Portland Justice Center
Location: Portland, Oregon
Owner: City of Portland / Multnomah County
Architect: Zimmer / Gunsel / Frasca Architects
Contractor: Hoffman Construction Company
Description: This 18-story, multi-use building in downtown Portland contains 500,000 square feet and cost $42 million to construct in 1984. The reinforced concrete frame supports the precast and honed concrete panel exterior. The building houses 480 low and medium security jail cells, four district courtrooms, main police station and rentable retail space. The project displays a great deal of public art, including sculptures, paintings and stained glass.