Portland Public Schools, Grant High School Modernization

Details

OWNER:
Portland Public Schools

ARCHITECT:
Mahlum

LOCATION:
Portland, OR

PROJECT COST:
$138M

COMPLETION DATE:
2019

RESPONSIBILITY/SERVICE:
Civil

AWARDS:
LEED Certified
4LE LESolutions Planning & Design Awards, Project of Distinction (2020)
AIA Oregon Architecture Awards, Honor Award (2020)
Restore Oregon, DeMuro Award (2020) | Oregon DJC Top Projects, First Place, Primary Education (2020)
Engineering News-Record (ENR) Northwest Regional Best Projects, K-12 Education Award of Merit (2020)
Oregon’s Excellence in Concrete Awards, Education K-12 Winner (2020)
Portland Business Journal, Transformer Award (2019)

The historically significant school and 11-acre site underwent a major $138M renovation to improve inclusiveness and equity through building and site design for 1,800 students. Collaborative design team work provided for inviting exterior student spaces, reconstructed pedestrian and vehicle access, improved parking, upgraded street frontages and accessibility along public pedestrian corridors, a re-connected relationship to Grant Park, and enhanced environmental stewardship through stormwater treatment and infiltration.