Archive for the Architectural Features Category
Modern Events – Film Modern Views: A Conversation on Northwest Modern Architecture
Modern Views Film
This Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 the Architectural Heritage Center will be hosting 2 free showings of the film Modern Views: A Conversation on Northwest Modern Architecture. I had the opportunity to see this film at an AIA event last year and it is full of beautiful NW Regional Style homes from the Pacific NW, mainly the Seattle area.
Showings are at:
6 pm and 7:30 pm
43 minutes
Admission is free
AHC address : 701 SE Grand Avenue Portland, OR 97214
From the Architectural Heritage Centers Website:
A studio/216 film presented by the University of Washington Department of Architecture in the College of Built Environments
Focused mainly on the works of “Northwest School” architects Arne Bystrom, Wendell Lovett, Gene Zema, Ralph Anderson, and Fred Bassetti. The architects discuss how the Pacific Northwest landscape and climate guided their design decisions and choice of building materials.
Pre-register with an email to info@VisitAHC.org and please specify which showing you would like to attend.
For more information on the film or to purchase the DVD, please go to: http://www.modernviewsfilm.com/
Modern Events – Pietro Belluschi Exhibit – Oregon Historical Society
Belluschi
The Architecture and Legacy of Pietro Belluschi - an exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society that will share for the first time, an overview of Pietro Belluschi’s architectural contributions during his long and richly productive career. The exhibit also uses the Belluschi Family archives to share personal mementos from his remarkable life.
Belluschi is one of my favorite local architects whose work I am fortunate enough to be able view and appreciate almost daily in the local churches, commercial buildings and on rare modern home tour occasions, the Belluschi’s own modern home.
The exhibit opens on May 17th, 2012 at the Oregon Historical Society
Museum Hours:
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday – Saturday
Noon – 5 p.m. Sunday
From the Oregon Historical Society website:
Although born in Italy, Pietro Belluschi (1899-1994), became known as the most important architect to have lived and worked in Oregon. He was recognized for being a prominent contributor to a style known as Pacific Northwest Regionalism as well as for mastering modern design innovations. While his buildings and influence can be found throughout the United States, many of his significant works are here in Oregon – including churches, homes and office buildings. Belluschi’s success was not only as an architect, he was also known and respected as a philosopher, educator, collaborator, advisor, and mentor.
There were three major phases in Belluschi’s career, two of which were in Oregon. First as a Northwest regionalist, his work reflected the influences of Frank Lloyd Wright, the Arts and Crafts movement and also Modernism. The next phase began in 1951 when he became Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). During this time, in addition to educating and lecturing as Dean, he collaborated on buildings with numerous firms around the country, most all of which were better off with his input and advice.
This exhibit shares, for the first time, an overview of Pietro Belluschi’s architectural contributions during his long and richly productive career. The exhibit also uses the Belluschi Family archives to share personal mementos from his remarkable life.
The Parkbox Rowhouse – Now Available
I am so excited to share our newest exclusive listing. This is a very rare opportunity to own a unique, AIA award winning design in a close in Portland neighborhood. One of the famed Parkbox rowhomes, designed by Corey Martin while heading PATH architecure (currently of THA fame), is now available for purchase. Enjoy custom finishes with the highest regard to detail and aesthetic paired with a site design that connects the residents within to nature in a close in urban area.
Features:
- Designed by Corey Martin of the award winning Path Architecture
- South facing site orientation to maximize winter light, located on north side of Unthank park with sight lines to downtown and the West Hills
- Floor to ceiling commercial grade aluminum windows and sliding glass doors
- Second bedroom with custom floor to ceiling frosted glass sliding wall panels that to open and close off the space
- Custom floating stairs
- Custom built in shelving work station
- Custom cabinetry throughout
- Custom glass mosaic and subway tile in kitchen and master bath
- Custom skylight - Architectural Specialties
- Membrane roof with rooftop access
- See the homes website for more details 435 N Shaver
- RMLS 12009164
If you are interested in purchasing this home, please contact Marisa Swenson to schedule a tour 971.285.7955.
Publications and Awards
- 2009 AIA Award for Craftsmanship and Built Merit – PATH
- featured on the 2009 11xDesign modern home tour
- featured on the 2010 Street of Eames modern home tour
- Portland Monthly Houses that Make History
- Oregon Home Feature
- Residential Architect
Parkbox
Oregonian Features Modern Homes Portland in Mid-Century Modern Article
Modern Homes Portland was just featured in the Oregonian in an article about the Concordia Birkemeier mid century listing (which is sale pending!):
Birkemeier Home
“One of the most prolific midcentury proponents was Ken Birkemeier, who designed and built dozens of city homes, particularly in Northeast Portland neighborhoods. Some of his hallmark touches include Roman brick facades (using longer, narrower bricks), spacious rooms, large front windows and stylized round “oculus” windows. Many of his modern homes featured a combination of rooflines.
For sale at 7005 N.E. 29th Ave. in the Concordia neighborhood is one such Birkemeier, built in 1956. Focused on two fireplaces, one that faces the living room and the other the dining room, the home is a striking example of Birkemeier’s mantra of the hearth as the heart of the home.
“The owner is an interior designer,” said listing agent Swenson, “and the home has been tastefully updated while retaining its period details. It has lots of natural honey-blonde wood built-ins, beamed vaulted ceilings on the main floor and a built-in entry planter. The kitchen has been updated with custom cabinets and Pratt and Larson tile, and the lower level, which was a bar, is nearly a completely separate living quarters; it just needs a stove.
“Birkemeier was a creative builder who designed and built high-quality homes with character,” she said. “These homes rarely go on the market.”
Priced at $424,900, the 3,216-square-foot home has four bedrooms and three baths. It will be open Sunday, March 11, from 1 to 4 p.m.”
Read the entire story here
Architectural Heritage Center Lecture – Prairie Style Architecture in Portland
Portland Prairie Style Home
The prairie style was made quite popular by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright between 1893 – 1920. The basic design elements: low pitched roofs, overhanging eaves, strong horizontal lines, open floor plans, clerestory windows are still being used by modern architects today. Architects and builders in Portland were influenced by the popular midwest design and began designing and building prairie style homes in neighborhoods such as Irvington, Laurelhurst and the West Hills of Portland in the early 1900′s.
On March 24th, the Architectural Heritage Center in Portland will host a lecture by AHC Education Committee member Eric Wheeler who has studied the prairie style of architecture in Portland. Wheeler will discuss the connections between Portland and Mid West architects to help connect how the style made it to the NW.
Details from the AHC website:
“The Prairie School was as much an aesthetic movement as an architectural style. Promoting the Arts and Crafts values of simplicity, utility and beauty; the Prairie Style began in the Midwest and spread across the U.S., influencing a generation of architects around the world. During the height of its popularity, between 1910 and 1930, several regional architects, applied design principles first articulated by Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago, to their own communities and clients in the Pacific Northwest. This presentation will highlight the Prairie Style buildings in Portland and explore the similarities and differences with other regional manifestations of the Prairie School. Architectural historian, tour guide, and AHC Education Committee member, Eric Wheeler, has studied the Prairie School for several years, most recently connecting the dots between Prairie School architects that worked both in the Midwest and in the Portland area.”
When: Saturday March 24th, 2012 from 10am-12pm
Cost: $10 members, $18 non-members
Where: The Architectural Heritage Center 701 SE Grand Portland, OR
Register Here
Modern Events – Documentary: Eames – the Architect and the Painter
Eames Magic
It’s almost here, the Eames documentary by Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey! Playing here in Portland November 25th – December 1st at the Clinton Street Theater, showings at 7 and 9pm.
About the film:
The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames are widely regarded as America’s most important designers. Perhaps best remembered for their mid-century plywood and fiberglass furniture, the Eames Office also created a mind-bending variety of other products, from splints for wounded military during World War II, to photography, interiors, multi-media exhibits, graphics, games, films and toys. But their personal lives and influence on significant events in American life – from the development of modernism, to the rise of the computer age – has been less widely understood. Narrated by James Franco, Eames: The Architect and the Painter is the first film since their death dedicated to these creative geniuses and their work.
Check out the trailer:
Architectural Art – Walter Gordinier
glass walkway
Walter Gordinier is a local visual artist that creates functional pieces of art out of glass. Gordinier’s concept of functional art glass was conceived in 1989 and since then while working with architects and interior designers, he has produced amazing works of art that function as stairs, walkways, countertops and walls. I had a chance to see some of Gordinier’s work in action on a recent tour of a beautiful Lake Oswego home. The stairs leading to the main living space are Gordinier glass and the bridge on the second floor loft walkway have panels of art glass that glow when illuminated below showing off their beautiful colors. Gordinier uses a mix of granite, stone, glass, metals, lighting and wood in the production of his functional artwork and does everything from concept designs with clients to installation. The artist is also known for his self described “monolithic” atrium aerial sculptures which are indeed large beautiful works of art.
More on Walter Gordinier
Saturday Open House – John Storrs Original Northwest Regional Design
John Storrs Designed Mid Century Home
Open this Saturday from 1-4pm come by 11990 SW Butner Road to tour an amazing house.
Home Details:
- Listing – 1199o SW Butner Rd – John Storrs Original
- John Storrs Northwest Architect
- Visit to Butner Rd
- Virtual Tour – Butner Rd
Photo Gallery Slide Show
Modern Events Around Town – AIA Design Matters: A Tour of Exceptional Homes
Laurelhurst Modern
One of the many activities going on during the 2011 Portland Architecture and Design Festival is the Tour of Exceptional Homes showcasing 6 unique modern homes designed by a handful of famed Portland architects such as Pietro Belluschi, Paul McKean, Benjamin Waechter. This is the modernists version of a street of dreams tour so get a ticket here before they are gone.
From the AIA Portland website:
“This homes tour provides a rare opportunity for guests to glimpse inside six sensational Portland residences. Featuring both cutting-edge and historic homes designed by architects, this daylong self-guided tour is a not-to-be-missed event!
The Design Matters homes tour is open to all, from design enthusiasts to professionals, builders to homemakers, students to senior citizens, and is a highlight of the 2011 Architecture + Design Festival, presented by the American Institute of Architects Portland. For more information, please call AIA Portland at 503-223-8757.
Just $40! Includes access to six featured homes, printed program with maps, and interactive iPhone app with GPS”
When: Saturday, October 1st, 2011 starts at 10am
What: Self guided tour of amazing homes – easy to follow GPS/map iphone application
Cost: $40 per person
Get tickets here and check out the other Portland Architecture and Design Festival events here
Modern Events – Yeon Tours
The University of Oregon’s John Yeon Center is offering a couple of unique tours in coming up this fall that you won’t want to miss. First, the center is offering a rare and exclusive tour of The Shire, a carefully designed 75-acre landscape with a sculpted lawn, a series of meadows, wetlands, vista points, river bays, and walking paths which John Yeon created over a 30 year period of time. He purchased the property in 1965 to protect it from possible industrial development.
This 3 hour tour will begin at 2pm on Saturday, October 1st. The Shire is located on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge directly across from Multnomah Falls.
Tour space is very limited so make your reservations soon by contacting:
Hannah at: yeongrf@uoregon.edu (541)346.2072 or Karen at:karenjj@uoregon.edu (541)346.3603
Watzek House Tours
Saturday, October 2nd, there will be three 90 minute guided tours of the Watzek House. This rare tour will focus on the seminal role of this house in shaping the Northwest Regional Modernist style as well as features and themes unique to John Yeon’s designs.
Tours are $60/person and are limited to 12 people each, so make reservations soon by contacting:
Hannah at: yeongrf@uoregon.edu (541)346.2072 or Karen at:karenjj@uoregon.edu (541)346.3603
Info from the UofO website
