Design - Bora

Amy Running Appointed to the AIA Materials Pledge Working Group

12.17.24

Associate Principal and interior designer Amy Running has dedicated her career to advocating for healthy and ethically sourced materials in…

Bora Hires Designer Diego Zubizarreta Otero

12.11.24

Designer Diego Zubizarreta Otero, AIA, has joined the Bora team! Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Diego earned a Master of Architecture…

Groundbreaking for St. Johns Library!

11.21.24

Last week we celebrated the final groundbreaking funded by the November 2020 capital bond at St. Johns Library in North…

Grand Opening for Midland Library!

11.13.24

Recently, we celebrated the grand opening of Midland Library! Bringing together art, culture, and community, the library’s renovation and expansion…

Holgate Library Wins IIDA Oregon Award

10.30.24

We are excited to share that we’ve received a 2024 IIDA Oregon Design Excellence Award, winning Best in Category in…

TAMU Classroom Building Wins IIDA Oregon Award

10.25.24

The jurors lauded this project for “thinking of the user in new ways and creating moments of surprise and discovery,”…

SBW Library Exhibition at Bora!

10.22.24

For Sustainable Building Week – Portland, OR last week we hosted many of our colleagues to discuss the designs of…

Groundbreaking for Belmont Library!

10.21.24

We recently broke ground on the new Multnomah County Library Belmont branch, a project that will renovate the existing 1924…

Our Inaugural Art Show Featuring Christopher Williams!

10.08.24

We are thrilled to host our Inaugural Art Show featuring Christopher Williams, aka The Black Davinci. His powerful art transports…

Bora Hosts Universal Design Workshop with Community Vision

10.02.24

Last night we had the pleasure of hosting Community Vision at our studio, learning about Universal Design through real lived…

Bora Tours Holgate Library & PSU Vernier Science Center on Team-Building Day

09.03.24

A summer afternoon well spent with (almost!) the entire Bora team! We recently hopped on a bus to tour two…

Bora’s Volta Studio to be Featured on GRAY Magazine’s Portland Interior Design Tours

08.29.24

On September 21 Bora’s Volta studio will be a part of GRAY Magazine’s Portland Interior Design Tours. Highlighting the transformation…

Bora to Partner with Community Vision for Universal Design Workshop

08.27.24

Universal Design embraces the full spectrum of human experience, ensuring that built environments are inclusive for people of all abilities,…

Volta Wins ARCHITECT Magazine Honor Award

08.08.24

Bora’s design studio at Volta has been selected as an Honor winner in ARCHITECT’s 2024 Architecture & Interiors Awards! The…

White Paper: Getting Acquainted with Mass Timber

05.28.24

As mass timber structures make their way into mainstream construction, architects are increasingly championing their role in reducing buildings’ carbon…

Jeanie Lai to Present at Design Museum Everywhere’s Inclusive Design Event

04.25.24

On May 2 Bora design principal Jeanie Lai will present “How Critical Race Theory Can Inform Inclusive Spatial Design” at…