FLAT ROOFS WITH BOLDLY PROJECTING SLABS RATHER THAN CORNICES
ORNAMENT INSPIRED BY LOUIS H. SULLIVAN DETAILS OR CLASSICAL DECORATIVE ELEMENTS
LARGE AREAS OF GLASS, OFTEN TAKING MORE FAÇADE SPACE THAN STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, SOMETIMES WITH ROUND-ARCHED WINDOWS, SOME-TIMES WITH THE THREE PART “CHICAGO STYLE” WINDOW
STEEL-FRAMED CONSTRUCTION EXPRESSED IN HORIZONTAL ANDVERTICAL FAÇADE ELEMENTS
STRUCTURE SHEATHED IN TERRA COTTA OR BRICK
RECTANGULAR SHAPE WITH VERTICAL EMPHASIS
UP TO SIXTEEN STORIES IN HEIGHT
PORTLAND EXAMPLES: Railway Exchange Block (shown)
Buyer’s Building
Sherlock Building, 320 SW Oak
Meier & Frank Building, 621 SW 5th
Jackson Tower, 806 SW Broadway