High School Talent

Each summer, Bora participates in Summer Works, a paid internship program for young adults from ages 16-24 that connects them…

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#QuestionComfort – Design Week Portland Microdocumentary

April seems like so long ago, now that summer is here…Was Design Week Portland just a dream? No! And we have the…

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Team Bora Wraps Another Bike-to-Work-Month Challenge

2018 marks the 11th year Bora has participated in Portland’s Bike-to-Work-Month Challenge.  Organized by The Street Trust, this annual event…

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Bora Takes Home 4 DJC Oregon Top Project Awards

We are honored to have all four of our submitted projects recognized at the annual Top Projects Awards, organized by…

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Metropolis Recap: Designing Programs and Spaces for Interdisciplinary Learning

Last Wednesday, Bora’s design lab was filled with architects, students, educators, and our wonderful panel moderated by Metropolis’ director of…

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Bora Hosting Metropolis Think Tank Panel on Disruption + Innovation in Academia

Bora is excited to announce that, in partnership with Metropolis Magazine’s Think Tank series, we will be hosting a panel…

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Disruptive Design Thinking – Design Week Panel ft. Chris Linn

We know you’ve already got your calendars marked for our big Design Week Portland event “Comfortable? Fabric and the Threshold…

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Fabric, Shelter, and Collaboration at Design Week Portland

Comfortable? Fabric and the Threshold of Shelter We’ve been scheming for months on something special for Design Week Portland, and…

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Jeanie Lai Named as Bora’s Next Principal

Bora Architects has named Jeanie Lai as a Principal.  A designer with the firm for nearly 10 years, Jeanie has…

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First Annual MLK Day of Service

This year on Martin Luther King Day, we closed the office and dedicated our time to two local community programs…

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‘Tis The Giving Season!

Our annual holiday party was on December 15th, complete with visits from the elf cart, delicious food and drink, and…

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Adventures in Custom Table Top Design – Part 2

“Do, Learn, Adjust” is a common refrain in our office. When our minimal surface table top failed to hold after…

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Adventures in Custom Table Top Design – Part 1

We love a design challenge. Especially when it means we get to try something we’ve never done before. So when…

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Water Avenue Yards and Design Museum Portland

Early this morning, over 80 people gathered at an event space in Portland’s Central Eastside Industrial District to drink some…

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Bora Receives JUST Label

We are proud to be a recipient of the JUST label.  This program, run by the International Living Future Institute,…

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Gov. Kate Brown Signs Education Bill at Faubion School

Faubion has only just opened its doors, and already the new school is making its presence felt in the education…

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