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Portland Japanese Garden and the Japan Society have partnered to co-present a five-part webinar series, called Living Traditions. “The Japanese Garden: Living Classroom of Nature, Architecture & Culture” is the first of the series and occurred on September 28, 2021. The recording can be viewed through the link below. Learn more about the Living Traditions webinar series …
We’re so happy to be featured in the architecture and design magazine SectionMag in this article “Past Meets Future” by Brian Libby. SectionMag takes it name from the architectural design feature which exposes a structure’s inside workings to the spectator: “In architecture, a section is a cutaway view of the building exposing that which cannot be directly …
“You’ll applaud the execution of the Suteki house. Rooms facing the backyard completely open to a yellow cedar deck and landscaping designed by Sadafumi Uchiyama, Curator of Portland Japanese Garden,” The Oregonian, July 2017 World-renowned architect Kengo Kuma’s Cultural Village at Portland Japanese Garden has transformed the landscape with a beautiful harmony of garden and …
As the first anniversary of the Garden’s Cultural Crossing expansion approaches, we asked architect Balazs Bognar to offer some insights into the philosophies and ideals that drove the design.
What could be lovelier than a summer evening at the Garden? On select evenings in the summer, we invite our Patron and Steward Members to join us for live music, catered appetizers, and beverages donated by our sponsors Sapporo Beer, Joto Sake, and Torii Mor Winery & Vineyard. Take a look at these photos from the …
“As the clouds part and sunlight hits a blossoming cherry tree, shadows dapple the Cultural Village, a trio of new buildings at Oregon’s Portland Japanese Garden that house a café, visitor center, gallery, and library. Droplets of water drop from the complex’s pitched green roofs, evidence of the morning’s shower. Since its opening in 1967, …
When the doors to the Garden’s new welcome gates open to you on Sunday, April 2, we believe your experience will be exceptional. That Sunday in April is your day, and you will be among the very first to step through the gates entering into the Cultural Village. After almost 18 months of waiting patiently, …
It is an impressive undertaking that has been in the works for more than a year. This week, crews have started laying more than three thousand tiles of sedums – as part of our LEED living roofs within the new Cultural Village. Commonly known as stonecrops, about 10 different types of sedums have been grown off-site …
Since 1963, the number of guests visiting Portland Japanese Garden has grown from 30,000 visitors per year to almost 300,000. In 2007, the Garden’s Board of Trustees began to plan in earnest for the long-needed expansion at the Garden, and launched an international design competition in 2010. One submission from Kengo Kuma & Associates clearly …