Jay Raskin Architect

Tag: Historic preservation

  • Historic Preservation & Energy Efficiency: A Guide for Historic Commercial Buildings

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    A collaboration of Pacific Power, Energy Trust of Oregon, and Clatsop Community College, has produced an excellent booklet on the energy efficiency for historic commercial buildings. The students and faculty of the College’s Historic Preservation Program provided the information for the booklet which showcases projects throughout the state.  The Guide is available to view online or to…

  • Dr. Harvey Award

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    The City of Astoria has it own historic preservation awards, the Dr. Edward Harvey Historic Preservation Award,  named after Dr. Harvey, who was instrumental in creating the historic preservation movement in Astoria.  The award is presented each year to recognize property owners who have completed exterior restoration or beautification of a building which exemplifies the…

  • Albany Central Elementary School Retrofit

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    Oregon voter’s showed their concern about making children safe in their schools by approving $500 millions of bonding for seismic upgrades of schools a few years back.  The Legislature has been slow to allocate funding for the project, but some projects are being funded.  Recently, one such project was completed for the Central Elementary School…

  • Mid-century dilemma

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      New York City is looking to figure out what to do with their tens of millions square feet of commercial office buildings that were built mid-century.  This is the generation of buildings which that entailed the wholesale destruction of historic buildings which in turned  became a major impetus for the historic preservation movement.  These…

  • Classes at Barbey Maritime Center

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            The classes will begain at the Barbey Maritime Center this may.  They include boat building, knots, and native american carving.  They are weekend classes so if you live outside of Astoria, make a nice weekend of it.   You can actually do it by staying or eating at other historic renovation…

  • Barbey Maritime Center

    Barbey Maritime Center

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    The Astoria Train Depot has finished its journey from being a decommissioned train depot to the Barbey Maritime Center for the Columbia River Maritime Museum.  The dedication took place on Jan. 25th, where public officials, the Barbey family, the CRMM Board, and the public were able to see the finished building. The waiting rooms have been…

  • Depot Update 11/14

    Depot Update 11/14

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      The entry canopy structures are completed.  The metal roofing and the gutter between the roof and the building are the next steps.  On the west side, the building sign is installed. The building is named  the Barbey Maritime Center following a generous donation to the Museum by the Barbey family that have a strong…

  • Old is New

    Old is New

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    The Cool Hunter website has some beautiful photos of modern additions and insertions of new buildings and elements into old historic buildings.  In all of them, the new is juxtaposed to the old rather than trying to restore the building to an original state, or reuse a traditional or classical architectural vocabulary.  This approach is…

  • Schools leading the way

    Schools leading the way

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    The citizens of Portland voted overwhelmingly to pass a bond measure that upgrades a number of Portland schools.  It pays for some basic seismic upgrades on a 26 schools and completely modernizes three high schools and one grade school.  It is a first step to the modernization of all Portland’s schools, which at the end…