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The Sellwood Kitchen Building
by Allen Kabanuk The Sellwood Kitchen Building is a true gem tucked within the trees of Sellwood Park. Built in 1923, its style is from the height of Tudor revival in this area. The [...]
Diversity Topic – Gender Wage Gaps in Architecture
By: Maria Rojas Architecture is no stranger to sexism and wage gaps between genders. In an industry as old as Architecture, many outdated prejudices are still existent. Old fashion ideas like, women can only be [...]
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 the future. Since it was built in 1982, a lot [...]
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. As I understand, third and fourth graders regularly go on [...]
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. Blended together, the lime coats all parts of the shiv [...]
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 Ivanhoe). We're just about 4 blocks away from our previous [...]