12 West building (Brian Libby)
BY BRIAN LIBBY
Midtown and West End walking tour
Explore downtown between the South Park Blocks and I-405, an area filled with iconic buildings as well as numerous lesser-known architectural gems. Attendees on this Architectural Heritage Center tour will see historic apartment houses, storefronts, cultural and religious buildings, and the remnants of what was once a thriving residential area, while also gaining an understanding of the impacts of development on historic preservation efforts. The West End has also become one of Portland's hottest shopping and restaurant destinations, and includes noteworthy recent projects like Lever Architecture's Union Way, Skylab Architecture's Blackbox building, and ZFG's 12 West tower, not to mention historic gems like A.E. Doyle's Central Library. Tour meet-up location revealed with ticket purchase. 10AM Tuesday, July 3. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Laurelhurst Neighborhood Tour
In the early twentieth century, the estate of former Portland mayor William Ladd transformed their family farm into one of the city’s most iconic Portland neighborhoods. With windy streets and rolling hills, the neighborhood soon known as Laurelhurst offered a suburban-style landscape complete with a romantic Olmsted-inspired park, tennis club, and a variety of house styles. This Architectural Heritage Center tour examines a portion of the neighborhood near the park. Several standout houses are along the tour route, including the Green-Bitar House, designed by architect Herman Brookman; the neighboring H. Russell Albee House, designed by A. E. Doyle; and the Markham House, subject of recent preservation efforts. Attendees will also see a variety of other distinctive residences and even a couple of churches along the way. Tour meet-up location revealed with ticket purchase. 6PM Thursday, July 5. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Houses Of Eastmoreland Tour
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 walking tour, attendees will see not only fantastic architect-designed houses in period revival styles, but also their popular, non-architect-designed counterparts. Tour meetup location revealed with ticket purchase. 10AM Saturday, July 7. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Walking Tour of Historic Eastmoreland
Before becoming one of Portland's most desirable older neighborhoods, Eastmoreland was part of the extensive agricultural landholdings of the Ladd Estate Company. The Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905, the founding of Reed College in 1911, and the extension of the streetcar network into the eastside of Portland helped to kick-start residential building in Eastmoreland. From the first decade of the 20th century onward, this neighborhood has been a popular enclave for upper-middle class Portlanders. As this Positively Portland Walking Tour will demonstrate, Eastmoreland features wooded boulevards, fine schools, parks, a golf course and easy access to Reed College. Architectural styles represented include a range of Arts and Crafts influenced high-style designs as well as a number of Period Revivals. Several of the top early 20th century architects in Portland designed homes in this affluent neighborhood. Currently, the neighborhood is pursuing designation as a National Register Historic District. Tour begins at Reed College, SE Woodstock and SE Reed College Place. 10AM Saturday, July 7. $15.
Goose Hollow Up Close
Learn more about one of Portland’s most historic neighborhoods and some of its most creative architects at this special presentation and tour hosted by resident, activist, and writer Tracy Prince, Ph.D (author of Portland's Goose Hollow), as a fundraiser for the Architectural Heritage Center. Prince will share her 1911 home, designed by esteemed local architect Wade Pipes, and a short lecture on neighborhood and house history, followed by a walking tour. Enjoy the architecture and insider information, along with wine and hors d’oeuvres in the garden with spectacular views of Mt. Hood and downtown, and a copy of Portland’s Goose Hollow written by Prince. Event location revealed with ticket purchase. 2PM Sunday, July 8. $65.
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. 10AM Tuesday, July 10. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Architectural Trivia Night
The local chapters of the Construction Specifications Institute and DoCoMoMo are partnering together to present this first-annual trivia-night event. Trivia will be geared specifically toward modern architecture and landscape architecture such as Memorial Coliseum, the Portland Plaza, and the Keller Fountain. The contest will have four categories: Portland architects, Portland buildings, methods and materials, and interior & furniture design. Century, 930 SE Sandy Boulevard. 5:30PM Tuesday, July 10. Free (registration required).
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 (rescheduled from June 27) 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 Tuesday, July 10. $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).
IIDA Oregon Chapter - 2018 Annual Celebration
Join IIDA Oregon at "Exhibit," a gallery theme for its annual celebration, where guests can connect, interact and celebrate the chapter’s accomplishments for the year. The evening will begin with a state-of-the-chapter address, followed by an interactive art and exhibit a newly remodeled loft space in the Central Eastside. Guests will have the opportunity to bid on a silent auction art piece. The Loft at 8th Avenue, 2010 SE Eighth Avenue. 5PM Thursday, July 12. $70 plus service charge ($50 for IIDA members, $30 for students, $25 for IIDA board members).
Piedmont Neighborhood Walking Tour
In addition to the well-known neighborhoods of 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 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 during this Architectural Heritage Center tour, attendees will see the work of architects like Joseph Jacobberger, whose North Portland Branch Library has stood as a neighborhood landmark for more than a century. Tour meetup location revealed with ticket purchase. 6PM Thursday, July 12. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Pearl District Walking Tour - A Century of Preservation and Change
Over the last 20 years, the Pearl District has been transformed from industrial enclave and rail yards into one of Portland’s most popular residential, cultural and retail districts. A century ago, the area went through a similar transformation, from a working class housing area at the edge of a marsh to the city’s biggest industrial and warehousing area. Many of Portland’s best known architects of the period designed buildings for important local and national companies. Most of these buildings remain, with their exteriors intact, and new uses inside. But as the pending demolition of the Pacific Northwest College of Art's Feldman Building (a renovated old warehouse) reminds us, the current wave of development could threaten more historic buildings. Tour meetup location revealed with ticket purchase. 6PM Thursday, July 12. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Significant Changes to the 2018 IBC Code
Samir Mokashi, a principal at Code Unlimited, will host this seminar identifyinge key differences between the 2015 IBC and the 2018 International Building Code, with a focus on regulations common to most building types and those that commonly misunderstood or misapplied. This is often due to lack of knowledge, subtle changes in the code language, or lack of clarity in the code language. No matter how it happens, the results can be devastating to the project and to the bottom line of the firm. This course will explain what changed, why it changed, how to apply these correctly in your future projects, and what is the significance of the change. In addition to explaining the technical background he will also talk about strategy in dealing with the local jurisdiction. AIA Center for Architecture, 403 NW 11th Avenue. 9AM Friday, July 13. $70 ($50 for AIA members, $30 for Associate AIA members or those not seeking AIA Continuing Education credits, $5 for students).
Pioneers to Postmodern: Downtown Walking Tour
Taking a whirlwind tour of Portland's architectural history via this downtown Architectural Heritage Center tour, attendees will learn about the first wooden structures near the river as well as the elaborate cast iron, stone and terracotta decorated buildings of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. From there one will be transported into the modern age and the sleek designs of Pietro Belluschi and the postmodernism of Michael Graves. Tour meetup location to be announced. 10AM Saturday, July 14. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Hidden Alphabet District Walking Tour
Most people experience this historic neighborhood, also know locally as Nob Hill, strolling down 23rd or 21st Avenue, enjoying the high-density chic that this area is known for. On this Positively Portland walking tour attendees will join guide Eric Wheeler to look at some of the less known historic architectural landmarks of this area, including several landmark churches, residences, apartment buildings and even a park that define the more lightly trafficked corners of this historic NW Portland neighborhood. Tour begins at Starbucks Coffee, 1021 NW 21st Avenue. 10AM Saturday, July 14. $15.
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