Eisenman/
Robertson
Planning/Architecture/
Urban Design
Eisenman and Robertson created a design to inspire a dialogue between nature and man, creating the space as both a garden and an urban plaza.
The two blocks that hold the Pioneer Courthouse and the square would become one. Two pavilions would be located in the square, one holding a terraced café and the other a giant conservatory flower room. An inner garden would include a stepped terrace with flowers, trees, formal and informal seating, and provides a natural amphitheater, connected to a grove of evergreen trees.
“This design is both a garden and an urban plaza. At its core, it is a dialogue between nature and man– what existed and what was imposed.”
-The pamphlet of The Proposed Designs for Pioneer Courthouse Square, 1981
City of Portland (OR) Archives, AD/15801.
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Never Built: Pioneer Courthouse Square 