A bid to streamline design review
Urban Design Panel members say they can identify issues before they reach the Portland Design Commission.
View ArticleDesign panel OKs Modera Belmont project
After finally passing review by the Portland Design Commission last week, plans are moving forward for the Modera Belmont, a six-story, mixed-use building with 200 apartment units at 818 S.E. Sixth Ave.
View ArticleFor ‘Dumbbell’ project, beauty is skin deep
The Portland Design Commission has asked the Regional Arts and Culture Council to assess, and provide feedback about, the artwork design that covers the exterior of Guerrilla Development's Fair-Haired...
View ArticleOHSU South Waterfront projects still under review
Oregon Health and Science University's two-block development planned for the South Waterfront will have to make one more appearance in front of the Portland Design Commission.
View ArticleDesign review may become easier for affordable housing projects
The Portland City Council on Wednesday will consider a major proposal to accelerate design review for projects that include affordable housing.
View ArticleAffordable housing projects have easier road
A new, streamlined design review process is now available for affordable housing projects in Portland.
View ArticleDesign review process under scrutiny
The city of Portland has hired a consultant – the Seattle office of landscape architecture and urban design firm Walker Macy – to study the entire design review process.
View ArticleProject hits wrong note with design commissioners
Gerding Edlen's proposed project at 5 S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. will have an L-shaped 12-foot tower atop a five-story plinth.
View ArticleA couple of projects on a road to approval
The Portland Design Commission is expected to soon OK plans for a cross-laminated timber tower and a huge hotel near the Oregon Convention Center.
View ArticleFramework tower, two other projects approved
A Lloyd District superblock developed by Capref Lloyd Center LLC was among three projects recently approved by the Portland Design Commission.
View ArticleConvention Center hotel’s design nearly set
The long-planned project to build a massive hotel near the Oregon Convention Center is close to gaining approval.
View ArticlePress Blocks design returned for revisions
Metaphorical flourish wasn’t enough to convince the Portland Design Commission to approve plans for the proposed Press Blocks development.
View ArticleLadd’s Addition project design approved
Despite objections from several citizens, the Portland Design Commission on Thursday unanimously (6-0) approved plans for Ladd’s Addition Flats, as designed by Hacker.
View ArticleAnkeny Apartments project appeal extended
The Portland City Council on Wednesday decided to continue next month its hearing on the appeal of the Design Commission’s denial of the Ankeny Apartments project.
View ArticleRaleigh 22 project design receives approval
The Portland Design Commission approved SERA Architects’ proposal for the Raleigh 22 apartment building on Thursday.
View ArticleSo many projects, too little time
As the development boom continues in Portland, the Design Commission has its hands full meeting demand for review.
View ArticleMixed-use building proposal approved
The Portland Design Commission gave conditional approval to plans for a mixed-use building with 138 residential units at Southwest 16th Avenue and Burnside Street.
View ArticleDesign review changes: a plan for action
A long, twisting road lies ahead for implementation of Portland's Design Overlay Zone Assessment recommendations.
View ArticleProject proposal’s parking problem perplexes people
The team designing a 20-story mixed-use tower for 140 S.W. Columbia St., is struggling to incorporate parking in a way that gains the Portland Design Commission's approval.
View ArticleFood carts may not fit into hotel project proposal
The team designing an 11-story boutique hotel for the northwest corner of Southwest 10th Avenue and Alder Street received advice from the Portland Design Commission on Thursday.
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