Tours & Happy Hour

September 9, 2025
4:30 – 8:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Happy Hour to follow tour

University of Portland Shiley-Marcos Center for Design and Innovation

University of Portland is proud to announce the beginning of a new era of hands-on learning and discovery: The Shiley-Marcos Center for Design & Innovation is now open for creative thinkers to collaborate, experiment and bring new inventions to life. The Center provides opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration with spaces and resources for ideation, prototyping, testing, digital design and technology, virtual and augmented reality, fabrication, machining, and industry partner projects. Open, collaborative meeting spaces, study lounges, and faculty and staff offices round out the offerings.

With space to stretch, opportunities to cultivate relationships, and tools to create, the Shiley-Marcos Center for Design & Innovation will inspire students to go beyond professional success; here, they will find true purpose.

Learning Objectives:

• The design transforms the existing concrete building, wrapping the lower levels in brick and adding a new fourth level to create a welcoming and modern identity. Located on a sloping site, the building provides on-grade access on three levels. The site design expands the academic campus, replacing parking with a plaza and integrated outdoor classroom.
• Programming efforts included engagement with University of Portland staff, industry partners and other stakeholders to embody the spirit of project namesake Donald P. Shiley, a University of Portland graduate who attributed much of his professional success to hands-on experimentation and collaboration.
• The building is designed to foster student collaboration and connection across a range of spaces, including open spaces and study lounges for informal learning.
• The Center provides opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration with spaces and resources for ideation, prototyping, testing, digital design and technology, virtual and augmented reality, fabrication, machining, and industry partner projects.

Design Team:
Architect: Opsis Architecture
Civil Engineer: Humber Design Group
Landscape: PLACE
Structural Engineer: KPFF
Mechanical Engineer: Interface
Code: Code Unlimited
Envelope: Morrison Hershfield
Laboratory Research Facilities Design

Contractors:
CM/GC: Skanska USA Building Inc.
Project Executive: Alan Halleck
Project Managers: Patrick Sullivan & Ryan Gay

Specialized Consultants: Environments (Furniture) – AFP Systems, Anderson Roofing, Anning-Johnson, Carr Construction, Clean World Maintenance, Consurco, Glenco Creations, Heinz Mechanical Industries, Kalesnikoff, KONE, Kraft Masonry, Legend Custom Millwork, Legend Custom Woodworking, MottLab West, NW Flooring Solutions, Overhead Door Co. of Portland, Pacific Window Systems, Peninsulators Northwest, Performance Abatement Services, Performance Contracting, Pioneer Waterproofing, Prestige Tile & Stone, RIXIR Systems, Skyline Sheet Metal, Stoner Electric Group, Weitman Excavation, Western Partitions, Western Wood Structures

Owner: University of Portland

Presenter:
Jennie Cambier, Associate VP, University of Portland

Campus Map & Parking
5000 N Willamette Blvd., Portland, OR 97203
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• Visitor parking passes are not required.
• Tour attendees may park anywhere on campus, but it may be easiest to head to the main parking lot. The main parking lot can be accessed off the main entrance on Willamette Blvd. Shiley-Marcos is a short walk from there.
• For ADA parking, the closest spaces are near the Tennis Center and Bauccio Commons.
• Attendees should meet in the entry plaza next to the front doors of Shiley-Marcos. Note the main entry and plaza level are at grade on level 3.
• An interactive campus map can be found here: https://campusmap.up.edu/ – the PDF campus map above shows parking and Shiley-Marcos location.

4:30 – 5:30 PM	Tour University of Portland Shiley-Marcos Center for Design and Innovation 5000 N Willamette Blvd. Portland, OR 97203
Following Tour	Happy Hour Stormbreaker Brewery 8409 N Lombard St. Portland, OR 97203 Map »

Members: Free | Non-Members: $20

Please register by September 8, 2025.