Portland State Magazine Spring 2010

MIRROR IMAGES of high-rise apartments, office buildings, and the KOIN Tower ripple on the pool surface in the new Academic and Student Recreation Center. Every few minutes a TriMet bus, streetcar, or MAX train stops outside the facility's mostly glass facade. The link between campus and the city has never been more obvious. The new center's downtown, transportation-hub location allows students easy access to its classroom, recreation, and fitness spaces. Student fees paid for much of the building, which sits on the former site of the University's Portland Center for Advanced Technology, 1800 SW Sixth Avenue. The rest is funded through an innovative mix of retail and community tenants.