GBD Partners with Kelly Elementary for the Holiday Toy Drive
December 25, 2016
Each December, a group of GBD elves collect employee money and volunteer time to purchase toys for children of Kelly Elementary School. The stack of donated toys grows over the month of December, and the elves happily deliver them to Kelly School the week before Holiday vacation. Parents come to the Kelly School Holiday store and choose ...
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2017 Brew Crew introduces ‘Yule Drink!’
December 10, 2016
Once a year, we at GBD brew a custom holiday beer. Our office is located in the Brewery Blocks of NW Portland, and our space used to be home to the fermentation tanks of Henry Weinhard’s brewery, one of the first craft breweries in Oregon. The brewery has long ceased operations, but the spirit of ...
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2nd & Pine construction tops out at 440 ft
November 5, 2016
Rising 40 stories above the streets of downtown Seattle, the construction of GBD’s design for 2nd & Pine has topped out. Final beams have been placed that will make up the tower’s penthouse, that sits 440 ft above the sidewalk. During the tower’s construction, over the last year, 2nd and Pine has taken on a ...
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NORM is “Rethinking Water” at Greenbuild
October 30, 2016
GBD Principal Kyle Andersen drew a large crowd at an education session about Hassalo on Eighth’s NORM (Natural Organic Recycling Machine) at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Los Angeles this week. Greenbuild is the world’s largest green building conference, attracting professionals from across the building industry to learn about innovations in design and ...
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Construction on Broadway Tower gets low
October 10, 2016
Just over 100 days into construction, the building site of the GBD designed Broadway Tower, has been excavated down nearly 60 ft to reach the elevation of the building’s lowest level. Construction of the tower began in June, and has been progressing on schedule to dig out all the dirt in order to make room ...
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Muse Apartments Open to Residents
September 30, 2016
This past weekend residents began moving into their new homes at Muse Apartments in Northwest Portland. The building’s design reflects an appreciation for hand craft reflecting the neighborhood’s maker and creative culture. Throughout Muse, design solutions prioritize the thoughtful detailing of simple materials. The art glass wall in the bike room combines the raw aesthetic beauty of burnished concrete ...
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Hassalo on Eighth Honored as a Bike-Centric Development
September 24, 2016
GBD’s Hassalo on Eighth team was honored to receive the Builders Award from our long-time friends at The Street Trust at the Alice Awards + Auction this week. The Hassalo development of three LEED Platinum multifamily buildings in the Lloyd District was recognized for its enormous bike hub and commitment to developing a truly multi-modal ...
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GBD WINS TWO IIDA AWARDS
November 3, 2015
We are very pleased to have won two awards at the 2015 IIDA Oregon Design Excellence Awards ceremony. The renovation of U.S. Bancorp Tower-Unico Tower and Plaza Atrium received Best in Category for Interior Urbanism, and AKQA received the Gray Award – presented by title sponsor GRAY Magazine. In awarding the Best in Category for Interior Urbanism, ...
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AGUSTIN ENRIQUEZ HONORED AS ONE OF PORTLAND BUSINESS JOURNAL’S “40 UNDER 40”
February 23, 2015
Agustin Enriquez V, principal at GBD Architects, was named a 40 Under 40 Award Winner by the Portland Business Journal. A leading media platform for companies strategically targeting business decisions, the Portland Business Journal annually honors 40 emerging leaders under the age of 40. Recipients were chosen by an independent panel of business leaders. According ...
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