Portland

United States

Facts

Population

640,000 (2016)

Area

376 km²

145 mi²

Density

1702.1 people per km²

4408.5 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

4 Completed • 0 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Wells Fargo Center (1973)

Tallest Building

Wells Fargo Center (166 m)

Most Common Function*

Office (50%)

Most Common Material*

Steel (50%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

141

Tallest City in

the World

29

Tallest City in

North America

22

Tallest City in

United States

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Wells Fargo Center	166.4 m / 546 ft
2	Park Avenue West	163.7 m / 537 ft
3	U.S. Bancorp Tower	163.4 m / 536 ft
4	KOIN Center	155.2 m / 509 ft
5	Pacwest Center	127.4 m / 418 ft
6	Fox Tower	113.4 m / 372 ft
7	Standard Insurance Center	111.9 m / 367 ft
8	Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building	110 m / 361 ft
9	Cosmopolitan on the Park	103.6 m / 340 ft
10	The John Ross Tower	99.1 m / 325 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Portland CTBUH Members

Logo	Name	City	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
	Think Wood	Portland	Gold	0	ARCH • MRKT • NONP

CTBUH People & Events

Tall Timber: A Global Audit

26 June 2017

The CTBUH has produced its latest Tall Buildings…

International Mass Timber Conference

28-30 March 2017

Attend the three day educational conference and…

Videos

30 October 2017

Framework: The Tallest All-Timber Building in the Americas

This presentation introduced Framework, winner of the U.S. Tall Wood Building Prize Competition and slated to become the first wood high-rise in the U.S., and...

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Research

30 October 2017

Rethinking CTBUH Height Criteria In the Context of Tall Timber

Recent developments in the design and construction of progressively taller buildings using engineered timber as a structural material raise important questions about the language that...

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Global News

19 June 2019

Portland Building Renovation Could Kill its Historic Status

An audit by the City of Portland, Oregon, has found that the DLR Group’s renovation of the Michael Graves–designed Portland Building is over budget and,...

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