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Metro Reports: Con-way Block 290, Timberview, Multiple Pathways to Graduation, and more

Next Portland

Next Portland covers the highlights of the Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits processed each week. The building will be composed of a mass timber frame wrapped with prefabricated exterior walls clad with metal panels installed over a rainscreen. Metro Reports have moved to Portland Maps Reports.

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Under Construction: Slabtown Savier (images)

Next Portland

Changes made to the zoning code since 2012 do not apply to projects developed in the Con-way Master Plan area. The ground floor exterior is defined by extensive glazing, aluminum storefronts, accent wood cladding, steel canopies, exterior lighting, and fine masonry detailing. The site was most recently used as surface parking.

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Metro Reports: SE 27th and Division Apartments, Isaka Shamsud-Din Apartments, Troy Laundry North, and more

Next Portland

Next Portland covers the highlights of the Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits processed each week. The minimum setback required at a street lot line across a local street from a RM3 zone is 10¿ feet and the maximum building setback is also 10¿ feet. Metro Reports have moved to Portland Maps Reports.

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Ways to Landscape Your Backyard

Aric Gitomer Architect

A landscape designer might suggest utilizing focal points, harmony, or symmetry through shrubs or decorative elements such as a fountain or birdbath. Zoning and Linking. Several landscape architects might suggest creating micro zones within your backyard to designate roles. And the best part is that they could be modest in size.

Landscape 209
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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) Design Iconic External Diagrid for Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank Headquarters

Architizer

The building was designed to “breathe” and flex to occupant needs, utilizing naturally ventilated atria and a column-free externalized structure. Operable windows in all office spaces and two vertical atria span the height of the tower, allowing the building to “breathe” the fresh coastal air as seasonal weather permits. .

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Szczecin Public Library

Architects for Urbanity

The volume of the building is divided in three functional zones that are interconnected by a large corridor on the south side. The western zone contains the entrance, the main hall and the adults’ library functions.

Zoning 52
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LCC Health Professions Building

SW Oregon Architect

3’s limitations (which included its limited area, narrow proportions, and web of existing buried utilities) were not so onerous as to outweigh its considerable promise. LCC set a goal of LEED certification at the Gold level, utilizing design strategies that are practical, cost-effective, and low maintenance.

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