Professor Jeffrey Hou (Island Press)
BY BRIAN LIBBY
Downtown Portland Moves West Tour
After repeated Willamette River flooding in the late 19th century, Portland's central business district began to move west of Second Avenue, embarking on an era of building construction that utilized popular new materials, often coupled with classical design motifs. The results included some of the city's first tall buildings and by the 1910s, Fifth and Sixth Avenues had become the heart of this new business district. This Architectural Heritage Center tour examines downtown's temples of commerce, located mostly along Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Along the way one will see banks resembling classical Greek and Roman temples and learn about the early 20th century architects who left an indelible impression on Portland — in particular A. E. Doyle, Whidden & Lewis, and Reid & Reid. Tour meetup location revealed with ticket purchase. 6PM Thursday, May 2. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Historic Peninsula Park Tour
Peninsula Park was Portland's first public Rose Garden upon its 1909 completion, and it remains the crown jewel of the city's park system with gardens and pavilions designed in the City Beautiful tradition of landscape architecture. As this Positively Portland walking tour will demonstrate, the neighborhood is also the site of Jefferson High School (1908), North Portland Public Library (1913), and the now vacant Mt Hood Masonic Temple (1923). Tour begins at McMenamin’s Chapel Pub, 430 N Killingsworth Street. 6PM Friday, May 3. $15.
Kathryn Rogers Merlino - Old is New Again
The latest edition of of the Portland State University School of Architecture's Fridays@4 lecture series features Kathryn Rogers Merlino, a professor at the University of Washington's landscape architecture department. Professor Merlino's current research argues that the reuse of existing buildings – both everyday ‘non- historic’ and ‘historic’ – is a critical part of our sustainable future. Her latest research is reflected in her recent book Building Reuse: Sustainability, Preservation, and the Value of Design, where she makes the case that truly sustainable design requires reusing and reimagining existing buildings. Portland State University, Shattuck Hall Annex, 1914 SW Park Avenue. 4PM Friday, May 3. Free.
Solar Winery Tour 2019
Solar Oregon's seventh annual Solar Winery Tour visits three of Oregon’s leading solar powered wineries: Ruby Vineyeard, Alloro Vineyards and Vidon Vineyard. Tickets will include transportation, lunch and wine tasting. Tour departs from Platt Electric, 322 SE Taylor Street. 9AM Saturday, May 4. $110 ($80 for Solar Oregon 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, May 4. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Historic Irvington Walking Tour
The Irvington National Register District includes over 2500 houses, most of them are considered contributing to the historic character of the district. This Positively Portland Walking Tour will feature fine examples of early 20th century residences of the Craftsman and Period Revival styles. Tour begins at Foster & Dobbs Fine Foods, 2815 NE 15th Avenue. 1PM Saturday, May 4. $15.
2019 Urbanism Next Conference
This second annual conference follows last year's debut that brought together over 500 planners, architects, landscape architects, developers, technology experts, elected officials, academics, and many others. The conference is a collaboration between the American Planning Association, the American Institute of Architects, and the American Society of Landscape Architects, and the Urban Land Institute. This year's theme will be how technological innovations can be harnessed to achieve desired outcomes. What has been tried? What has worked? What has not worked? What should be tried next? How can the private and public sectors collaborate to ensure that desired outcomes drive technological innovation rather than the other way around? University of Oregon, White Stag Block, 70 NW Couch Street. Begins 8AM Tuesday, May 7. $575 ($499 for members of the involved organizations, nonprofits, or colleges and universities).
Pioneers to Postmodern Downtown Tour
Taking a whirlwind tour of the entire range 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 revealed with ticket purchase. 10AM Tuesday, May 7. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Ladd's Addition Tour
Enjoy a stroll through this leafy enclave of early 20th century homes, churches, and businesses, not to mention yours truly for the past 18 years. This National Register Historic District is Oregon’s oldest planned community and in 2009 the American Planning Association honored it as one of America’s Great Places. Easily identifiable on any map, the neighborhood, once comprising the property owned by former Portland mayor William Ladd, eschews a traditional street grid for a series of circles dotted with rose gardens. As attendees on this Architectural Heritage Center will see, Ladd's Addition also boasts one of the largest tree canopies in the city, making it ideal for a spring or summer walk. Tour meetup location revealed with ticket purchase. 6PM Thursday, May 9. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Jeffrey Hou - Guerrilla Urbanism and the Remaking of Cities
As part of the Fridays@4 lecture series, Portland State University School of Architecture welcomes Jeffrey Hou, a University of Washington landscape architecture professor. His work focuses on community design, civic engagement, and the relationship between democracy and public space, with an emphasis on engaging marginalized social groups in the making of places. Professor Hou has worked with indigenous tribes, farmers, and fishers in Taiwan, as well as neighborhood residents in Japan, villagers in China, and inner-city immigrant youths and elders in North American cities. Portland State University, Shattuck Hall Annex, 1914 SW Park Avenue. 4PM Friday, May 10. Free.
Oregon: Still Unprepared for the Really Big One?
THis panel discussion, hosted by Ed Jahn, a producer of Oregon Public Broadcasting's Oregon Field Guide, will explore the latest efforts taking place here in Oregon, the lessons learned from the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, and discuss how Oregon must continue to prepare for current and future. generations. The event will kick off with a viewing of “Unprepared,” a 2015 episode of Oregon Field Guide. The subsequent discussion will feature Jay Raskin, chair of the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission; Teresa Elliott, who directs engineering for the Portland Water Bureau; and Portland State University economics professor Hiro Ito, who directs the Initiative for Community and Disaster Resilience at PSU's Center for Public Interest Design. Portland State University, Native American Student & Community Center, 710 SW Jackson Street. 5:30PM Friday, May 10. Free.
The Retro Rehab Lecture Panel & Preservation Pop-Up
As a precursor to Restore Oregon's annual Midcentury Modern Home Tour comes this event, featuring a panel discussion moderated by architect Anthony Belluschi and featuring his fellow homeowners from the tour. Jupiter Hotel, 800 East Burnside Street. 7PM Friday, May 10. Sold out.
Mid-Century Modern Home Tour
Restore Oregon's annual tour returns with a self-guided tour of homes including the Burkes House by legendary architect Pietro Belluschi designed home, two homes by builder Robert Rummer, as well as a home designed by noted Vancouver architect Day Hilborn. The tour will be followed by an after-party at the Jupiter Hotel. Tour locations revealed with ticket purchase. 10AM Saturday, May 11. $50 ($40 for Restore Oregon members).
Getting Your House Ready for the Big One
The Pacific Northwest and the Portland area face the threat of a large impending earthquake. This Architectural Heritage Center program examines what Portland-area homeowners can do to increase the chance that their houses will survive. Dr. Scott Burns, retired professor of geology at Portland State University and international speaker, will explain the complex seismic fault lines that run through the Portland area and how buildings behave in an earthquake. Steve Gemmell, owner of Earthquake Tech, will describe the step-by-step procedure for bolting your house and other improvements that can help one's house in a seismic event. Troy Noland, independent agent with Farmers Agency Insurance, will explain earthquake insurance options for homeowners. Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Avenue. 10AM Saturday, May 11. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Garden+ Lecture Series: Balazs and Botond Bognar
As part of the Portland Japanese Garden's Garden+ Lecture Series, Balazs and Botond Bognar will discuss their new book, Kengo Kuma: Portland Japanese Garden, published by Rizzoli. Balazs Bognar is the design director at Kengo Kuma and Associates, closely overseeing the Cultural Crossing project. He has been based in Tokyo and working with Kengo Kuma since 2007, on projects including Tokyo's Red Bull Music Academy Japan and the soon to be completed Rolex Tower in Dallas. Balazs's father, Botond Bognar, is a professor and the Edgar A. Tafel Endowed Chair in Architecture at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, as well as a longtime expert on Japanese architecture. Portland Japanese Garden, 611 SW Kingston Avenue. 5:30 and 7pm Tuesday, May 14. $15.
Visualizing a New Burnside Bridge
An open house to view proposals made for a new Burnside Bridge by students from the School of Architecture at Portland State University. Students and representatives from Multnomah County will be present to discuss the challenges of a new bridge now and in the face of a catastrophic earthquake. Portland State University, Shattuck Hall Annex, 1914 SW Park Avenue. 5PM Wednesday, May 15. Free.
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