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Article: Street of Eames' spotlight shines on award-winning spaces in Portland

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Four years ago, with its lease coming due, BOORA Architects weighed whether to stay in its downtown Portland office, pull up stakes and lease space elsewhere, or buy and redevelop a building as its headquarters. In the end, the firm opted to remain in and renovate its Morgan Building digs.

The reasons were many: the office's environmental performance, functionality and spatial quality; access to transit, restaurants, shopping and other amenities; and economics.

For BOORA, which occupies the eighth and a portion of the seventh floors, the renovation removed physical barriers to greater collaboration and strengthened the firm's connection with the city - both because of enhanced views and use ...

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