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One Step Closer to a New Cleveland High School

A group of eight people post for a ceremonial groundbreaking at Portland's Cleveland High School. They are wearing hard hats, safety vests and holding golden shovels.

The golden shovels came out for a long-awaited groundbreaking ceremony at Southeast Portland’s Cleveland High School. We joined Portland Public Schools, city officials, students, staff and community members for the momentous occasion.

A rendering shows the future central courtyard of Cleveland High School with a skybridge overhead connecting the school buildings. The courtyard contains pedestrian paths and stepped seating for gatherings and breaks. — COURTESY OF MAHLUM AND STUDIO PETRETTI, RENDERING BY SIDE PIXEL STUDIO

The modernization project will replace the aging school with a state-of-the-art campus. Working alongside Mahlum Architects and Studio Petretti, Mayer/Reed designed outdoor spaces at the new facility that foster gathering and movement. A new central courtyard will serve as the heart of campus life — a big change for a school that currently lacks any outdoor spaces. The new Cleveland High School is expected to open to students in the fall of 2029.

Ten “Top Projects” of 2026

The Daily Journal of Commerce (DJC) Oregon 2026 Top Projects Awards honor the region’s most outstanding construction and design projects. Mayer/Reed is honored to be a collaborator on 10 of the award winners this year. Congratulations to all our design team members and fellow honorees.

• Benson Polytechnic High School
Bassetti Architects, Mayer/Reed Landscape Architecture

• Blue Lake Park Operations and Maintenance Facility
FFA, Mayer/Reed Landscape Architecture

• Hops Ballpark
CannonDesign and Populous, Mayer/Reed Landscape Architecture

• Mt. Scott Community Center
FFA, Mayer/Reed Landscape Architecture

• Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Perkins + Will, Mayer/Reed Landscape Architecture and Wayfinding

• City of Bend Public Works Campus
Hennebery Eddy Architects, Mayer/Reed Wayfinding and Signage

• Clackamas County Circuit Courthouse
DLR Group, Mayer/Reed Wayfinding and Signage

• Oak Lodge Library
Opsis Architecture, Mayer/Reed Wayfinding and Signage

• Albina Library
LEVER Architecture and Noll & Tam Architects, Mayer/Reed Wayfinding and Signage

• Portal
SERA Architects, Mayer/Reed Wayfinding and Graphics

Mayer/Reed Selected to Design New Vancouver Park

The City of Vancouver has selected Mayer/Reed to lead the design of a new community park in east Vancouver. The 14-acre forested parcel sits at the northeast corner of the Vancouver Innovation Center (VIC), a 179-acre planned mixed-use development. In addition to protecting the existing mature trees, the new park will create welcoming, inclusive spaces for people of all ages to rediscover and connect to nature. Public engagement is underway, and we’re excited to work with the community to help shape the future park.

Burnside Bridge Turns 100

An aerial image of the Burnside Bridge stretching into downtown Portland during its centennial celebration. Pedestrians and tents fill the bridge, which was closed to traffic for the celebration.

On Thursday, May 28, the Burnside Bridge turned 100. Multnomah County held a centennial celebration on Saturday, closing the bridge to vehicular traffic for an afternoon of revelry over the Willamette River.

Mayer/Reed is currently wrapping up our efforts as urban design lead on the Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge project. We love this bridge, its history and are deeply invested in its future. Here’s to the next 100 years!