Architecture & Design

A new chapel at Newberg’s George Fox University, filled with art

Murals by professor Tim Timmerman and stained glass by Bryant Stanton add color to the graceful space, where an open house on Thursday will welcome visitors.

Making others’ dreams come true: Remembering John T. Montague

The stalwart patron of Portland contemporary classical music leaves a lasting — and surprising — legacy, including a video exhibition this month at Nine Gallery.

John Montague’s ‘Willamette Greenway’ at Nine Gallery: the spirit of place

With hundreds of photographs and video shots taken over years, a former software engineer found his inner artist.

Touring the new Literary Arts headquarters, and turning the page

Executive director Andrew Proctor leads the way through a new Central Eastside office, bookstore, café, and event space scheduled to open in November.

The new Burnside Bridge: Options and choices

How best to replace Portland's busy east-west span? Bridge designer Keith Brownlie of Britain’s BEAM Architects parses the best choice from a sextet of arches and cable-stays. Now the bridge committee has selected an inverted "Y" cable stay design.

PDX airport’s $2 billion reinvention takes flight

The designers of the Portland airport's new terminal, opening Aug. 14, create an environmentally friendly, technologically innovative space that feels like a "first walk in an Oregon forest."

Remaking the campus: PSU selects Walker Macy to advance its ‘Place Matters’ initiative

The design team proposes a new welcome center, colorful paint jobs, bold signage, and justice-oriented collaboration to transform the university campus and help revitalize downtown.

Opinion: When deciding the fate of Keller Auditorium, think of the people who work there

As the deadline for public comment approaches, a stagehand at the 3,000-seat downtown performance hall argues that a vital voice has been largely left out of the conversation.

A sense of place: Through a design competition, Portland State University plans to transform its campus, as well as downtown

The urban university intends to create a stronger sense of campus identity — and become a leader in revitalizing downtown Portland.

PSU doubles down on its performance hall bid

The university’s revised design proposal for a Keller Auditorium replacement offers two venues in one: a Keller-sized 3,000-seat hall and a versatile 1,200-seat companion space.

John Yeon and Pietro Belluschi’s sacred (and vulnerable) spaces

Buildings by Portland’s two greatest midcentury-modern architects – Belluschi's Central Lutheran Church and Yeon's wooded Jorgensen House – face uncertain futures.

Corvallis’s PRAx of life opens its doors

OSU’s new performance and exhibition space, a busy hub of activity from morning to evening, brings a chance to transform how people see the university – and it has an open house April 6.

Keller Auditorium’s future: Three options, one choice

The 3,000-seat Keller needs replacing. What's the best choice: a new building at PSU, a new hall at a revamped Lloyd Center, or a full-scale renovation where it is now?

Designed by community: Multnomah County libraries — including Central, Midland, and the new East County branch — reflect a new way of thinking about library architecture

Sure, there will still be books, but get ready for big changes in the libraries emerging from 2020’s $387 million bond.

PRAx Facts: OSU’s Patricia Valian Reser Center is a transformative investment in the arts

Next spring’s opening will make Corvallis a destination for world-class arts performances, exhibits, and education.

Framing the Rothko Pavilion

The Portland Art Museum's redesigned, glass-ensconced addition, due to open in summer 2025, will make viewing easier and could be a boon to an ailing downtown.

Cultivating the Japanese Garden’s Japan Institute

Nestled beside Forest Park, the former Salvation Army White Shield Center is set to become a whole new cultural campus, devoted to classes, lectures and artist residencies.

Keller Auditorium: Renovate or replace?

Either way, seismic concerns are pushing a decision. A recent tour of Oregon's biggest performance hall demonstrated the building’s need and its untapped potential.

Seismic issues shake up Keller Auditorium

Portland's 1917 performance hall can't withstand a major quake. What's next: Expensive upgrades or more expensive replacement of the hall?

In Beaverton, the Reser takes a bow

A Tuesday ribbon-cutting sets the stage for art and performance at the new, $55 million Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.