Portland Plaza

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Building
Portland Plaza

Type	Residential
Location	Portland, Oregon
Coordinates	45°30′46″N 122°40′49″W / 45.51278, -122.68028Coordinates: 45°30′46″N 122°40′49″W / 45.51278, -122.68028
Construction
Completed	1973
Height	272 feet (83 m)
Floor Count	25
Design Team
Architect	DMJM

The Portland Plaza is a condominium skyscraper in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. It stands at a height of 272 feet/83 meters, and contains 25 floors.The Portland Plaza was designed by the firm of DMJM and was completed in 1973. It has been nicknamed "The Norelco Building" by Portlanders, as the silver and black facade and rounded triangular tower is reminiscent of an electric razor.^[1]

Enjoying a location almost directly west of the Keller Auditorium and the Ira Keller Fountain, Portland Plaza creates a late mid-20th century modernist feel to the area. Along with the Keller Fountain, the building has been featured on an album cover of the band Shades of Christ^[2], and appeared as a futuristic building in the PBS film version of Ursula K. LeGuin's The Lathe of Heaven.^[3]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ Emporis: Portland Plaza, Portland, Oregon. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
^ Stumptown Confidential: Ira Keller Fountain, 14 January, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
^ King, Bart: An Architectural Guidebook to Portland, pg. 118. Gibbs Smith, 2001

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Portland Plaza (Emporis)

v • d • e Notable Architecture in Portland, Oregon

Topics:	Architecture in Portland • Buildings and Structures in Portland • Skyscrapers in Portland

Architects and firms:	A. E. Doyle • Pietro Belluschi• Francis Marion Stokes

Tallest buildings:	Wells Fargo Center • US Bancorp Tower • KOIN Center • PacWest Center • Fox Tower • Standard Insurance Center • John Ross Tower • Congress Center • Hatfield U.S. Courthouse • ODS Tower • 1000 Broadway • Union Bank of California Tower • Lloyd Center Tower

Other modern Buildings:	Commonwealth (Equitable) Building • Portland Plaza

Historic Buildings:	Public Service Building • Wells Fargo Building • Terminal Sales Building • Dekum Building • Meier & Frank Building • Yeon Building • Pacific Building • Spalding Building • Pittock Block • Hamilton Building • Flatiron Building • Charles F. Berg Building • Bank of California Building • Bishop's House • Ambassador Apartments • The Commodore • Francis Marion Stokes Fourplex • Pittock Mansion • Ladd Carriage House • Telegram Building • Weinhard Brewery Complex • Solomon U.S. Courthouse

Government Buildings:	City Hall • Portland Building • Pioneer Courthouse • Multnomah County Courthouse • 511 Federal Building • Central Library • St. Johns Post Office

Hotels:	Benson Hotel • Governor Hotel • Sovereign Hotel • Imperial Hotel • Hotel Alder • Arminius Hotel • New Heathman Hotel

Transportation:	Union Station • Portland International Airport • Portland Aerial Tram • Washington Park MAX station

Museums and Entertainment venues:	Rose Garden • Memorial Coliseum • PGE Park• Portland Art Museum • Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall • Portland Center for the Performing Arts • Oregon Convention Center • Hollywood Theatre • Bagdad Theater • Crystal Ballroom •