News This week the city of Portland will co-host an architects' and developers' forum on "bird-friendly building design." The subject is more interesting than you might think, at least as explained in draft report by the local Audubon Society (pdf).From the report: Today, collisions are estimated to account for the death of up to 1 billion birds annually in the US alone. At a time when 1 in 4 bird species ...   More

News The American Institute of Architects yesterday released a list of its top 10 green projects for 2012.Mercy Corps global headquarters on Southwest Naito Parkway near the Burnside Bridge, a $21.3 million project completed in 2009, was one of the buildings chosen for recognition.The project was completed primarily by Portland firms, including THA Architecture—whose principal partner Will Dann served ...   More

Arts & Books Portland has no shortage of beautiful buildings. From the stately arches of Central Library to the pleasingly asymmetrical windows of the 937 Condominiums, the city has been blessed with its share of good architecture. But who wants to write about things they like? That's for nerds like Bart King and Brian Libby. Nah, we're an alt-weekly here, and that means we love nothing more than to bitch about ...   More

Arts & Books  There's nothing really egregious about this alley, between two buildings on Southeast Foster Road at 66th Avenue. This part of the city is full of narrow, muddy, unpaved alleys leading nowhere in particular. But this particular alley is the scene of a crime. No, not the tagging—that's just asshattery. What happened here is far worse.In 1999, an artists named Becky Bristol painted a pair of ...   More

News Portland's Willamette riverscape is slotted to get its first major bridge makeover in 36 years. And beginning this Tuesday through the rest of this month, the public may check it out by going to City Hall to view a model of the stylish upgrade. The Architecture Foundation of Oregon, the Portland Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and Portland Spaces Magazine are presenting the model ...   More

News As first reported at Good Stuff NW and elaborated upon in the Oregonian, Genoa, Southeast Belmont's legendary, shuttered Italian restaurant, will reopen in November under new ownership and a little brother—an upscale cafe in the long-empty corner space adjacent to the restaurant. Wanna know what that will look like? Check out the land use review notice, which proposes moving the restaurant's ...   More