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Curves and collisions: visiting the Eyebrow House

A recent visit to the Eyebrow House served as proof that first impressions can be misleading. I had just arrived at the Southeast Portland house near Mt. Tabor with the home's architect, Edgar Papazian of Doon Architecture, and at first glance it seemed, while quite striking, to be a bit of a clunky mishmash of an... Read more>>

R-house By Michael Jantzen

‘The R-house was designed to function as a small vacation retreat. It will be pre-fabricated in sections and assembled within a short period of time onto the customers site. The entire structure will be made of a new wood product called Accoya, which is made from sustainably grown... Read more>>

Luxurious Dining & Decor at Lucier

At the south end of Riverplace along the Willamette, beside the new Strand Standard  condos, sits the new Lucier restaurant, a very high-end dining establishment with a sizable investment in its architecture and interiors. I visited Lucier last week as part of a press lunch.... Read more>>

Best large condo in Portland? Visiting The Metropolitan

Yesterday I had an appointment with a couple who live in The Metropolitan, the Jeff Lamb and BOORA Architects designed (and Hoyt Street Properties-developed) Pearl District condominium on Lovejoy between Jamison Square and Tanner Springs parks. (Their unit is being considered... Read more>>

Visiting The Eliot

Last Friday I made an overdue visit to The Eliot, the downtown condo tower at 10th and Jefferson. I've followed the project's design and construction since the project was first announced a few years ago, and from the first rendering I saw, I liked the project a lot. But this was my... Read more>>

Nuts About the Walnut House

In the eight or nine years I've been following design in Portland, architect Dave Giulietti has been a constant presence. An unassuming teddy-bear of a guy, Dave was president of the AIA/Portland chapter back in 1999, when I first met him and we began a series of friendly Yankees-Mets... Read more>>

Mahlum's Providence Newberg

I've been meaning for a few months to write about the new Providence Newberg Medical Center by Mahlum Architects (and a host of partners). I think it's an impressive project, particularly in how it incorporates a host of sustainable materials and methods - not just to score a high LEED... Read more>>

Media Facade of Lanchid 19 Design Hotel

Environment-responsive kinetic glass facade (Lánchíd 19 Design Hotel, Budapest) Read more>>