On Monday, July 3rd, °®¶¹app submitted a formal letter to the Portland Historic Landmarks Commission on the proposed "reconstruction" of Michael Graves historic 1982 Portland Public Service Building (Portland Building).
The letter was written in response to the planned "reconstruction" of the Portland Public Service Building (Portland Building) to cover the original exterior fabric and in turn replicate, more or less, the original design of the Portland Building.
°®¶¹app is extremely concerned by this “new preservation”, which creates a significant precedent suggesting to others inaccurately how future projects could approach the Standards, eroding the importance of historic materials when considering historic integrity.
The Portland Historic Landmarks Commission will vote on the project July 24th, 2017. In the meantime, °®¶¹app will continue to monitor this issue and support the ongoing efforts of the °®¶¹app/Oregon chapter.
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to Oregon SHPO noting the building could be de-listed from the National Register.
of recommendation for the project to move forward.