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Life Gallery: Empire State Building, Made by Hand These are amazing pictures of the construction crew building the Empire State building. Sometimes we forget that there are people who build these buildings and they need to be appreciated. House in Tinos, Greece by mX Architecture Many houses try to use the theme of "ruins", this is one of the few that succeed. Why is Joel Kotkin Extolling the Virtues of Suburbia? With all of the densifying and anti-suburbia across the US (especially here in Portland), we need to remember that there is a valid counter argument. Beautiful Shipping Container Sunset Observatory rises in South Korea This is an excellent use of a common material (shipping containers) creating excellent architecture. Portland Architecture: Opportunity collapsing: can the CRC's design be saved? A discussion of the value of design for the proposed I-5 Columbia River Crossing between Portland and Vancouver Zebra Imaging: Holographic Prints For a building we design we can build a physical model or digital model. Some can build a combination of the two, a hologram of the building. Very cool looking and intriguing. Blind architects have a real feel for the site lines Interesting article about a practicing blind architect. He talks about changes to his day-to-day routine and to his approach to design. 'NE Apartment' in Tokyo by Nakae Architects These are apartments built to house a family and their motorcycle. The building shape is a response to the curves of roads. Worth reading the whole article, not just looking at the pretty pictures. City of Portland Zoning Code Everything on the outside of your home or business is ruled by the zoning code. See why Portland looks the way it does. Barbie Shanghai Store The new is Barbie store is architecturally, interior design and collector cool. Very innovative design. Clip-on Architecture: Reforesting Cities Very interesting article on how to make our cities more efficient and flora rich. Washington County InterMap This is the Washington County online map information similiar to Portland Maps. Our friends in Beaverton and Hillsboro will find this very useful. Architect, or Whatever What are all of the newly unemployed architects doing with their time? Apparently anything else. Baby, Do you like my Curves? A very intersting article about new building techniques for "blobby architecture" US Department of Energy Energy Savers for Your Home This is the a part of the US Department of Energy's website that focuses on products that will save energy and increase comfort. The section on geo-thermal heat pumps is the best explanation of how they work we've been able to find. PDX History.com Is a wonderful site about the history of Portland. It has general history of the city and individual neighborhoods. Also a great collection of old pictures of Portland. City of Portland 2008 Stormwater Management Manual In the City of Portland, you are required to detain, treat of both your run-off water from paking surfaces or roof water. This is the current manual that tells you exactly what is required. Energy Trust of Oregon has all of the green technology information you need. They talk about simple things everyone can do to save energy, programs available to Oregon Residents and tax and cash benefits to building green. Perkins Architectural enjoys Roadside Architecture and has created a Facebook Page and a Google Map of Portland Roadside Architecure. Become a Fan! Oregon DJC is the daily newspaper for everything construction. You can hear about new requests for proposals and who's building what in Portland. Portland Maps are all of the public records on any lot in Portland, Oregon. You can also see tax records, zoning, crime and property information. Indispensible for people in the industry and extremely interesting for everyone else. City of Portland's Neighborhood Association Webpage is where you can find your local neighborhood association information including defined territory and contact information. Drawing on Experience is the column John writes for NW Renovation focusing on residential queries. The link is to the list or articles he's written. |