LEVER Architecture's Meyer Memorial Trust HQ Balances Equity and Sustainability
A LEED Platinum-rated design was just the start. At the Meyer Memorial Trust headquarters, progress comes on many fronts.
Author: Brian Libby
Future100: For Young Architects-in-Training, Green Building Strategies Affect Form and Function
Portfolios by students born after the LEED rating system was established reveal what the future of sustainable design will look like.
Ennead Architects Designs a New Science Campus for the University of Oregon
The University of Oregon’s Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact encourages innovation through teamwork and transparency.
Michael Green Architecture Designs a Mass-Timber Research Complex
The Oregon Forest Science Complex is a proving ground for mass timber’s sustainable, seismic, and even psychological benefits.
NBBJ’s Nanjing Technology Park Offers a Glimpse of China’s Green Future
The nine-building Xin Wei Yi Technology Park, draws from local inspiration for passive cooling, daylighting, and greenspace.
Rafters and Ribbon: A New Home for Blu Dot in Portland
Blu Dot’s Portland showroom by Waechter Architecture combines historic craft and contemporary curves—much like the furniture company’s aesthetic.
A Renovation Saves Michael Graves' Portland Building
DLR Group and contractor Howard S. Wright bring sweeping changes to the Postmodern landmark.
A Colorful Portland Prototype Reinvents the SRO
Argyle Gardens, the nation’s first affordable housing project to open during the pandemic, was designed by Holst Architecture to also be replicable.
Mahlum Architects' New Office is the First Living Building–Certified Project in Portland
By following rigorous LBC guidelines, the group has turned the location into a model of its organizational values, including sustainable design.
How Hacker Architects Put a Middle School on the Path to Net Zero
The Gilkey International Middle School in Portland, Oregon, makes the most of its forest site, harnessing natural light, fresh air, and biophilia.
"Origami" Artfully Reimagines an Overlooked Housing Type
With Origami, Portland, Oregon’s missing-middle housing stock takes shape.
Using CLT, Hacker Architects Helps Connect a Workplace to Its Surrounding Nature Preserve
The First Tech Federal Credit Union office—at five stories and 156,000 square feet—became America’s largest CLT-framed building by area when it opened this past summer.
Super-Sustainable Addition to Business School Quickly Becomes Center of Portland State Campus
Even more than its newly renovated home and an expansion next door, the Karl Miller Center’s five-story atrium gives Portland State University a sense of place.
Skylab Architecture Designs a Unique Tower/Podium Hybrid in Portland
The luxury mixed-use development, dubbed the Yard, is leading Portland’s east side into a taller future—and a citywide conversation.
Compact Comfort
Ziba’s JumpSeat elegantly bridges a design gap between folding chairs and theater seats.
Tribal Plan
Holst Architecture shapes new offices to reflect Ziba’s unique culture of design.
Follow the LEEDer
Portland’s Gerding Edlen Development continues to break new ground in green design.
Tokyo Style
Uniqlo hires Japan’s hottest retail designer to apply his distinctive brand of showmanship to the company’s new Soho flagship store.
The Art of Compromise
A LEED Platinum rehab in Portland finds a balance between preservation and sustainability.
Kyoto’s Adaptive Advice
An international conference focuses on practical designs for aging societies.
