All Things Portland

That's quite an erection.

 

As we continue to settle into a long term depression and associated unemployment, don't you think the landscape of urban growth will change drastically in a place like Portland?

 

Some movement down at OHSU's SoWA campus -- first building should begin this year.

For reference, here are detailed renderings of the campus:


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I figured they were gonna do something like that. Now where will cirque du soleil perform?!

 

Drive by that place everyday....NE 27th and Broadway. Those palm trees have been there forever.

 

I love these types of projects -- upgrading/modernizing early 1900's buildings and bringing them up to LEED status:

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SoWa ICE facility put on hold ...again

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Fez did you see the new Fred Meyers out in Wilsonville? The roof is covered in solar panels. Freddy's has been going for LEED status. The store near my house was projected to be a Gold LEEDs.

 

I've heard about this project a while back. The design took a long time because they wanted to achieve LEED status but also wanted to go with a certain architectural theme:

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^I like how McMenamins incorporated the church structure^​

 

The Portland-Milwaukie light rail bridge is well underway:

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All that money for a rickety old wood bridge!!!!!!??

 

Unless a tropical storm comes along and washes it away :MARIS61:

 

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-KATU​

 

Much smaller but it's not original and obviously inspired by the Fremont Bridge -- Port Mann Bridge (Vancouver, BC) ~

 

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