The Portland Building
5 expert reviews
“The buff-colored building-basically a box with small windows and a recessed ground-level arcade-is overlaid with a pastiche of flat, ornamental motifs above a blue-tile base. ”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's
"A huge fiberglass mold of Portlandia's face is exhibited in the second-floor Public Art Gallery, which provides a good overview of Portland's 1% for Art Program..."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This controversial 15-story building (1982) was designed by Michael Graves and catapulted the postmodern architect to celebrity status."
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Not For Tourists
"Michael Graves, architect. One of the most hated buildings in America."
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"Completed in 1984, this wonderful, controversial, 15-story building still evokes potent reactions from local, regional and national architects, designers, critics, local politicians."
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