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Architecture & Design
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Portland Planning Board narrowly recommends Munjoy Hill Historic District
August 12, 2020The Portland City Council will make the final decision on the district, which would include nearly 400 contributing properties in the neighborhood.
August 12, 2020
Biddeford's Pepperell Mill campus restores historic chimney stack
August 10, 2020Work on the chimney, long a familiar sight in the city skyline, included fixing loose and open mortar joints and replacing three badly degraded steel bands.
August 10, 2020
The 2020 Mainebiz Women to Watch: In an unusual year, five remarkable business leaders
August 10, 2020This year's recipients of the Mainebiz honors, now in their 12th year, represent a wide variety of business sectors and geographies across the state.
August 10, 2020-
Portland board will vote on Munjoy Hill historic district after five-month delay
August 7, 2020In a meeting originally scheduled for March 17, the Portland Planning Board will decide whether to establish a historic district for the Munjoy Hill neighborhood, including more than 400 properties, many of them residential.
August 7, 2020 
Developers get a break on historic tax credit projects; Maine advocates push for relief
August 7, 2020Preservation advocates are pushing for enhancement of the federal Historic Preservation Tax Credit, which has incentivized $550 million in Maine construction over the past 11 years.
August 7, 2020
Women to Watch: Erin Flett is driven to design
Updated: August 10, 2020Formerly a freelance graphic designer, Flett began putting patterns on fabric in 2007. Today, her firm makes hand-printed textiles that are sold through over 200 wholesalers, and have even captured the attention of Oprah.
Updated: August 10, 2020
College of the Atlantic and MDI nonprofit to partner on Northeast Harbor development
Updated: July 22, 2020The COA Mount Desert Center will bring student and faculty housing and retail in pursuit of promoting economic vitality.
Updated: July 22, 2020
Insider Notebook: MaineHousing, United Way move to new quarters
June 10, 2020MaineHousing has moved from downtown Augusta to former state office space near Interstate 95, renovated by Landry/French; United Way has moved to Forest Avenue in Portland from the peninsula; and Maine Preservation has opened award nominations.
June 10, 2020
Szanton Co. plans 50 apartments at former Bath YMCA site
Updated: June 2, 2020The development, which includes 50 new apartments and renovation of 10 existing ones, as well as six retail spaces, will comprise new construction on the lot that once housed part of the YMCA as well as redevelopment of two historic buildings.
Updated: June 2, 2020
16 Maine historic preservation projects share $100K in capital repair grants
May 8, 2020Rhode Island-based 1772 foundation, in partnership with Maine Preservation, considered 48 projects from across the state that were seeking nearly half a million dollars for things like roof repairs, fire safety and solar installation.
May 8, 2020
UMaine holds 'virtual groundbreaking' for $78M engineering and design center
Updated: April 29, 2020In a sign of the times, the University of Maine on Tuesday held a virtual groundbreaking for its planned Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center, which is expected to be completed in 2022.
Updated: April 29, 2020
Design of the times: How Maine architects are powering through the pandemic
Updated: April 20, 2020Maine architecture firms large and small are adapting to the new normal, changing the way they collaborate and do business. They're also anticipating changes in what their clients demand as a result the public health crisis.
Updated: April 20, 2020Letter from the Editor: A strange and turbulent spring
Updated: April 20, 2020Unemployment claims have skyrocketed. Various industries are hanging on by a thread, while manufacturers and a select few retailers try to stay in control as “essential” businesses. There’s been a scramble for federal relief funds.
Updated: April 20, 2020Auburn architecture firm names new leadership team to succeed retiring CEO
April 10, 2020Harriman, founded 150 years ago, has named two of the firm's veteran leaders to replace Clif Greim, who will retire in June.
April 10, 2020
Preservation projects in 4 Maine communities to share $230K in federal grants
April 7, 2020The federal funding will support a variety of historic restoration projects and is intended to foster economic development and job creation in areas where the forest products industry has declined.
April 7, 2020
Lark Hotels reboots historic Portland inn as eclectic guesthouse, Blind Tiger
Updated: February 28, 2020Lark Hotels completed interior renovations of the former Danforth Inn in Portland and reopened as Blind Tiger, a nine-room guesthouse with eclectic styling. The property, bought at auction a year ago, adds to a portfolio spanning New England and
Updated: February 28, 2020
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