University of Oregon Portland Center
Department of Architecture
University of Oregon Center
722 SW Second Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
{503} 725-3682
email: pdxarch@oregon.uoregon.edu
Level: Graduate and advanced undergraduate
Location: Portland
Description: Open to all UO architecture majors who meet the criteria for advanced study. Students with a four-year pre-professional degree in architecture may complete their entire program of studies in Portland, or may combine studies in Portland and Eugene.
Portland is recognized internationally for its achievements in urban design, public transit and regional planning. As a result our Portland location provides a laboratory for the advanced study of urban architecture, developing architecture with strong connections to the urban landscape, strengthening relationships between individual buildings, public spaces and the fabric of urban neighborhoods. Courses emphasize a strong theoretical foundation in urban design, coupled with design studios that focus on critical issues of the Portland region. They include urban design history and theory, housing, urban planning and developmental economics. Students may combine University of Oregon courses with offerings of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University.
Students may also elect to take a practicum with a Portland architectural firm, a non-profit community organization or public agency as part of their course of studies.
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Degrees offered in Portland:
Master of Architecture (M. Arch.), Option II program
Level: Graduate, first professional study
Location: Eugene and Portland
Description: The Option II program is a two-year first-professional degree program in architecture leading to a master of architecture (M. Arch.). Persons with a four-year pre-professional degree in architecture may apply. Students may complete their entire two years of study in Portland or Eugene or combine study at both sites. Option II students are admitted with advanced standing but must fulfill the professional curriculum requirements of the Option III program.
Master of Architecture (M. Arch.), Option I program
Level: Graduate, post-professional study
Location: Eugene and Portland
Description: The Option I program leads to master of architecture (M. Arch.) as a post-professional degree. Students with a prior professional NAAB accredited architecture degree (or its foreign equivalent) are eligible to apply to the Option I program. The Option I program requires a minimum of four academic quarters of study and a comprehensive design or research project. All students in this post-professional degree program engage in self–directed research in an area of individual interest.
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Summer Design Studio and Media Course in Portland
Courses: ARCH 4/584 Architectural Design (6 credits) and
ARCH 4/523 Media for Design Development (3 credits)
Location: Portland
Description: Students who wish to take a studio in the summer months can enroll in the Portland summer design studio. The studio focuses on an urban design project within the city of Portland and is taught by Portland-based architects. It is open to all University of Oregon architecture majors who have completed ARCH 282, ARCH 682 OR arch 683. Students from other architecture programs with equivalent preparation may also apply. A concurrent media course is offered that focuses on media skills that support design development.
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