This year marks OHSU’s 125th year of existence. While OHSU is mainly known for its missions of healing, teaching, discovery and outreach, there are some other fascinating stories up here on Marquam Hill. For instance, how did we end up here? Portland Monthly magazine recently produced a video that explains how we got here in the first place…and what happened in the 12 plus decades since it all began. Watch it if you have the … Read More
Today, we gave local reporters a close-up view of the OHSU/OUS Collaborative Life Sciences Building. The building is still under construction, but it’s really beginning to take shape. Here’s a time lapse video to show you how far we have come: The building one of the most unique construction projects OHSU has ever been involved in. Once completed, the building will place portions of Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon State University, and Portland State … Read More
In the future, most OHSU outpatients may enter a new “front door” to OHSU. On Thursday, a deal for OHSU to purchase two additional blocks of property in Portland’s South Waterfront District was finalized. From an OHSU press release: OHSU has no immediate plans for development on the parcels at this time, but it expects to construct new outpatient facilities on the land to both replace aging patient care areas on OHSU’s Marquam Hill Campus … Read More
Now that construction is well underway with the OUS/OHSU Collaborative Life Sciences Building, what’s the latest? Here are a few updates: The foundation has been completed The concrete floors in P1 and P2 levels completed (parking levels) The concrete floor of atrium level being poured So what might the building look like once finished? A very amateur mock-up by your humble blogger: (Scale may be off by quite a bit) For more info about the … Read More
While working with a reporter on a media story today at OHSU’s Center for Health and Healing, I got a good overview of the many construction projects in Portland’s South Waterfront district. Hopefully its a sign that the economy is on the mend. Here’s the current overhead view of the OHSU/OUS Collaborative Life Sciences Building which is just beginning to take shape. Adjacent to that project is the construction of a new light rail/pedestrian bridge … Read More
This week marked a significant milestone for the OHSU/OUS Collaborative Life Sciences Building which is coming to Portland’s South Waterfront. The Portland Design Commission approved plans for the building on Thursday. View the slideshow below to see the updated look. Once completed, the OHSU/OUS Collaborative Life Sciences Building will include: Skourtes Tower: New cutting-edge learning space and clinic for the OHSU School of Dentistry to replace aging facilities on Marquam Hill; PSU’s biology and chemistry … Read More
Following last month’s groundbreaking for the OUS/OHSU Collaborative Life Sciences Building in Portland’s South Waterfront, work is now underway. Some of you may remember that years ago, the area was a shipyard where war vessels were built and stripped down. Here’s what it looked like then: Recently, construction crews unearthed a little history. See below. It doesn’t look like much, … Read More
