PROJECTS Archives - Mayer Reed

One Step Closer to a Modernized 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 honored 10 Mayer/Reed projects with 2026 Top Projects Awards. We are honored to collaborate with these amazing design teams to produce some of our region’s most outstanding construction and design projects.

Our services on the award-winning projects include landscape architecture (Benson Polytechnic High School, Bassetti Architects; Blue Lake Park Operations and Maintenance Facility, FFA; Hops Ballpark, CannonDesign and Populous; Mt. Scott Community Center, FFA; Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Perkins + Will) and wayfinding and signage design (City of Bend Public Works Campus, Hennebery Eddy Architects; Clackamas Country Circuit Courthouse, DLR Group; Oak Lodge Library, Opsis Architecture; Albina Library, LEVER Architecture and Noll & Tam Architects; and Portal, SERA Architects). Congratulations to all our design team members and fellow honorees.

Mayer/Reed Selected to Design New Vancouver Park

The City of Vancouver has selected Mayer/Reed to lead the design of a new 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 a space for current and future residents to explore and play in nature. Community 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!