Oregon firms win contracts for massive development in Qatar
Two Oregon-based firms recently won a five-year contract to work on a major development project in Doha, Qatar, in the Middle East. The plan is to transform 76 acres of the city’s center into a...
View ArticleIstanbul-based architect finds inspiration in Scappoose
Alexis Sanal, an architect based in Istanbul, is working on the conceptual design for a school to be built in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She thought that touring a few American schools might spur some...
View ArticleFortis Construction to build Facebook data center in Sweden
Portland-based Fortis Construction Inc. was awarded a $121 million contract from Facebook to construct a data center in Lulea, Sweden. Fortis will be working with DPR Construction of Redwood City,...
View ArticleEngineers visit site of Turkey quake, say Oregon must prepare soon
Soon after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey, Miyamoto International, a Vancouver, Wash.-based engineering firm, dispatched three of its Istanbul-based engineers to assess the damage in two of...
View ArticleAccusations of Chinese solar dumping to be investigated by Commerce Department
The federal Department of Commerce announced that it will investigate Chinese trade practices based on accusations made by an Oregon-led group of American solar manufacturers. The post Accusations of...
View ArticleInternational solar trade war hits close to home in Oregon
A group of American solar manufacturers, led by Hillsboro-based SolarWorld, has ignited a trade war with China that has divided the industry – nationally and locally. The post International solar trade...
View ArticleCommerce Department steps into solar trade war with China
The trade war between U.S. solar manufacturers and China continues to blaze, and the U.S. Department of Commerce stirred up more controversy with its announcement that any duties levied by the U.S....
View ArticleBrazil shows benefits of regionalism design method
Brian Fleener, vice president of retail stores development for MulvannyG2 Architecture, is looking to incorporate local materials and aesthetics into more projects after being inspired by retail...
View ArticleMulvannyG2 Architecture designs Chinese superstores
Suning Appliance, a billion-dollar company based in China, hired MulvannyG2 Architecture to take its retail stores to the next level. Four new “superstores” – in Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai and...
View ArticleSoderstrom Architects designs Nigerian campus
Ebonyi State University in Nigeria decided it wanted its new campus to look like one in the United States, so it hired Portland-based Soderstrom Architects. The design process for two...
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