College of Design News

SCYP Kicks-off its Fifteenth Year with Oakridge

A bustling crowd of Oakridge city officials, faculty, leadership, and stakeholders came together in the Many Nations Longhouse for a rousing lunch and kick-off for this year's Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP).

UO researchers offer new ways to boost urban green space equity

Using Portland as a case study, a team of UO researchers has developed a more comprehensive way to evaluate urban green space equity. The study was published May 21 in the journal Land. Read more about this study and hear how Landscape Architecture PhD graduate, Evan Elderbrock, was able to help create the landmark study alongside other UO researchers.

MArch Alumna Talks Fulbright Experience in Philippines

MArch '13 alumna, Olivia Mae M. Asuncion, talks about her Fulbright experience in the Philippines.

SAE Hires New School Head

Ulrich "Uli" Dangel is set to join the School of Architecture & Environment as its new head.

If these walls could talk: Inside the Saint-Étienne Cathedral

College of Design History of Art and Architecture PhD Candidate, Gabriela Chitwood, was featured in a recent OPRI article discussing the relationship between Toulouse Cathedral and the local population. Built over 500 years, the cathedral was used in a half-built state for many generations between the 13th and 15th centuries. Chitwood's work explores what it is like to inhabit and interact within the space while it is being built.

Supporting Student Success

The College of Design and its schools are committed to providing a positive and equitable educational experience. The following profiled students are just a few examples of the different ways that a donor's gift positively impacts lives.

Sculpting Coast to Coast

The College of Design and the School of Art + Design profile Abhishek Kulkarni, BFA ’24, to listen to his journey to art and sculpture.

Four SAE Students Honored in METROPOLIS Future100

Four SAE students were honored by METROPOLIS as part of their Future100 program. Click to see who was selected!

Trish McCall's Exhibition Report Featured in ICMA Newsletter

Congratulations are in order for doctoral candidate in the Department of the History of Art and Architecture, Trish McCall, as her exhibition report on the treasury of Notre Dame was featured in the March edition of the International Center for Medieval Art's newsletter. McCall's feature begins on page 41 of the newsletter.

Finding Comfort in the Details

In the spring of 2023, Rigel Wakil, BArch '24, was talking with his classmate, a Student Ambassador named Honour Colby, about an exciting opportunity. Thanks to the Hart Howerton Fellowship, he earned an opportunity to explore and research traditional Japanese inns, Ryokans, on a planned research trip later that summer. Close to a year later, Wakil returned to the College of Design and presented his findings to the School of Architecture & Environment (SAE).

College of Design Faculty Member Awarded 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship

A faculty member in the College of Design was awarded a 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship on 4/11/24. Click to find out who!