The Burnside Blog
Studs Terkel bequeaths hearty humor, love of strong neighborhoods to Portland
Studs Terkel, the great urban populist and journalist, passes away today at 96—and what Portland can do to remember him.
Urban Renewal is Blowin' in the Wind
Retro Beaverton embraces the fabulous ‘50s: the good old days of Rock-n-roll, Grape Nehi and Urban Renewal!
Building Trend Destined for Portland
Joe Six-Pack meets Frank Lloyd Wright: a new sustainable trend could combine green building, recycling, AND drinking beer
This Really Old House: Ladd Carriage House Returns
The 1883 Stick Style Ladd Carriage House inched its way back home again—proving Thomas Wolfe sooo wrong.
Park Fest 2008
Today is Park Fest 2008! Play badminton, experience green-spaces, or experience them vicariously through community-based discussion.
Afterlife of the Party: Permanent Portlanders
Find out why Storm Large is singing about 30 acres of distinctive, history-rich greenery and one axe murderess
Once, Twice, Three Times A City
A look across the nation at three innovative ways of participating in the life of cities
Up on the Roof: A. E. Doyle's Library gets a Green Toupée
Multnomah County Central Library’s new eco-roof has 17,000 plants and a whole lot more
Green grows the Da Vinci Code
On Monday, Dan Evans helped the Todd Hess Building Co. break ground on a new green classroom at Da Vinci Arts Middle School in Portland.
Skylab's Weft and Warp
Skylab’s latest, the Weave Building, to be unveiled Wednesday night
Buster Simpson: Live at PSU!
Acclaimed environmental artist Buster Simpson lectures at PSU tonight
Envelope please: AIA Awards 2008
A recap of the AIA award-winners from the AIA | IIDA Awards Gala, Sat. October 18 at the flashy new Nines hotel.
Something Public this Way Comes
Announcement for the October 31, 2008 deadline for applications for the City of Portland’s Community Involvement Committee (CIC) for the Portland Plan
The History and Mystery of the Universe
Bucky Fuller’s dome head in a theatre? Portland Center Stage makes it happen with a show and excellent collection of panels and lectures starting this weekend!
Green Acres is the place to be: Architecture 2030 Challenge
This coming week the AIA Portland Committee on the Environment (COTE) hosts the 2nd Annual Green Champions Summit & Celebration
Crossing the Willamette (and the internet for interesting odds and ends . . . )
The Oregonian talks about the proposals for the first new bridge across the Willamette River in 35 years, a chance criss-crossing the city, and more Olmstead too . . .
Top-10 List: Pioneer Courthouse Square
The American Planning Association names Pioneer Courthouse Square as one of 10 Great Public Spaces
AIA Portland Salon: SMART Tower Confab
AIA Portland is hosting a presentation and open discussion on Mulvanny G2 Architecture’s proposal for a waterfront “SMART Tower” this Friday afternoon
Design by Benevolent Dictation
Brad Cloepfil wishes we had a benevolent dictator like Robert Moses, or Ira Keller, or possibly A.E. Doyle.
A walk in the park
A walk in the park illuminates how design, and reading about design, can be transcendent.
Suddenly Sieverts
A visit to Portland by influential German urban planner Thomas Sieverts inspires conversation, art and a reconsideration of the suburb
Fear and Loathing (and Urban Policy) on the Campaign Trail
How will the next US president grapple with urban challenges like the evolution of sustainable cities, social equity and climate change and what does this mean for Portland?
Cage Fight: Bragdon vs. Architecture Visionaries
Well, not quite, but Metro President David Bragdon’s policies will meet contemporary urban theories in two events Monday night
Build it and will they come?
Portland tries for a stadium two-fer: Soccer n’ Baseball
