Waldo Block (Brian Johnson)
BY BRIAN LIBBY
Sullivan's Gulch Neighborhood Tour
When Ralph Lloyd began his 35-year effort to create an east Portland "downtown" in 1926, the site for his project, Holladay's Addition, was one of Portland's grandest neighborhoods. The remaining neighborhood, now known as Sullivan’s Gulch, was heavily impacted by the development of the nearby Lloyd Center mall. But as this Architectural Heritage Center tour demonstrates, the neighborhood still retains some significant historic residential architecture. Tour begins at northeast corner of Holladay Park, NE 13th Avenue and Multnomah Street, 10AM Tuesday, April 16. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Oregon Design Conference
The biennial Oregon Design Conference returns to Salishan on the Oregon Coast for its ninth edition. Entitled SHIFT19 and running April 17-19, the conference features design leaders and industry disruptors from a variety of perspectives and experiences. As designers and place-makers, problem solvers and big picture thinkers, these professionals have an opportunity to lead conversations that drive positive change through design. Salishan Resort, 7760 North Highway 101, Gleneden Beach, Oregon. 4PM Wednesday, April 17. $370 ($200 for non-industry partners, spouses, $125 for emerging professionals).
Garthwick Neighborhood Tour
Located just south of Sellwood and north of the Waverly Country Club, this hidden residential neighborhood provided a great outdoor laboratory for architects and builders working in the most popular residential styles of the 20th century. This Architectural Heritage Center tour explores one of Southeast Portland's lesser-known historic neighborhoods. Tour meetup location revealed with ticket purchase. 10AM Saturday, April 20. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Portland's Iron Age
After the first brick commercial buildings began to appear in Portland in the mid-1850s, architects began to adorn their designs with an increasing amount of ornament, and by the end of the 19th century, the city boasted one of the largest collections of cast-iron decorated buildings in the United States. Columns, pilasters, human and animal figures, and a variety of trim and moldings all finished to look like carved stone, gave these buildings the appearance of a European city transplanted to the Pacific Northwest. In this Architectural Heritage Center lecture, Tim Hutchinson will provide an overview of the fascinating story behind Portland’s cast-iron architecture, with a look at buildings still standing as well as those lost long ago. Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Avenue. 10AM Saturday, April 20. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Merchants and Markets: Portland’s Historic Yamhill District Tour
Exploring the heart of Portland’s late-nineteenth century commercial district, this Architectural Heritage Center tour visits the Yamhill Historic District and nearby historic buildings of SW Second and Third avenues. The route is packed with the names of prominent city pioneers who made their mark as merchants, developers and architects as well as providing some of the city’s finest examples of cast iron, Richardsonian Romanesque and Classical buildings. Attendees will visit the Willamette’s first bridge, the first public market, and Portland's first Chinatown. Tour meetup location to be announced. 10AM Tuesday, April 23. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Accessibility: Everything you Wanted to Know and More
For architects, accessibility requirements are some of the most confusing out there, with changing codes, interpretations, and trends but no agreed-upon standard. This AIA Oregon continuing education class will cover topics from basic accessibility concepts to minimization of risk. The presentation will provide clear and relevant information on 5 major subject areas: applicable standards, basic concepts, bathrooms, kitchens, and common errors. Attendees will learn the majority of issues that arise during the design and construction phases. Also presented will be multiple solutions to resolving these common issues taking into account aesthetics, price, and level of tolerable risk. AIA Center for Architecture, 403 NW 11th Avenue. 10AM Friday, April 26. $175 ($125 for AIA members, $75 for Associate AIA members, $75 for those not seeking AIA continuing education credits).
The Basics of Wood Window Repair
Contrary to the mass marketing that fills our mailboxes, original windows can be refreshed and repaired to meet today’s energy savings goals. At the same time, preserving original windows also preserves historic character and re-uses material that is inherently sustainable. This workshop covers the basics of identifying problems and repairing the wood windows in our older homes. The Architectural Heritage Center welcomes Patty Spencer, owner of Fresh Air Sash Cord Repair, who will share her years of experience in preserving and restoring the function of original, double-hung, wood windows found in homes built in the 1940s and earlier. Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Avenue. 10AM Saturday, April 27. $12 ($8 for AHC members).
Historic Montavilla Walking Tour
Montavilla is a vintage streetcar-era neighborhood, first platted in the early 20th century and situated on the east slope of Mt Tabor. Sparked by the restoration of the 1940s era Academy Theater in 2006, the small commercial district is experiencing a revitalization similar to several of the other early 20th century neighborhoods in Portland. This Positively Portland walking tour will begin with an interior view of the Academy Theater and then continue down Stark Street to get the flavor of the commercial district in Montavilla. Tour begins at Montavilla Brew Works, 7805 SE Stark Street. 1PM Saturday, April 27. $15.
Garden+ Lecture Series: Christian Tagsold
In this lecture at the Portland Japanese Garden, Tagsold, an associate professor at the University of Düsseldorf's Institute for Modern Japanese Studies and author of Spaces in Translation: Japanese Gardens and the West, will discuss his provocative and groundbreaking theories that the idea of the Japanese garden has less to do with Japan’s history and traditions than with the country’s interactions with the West. Tagsold, who has researched over eighty Japanese gardens in ten countries, explores their history, popularity, and shifting aesthetic, as well as that most elusive concept — authenticity. Portland Japanese Garden, 611 SW Kingston Avenue. 2 and 4:30PM Monday, April 29. $20 ($15 for Japanese Garden members).
Old Town Tour
The commercial district near the Skidmore Fountain and the oldest standing buildings in downtown comprise this tour of Portland’s only National Landmark Historic District. Visitors on this Architectural Heritage Center tour will see the work of Portland’s earliest architects, learning how cast iron played a central role in their designs and how the city developed so close to the river. 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, April 30. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
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