnson of the State of Oregon Historic Preservation Office, Hillary Adam from the City of Portland's Bureau of Development Services, City of Portland Historic Landmarks Commission member Jessica Engeman of Venerable Properties, Irvington Historic District resident Jim Heuer, as well as architect and Ladd’s Addition Historic District resident Henry Kunowski. 10th Church of Christ Scientist, 5736 SE 17th Avenue. 6PM Thursday, September 8. Free.
Classical Downtown Portland Tour
Downtown Portland contains an extensive collection of classically influenced buildings, many of which are clad with glazed terra cotta, a building material that was at its height of popularity in the early 20th century. Visitors on this Architectural Heritage Center tour will see the city’s first “skyscraper,” a bank that could have been a Greek temple and learn about several architects from this period who left an indelible impression on Portland including A.E. Doyle, the firm of Whidden and Lewis, and the Reid Brothers from San Francisco. Tour begins on SW Broadway at Pioneer Courthouse Square, above the fountain. 10AM Saturday, September 10. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
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