The Portland Building
by Jean Noren
Title
The Portland Building
Artist
Jean Noren
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The 1982 post-modern building by Michael Graves in Portland, Oregon Is known as the Portland building.
Michael Graves submitted his design for the building in a competition in 1979. The city of Portland wanted a design for the Portland Service Building, in downtown Portland. The project would hold the city’s municipal offices, and was to be located next to City Hall, the County Courthouse and the Chapman Square Park.
Michael Graves was young and inexperienced when he entered the competition but his colorful low-cost design impressed the jury, who thought the unique design was bound to put Portland on the map—which it did.
Unfortunately the building had a number of flaws and was not without controversy, but over time has been incorporated into the city's landscape.
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April 3rd, 2012
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