Conceptual rendering of the new Sullivan's Crossing pedestrian bridge (PBOT)
BY BRIAN LIBBY
Old Town Tour
With a streetscape reminiscent of New York’s famed SoHo, Old Town contains one of the largest collections of cast-iron fronted buildings in the US, with most concentrated within the neighborhood near our famous Skidmore Fountain, comprising Portland’s only National Landmark Historic District. Visitors on this Architectural Heritage Center tour will see the oldest standing buildings in downtown, while also learning about some of the city’s earliest architects and how cast-iron played a central role in their designs. Along the way, visitors will also learn about some beautiful but long-lost buildings while also seeing great examples of historic preservation. Tour meetup location revealed with ticket purchase. 6PM Saturday, June 16. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Open House: Sullivan’s Crossing Over I-84
The Portland Bureau of Transportation is planning to construct a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge over Interstate 84 and the Union Pacific Railroad to better connect the rapidly growing Lloyd and Central Eastside Industrial districts. The bridge, called for in the Central City 2035 Plan as part of a larger Green Loop, will provide a safer, more convenient connection for people walking and cycling between the two bustling areas. The bridge will be located along the NE 7th Avenue alignment to best serve the geographic centers of both districts, link to existing and planned bike routes, and reduce conflicts with truck traffic. This information hosted by PBOT will unveil the latest bridge design and options for materials (lighting, railings, color). Attendees can learn about potential traffic changes to Lloyd Boulevard and nearby intersections and see how space on the bridge deck will be allocated. Metro Regional Center, 600 NE Grand Ave. 4PM Monday, June 18. Free.
Walking Tour of Historic Forest Grove
Missionaries and Oregon Trail pioneers arrived on the fertile West Tualitin Plain in the 1840s. In 1849, Tualitin Academy, later to become Pacific University, was the beginning of the community that grew into Forest Grove. The arrival of the railroad in the 1870s established Forest Grove as a trade center for the surrounding agricultural community. Much of the late 19th and early 20th century architecture can still be seen at the downtown intersection of Pacific Avenue and Main Street. This Positively Portland Walking Tour will start on the west end of Pacific University in front of Marsh Hall and have a look at some of the most significant historic buildings on campus before exploring the downtown district and continue for a look at a few of the most interesting historic houses in the city. Tour begins at Pacific University, 2043 College Way, Forest Grove. 6PM Monday, June 18. $15.
Masters of Modernism Tour
The names Pietro Belluschi; Skidmore, Owings and Merrill; Richard Sundeleaf and Zimmer Gunsul Frasca, are synonymous with Portland’s growth in the years since the end of World War II. Their modernist designs dominated new construction in downtown and forever changed the Portland skyline. This Architectural Heritage Center tour examines the work and legacy of these masters of Portland’s modernist architectural heritage. Along the way attendees will see what many call Portland’s first skyscraper as well as banks, office towers, public plazas, and hotels, along with Belluschi’s most important Portland building and a few more recent additions to the city’s skyline. Tour meetup location revealed with ticket purchase. 10AM Tuesday, June 19. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Mass Timber Mingler
Critical Mass (Timber) is an informal monthly gathering of professionals interested in building bigger, taller and smarter with wood. Centering around the use of relatively new-to-the-US materials such as cross-laminated-timber, our group aims to bring together architects, engineers, construction professionals, developers, code officials, municipal planners and anyone with an interest in seeing more buildings go up using renewable materials. At this latest Critical Mass (Timber) event, co-host Hacker Architects (presenting the event in conjunction with the TallWood Design Institute, the Urban Land Institute and the Oregon Forest Resources Institute) will reveal their new headquarters in a mass-timber building in Portland's burgeoning Central Eastside and display some of the firm's recent work, not to mention opening their new roof deck on which to enjoy the evening. Hacker Architects, 1615 SE Third Avenue, Fifth Floor. 5PM Wednesday, June 20. Free (registration required).
Emerging Professionals Happy Hour
The Emerging Professionals Committee of the American Institute of Architects' Portland chapter through this ongoing happy hour series focuses on design engagement and how young (and not so young) emerging professionals engage, collaborate, and implement design in different ways. This month's host, Scott|Edwards Architecture, has designed a range of residential, commercial, retail/hospitality and institutional projects from the Evergreen Air & Space Museum in McMinnville and public libraries in Oregon City and Happy Valley to 10 Barrell Brewing in Portland and the new Headlands resort in Pacific City. Scott|Edwards Architecture Annex, 2709 SE Ankeny Street. 5:30PM Thursday, June 21. Free (RSVP requested).
Downtown Portland's "North End" Tour
Explore the abundant architectural and cultural history in the downtown neighborhood wedged between Old Town and the Pearl District. Along the way, attendees on this Architectural Heritage Center tour will see 19th century gems like the Mariner’s Home, which has been rehabilitated and turned into the Society Hotel, while also learning how the area became New Chinatown, and later Japantown. The tour also includes landmark buildings like Union Station and the former US Custom House. Tour meetup location revealed with ticket purchase. 6PM Thursday, June 21. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Mid-Century Game Night at the Kaen House
Located in Oregon City, the this international-style home was designed by Dimitri Alexis for Edward & Helen Kaen and completed in 1958. Hosted by the Oregon chapter of DoCoMoMo, the program will begin with a short history of the house by Kristen Sandberg, followed by a presentation from Tina Buescher on board games of the 1950s and 1960s and their impact and response to society/culture. Afterward, guests can tour the house, play some board games, or enjoy cocktails while overlooking the breathtaking views of the Willamette Valley. Mt. Hood, and Oregon City the home offers. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be provided. Event address revealed with ticket purchase. 5:30PM Saturday, June 23. $25 plus service charge ($15 plus service charge for DoCoMoMo members).
Watzek House Tour
The University of Oregon's John Yeon Center for Architecture and the Landscape invites the public to tour Portland's only National Historic Landmark residence, the Aubrey Watzek House. Completed in 1937, the home's bold yet timeless synthesis of many traditions of residential architecture into a refined new language became an important inspiration for the Northwest Style of Modernism. Published widely and exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art next to such icons as Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye and Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, it is arguably the most architecturally significant house in Oregon. Watzek House, 1061 SW Skyline Boulevard. 11AM and 1PM Sunday, June 24. $20-30 sliding scale (free for students and Yeon Center members).
Walking Tour: Portland Architecture on the World Stage
In the decades before Michael Grave’s Portland Building grabbed global headlines, local modernist pioneers John Yeon and Pietro Belluschi brought fame to the city with architectural designs of their own. They were soon followed by big name firms such as Skidmore, Owings & Merrill as well as a few “starchitects” of their time, namely Charles Luckman (whose firm designed the Wells Fargo Center and Hugh Stubbins (designer of the PacWest Center). Added to this mix was the exceptional work of landscape architect Lawrence Halprin and a plethora of local firms including ZGF.This tour takes a look at the work of these and other architects that have left their mark on downtown over the past several decades. While gaining insight into Portland’s architectural recent past and near future, attendees on this Architectural Heritage Center tour will also learn about the impacts of urban renewal as well as concerns over pedestrian access and sustainability. Tour meetup location revealed with ticket purchase. 10AM Tuesday, June 26. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
In-Process with Open Studio Collective & Kaiser Group
The latest installment in the In-Process lecture series from the Portland chapter of the American Institute of Architects features Allison Bryan of Open Studio Collective and Ben Kaiser of Kaiser Group and PATH Architecture. Bryan calls herself an a anti-disciplinary designer, with a background in both graphic design and architecture. With over 18 years of design experience, her work includes award-winning architecture and graphic design projects including several years working in global retail design at Nike, Inc, residential design at Carney Logan Burke Architects and prototype display design at Urban Outfitters. She holds a degree in graphic design from Indiana University and a master's degree in of architecture from the University of Oregon. Kaiser is the co-founder of PATH Architecture and founder of Kaiser Group, a local development company. He is advocate for mass-timber construction, environmentally responsible development, safety, and seismic resilience. His most recent project, Carbon12, is currently the tallest cross-laminated timber-framed building in the United States.A former member of the Portland Design Commission, Kaiser earned bachelor's degrees in architecture and in fine arts from the Rhode Island School of Design. AIA Center For Architecture, 403 NW 11th Avenue. 5:30PM Tuesday, June 26. Free.
Wright This Way: Brad Cloepfil
An annual event to benefit the Frank Lloyd Wright Gordon House, the only structure designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Oregon, this year's Wright This Way features architect Brad Cloepfil, founder of Allied Works Architecture, as keynote speaker. Since receiving worldwide acclaim for the Wieden + Kennedy headquarters in 2000, Allied Works has gone on to design a succession of high-profile museums and cultural institutions around the nation including the Museum of Art and Design in New York, the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, and an expansion of the Seattle Art Museum. Here in Portland, recent projects include a renovation of the Pietro Belluschi-designed Oregonian building and a renovation of the early 20th century 511 Broadway federal building as a new home for the Pacific Northwest College of Art. Cloepfil will speak on the influence Frank Lloyd Wright has had on his design work, as well as a summary of the projects in which he is currently involved. Design Within Reach, 825 NW 13th Avenue. 5:30PM Wednesday, June 27. $60 ($100 for two or for one VIP pass including pre-event wine tasting with Cloepfil, $30 for senior citizens or emerging professionals with five years or less in the profession, $15 for students).
Charrette: School in the Marshes
Join Architects Without Borders-Oregon at KPFF to participate in a charrette for the Dewan Award for Architecture Competition. For 2018 the challenge is to design a school to be built in the marshes of southern Iraq. All interested architects, designers, landscape architects and engineers are welcome to attend. We plan to form one or more project teams from this group, but a commitment to the longer-term effort is not necessary for participation in the charrette. KPFF Consulting Engineers 111 Southwest Fifth Avenue, 25th floor. 6PM Wednesday, June 27. Free.
Beaux Arts Portland Tour
This downtown Architectural Heritage Center tour explores the influence of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris on Portland architecture of the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Attendees will learn how American architects, including some from Portland, attended the school and started a trend in the U.S. emphasizing classical Greek and Roman designs, elaborate ornament, and heavy masonry – all used in a very formal manner. Stops on this tour include several of Portland’s most recognizable historic buildings and preservation success stories. Tour meetup location revealed with ticket purchase. 6PM Thursday, June 28. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
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