The Portland Building and Earthquakes
by Allen Kabanuk The work at The Portland Building (TPB) isn’t only about replacement. One major part of this project is readying the building for [...]
Architectural Adventures – Bull Run Watershed
by Allen Kabanuk Recently, I had a chance to tour the Bull Run Watershed. The Portland Water bureau offers occasional tours led by its staff. [...]
What is Hempcrete? …Is it even legal?
Written by Adam Robins Hempcrete, or hemp-lime, is a building insulation material made of hemp bio-fiber (often called hemp hurd or shiv), water, and lime. [...]
Convergence Architecture has Moved!
We are still in the heart of St. Johns at: 7302 N Richmond Avenue, Portland, OR 97203 (On the corner of N Richmond and N [...]
Architectural Adventures: Victoria, BC, Canada
by Crystal Glanz-Kreutz If you head about 270 miles north of our office; across a river, along a few inlets, and over the Salish Sea- [...]
Benedictine Brewery Follow-Up
By Christa Holden As you know and if you don't let me tell you, on November 11th of 2017 my buddy and colleague Adam and [...]
Diversity in Architecture
By Maria Rojas New to the industry of Architecture, I was curious to learn about experiences within the industry for people of color and minority [...]
A Termite Inspired Building
Written by Christa Holden Last year we came across an article from National Geographic that looked at a modern office and retail building, The Eastgate [...]
Our Office Playlists
According to a New York Times Article, "The Power of Music, Tapped in a Cubicle", "Some workers like to listen to music when they find [...]
Leavitt Station Facade Redesign
by Crystal Glanz-Kreutz When the property owner of Leavitt Station approached us to modernize and refresh the exterior of their 1950’s building, we were [...]