PDX Airport Main Terminal – A Walk in The Oregon Forest

  • Prize
    Winner in Landscape Architecture - Public Landscape
  • Design Company
    PLACE
  • Lead Designer
    Mauricio Villarreal
  • Other Credit
    ZGF Architects, Wood Architecture, Cistus, Hoffman, Skanska, KPFF, PAE, ARUP
  • Photo Credit
    Ema Peter Photography, Celeste Noche, Dror Baldinger
  • Project Location
    Portland, Oregon, USA
  • Client
    Port of Portland
  • Project Date
    2024

Celebrating the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, the nature-infused Port of Portland welcomes passengers with a sense of arrival in Oregon. The reimagined Main Terminal, designed as a walk through the forest, embodies the essence of PDX—America’s Best Airport—by transcending the complexities of travel and evoking a sense of wonder that reflects the region's ethos: biophilic, calming, resilient, and restorative.
The park-like terminal, featuring 70 large mature trees and 5,000 cascading plants beneath a stunning, locally sourced 9-acre mass timber roof, strategically offers wayfinding. The tree-lined shopping corridor showcases local flavors and tastes, while Oregon-inspired digital landscape artworks complete the immersive experience, welcoming all to Portland’s newest destination.


BLT Built Design Awards 2025
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