Design - Bora

Bora’s First Built Affordable Housing Community Opens!

06.09.25

Announcing the opening of Dartmouth Crossing North, a new housing development in Tigard, OR, for Reach Community Development—and Bora’s first…

Bora selected to design African American Museum in Florida

06.06.25

Distinguished among an initial national pool of forty candidates and awarded after a competitive design process among five finalists, Bora…

Fernhill Health Center Opens Its Doors to the Community!

06.03.25

The new Fernhill Health Center in NE Portland is officially open to the community! Co-located within Portland Community College’s new…

Legin Commons Affordable Housing Breaks Ground!

05.16.25

“Without housing stability, it is nearly impossible to focus on learning,” said Josh Peters-McBride of PCC. “This housing on PCC’s…

Bora’s Studio at Volta Selected as Architizer A+Award Finalist

05.07.25

Bora’s studio at Volta has been selected as a finalist in the Architizer A+Awards Commerical Interiors (<25,000 sq ft.) category….

Corey Squire Delivers Keynote at AIA LA’s 1.5°C Symposium on Climate Change

04.21.25

Corey Squire, Bora’s Director of Sustainability, recently delivered the keynote address at the 8th annual 1.5°C Symposium on Climate Change,…

Withycombe Hall Celebrates Grand Opening at Oregon State University

04.15.25

Oregon State University marked the grand opening of its newly renovated Withycombe Hall on April 11, drawing a crowd of…

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…