Archinect City Guide dives into Portland, Oregon, today, featuring some of the favorite spots for dining, gallery-hopping, and discovery shared by Observation Studio founding principal Chris Brown. (Avid Archinect readers will remember him from our Studio Snapshot of Linden, Brown Architecture, which rebranded as Observation Studio in 2024.)  In true Pacific Northwest spirit, Brown has several authentic and rooted spots in and around Portland to recommend for architects and designers visiting the city. Is he keeping it weird? Let's find out. Are you a Portland local with your own go-to spots? Or have a city you think we should cover next? Share your thoughts, suggestions, and favorite places in the comments.

When it comes to architecture, Brian Linder doesn't like to color inside the lines. Trained as an architect at Carnegie Mellon and UCLA, he also worked in real estate, marketing, and management consulting before establishing himself as a licensed "Architecture Broker." Under the name The Value Of Architecture, Linder began publishing increasingly elaborate video tours of the properties he represented in the Los Angeles area — most of them stunning residences designed by well-known modernist architects during the mid-20th century. In today's Archinect Meets, Linder talks about his production routine, how he got into creating social media content on various platforms, and what mid-century modern means to him.

Traveling to Miami soon, but not sure what's really worth exploring? Today's Archinect City Guide is hosted by Germane Barnes, award-winning founder of research and design practice Studio Barnes. Besides receiving Harvard GSD's 2021 Wheelwright Prize, a 2021-22 Rome Prize, a 2022 USA Fellowship, the 2022 Miami Design District Annual Neighborhood Commission, and more recently, Exhibit Columbus' Miller Prize, he is a member of the Black Reconstruction Collective, as well as an Associate Professor and the Director of the Master of Architecture Graduate Program at the University of Miami School of Architecture. In this City Guide, Barnes reveals his favorite Miami spots for dining, relaxing, and discovering new design and architecture.  Are you a Miami local with your own go-to spots? Or have a city you think we should cover next? Share your thoughts, suggestions, and favorite places in the comments.

When it comes to architecture-focused creators on YouTube, Stewart Hicks' channel is definitely one worth liking and subscribing to. By day, an Associate Professor and Associate Dean at the University of Illinois Chicago's School of Architecture, as well as Founding Partner of the practice Design With Company, Hicks has mastered the art of presenting complex topics in long-form videos that are both entertaining and educational (and addictive, we might add). In today's Archinect Meets, Stewart Hicks shares what inspired him to create videos, the criteria that determine new story topics, and what the community aspect of his 600,000+ YouTube subscribers means to him.