Design - Bora

Bora’s Emily Wilson Featured in Mass Timber Video Series

04.11.25

Bora Architect Emily Wilson, AIA, was recently featured in a six-part video series produced by the Softwood Export Council, with…

Midland Library Featured in Architect’s Newspaper

04.04.25

In the April issue of The Architect’s Newspaper, Midland Library was highlighted as a “community-centric library for modern times,” said…

Leina Naversen Presents PSU Vernier Science Center at WOHESC

03.07.25

On March 7 Associate Leina Naversen, along with Todd Rosenstiel of Portland State University and Athena Rilatos of PLACE, presented…

Designing for Residential Through A High-Performance Lens

02.12.25

Are we collectively leaving our largest opportunity for impact on the table by ignoring the world’s most ubiquitous building type?…

In the News: PSU Vernier Science Center

01.29.25

OPB recently featured the Portland State University Vernier Science Center, our newly complete project that reimagined the role of science…

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…