Bramhall Square Design Competition
In partnership with the Parkside Neighborhood Association, Peloton Labs, and the Maine Section of the American Society of Landscape Architects we organized a design competition to re-imagine Bramhall … Read More
Susan Silberberg: Shaping the Future of Portland
How do we strengthen the future of our greater Portland Community? Engagement and collaboration is the path some individuals are using to develop more effective advocacy on growth, … Read More
Mapping Portland: The Complete City
The third in a series of PSA programming that addresses the challenges and opportunities of growth and change facing the Portland community. PSA distributed over 5,000 maps to … Read More
PSA Seeking 2017 Volunteers
Advocacy This committee promotes PSA’s mission of sustainable, responsible and creative growth for Portland. Committee representatives testify regularly at City of Portland board and committee meetings and lobby … Read More
Full Draft of Portland’s Comprehensive Plan is Released – February 2017
Full Draft is Released – February 2017: The City’s Planning & Urban Development Department is pleased to release the full draft of Portland’s new comprehensive plan. The document, … Read More
PSA Needs Your Support!
By making membership in PSA free beginning in 2017, we hope to encourage participation of young design professionals as well as others who want to support our mission. … Read More
PSA and collaborators release report on what growth COULD look like in Portland!
Based on several charrette’s held over the summer and serious financial and economic studies, Portland Society for Architecture, USM Muskie School, Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce and Creative … Read More
Alex Krieger: The New Allure of the City (and Some Unanticipated Consequences)
In partnership with Creative Portland and the University of New England Center for Global Humanities, the PSA presented a lecture by Alex Krieger to an audience at Portland … Read More
How will Portland deal with its impending growth?
Portland Press Herald, October 2016 In anticipation of our biggest event of the year, we have partnered with local and regional experts about growth and change in our … Read More
MECA Tour was a Great Success
Turnout was good for the most recent PSA Brown Bag Tour at Maine College of Art, which took place on September 14. Architect Rick Renner toured our group … Read More
Charrette Teams Present their Concepts
Drink ‘n Crit, September 7: Visioning Growth charrette teams present their concepts for Portland’s future growth before an enthusiastic audience of 60 at SPACE gallery!
PSA Design Charette: Visioning Growth for Portland
Growth and change that supports economic equity and a high quality of life should be planned into Portland’s future. PSA, in coordination with the USM Muskie School of … Read More
Making the Invisible Visible – September 15 Event 4-6 p.m.
What is Green Worth? Identifying the value in high performance homes. Date/Time: September 15 from 4-6 p.m. Location: Maine Historical Society Lecture Hall Cost: $5.00 For more information … Read More
Portland looks to turn little-used waterfront lot into public haven
The City of Portland turns to the Portland Society for Architecture for guidance on potential park on the waterfront. To read more about the patch of land and … Read More