The Portland Plaza is a
condominium
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skyscraper in
downtown
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Portland, Oregon
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,
United States
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. It stands at a height of and contains 26 floors. The Portland Plaza was designed by the firm of
DMJM and was completed in 1973. The building is sometimes referred to as the "Norelco Building", owing to its metallic siding and its footprint bearing a resemblance to an electric shaver.
Enjoying a location almost directly west of the
Keller Auditorium
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and the
Ira Keller Fountain, Portland Plaza creates a late mid-20th century modernist feel to the area. Along with the Keller Fountain, the building has been featured on an album cover of the band Shades of Christ, and appeared as a futuristic building in the PBS film version of
Ursula K. Le Guin
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's ''
The Lathe of Heaven
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''.
[King, Bart: ''An Architectural Guidebook to Portland'', p. 118. Gibbs Smith, 2001]
See also
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Architecture of Portland, Oregon
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List of tallest buildings in Portland, Oregon
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Portland Plaza (Emporis)
1973 establishments in Oregon
Residential buildings completed in 1973
Residential skyscrapers in Portland, Oregon
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