has been a venue for local events such as mayoral debates, the Oregon Ballet Theatre, and Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) events including the Time-Based Art Festival. Notable performers at Lincoln Hall have included Alfredo Rolando Ortiz, the National Theatre of the Deaf, and the Florestan Trio. Renovations Through the years, renovations have occurred to change the usage of Lincoln Hall. In 1966, a gymnasium in the basement was converted into a sloped lecture hall, currently used as a 200-seat concert hall. A structural renovation in 1974 expanded the main auditorium, including converting the floor and balcony style seating to sloped seating, which reduced seating capacity from 750 to 500 seats. This renovation also added an orchestra pit, added an elevator, and expanded other rooms. After a 2000 seismic evaluation, the building was condemned but used for classes due to a lack of space. Oregon governor Ted Kulongoski urged the Oregon Legislature to pass funding to pay for improvements, part of a $175 million stimulus package for state agencies. A $29 million seismic retrofit, replacement of the asbestos roof, and general remodel was begun in the summer of 2008 with designs by Boora Architects and Howard S. Wright Construction as the general contractor. Construction was completed in August 2010, and has acquired LEED Gold standards. Lincoln Hall contains a skybridge and a tunnel to the adjacent Cramer Hall, added in the first phase of Cramer Hall construction, 1955-1958. References External links 1912 establishments in Oregon Portland State University buildings School buildings completed in 1912