A house on SE Elliott Avenue (Brian Libby)
BY BRIAN LIBBY
An Introduction to Portland's Architectural Styles
In this Architectural Heritage Center lecture, retired former University of Oregon and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor Tom Hubka will help attendees make sense out of the architectural styles common to buildings built in Portland over the past 150 years. Through photos and diagrams, Hubka will highlight the details to look for in styles ranging from Greek revival, Romanesque and classical revival to the international style and postmodernism. Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Avenue. 10AM Saturday, December 1. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Workplace [NOW!]
Experience the office of the future with an interactive discussion of the multi-generational workplace. The audience will be divided into small groups that will tackle discussing topics highlighting how different generational attitudes, values/beliefs, work ethics/habits and expectations affect organizations. Environments NW, 707 SE Belmont Street. 5:30PM Tuesday, December 4. Free.
Meet the Press: A Holiday Fundraiser Benefiting the Rose Haven
The Oregon chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services hosts this evening of merry-making and an opportunity to know local journalists covering the architecture, engineering and construction industry. Learn how to best secure media access for your firm from a panel of diverse editors, writers, and reporters. This event also serves as SMPS-Oregon's annual holiday fundraiser, with 50 percent of net ticket sales benefiting the Rose Haven Day Center for Women and Children. 100 percent of raffle ticket purchases will also go directly to Rose Haven. Moderated by public relations professional Allison McCormick of PM PR, the talk's panelists include Daily Journal of Commerce editor Sam Tenney, Business Journal reporter Jon Bell, Oregonian reporter Elliot Njus, and Portland Tribune reporter Stephanie Basalyga. The Cleaners at ACE Hotel, 403 SW 10th Avenue. 4:30PM Wednesday, December 5. $35.
Just Do It: Strategies for Projects
The AIA Materials Matter initiative is empowering architects to become advocates for materials transparency, and in so doing, enhancing design of a healthier, greener, more prosperous, and more equitable built environment. The fourth session in this series, Just Do It: Strategies for Projects, presents frameworks for integrating knowledge of environmental and human health impacts from material substances into projects. The session explores strategies at play when materials decisions are driven by clients, rating-systems, firms, and even individual initiative. Case studies share lessons learned from on the ground experiences, and speakers candidly discuss the different perspectives and motivators of project team members. AIA Center for Architecture, 403 NW 11th Avenue. 8AM Thursday, December 6. $140 ($100 for members of the AIA, the Construction Specifications Institute, the American Society of Interior Designers, the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Structural Engineers Association of Oregon, and the Structural Engineers Association of Washington; $60 for AIA Associate members; $30 for students).
Information Session: PSU Master of Architecture and Graduate Certificates
Portland State University School of Architecture offers two options for master's level study in architecture, together with a graduate certificate in public interest design, a graduate certificate in urban design, and a pre-professional undergraduate degree in architecture. At this information session for the School of Architecture, one can learn about graduate programs in architecture, meet teaching faculty and the director, talk with current students, learn about the curriculum and the teaching philosophy, and tour our studios and lab facilities. Portland State University, Shattuck Hall, 1914 SW Park Avenue, Room 235. 11AM Friday, December 7. Free.
Jingle & Mingle — DoCoMoMo Holiday Party
The Oregon chapter of DoCoMoMo International (the International Committee for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighborhoods of the Modern Movement) hosts this annual holiday party at the residence of architects Melody and Brian Emerick, leaders of Emerick Architects, which was recently featured in Atomic Ranch magazine. Attendees are encouraged to dress up or wear their ugliest Christmas sweaters for drinks, mingling, and food. Emerick House (address revealed with ticket purchase). 6PM Friday, December 2. $15 (free for DoCoMoMo members).
Philip Johnson: Curator, Architect, Critic, Gadfly
Philip Johnson was one of the more influential American architects and architectural critics of the 20th century. Before Johnson had even designed his first building, he served as the first director of the Department of Architecture and Design for the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. During this time, he introduced several notable European architects to the United States including Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, coining the term “international style” along the way. As an architect, Johnson’s circa-1949 Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut earned him immediate attention . Over the next 40 years, Johnson would go on to design a number of landmark buildings, becoming a leading voice in postmodernism with landmarks like New York's AT&T Building in 1984. Johnson was also winner of the very first Pritzker Prize for Architecture . In this Architectural Heritage Center lecture, Jim Varner will examine Johnson' life and work, including his controversial time in Hitler's 1930s Germany as well as his involvement here in Portland leading the Portland Building design competition. Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Avenue. 10AM Saturday, December 8. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
AWB-Oregon Holiday Open House and Human Shelter Screening
For its annual holiday open house, the Oregon chapter of Architects Without Borders will present a screening of the 55-minute film The Human Shelter by Danish director Boris Bertram. Filmed in nine countries across four continents, it explores how we construct the story of our home, whether home is a refugee camp in Iraq or a glacier shelter in Iceland. AIA Center For Architecture, 403 NW 11th Avenue. 5:30PM Wednesday, December 12. Free.
Ugly Sweater Holiday Mixer
The Portland Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute, DoCoMoMo Oregon, the Oregon chapter of the American Planning Association, ASHRAE, the American Society of Plumbing Engineers, and Portland Design Events invite all emerging and existing professionals to this Ugly Sweater Holiday Mixer. It's a chance to get to know fellow professionals in the industry, swap war stories and share some laughs. Prizes will be given for worst overall Christmas sweater and for groups of sweaters. Henry's 12th Street Tavern, 10 NW 12th Avenue. 5:30PM Wednesday, December 12. $40 ($30 for members of the ASLA, APA, CSI, AIA, or ASHRAE, $10 for emerging professionals with less than 10 years of experience).
AIA Portland Holiday Mixer 2018
Both members of the American Institute of Architects' Portland chapter and non-members are invited to this annual holiday party. A raffle will help raise funds for Your Street Your Voice, an interactive program that will immerse participants in the process of designing city spaces and buildings beginning in February of 2019. Kush Rugs, 1225 NW Everett Street. 6PM Thursday, December 13. Free.
Historic Ladd's Addition Walking Tour
Southeast Portland's Ladd's Addition neighborhood, first laid out in the early 20th century, is known for its "X in a box" street grid and its array of historic homes. This is Portland's first Historic Conservation District and in many ways represents the Portland standard for a pedestrian and bicyclist-friendly neighborhood with tree lined streets, parks, churches and neighborhood school. This Positively Portland Walking Tour will highlight the well-preserved fabric of historic buildings that make this neighborhood one of the most livable in Portland. Tour begins at Palio Coffee & Dessert House, 1996 SE Ladd Avenue. 1PM Friday, December 14. $15.
Lost Portland Book Talk
Since Portland incorporated the then-independent cities of Albina and East Portland in 1891, countless local buildings, streetscapes and even entire neighborhoods have been lost. Historian and Architectural Heritage Center education manager Val Ballestrem, author of the new book Lost Portland, Oregon, will take a look at some of these lost icons as well as the not-so-well-known buildings and places that were once an important part of the city. Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Avenue. 10AM Saturday, December 15. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
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