A museum for cast iron, placing it physically and temporally among a primordial Natural History Museum and a structurally optimal Future Tower.
Portland's remaining cast-iron facade pieces mounted inside-out in a glass box. Academic studio proposal 2008. Standing on SW First Ave looking northeast.
A lovely waterfront site in Portland Oregon USA that fronts to SW First Ave.
Enthusiasm for cast iron facades rises when several buildings use them in a row. This gives dimension to and makes a place out of the cast iron, elevating it beyond itself.
Original complete thesis panel.
Looking at the face of the collected pieces through the Cast Iron Museum out onto SW First Ave.
