Portland Architecture

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Beaver Creek Cabin by Outside Architecture ( Shawn Records ). . BY BRIAN LIBBY. I’ve decided to try a new series of monthly blog posts in which I talk about the different articles I’m writing, places I’ve visited, others’ work I might have read, and any other relevant info or stories I can come up with. So here goes! Going Outside. Recently I completed two articles featuring the work of Portland firm Outside Architecture.

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Housing Design Renovation Art 223

Virginia Duran

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Let’s talk about a wonderful architectural delight: staircases. They are one of the few architectural endeavors that exist to connect two different points in space. It’s purpose is both functional and symbolic. And this is why architects have developed the concept beyond the structural element. Nowadays, some staircases are on the level of poetry.

Concept 98

Concept Structure Development Developer 98

The Architecture Professor

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Burnham & Root, Monadnock Block. Everyone knows about Root’s famous chamfer of the corner of the Monadock, but I have only recently understood a much more subtle detail on the part of Root in the Monadnock. It took me almost 50 years to see it, let alone understand it, but I hope I have it figured out. There is an old saying among artists, sometimes you do something for yourself, and if even one person finds/appreciates it, it was worth the doing.

Windows 52

Windows Restoration Art Students 52