Inside Portland City Hall (Brian Libby)
BY BRIAN LIBBY
Downtown Civic Spaces from the Inside
This Positively Portland walking tour explores several of Portland's most important public buildings dating from the middle of the 19th century to the early 21st century. Attendees will have a chance to view these city icons from the outside and inside while enjoying some great views of downtown. Included on the tour list: Pioneer Courthouse, Portland City Hall, the Edith Green Wendeel Wyatt Federal Building, and the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse. Tour begins at Pioneer Courthouse, 700 SW Sixth Avenue. 1PM Friday, January 3. $15.
OSSC Update Seminar
The 2019 Oregon Structural Specialty Code went into effect on October 1, 2019 with a three-month phase-in process. This course, taught by Code Unlimited principal Samir Mokashi, will focus on changes between the most recent Oregon codes and the 2019 OSSC adoptions, including 2018 IBC codes. Regulations on the issues common to most building types and those that may be commonly misunderstood or misapplied will be covered. This course will explain what changed, why it changed, and how to apply these updates correctly in your projects. AIA Center for Architecture, 403 NW 11th Avenue. 12PM Friday, January 10. ($50 for AIA members, $35 for Associate AIA members or those not seeking AIA Continuing Education credits, $5 for students).
Museums of Old Town/Chinatown Tour
Old Town/Chinatown is know for many things, but not often as a location for small-scale neighborhood museums. This Positively Portland walking tour will make a brief visit to several of these niche museums that tell the story of several immigrant communities in Portland. Attendees will hear from staff about the history and mission of each museum but won't actually tour the museums. This tour will introduce one to each of these historic treasures and encourage one to return for more exploration later. Moving from site to site, the tour will view the architectural fabric of the neighborhood and discuss the historic context of each museum. Tour begins at Lefty's Cafe, 724 NW Davis Street. 1PM Friday, January 10. $15.
Ben Holladay's Portland
When Ben Holladay of Overland Mail and Pony Express fame arrived in Portland in 1868, the city’s dreams of a railroad were stalled. Within three years, however, Holladay was building rail lines toward California on both sides of the river. The railroad reshaped Portland. Downtown began to move inland and a new city rose on the east bank. Holladay built the city’s first streetcar line and laid out the large addition that bears his name. He hired thousands of Chinese railroad workers who gave Portland the largest Chinatown north of San Francisco. His planned bridge across the Willamette, thwarted by the financial crises of 1873, was a decade and a half ahead of its time. A controversial figure with extravagant dreams and legendary appetites, Holladay upended Portland norms and dominated its politics. This Architectural Heritage Center lecture from writer Dan Haneckow focuses on the years 1868-1874, the height of Halladay's influence as Oregon’s so-called railroad king, a dramatic time in which Portland shed much of its pioneer character on its way to becoming a metropolis of the Pacific Northwest. Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Avenue. 10AM Saturday, January 11. $20 ($12 for AHC members).
Multnomah County Central Courthouse Tour
Construction of Multnomah County’s new 17-story Central Courthouse is on schedule and on budget less than one year before its grand opening later in 2020. The Portland chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute co-hosts this tour along with project team members including builder Hoffman Construction, architect SRG Partnership and mechanical contractor Interface Engineering. Multnomah County Central Courthouse, SW First Avenue and Madison Street. 5:30PM Tuesday, January 14. $40 ($30 for CSI members).
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