Portland State University has chosen a winner for its placemaking initiative.
The Walker Macy Collaborative emerged from the six-month design competition and will now help the school enact “large and small changes all aimed at creating a more vibrant and connected campus for PSU and downtown Portland.”
Fittingly titled “Constellation of Connection,” their proposal comes with enhanced outdoor and street-level spaces, including Montgomery Plaza, and the creation of a new welcome center, plus additional campus entry points in the Park Blocks and along Southwest Market Street. The plan would relocate the skatepark, among other suggestions.
Over the next year, the team will come up with a timeline for the project, which will be primarily funded through philanthropy.
