For September’s Urban Design Panel, Mayer/Reed and BPS will be presenting a Central City Urban Design Study focusing on our urban the waterfront

The August Urban Design Panel invites Dave Otte, Principal and Owner of Holst Architecture to share more about the City of Hillsboro's future Year-Round shelter.

Join us at White Owl Social Club for the Portland Summer Social!

Leading the Way with Modular Construction  

The July Urban Design Panel invites Roger Krulak, Founder and President of FullStack Modular, to share more about innovation and benefits of modular design and construction techniques.

Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities Walkable Design Standards Guidebook

Join the Urban Design Panel (UDP) for an in-person meetup at the City of Possibility exhibits!

A Comprehensive Approach to Sustainable Urban Design

In our first UDP presentation of the year, Portland State University will present two exciting projects that have the potential to help lead the renaissance of downtown Portland while reshaping the campus and south downtown for the next 50 years.

November Urban Design Panel - Transitional Housing Futures
UD Proposals for Delta Park Center - UO’s Urban Design Studio

Join us for our October Urban Design Panel - Portland Airport Design Process Through the Models

Join us for our September Urban Design Panel - Regional Insight on the Urban Growth Boundary History, Process, and Updates 

Join us for our August Urban Design Panel - Multnomah County Library Bond Program and the East County Library project in Gresham

Join us for our July Urban Design Panel - Canton Grill Redevelopment Project

Join us for our June Urban Design Panel - “Burnside Bridge Final Alternatives”

Join us for May’s Urban Design Panel: Vancouver Main Street Promise Project & Accessible Urban Design 

Presenter: James Brackenhoff, First Forty Feet

In this month’s Urban Design Panel we will hear about the Portland Street Plaza Program from staff from Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and Meyer/Reed design firm. 

In this month’s Urban Design Panel, we will hear from ZGF on redevelopment of the Lloyd Center.

Meet the Architects for the Future Burnside Bridge

The project just completed a robust Environmental Review Phase where a Preferred Alternative was selected. The project is now entering into the Final Design Phase where further bridge form and design will be developed. The County has hired a team of architects and engineers to lead the design effort for the future Burnside Bridge which kicks off in January 2024. This UDP meeting will focus on ‘meeting the architects’ and learning about opportunities to follow the project’s progress and share input along the way. 

In this month’s Urban Design Panel, we hear from the City of Portland on the Montgomery Park to Hollywood (MP2H) NW Plan.

Join us at our November Urban Design Panel, where we will get an update on the I-5 Interstate Bridge Replacement, presented by IBR Assistant Program Administrator Ray Mabey and Nolan Lienhart on the urban design team.

For the Portland Urban Design Panel’s October 17th meeting, we will be hosting a listening session to support the revitalization of downtown Portland and neighboring areas for Governor Kotek’s Portland Central City Task Force, facilitated by members of UDP’s Executive Committee.

Waterfront Vancouver USA – Transformation of Shorefront Industrial Property

Presenter: Matt Grady, VP Director of Development for Gramor Development

This presentation will provide slides from the previous industrial uses at the 32 acre project site and then unveil the challenges and issues in developing the site into a thriving new 21-city block neighborhood complete with residential, hotels, retail, office, restaurants and a shoreline park.

Project Partners Amy Donohue of Bora Architecture & Interiors and Joel Andersen of Andersen Construction last shared this work with the AIA community through a digital design series in 2021 and will join the Urban Design Panel in May to give an update on this initiative and share the challenges and opportunities encountered in delivering this work.

TriMet’s Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) team has just published the agency’s first Regional Transit-Oriented Development Plan. Come join TOD Program Manager Guy Benn and TOD Design Manager Fiona Lyon share how the Plan will enable the agency to promote and deliver equitable development, increase ridership, provide essential housing, promote transit accessibility and deliver significant environmental, infrastructure, community, and economic benefits.

APANO 82nd Ave Equitable Real Estate Plan and Implementation Strategy