News Archive
August 20,2009Lokey grants explore Science and Human Condition with new project and class
Architecture and product design professors awarded a combined $40,000
August 20,2009CASL Project - Michael Cockram
CASL
August 19,2009Design Workshop for Taiwan Visitors
Food as a cultural offering
August 7,2009Architecture studio class generating ideas for artisan center in Koutiala, Mali
Peace Corps volunteers, including an UO architecture alumna, establish connection
July 13,2009UO architects sweep top awards at conference in Canada
Charles Z. Brown and Ihab Elzeyadi, both of the department of architecture in the UO School of Architecture and Allied Arts, swept the two major awards given at last month's Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) conference.
July 7,2009Architecture alumnus receives Cavin Fellowship to research in Japan and Scandinavia
Michael D'Ambrosia of San Diego, California, chosen for $10,000 prize after completing design challenge
June 19,2009California architecture firm with UO ties celebrates 100 years
Sacramento-based firm, Lionakis, has deep roots in University of Oregon's architecture program.
May 11,2009How about green renovations in existing U.S. schools?
UO architecture professor's Green Classroom Toolbox aims to put student performance into the planning.
May 5,2009The United States housing crisis and the role of architectural design is focus of UO's Belluschi professor lectures in May
Housing designer and national advocate for affordable housing, Michael Pyatok, speaks next week on The U.S. Housing Crisis: The Role of Design.
April 2,2009Symbiosis: Why four MG2 designers reached out to academia
Suenn Ho, John Flynn, Tomas Quijada, and Jeff Server of MulvannyG2 team-up with UO Urban Architecture students in Portland.
April 2,2009UO Architecture students tackle Burnside Bridge
Students from the School of Architecture and Allied Arts present ideas for the Burnside Bridgehead project in Portland.
April 1,2009Boston alumna Jean Carroon advises on White House greening
Architecture alumna, Jean Carroon, FAIA, principal for preservation at Goody Clancy in Boston says it's important for the White House to demonstrate simple conservation steps that all families can take.
March 24,2009University of Oregon hosts architecture educators in Portland
Later this week, from March 26 to March 29, the University of Oregon will act as the host school for the 97th Annual Meeting for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
March 24,2009On the Boards
Opsis Architecture and TVA Architects Inc. have partnered to design a new alumni center on the University of Oregons campus in Eugene.
March 12,2009UO interior architecture student wins Best in Show in student design competition
Anna Winn, an undergraduate student in the UO's Interior Architecture Program, has won the commercial design category and Best-in-Show of the 2009 IIDA/ASID Oregon Chapter Student Design Competition.
March 9,2009Architecture students discover Old Town-Chinatown a rich setting for study
Students examine area near Union Station for urban design studio.
March 2,2009School hosts Professional Visiting Firms Day
Approximately 20 firms in both architecture and landscape architecture set up booths in Lawrence Hall displaying posters with both the firm's design philosophies and project examples.
March 1,20092009 Outstanding Sustainable Planning award - Mark Gillem
Assistant Professor Mark Gillem's Historic Downtown Area Development Plan for Fort Lewis, Washington received the 2009 Outstanding Sustainable Planning award.
February 17,2009Affordable housing and urban design architect Daniel Solomon to lecture
California architect and urban designer Daniel Solomon, one of the nation's leading spokespersons for improving the quality of affordable housing, will lecture in Portland on Thursday, 2/19 and in Eugene on Friday, 2/20.
February 5,2009UO completes Tigard downtown vision plan
The city of Tigard, working in conjunction with the University of Oregon, recently completed a Downtown Future Vision project for the city.
February 4,2009UO to Host Watershed Design Charette and Salmon Safe Event
The University of Oregon, as part of its commitment to ecologically sensitive design education, will host an event called "Salmon in the City" which is intended to increase educational awareness of urban watersheds.
January 27,2009San Gemini Preservation Studies
Italy Summer 2009
January 26,2009UO architecture programs score high in national ranking
A special edition of the journal DesignIntelligence recognized the University of Oregon's department of architecture for its commitment to teaching sustainable design. The publication ranks the country's top architecture and design schools each year.
January 9,2009U.S. News & World Report identified Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning as among the best careers choices for 2009
In the annual report of the best careers for 2009, conducted by the U.S. News and World Report in December 2008, the editors recommend individuals look to new careers that will take place due to the gradual evolution of the economy.
January 6,2009UO Offers Ecological Design Certificate
Interdisciplinary certificate now open to graduate students in architecture, landscape architecture, historic preservation, and planning programs
December 1,2008Three UO professors lead architecture session at international conference
Exploring tradition and regeneration of vernacular buildings is focus of UO presentations.
November 20,2008UO furniture design student exhibit extended at IKEA Portland
The show opened on Nov. 8. The showing takes place at IKEA Portland at 10280 NE Cascades Parkway. Gallery hours are 3-7pm Monday-Friday and 1-5pm on Saturday and Sunday with free entry.
November 11,2008University of Oregon designs on exhibit at IKEA in Portland
IKEA is hosting a gallery showing titled "Inspired by IKEA" featuring the work of University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts students.
October 13,2008New York architect David Ling appointed as inaugural Stott Professor this month
The Julie Neupert Stott Fund for Interior Architecture brings internationally recognized talent to UO design students
September 29,2008UO boasts two Champions of Sustainability in Community Award-winning programs
Two UO programs, Climate Master and designBridge, have been honored as Champions of Sustainability in Communities by the Sustainable Endowments Institute.
August 14,2008UO Architecture students create theater designs
Professor Hajo Neis and his Urban Summer Studio students to present design for a music theater. The presentation will occur at the White Stag building on August 14 in Portland.
August 13,2008CALL FOR PAPERS - The Value of Design
97th ACSA Annual Meeting
August 7,2008Portland architecture summer studio has international companion
Portland and Frankfurt students design a music theater for their respective cities.
July 17,2008University of Oregon participates in session of Mayors' Institute on City Design
Ten West Coast mayors, including five from Oregon, gathered in Portland to participate in a recent session of the Mayors Institute on City Design.
July 15,2008UO research group led by Professor Jim Tice move forward with Vasi's Grand Tour of Rome
Architecture Professor Jim Tice and the group of researchers who brought forth the Nolli Map project have launched a new project called Vasi's Grand Tour of Rome. The project was funded with a $200,000 grant from the Getty Research Institute.
July 3,2008Architecture student awarded Undergraduate Research Fellowship for 2008-09
Architecture and environmental studies student Pete Henne has been awarded an Undergraduate Research Fellowship for 2008-09 by the University of Oregon. The year-long research project will study how wind interacts with high-rise buildings.
June 20,2008Thinking Through Nature: Philosophy for an Endangered World
The International Association for Environmental Philosophy Conference "Thinking Through Nature: Philosophy for an Endangered World" will take place here on campus on June 19-22. This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Architecture.
June 17,2008A&AA Dean Frances Bronet featured in May 29, 2008 issue of Eugene Weekly
Frances Bronet was featured on the cover and interviewed in the May 29, 2008 issue of Eugene Weekly.
June 5,2008UO research team led by Architecture Professor Jim Tice brings the Grand Tour of Rome to the web
With the aid of 21st century technology, Professor Tice and his colleagues have made it possible for the public to experience Rome as privileged visitors on the Grand Tour once did 250 years ago.
May 28,2008Art Professor Amanda Wojick Featured in ArtForum
Professor Amanda Wojick's show at the Elizabeth Leach Gallery is featured on the ArtForum website. Her piece "Site Line" has been purchased by the Portland Art Museum.
May 19,2008AIA Board of Knowledge Research Competitive Grant for 2008
Miguel Rodriguez's submission to the 2008 Research Grant Program, "Green Classroom Toolbox: Retrofitting Educational Facilities for Carbon Neutrality and Students' Productivity..." has been selected!
May 6,2008Architecture Professor Alison Kwok Named Recipient of 2008 Women in Solar Energy Award
The award recognizes accomplished solar technology advocates who have made a significant contribution to the field and inspired young women to pursue the sciences. Previous winners have included solar consultants, engineers and innovators.
April 29,2008Portland COURTYARD HOUSING DESIGN Competition: A Discussion of the Results
2007 Portland Courtyard Housing Design Competition
April 23,2008Architect Thomas Hacker to Lecture in Portland and Eugene.
The University of Oregon Department of Architecture is pleased to welcome Portland architect Thomas Hacker for two lectures. Mr. Hacker will speak at the UO's new White Stag facility on April 24 at 6 p.m. and in Eugene at at Room 177 in Lawrence Hall.
April 10,2008Mount Angel to Display UO Student Designs for Wilco Grain Elevator Site
Thirteen University of Oregon student design proposals for the former Wilco Grain Elevator site in Mt. Angel, Oregon, will be on display at an upcoming community open house at Mt. Angel Public Library, April 10-12.
April 3,2008Professor Gillem's "America Town" lauded for scholarly excellence
The Environmental Design Research Association has selected a book by the University of Oregon's Mark L. Gillem for one of its 2008 EDRA/Places awards.
March 13,2008Professor Mark Gillem Discusses Role of Urban Parks on Lane County's Community Access Channel
Mark L. Gillem, an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, discusses the role of urban parks on Lane County's Community Access Television.
March 13,2008Professor Kevin Nute to Provide Keynote Speech at Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY
Professor Kevin Nute will be the keynote speaker at the Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan event at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY, this October.
March 12,2008Interview with Mark L. Gillem
"The Role of Urban Parks"
March 12,2008America Town: Building the Outposts of Empire by Mark L. Gillem
The Best Books of 2007
March 4,2008UO Architecture Students Complete Sustainable Greenhouse
UO Architecture students participating in DesignBridge unveil new sustainable structure at Northwest Youth Corps.
March 4,2008A&AA Hosts Professional Firms Visiting Day
On February 27th, 2008, the School of Architecture and Allied Arts hosted the 13th Annual Professional Firms Visiting Day, where approximately 40 firms set up booths in Lawrence Hall.
February 25,2008Architecture Students Lead Workshops and Accept Award at National Convention
Braving the New York cold, eight University of Oregon architecture students lead environmental performance workshops during the 2008 Winter Meeting of the ASHRAE.
February 15,2008UO Students win Design Competition for Pediatric Rehab Center
Two architecture students from the University of Oregon won national recognition for their submissions in the AIAS/Kawneer 2007 Student Design Competition.
January 25,2008UO Architecture Alumnus Tinker Hatfield, Designs Final Touch for Hayward Field Renovation (Register Guard)
2008 Lawrence Medal Recipient and UO Architecture Alumnus, Tinker Hatfield Designs Final Touch for Hayward Field Renovation.
January 14,2008Professors awarded grant to bring the Grand Tour to Eugene
Interdisciplinary effort earns funding for museum exhibition of Roman prints and more.
January 11,2008UO Interior Architecture Program Students Study IKEA
University of Oregon Interior Architecture Program "Remix IKEA" Course Brings Swedish Style to Eugene with a Twist!
December 21,2007A&AA graduates win design competition for Hong Kong harbor
The design, featuring large open spaces between the harbor and the commercial hub, is a concept both bold and rare under current planning policy.
November 19,2007UO Architecture Graduates Win First Place at International Competition
Recent Oregon M.Arch. graduates Selah Au and Bart Chui placed first in the Designing Hong Kong's Central Waterfront Design Competition.
November 16,2007The Green Church
Mark L. Gillem
November 15,2007Design Bridge Plants the Seeds for Northwest Youth Corps Harvest
University volunteer group designs and builds seedling greenhouse for local non-profit.
November 7,20072008 Cavin Family Traveling Scholarship
The 2008 Cavin Family Traveling Fellowship has established a First Prize of $10,000 for self-devised foreign travel-study. A design competition will determine the scholar.
November 7,2007Award-Winning Architect Jeffrey Stuhr to Lecture at UO Portland Center
Jeffrey Stuhr, Portland award-winning architect, to lecture on Wednesday, November 14 at the UO Portland Center, 722 S.W. 2nd Avenue in downtown Portland. His noon lecture is open to students, area professionals, and the public.
October 17,2007Shape if Things to Come
"University of Oregon to launch degree program in product design."
September 28,2007Mark Gillem Guest on Jefferson Public Radio
Professor Gillem aired to speak about his new book America Town: Building the Outposts of Empire.
September 28,2007University of Minnesota - College of Design
Information regarding Graduate and Professional Studies
September 20,2007UO Architecture and Digital Arts students put on a show in Portland
The month of June will showcase the work of more than 40 University of Oregon students at the new UO in Portland facility located in the White Stag Block at 70 N.W. Couch St.
August 21,2007UO Design Studio Participants Put New Spin on Portland Visitors Information Center
UO Design studio participants put a new spin on the Portland Visitors Information Center's pinwheel-like design created in 1949 by John Yeon.
July 10,2007Portland Parks & Recreation seeks public input on the future use of the former McCall's Restaurant site
A July 11 open house will provide the opportunity to learn about the project and discuss ideas with Parks representatives and University of Oregon design students.
June 15,2007Architecture student receives 2007 ARCC King Student Award
The 2007 ARCC King Student Award was awarded yesterday to Sam Jensen Augustine, Option III M.Arch. student.
June 11,2007Work of Architecture Students Worthy of Olympic Standards
Architecture professor Nico Larco's students turned out projects of Olympic proportions. Now this month most of them will travel to Vancouver, British Columbia, to present their ideas to a prestigious team of architects and city planners.
June 10,2007Professor Mark Gillem Discusses the Franklin Corridor study on KLCC (89.7 FM, Eugene)
Assistant Professor Mark L. Gillem was a guest on KLCC's (89.7 FM, Eugene) Sunday at Noon program on June 10. He joined Art Paz of the Southwestern Oregon Chapter of the American Institute of Architects to discuss the Franklin Corridor study.
May 30,2007Assistant Professor Mark L. Gillem lectures at the 7th Doha Forum on Democracy, Development, and Free Trade.
His lecture was part of a panel titled "Empire and the Clash of Civilizations."
May 30,2007Research Innovation Awards Presented to Three A&AA Faculty
Three faculty members in the School of Architecture and Allied Arts are being recognized today for their achievements in research and creative work at the UO's Research Innovation Award ceremony and reception.
May 29,2007Architecture Professor Lars Bleher Delivers Keynote Address at the 2007 Gravity Free Conference in Chicago
Lars Uwe Bleher, assistant professor of architecture, delivered a keynote address on Tuesday, May 15 at the 2007 Gravity Free Conference in Chicago, Illinois. His talk "Where To?" was part of the series of presentations on "The Geography of Curiosity."
May 3,2007Professor Mark Gillem Lectures at the 7th Doha Forum on Democracy, Development and Free Trade
Assistant Professor Mark L. Gillem recently returned from Doha, Qatar where he gave an invited lecture at the 7th Doha Forum on Democracy, Development, and Free Trade.
April 19,2007President Frohnmayer to Announce Pledge to Curb University of Oregon's Carbon Emissions
UO's 2007 Earth Day festivities will include an announcement that UO President has signed a commitment to reduce and ultimately eliminate the university's carbon footprint.
April 3,2007Assistant Professor Mark Gillem Receives $75,000 in Grants from the OTREC
Assistant Professor Mark Gillem has received two grants totaling over $75,000 from the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC).
March 16,2007Professor Mark Gillem Receives Design Award from American Planning Association
Mark L. Gillem, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, has received a design award from the American Planning Association's Federal Planning Division.
February 5,2007The 2006 City Design Lecture Series can now be viewed as podcasts.
The series, which was co-sponsored by the University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts, the City of Eugene, Lane Transit District, and the Oregon Department of Transportation, hosted five speakers with nationally-recognized expertise in urb
January 23,2007Architect, Critic Michael Sorkin to Speak
Architect and architectural critic Michael Sorkin will speak about efforts to build a memorial at the World Trade Center site during a free public lecture Wednesday, Feb. 7, at the University of Oregon.
January 8,2007Talk by Portland architect Jeffrey Kovel will explore sustainability in architecture
Kovel, founder of Skylab Design Group, will kick off the University of Oregon Department of Architecture Portland Program's winter lecture series.
November 14,2006Richard E. Wildish Community Theater Remodeled by Professor Otto Poticha
Plans by Architecture Professor Otto Poticha and lighting designer David Sherman used to remodel the Richard E. Wildish Community Theater in Springfield, Oregon.
June 2,2006
UO Architecture Students Contribute to City Repair's Village Building Convergence in PortlandUO Architecture students are spreading the word about how to live more harmoniously with nature and other people. Students from Nancy Cheng's Sustainable Cohousing studio contributed to a Cohousing Workshop as part of City Repair's Village Building Conve
May 17,2006Change is occurring, with a small number of colleges and universities leading the way.
The UO has integrated sustainable design into the curriculum of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts. Within the school is the EDC, which offers programs and an annual conference on ecological design...
May 17,2006AIA names architecture professor GZ Brown to College of Fellows
The fellowship program was developed to honor architects who have made a significant contribution to architecture and society and who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession.
April 21,2006Assistant Professor of Architecture Mark Gillem and his students affect ideas for Eugene Downtown Plan.
Listening to ideas from the Whole Foods development debate, the council suggests city planners look at increasing green, or open, space in the city plan for downtown.
March 24,2006Portland program gives architecture graduate an advantage in job opportunities.
Han-Mei Chiang is a 2004 graduate of the UO School of Architecture and Allied Arts. Her last two undergraduate years were spent in the Portland Urban Architecture Program, a program that links UO students with professional and community groups in Portland
March 21,2006Architecture Professor Charlie Brown uses dreary weather to make greener buildings.
Professor Brown is a nationally known expert on sustainable building design. He has pioneered the field of of
March 20,2006Jenny Young and John Rowell, associate professors of architecture, are recognized for the Paleo Project in Fossil, Ore.
Faculty from the universitys School of Architecture and Allied Arts and Eugene-based Rowell/Brokaw Architects have been selected by the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) and the journal Places for one of six national 2006 exemplary project
March 13,2006PRESS RELEASE: NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORT STUDENT WORK
Students in Assistant Professor Mark Gillem's Urban Design Studio continue to work on proposals for downtown Eugene that meet needs identified by the city. In addition to presenting their ideas to the City Council and city staff last month, they have pre
February 24,2006A&AA Faculty Member Wins Prestigious Award
Nico Larco, assistant professor of architecture, has won the 2005 American Institute of Architecture (AIA) New England Citation for Design Excellence Award.
February 16,2006Raising the Roof
Stephen Duff, associate professor of architecture, has been leading groups of students to build a giant wood structure around the Art Department's two Japanese wood-fired kilns on Riverfront Parkway near the Eugene Millrace.
February 16,2006City design proposal submitted by students in Architecture Professor Mark Gillem's design studio.
If the Eugene City Manager and city planners agree to approve a city development plan submitted by University architecture students, the Whole Foods Development Project downtown could include a new city park and an underground parking garage.
February 16,2006A&AA Podcast Has Launched!
A&AA at the UO has opened up its lectures archive and launched the A&AA Podcast website. Visitors will find audio recordings of past lectures available for podcast subscription and as downloadable/streaming MP3 files.
February 6,2006Associate Professor Stephen Duff is recognized as the student-selected Professor of the Term for Fall 2005.
Professors are chosen for their outstanding scholarship, leadership, and service in their field.
November 21,2005Nancy Cheng; Information Technology Resident Fellow to be published in journal.
Nancy Cheng has been selected as one of the first University of Oregon Information Technology Resident Fellows and has been selected for publication in the International Journal Of Architectural Computing.
November 18,2005UO Achitecture faulty/students to participate in Rebuilding New Orleans Design Charette
The following link describes one of the current efforts AAA is involved in regarding rebuilding efforts in New Orleans. Faculty members Roxi Thoren, Hajo Neis, Lars Bleher, James Pettinari, and Michael Fifield, along with a few students, will represent t
November 17,2005G.Z. Brown, UO Professor of Architecture, Receives U.S. Green Building Council (USBGC) Award
G. Z. Brown, professor of architecture and director of the University of Oregon Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory, receives USBGC Research Award.
November 17,2005Howard Davis, Professor of Architecture, Receives Award From Savage Endowment of Peace
The Savage Committee has chosen to award Howard Davis funding from the Savage Endowment of Peace for his proposal,
October 28,200514 students receive Student Design Achievement Award from the Society of American Registered Architects (SARA).
2005 National Student Outreach Program to recognize student winners of the Design Review Competition sponsored and juried by SARA.
October 7,2005Fall equinox illustrates 'revolutionary' method for marking time
Group seeks to recreate famous Roman monument on the University of Oregon campus.
June 27,2005Howard Davis, Professor of Architecture, Receives Award From Savage Endowment of Peace
The Savage Committee has chosen to award Howard Davis funding from the Savage Endowment of Peace for his proposal, "Cities in War, Struggle, and Peace: The Architecture of Memory and Life."