In a past life, I thought I wanted to be an architect. Then came Advanced Calc and the realization that 95% of all architects design shitty tract housing on the fringes of contemporary sanity. Although I’ve chosen a different and happier career path, I still have this inner aesthetic nerd inside who breaks all environments into the precise LEGO blocks they could be reconstructed with.

This post isn’t really fair because all I’m doing here is showing some photos I took of a beautiful building. There is so much to tell about what I’ve been up to (commerce wise), but honestly, I just feel like a lot of it is trite and boring.

What follows are images of a beautifully LEED restored building which houses Portland Center Stage (Portland, Oregon’s lead theatre company).

Without a doubt, this is one of the coolest built environments I’ve ever stepped foot in. Continuing a Portland staple, the building is as green as it gets - recycled rain water, efficient air distribution, low power use, natural lighting, local materials, low toxicity construction - absolutely fabulous.

In the upcoming months, I hope to show off many more of the cool aspects of this building via moving image (a video tour and history of sorts). The video tour is actually part of my reason for conducting commerce here.

I took all of these pics with a borrowed Nikon D70.