Portland Building
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The Portland Building is a landmark postmodern office building in downtown Portland, Oregon, designed by architect Michael Graves and noted for its colorful, ornamental façade.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
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office building ⓘ postmodern building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Portland City Hall
ⓘ
surface form:
Portland Municipal Services Building
|
| architect | Michael Graves ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Postmodern architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Portland, Oregon
ⓘ
Postmodern architecture in the United States ⓘ |
| city | Portland ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
USA
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| façadeCharacteristic | highly ornamental ⓘ |
| façadeColor | multicolored ⓘ |
| façadeStyle | polychrome postmodern ⓘ |
| function | municipal office building ⓘ |
| hasArchitect | Michael Graves ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Postmodernism ⓘ |
| hasClient |
Portland
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Portland
|
| hasCulturalStatus | architectural landmark ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
applied ornamentation
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classical references in façade ⓘ prominent base and top articulation ⓘ small punched windows ⓘ strong color blocking ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
glass
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painted concrete ⓘ tile cladding ⓘ |
| hasOrnamentation |
geometric patterns
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large keystone-like elements ⓘ stylized classical motifs ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | administrative offices for city government ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | iconic example of postmodern architecture ⓘ |
| hasType | government office building ⓘ |
| houses | City of Portland government offices ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | early postmodern civic building ⓘ |
| isLandmarkIn |
Portland, Oregon, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Portland, Oregon
|
| isLocatedIn | downtown Portland ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
architectural criticism
ⓘ
postmodern architecture studies ⓘ |
| locatedInDowntown |
Portland, Oregon, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Portland, Oregon
|
| locatedInState | Oregon ⓘ |
| location |
Portland, Oregon, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Portland, Oregon
|
| namedAfter |
Portland
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Portland
|
| notableFor |
colorful façade
ⓘ
ornamental façade ⓘ |
| owner |
Portland
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Portland
|
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| use | office ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.