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// WP_Query arguments
$args = array (
	'name'                   => 'project',
	'post_type'              => array( 'portfolio' ),
	'nopaging'               => false,
	'posts_per_page'         => '4',
	'posts_per_archive_page' => '4',
);

// The Query
$query = new WP_Query( $args );

// The Loop
if ( $query->have_posts() ) {
	while ( $query->have_posts() ) {
		$query->the_post();
		// do something
	}
} else {
	// no posts found
}

// Restore original Post Data
wp_reset_postdata();