Category: portland
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PICA Coop Design Competition
Based on the work from last year to create the Chicken Cube – I was recently asked to serve on a design competition jury put on by SERA Architects to design the perfect chicken coop. The competition was aimed at benefitting the Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA) for their upcoming TADA 2010 Annual Gala…
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Rooftop Habitats – Dusty Gedge
Urban ecologist Dusty Gedge came to Portland recently for a series of lectures discussing biodiversity for ecoroofs – a topic in need of exploration in our region. His inspiring work in London is an example of the impact that policy and design changes on habitat in urban areas.:: image via Dusty Gedge Via KGW: “Wednesday,…
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On Landscape Criticism 3
The final essay ‘On Criticism 6: On Bias in Criticism’ comes from Stephen Rustow and completes what has been a really fun, if quick, review of the status and possibilities of landscape criticism inspired by Urban Omnibus. The concept of criticism is laid out as a ‘revealing’ to the larger public what the intentions and…
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Green Street Video
Via Causecast, a video about Green Streets in Portland: “Net Green News reports on how Portland Oregon handles their rainfall in a more natural, sustainable way. Portland receives an annual 37 inches of rain per year… and one way to help prevent overflooding of streets and rivers is to build curbside “green streets,” which are…
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Urban Ag Infographic
The previous post on the ‘branches’ of urban agriculture made me think of a recent graphic that I created for a local project with Oregon Solutions that investigated approaches to expanding the availability and reach of community gardening in Portland. Read more on the process here. While less expansive than the previous example, a vital…
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Bibliophilic Mecca
As a book lover, purchasing new reading materials is always one of those things that I both relish and anguish over, as it tends to put a sizable dent in the wallet. While fiction is one thing, the the high cost of many arch and landscape related volumes is sometimes laughable when deciding which $80…
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Fringe Urbanism
Not a variation of my favorite new FOX series, but a lecture happening tomorrow at University of Oregon Department of Architecture in Portland at the White Stag. FRINGE URBANISMUNTAPPED POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE SUBURBSLecture by Nico Larco, Asst. Professor, UO Department of Architecture Noon, Wednesday January 20 White Stag Building, 70 NW Couch, Event Roomwith Live…
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Urban/Rural – Helvetia Part 1
Another recent piece ‘Pushing the Limits’ comes via the ‘Slow Issue’ of GOOD magazine and looks at the anti-growth policies of which we are well known regionally. It’s a good piece about the current ‘dialogue’ about urban and rural reserves and relevant to the work we are doing for the ‘Urban Edge’ class. :: image…
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Picture Perfect
Check out the article in todays Oregonian authored by The Urbanophile himself Aaron Renn, entitled ‘Picture Perfect Portland’ explores if our fair city is worthy of the praise it receives on a regular basis. The verdict… sure, with a few caveats. :: image via Oregon Live Many of us in Portland don’t have illusions of…
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City Limits: Distance from the Center
As a follow-up to the exploration of the introduction to David Oates’ book City Limits I wanted to write a bit about the first essay in the book, entitled ‘Distance from the Center’, which seems appropriate as a quick take on this thing we call the Urban Growth Boundary as well as the dynamic of…