Portland State Magazine Winter 2011

Lincoln Hall gets a new lool< The traditional brick and column exterior looks much the same as it did when Portland State took over the old Lincoln High building in 1952. But step inside, and the changes are dramatic. Sunlight pours in from two original three-story atriums uncovered during the renovation. The 465-seat performance hall now has a full orchestra pit. And space once taken up by obsolete mechanical equipment has been transformed into a "black box" theater, a new digital music lab, and soaring recital rooms. PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY JAMES 7