Oregon Square receives Design Review approval
November 26, 2020
We are proud to announce that the two buildings proposed for the Oregon Square superblock received unanimous Design Review approval at the beginning of October. Two versions of the buildings were approved that represent 413,000 to 593,000 gsf of commercial office space. The site is bounded by the Greenloop on NE 7th, and a reimagined ...
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GBD wins IIDA Awards
October 15, 2020
The IIDA Oregon recognized NW Natural Headquarters and Campbell Global with three Design Excellence Awards. NW Natural HQ People’s Choice Award & Corporate-Honorable Mention After 30 years in one of Portland’s most decrepit neighborhoods, NW Natural sought to create a fresh launch point for their image and their culture. The result: A new 175,000sf, immediate-occupancy, ...
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230 Ash Receives 2020 Demuro Award
September 17, 2020
GBD is honored to receive a Restore Oregon 2020 DeMuro Award for 230 Ash. Restore Oregon has recognized 230 Ash as an outstanding example of compatible infill design in a National Landmark Historic District. The most exceptional aspect of 230 Ash is how comfortably a contemporary building was inserted into the historic fabric of the ...
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Multnomah County Courthouse receives Historic Landmark’s Commission approval
September 4, 2020
The renovation of the Multnomah County Courthouse received Historic Landmark’s Commission approval on August 24th. A landmark of local history and urbanism, the Multnomah County Courthouse (MCC) has been an anchor of civic life in Portland for more than a century. Originally designed by Whidden and Lewis and built between 1909-1914, the full-block building is ...
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GBD wins MAX Reuse Design Challenge
September 1, 2020
TriMet, the City of Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and PSU Architecture’s Center for Public Interest Design hosted a design competition for reuse ideas for their soon-to-be-retired fleet of Type 1 MAX light rail cars that date back to the mid-1980s. There are about 20 of the original high-floor iconic MAX cars that will ...
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Xiaofei Ren Wins NAIOP Diversity Scholarship
May 18, 2020
GBD employee and relentless learner, Xiaofei Ren, has been awarded the NAIOP Diversity Scholarship. While she’s not working on architecture design, construction documentation and building permitting on mixed-use, residential, office, high-rise, renovation and master planning projects for GBD, she has been taking part in the Master of Real Estate Development program through Portland State University. ...
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230 Ash Receives LEED Platinum Award
April 29, 2020
We are pleased to announce 230 Ash has received the highest LEED certification possible – Platinum. LEED analyzes a building’s impact on the environment and evaluates decisions made in site selection, energy and water use efficiency, the materials used for construction, indoor air quality, and sustainability. The award is a recognition of a building’s design ...
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US Customs House Wins Restore Oregon’s DeMuro Award
November 12, 2019
The DeMuro Award promotes historic preservation and reuse in Oregon by celebrating outstanding rehabilitation projects, and sharing the lessons learned from those case studies. It also honors the legacy of our community member, Art DeMuro, whose career embodied vision, persistence, creativity, excellence, and sound economics. GBD’s U.S. Custom House renovation was honored to be a ...
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Craig Norman wins IIDA Oregon’s Legacy Award
October 12, 2019
The Legacy Award recognizes a person, company or organization whose contributions have advanced the Interior Design profession and enriched Interior Design in Oregon. They show exemplified traits with values held by the IIDA Oregon Chapter, including advocacy, mentorship, design innovation and sustainable leadership. We are thrilled that the winner of this year’s Legacy Award is ...
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Hassalo on Eighth Becomes First Project in the World to Achieve LEED V4 Platinum Certification for Neighborhood Development
June 10, 2019
We are excited to announce that, among its many achievements, Hassalo on Eighth has become the world’s first recipient of the LEED v.4 for Neighborhood Development (LEED v4 ND) Platinum Certification. Located in the heart of Portland’s Lloyd neighborhood, Hassalo on Eighth transformed an existing asphalt parking lot into a thriving community, with three mixed-use ...
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