Design Archives

International Mass Timber Conference Insights

05.04.23

Kicking off a multipart series highlighting Bora’s mass timber efforts, we collected the major takeaways from staff who attended the…

The Volta Building Achieves LEED Platinum

03.22.23

Bora’s core and shell renovation of the Southeast Portland Volta building, which also houses our new office, is officially LEED…

New Associate Principals

03.01.23

Bora is proud to announce the promotions of the following staff to Associate Principal! From left to right: Steph Taylor…

Promoted to Associate!

03.01.23

We are proud to announce the promotions of four Bora designers to Associate! From left to right: Christian Cutul, AIA,…

Connecting Design Concepts to Brand Values

01.26.23

How can experiential graphic design (EGD) bring to life a “natural network” building design concept while demonstrating a company’s “human,…

Addressing Equity: Prioritizing Choice and Diversity

11.11.22

Along with addressing Climate and Health as measures of successful design for our new studio, Equity is the third driver…

Addressing Health: A Great Place To Spend A Day, Or A Decade

11.03.22

Three key drivers–Climate, Health, and Equity–continue to guide the vision for Bora’s new studio. By holistically addressing health in our…

TCU Music Center and Concert Hall in Lighting & Sound America

11.03.22

In Lighting & Sound America Magazine‘s October issue, “Virtuoso’s Delight” (pages 42-49) articulates how Texas Christian University’s new award-winning Music…

Building to Meet the Moment: The Vision Behind Our New Studio

10.26.22

Architects have a unique relationship with the buildings they inhabit, as not every profession gets to occupy the outcome of…

TCU Music Center Wins IIDA Oregon Design Award

10.14.22

The Texas Christian University Music Center and Van Cliburn Concert Hall has been recognized with a 2022 IIDA Oregon Design…

Bora’s future net-zero design studio

08.25.22

As we look toward our move less than two miles east in the next five months, one may wonder what…

Bora Hires Design Leaders Stefee Knudsen + Scott Mooney

06.21.22

We are pleased to announce the hire of Stefee Knudsen as an Associate Principal and Senior Project Manager, and Scott…

New faces at Bora!

06.15.22

Our practice has seen a ton of growth in 2022! Welcome to these talented Bora newcomers. We can’t wait to…

WE’RE MOVING!

06.15.22

After enjoying 33 years in downtown Portland’s historic Morgan Building, Bora is excited to announce that we’re hopping the river…

Designing Healthy Buildings

06.08.22

For all the health advice out there, the scientific consensus is fairly settled on what constitutes a healthy diet: “Eat…

Lincoln High School is Tight!

06.01.22

Here at Bora, we’re celebrating the result of last week’s whole building airtightness test of Lincoln High School, which achieved…