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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
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
classical references in façade
prominent base and top articulation
small punched windows
strong color blocking
hasMaterial glass
painted concrete
tile cladding
hasOrnamentation geometric patterns
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

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Postmodern architecture hasKeyBuilding Portland Building
AIA Twenty-five Year Award hasRecipient Portland Building
Portland City Hall locatedNear Portland Building