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

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

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TCU Music Center Wins IIDA Oregon Design Award

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

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Bora’s future net-zero design studio

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

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Bora Hires Design Leaders Stefee Knudsen + Scott Mooney

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

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New faces at Bora!

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

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WE’RE MOVING!

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

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Designing Healthy Buildings

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

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Lincoln High School is Tight!

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

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Bora and LEVER team to modernize Jefferson High School

Portland Public Schools has selected the team of Bora Architecture & Interiors and LEVER Architecture to design the modernization of…

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Christina Piluso Promoted to Associate

Experiential Graphic Design Director Christina Piluso has been promoted to Associate. Christina joined Bora in 2018, bringing two decades of…

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PCC Metro Center Breaks Ground

The new Portland Community College Metropolitan Workforce Training Center will celebrate its groundbreaking January 27 at 9AM PST. The first…

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UO Knight Campus Wins IIDA Oregon Award

The University of Oregon Phil & Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact has won a 2021 IIDA Oregon Chapter…

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Meet New Bora Designer Ben Mayo

Architectural designer Ben Mayo has joined Bora! Ben comes to us from Georgia, where he recently graduated from Georgia Tech…

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Creekside Community High School Achieves Net Zero!

We’re proud to announce that Creekside Community High School’s new flagship building in Tigard, OR, has achieved Zero Energy Certification…

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Energy Efficiency Through Airtight Design

In considering the sustainability of a building, airtightness is among the factors that can greatly impact energy efficiency and occupant…

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Designing Affordable Housing with People at the Center:
Equity in Motion

Bora is currently designing Dartmouth Crossing for REACH Community Development as a people-centered affordable housing community on a two-block parcel…

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