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[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

Nope, BG was correct.

http://mojotraveler.com/voodoo-doughnuts-in-pdx-some-mighty-fine-donuts/

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

That doesn't say he bought them at PDX, though.

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

That doesn't say he bought them at PDX, though.

My bad. I also thought there was a VD at PDX. Just skimmed the article. The Evelyn Wood Speed Reading System is wearing off in old age....

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Maybe they're not yet, but they will be.

I don't pay that much attention, not my thing, but I remember something from months ago saying they would be. Several Portland staples are coming to PDX.

That being said, I know many people that hit it up on their way to PDX when leaving town. Kinda like I'd hit In-N-Out before leaving Cali back in the day.

i got some burgerville last night. awesome stuff.

Pok Pok wing closed at PDX by the way.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Burgerville is legit. Love their berry smoothies.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

North East Portland has been booming for the past five years or so -- their freedom of design is much looser than downtown. I like this (gentrification) district. This project has been given the green light:

 

[THE HCP]

#NEPFoLife

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

North East Portland has been booming for the past five years or so -- their freedom of design is much looser than downtown. I like this (gentrification) district. This project has been given the green light:

North East Portland has been booming for the past five years or so -- their freedom of design is much looser than downtown. I like this (gentrification) district. This project has been given the green light:

I get motion sickness just looking at the monstrosity. Having said that, it has a tad bit more character than those (usually orange) shit boxes they're throwing up on Division and Williams.

 

[barfo]

I get motion sickness just looking at the monstrosity. Having said that, it has a tad bit more character than those (usually orange) shit boxes they're throwing up on Division and Williams.

I sort of like this one, but I have a feeling that most of these asymmetric-window multi-color buildings that are going up now will looked upon in 10 or 20 years as awful.

But what do I know. Maybe this is the golden age of architecture.

barfo

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

I sort of like this one, but I have a feeling that most of these asymmetric-window multi-color buildings that are going up now will looked upon in 10 or 20 years as awful.

But what do I know. Maybe this is the golden age of architecture.

barfo

More like the golden age of sterility

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Hahahahahaha! South Park is roasting Portland tonight.

Love it!

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

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[Andersen Construction]

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

The Nation's first wooden high-rise is about to break ground in the Pearl:

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

VERY early stages - 4th and Washington:

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[GriLtCheeZ]

Which corner is that on?

 

[jlprk]

A blinding painting in Paul Allen's Seattle museum called Stück Hirn Blind.

http://www.artnews.com/2015/12/22/p...-aesthetic-fills-his-newest-exhibition-space/

 

[Haakzilla]

A blinding painting in Paul Allen's Seattle museum called Stück Hirn Blind.

http://www.artnews.com/2015/12/22/p...-aesthetic-fills-his-newest-exhibition-space/

...mods, please move this to the "All Things Seattle" thread, thank you!

 

[jlprk]

I wanted to show everyone the article, showing that most of the time, Allen isn't thinking on the jock level as we always see him here. I also like the title "Stuck Him Blind." Look closely and you'll see a basketball game in the painting.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Not quite.

Skylab made a great design into an eyesore. The thing is a behemoth.

Awesome views though:

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Major hotel boom slated for downtown. One of many high-rise projects: LINK

 

[THE HCP]

Excited to see that wooden building

 

[MarAzul]

Excited to see that wooden building

Is it really wood? Or Composite?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Is it really wood? Or Composite?

Cross-laminated timber. A 20-floor CLT condo tower is slated to go up near the burnside bridgehead.

Albina Yard is the first in PDX to use this method:



Btw, this is the boutique hotel going through design review:

Five high-rises within a five block radius from the Koin center is really going to change the identifiable skyline.

 

[MarAzul]

Cross-laminated timber. A 20-floor CLT condo tower is slated to go up near the burnside bridgehead.

Albina Yard is the first in PDX to use this method:



Btw, this is the boutique hotel going through design review:

Five high-rises within a five block radius from the Koin center is really going to change the identifiable skyline.

Ah! Thanks! I did search on your phrase. Got this website for an explanation.
http://www.rethinkwood.com/masstimber/cross-laminated-timber-clt

"Tall Composite Structures"

Wood is indeed the most advanced building material available today when combined with other materials to exploit the advantages of each to make the composite.

 

[HailBlazers]

The Ultimate Guide to 2016 Winter Restaurant Openings in Portland

: Dating to 1903, Besaw's is one of the city's oldest and most beloved restaurants, and when it reopens, owner Flug won't just serve up Besaw's signature dishes but dishes created by chef Dustin Clark, who ran the iconic, now closed Wildwood Restaurant.

 

[barfo]

Five high-rises within a five block radius from the Koin center is really going to change the identifiable skyline.

What are the five?

barfo

 

[MarAzul]

Wood is indeed the most advanced building material available today

Port Orford cedar is marvelous wood, easy to work, glues very well and the strength to weight ratio is outstanding.
The best boat building material in the world, in my humble opinion.

What little that is available is damn near all shipped to Japan these days. A ship load goes about every couple months as the Japanese will buy all they can get.
It is really a shame that we do not know how to use the fantastic resources we have in our economy.

 

[riverman]

Port Orford cedar is marvelous wood, easy to work, glues very well and the strength to weight ratio is outstanding.
The best boat building material in the world, in my humble opinion.

What little that is available is damn near all shipped to Japan these days. A ship load goes about every couple months as the Japanese will buy all they can get.
It is really a shame that we do not know how to use the fantastic resources we have in our economy.

Well said! They overpay. They've been doing it with quarter sawn tone woods for half a century.

 

[theprunetang]

Port Orford cedar is marvelous wood, easy to work, glues very well and the strength to weight ratio is outstanding.
The best boat building material in the world, in my humble opinion.

What little that is available is damn near all shipped to Japan these days. A ship load goes about every couple months as the Japanese will buy all they can get.
It is really a shame that we do not know how to use the fantastic resources we have in our economy.

Pretty much nailed it. I worked on the layup line (where the plywood is actually assembled and glued) at a plywood mill in southern Oregon. We didn't get to work with Port Orford Cedar very often, but when we did, it was usually a special order to be shipped across the Pacific and usually for custom yachts. Beautiful wood, but also limited. It really only grows in a very narrow band along the southern Oregon coast.

 

[MarAzul]

Pretty much nailed it. I worked on the layup line (where the plywood is actually assembled and glued) at a plywood mill in southern Oregon. We didn't get to work with Port Orford Cedar very often, but when we did, it was usually a special order to be shipped across the Pacific and usually for custom yachts. Beautiful wood, but also limited. It really only grows in a very narrow band along the southern Oregon coast.

MarAzul Layup of Port Orford Cedar, a four ply monocular hull.