Brian Libby

1 week ago | dwell.com | Brian Libby

View 14 PhotosIn India, architect Abhishek Patel works with local manufacturers to create marble, brass, and plywood furniture perfectly tailored to his family’s needs—at a lower cost than high-end retail. View 14 PhotosAlthough the Indian city of Rajkot is located in the west-coast state of Gujarat, it’s far enough inland that its climate is hot, with daytime highs averaging over 90 degrees for eight months a year, and over 100 from April through June.

3 weeks ago | archpaper.com | Brian Libby |Kristine Klein

Visitors encounter community spaces enlivened with colorful artwork from murals to a covered events plaza before even entering Portland, Oregon’s renovated and expanded Midland Library by Colloqate and Bora Architecture & Interiors. Near the entrance are a series of orange and pink hexagonal sculptures resembling children’s building blocks, by the artist team HYBYCOZO. A new entry canopy provides a covered space for farmers’ markets, fairs, and other events.

3 weeks ago | orartswatch.org | Brian Libby |Oregon ArtsWatch

Portland’s Skylab Architecture has perhaps the most distinctive fingerprint of any local firm, its diverse projects united by eye-catching angles, futuristic style and an embrace of landscape. Founded by architect Jeff Kovel in 1999, Skylab initially designed hot-spot restaurants and clubs, including 2004’s retro-chic Doug Fir in the Central Eastside, then 2009’s Departure Lounge, a contemporary penthouse added to downtown’s historic Meier & Frank building.

3 weeks ago | biztrib.com | Brian Libby

Perhaps appropriately for a building in North Portland’s Overlook neighborhood, on a clear day, you can see Mt. Hood, Mt. Saint Helens, and the West Hills from the Campbell Garden Homes’ top-floor decks. However, what you won’t see is your next-door neighbor. Evident Architecture Office’s design for developer Ryan Zygar carves space for the decks of these four-story condominiums from their otherwise-pitched roofs, which also extend like awnings to create partially covered outdoor spaces.

3 weeks ago | biztrib.com | Brian Libby

Perhaps appropriately for a building in North Portland’s Overlook neighborhood, on a clear day, you can see Mt. Hood, Mt. Saint Helens, and the West Hills from the Campbell Garden Homes’ top-floor decks. However, what you won’t see is your next-door neighbor. Evident Architecture Office’s design for developer Ryan Zygar carves space for the decks of these four-story condominiums from their otherwise-pitched roofs, which also extend like awnings to create partially covered outdoor spaces.