Architect：Bora Architecture & Interiors

Location：Portland, OR, USA; | ;View Map

Category：Secondary Schools

At six stories high, Lincoln High School is the first mid-rise high school in the state of Oregon. Situated on a constrained urban site in downtown Portland, this mid-rise design is the perfect build.

The high school is envisioned as a modern learning environment bringing together a varied program into a cohesive and compact singular form. The new build presents a creative model of restraint and economy of space while also maximizing design.

Prominent exterior glass-wrapped stairs emphasize the school’s vertical nature. This projects a sense of movement and energy outward from the school. Flexible learning spaces on every floor cultivate social hubs and intersections for collaboration. Floor-to-ceiling windows and east/west views strengthen students’ connections to the active urban edge and also to the mountains and hills beyond.