Portland Public Service Building
- Portland Public Service Building
The Portland Public Service Building, popularly known as the Portland Building, is a 15-story municipal office building located at 1120 SW 5th Avenue in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Built at a cost of $29 million, it opened in 1982. [Designs as varied as uses of city's newer buildings. "The Oregonian", February 19 1990.]
Michael Graves' building, with its distinctive block-like design and square windows, has become an icon of postmodern architecture. In 1985, the building was adorned by addition of the hammered-copper statue Portlandia above the front entrance.
The building remains controversial among Portlanders as well as the entire architecture field. This is the first major postmodern building, opening before Philip Johnson's AT&T Building, and its design has been described as a rejection of the Modernist principles established in the early 20th century. Graves' design was selected as in a large design competition, with Johnson as one of the three members of the selection committee.
Beyond questions of style, many structural flaws came to light shortly after the building's completion. [ [http://architronic.saed.kent.edu/v6n1/v6n1.02a.html (dead link)] ] [cite news
title=Reaching for the Sky
first=Steffen
last=Silvis
work=Willamette Week
url=http://www.wweek.com/html/25-arch.html] The building's failings are the subject of much humor and contempt by the civil servants who work there, who describe it as cheaply built and difficult to work in. [cite news
title=What’s not to love about the skyline? A lot, it seems
first=Jeanie
last=Senior
work=Portland Tribune
date=July 15, 2005
url=http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=30852
accessdate=2008-03-17]
ee also
*Architecture in Portland, Oregon
References
External links
* [http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Portland_Building.html GreatBuildings.com entry]
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