
Hood River’s mixed-use Outpost achieves industrial chic with mass timber
About an hour west of Portland, Oregon, a stretch of post-industrial waterfront along the Hood River has been revitalized...

Portland welcomes first Living Building Challenge project
Pacific Northwest architecture firm Mahlum has made history with the certification of its new architecture...

Wedge-shaped Sideyard champions CLT construction
When Portland, Oregon reconfigured the roadways in the Central Eastside community, a 9,000-square-foot berm space...

A pair of industrial buildings are reborn as a creative office in Portland
In Northwest Portland, two former industrial structures have been given a new lease on life as Redfox Commons,...

Fun, eco-friendly things to do in Portland
Portland has boomed in the past 20 years, attracting musicians, writers, graphic designers and other creative...

A young couple creates a dreamy Scandinavian-inspired yurt home in Oregon
When filmmaker Zach Both decided to hit pause on his itinerant lifestyle after three years on the road in a self-converted...

A 1940s cottage is transformed into a solar-powered Hanok-inspired home
Portland-based collaborative design practice Woofter Architecture has recently completed the expansion and renovation...

These are the world's top vegan cities
If traveling is a top priority for you in 2019 and you follow a vegan diet, there are some cities that are more...

Peek inside the tallest cross-laminated timber building in the US
Portland, one of the leading cities for sustainability initiatives in the U.S., is now home to the nation’s tallest...

This green-roofed home for a master gardener embraces nature
Tapped to design a home for a master gardener in Portland, Oregon, Olson Kundig crafted the Country Garden House,...

Metal-clad Treehouse for "no-commute lifestyles" mimics Portland’s forests
With projects like LEVER Architecture’s recently completed Treehouse, it’s little wonder Portland, Ore. scores...

Staggered volumes help make Portland's Slate building an energy-efficient marvel
Portland, Oregon's new mixed-use development, known as Slate, consists of a shifting stack of volumes that reflect...

Portland debuts newly designed thief-proof bike racks
Portland, Oregon is home to more bike parking spaces on city streets than any other city in North America. But...

Nation’s tallest timber building to rise in Portland
The nation’s tallest wooden high-rise will soon take shape in Portland, Oregon. Funded by a $1.5 million-dollar...

Portland plans to replace diesel using waste methane from sewage
Portland is searching for alternative sources of energy in unlikely places - including the city's sewage treatment...