The Root Awards
Celebrating Portland innovation, creativity, and craftsmanship— both professional and DIY
Design in the Streets
Send us the best examples you can find of Portland ingenuity. What qualifies? Anything you can see from the streets or sidewalks: from food carts to front porches to window displays to well-trimmed topiary. We’ll pick the most original and beautiful examples for a tour of creativity in Portland in our November/December 2008 issue.
The deadline for submissions is August 15.To contribute, please send us
- the location and address of the design
- a short description of it (150 words maximum)
- a digital image of it (JPEG, TIF)
- your name, e-mail address, and phone number
You may e-mail your submission to xburos[at]portlandspaces.net or mail it to
Portland Spaces, Attn: Design Awards, 623 SW Oak St, Suite 300, Portland, OR, 97205.
Submissions Could Include but are not limited to:
- Front porches
- Doorways
- Yards
- Outdoor rooms
- Decks
- Yard art (sculpture, topiary, artwork)
- Streets (best collective groups of houses)
- Tree or arrangement of trees
- Signage
- Lighting
- Storefronts
- Waiting rooms
- Uniforms
- Food carts
- Public places to sit
- Transit stops
- Lobbies
- Public/semipublic rooms
- Public art
- Gardens
- Custom bikes
- Bike racks
Please direct additional questions to Xylia Buros, Design Awards Coordinator:
- xburos[at]portlandspaces.net
- 503.222.5144 x173
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