Multnomah County (Gresham, Troutdale, Fairview, etc.)

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Rockwood Rising phase one plans approved



For architect Matt Brown, Rockwood Rising is like a rocket ship launching a satellite, the neighborhood in his analogy, up into a stable orbit.

It can’t get there without the support of the thrusters, which will eventually fall away and allow the satellite to orbit on its own.

The Rockwood neighborhood has plenty of thrusters guiding it into the future. The Gresham Redevelopment Commission advisory committee recently voted to accept a proposed design from Brown’s firm, YBA Architects, for phase one of the new look of what will become Rockwood’s neighborhood center, situated at 185th Avenue between Southeast Burnside and Southeast Stark streets.

With the approval, the designs will go before Gresham City Council on Tuesday, July 19, for a final stamp of approval, which committee chair Joan Albertson says is likely to happen.

...continues at the Business Tribune. There are also more images at the YBA website.