Groundbreaking Study from High Performance Environments Lab Shows Importance of Workplace Comfort
Buildings designed to prioritize health of occupants create a world of difference.
Architecture
Architecture Professor Kevin Nute Wins 2018 Book Award for Architecture
"Naturally Animated Architecture" recognized by the 2018 Digital Book World awards.
Science Museum’s New Exhibit Explores the Art of Resilience
The Museum of Natural and Cultural History exhibit highlights designs by students and faculty in the School of Architecture & Environment.
Lives of Service
Several veterans walk the halls of the College of Design, as students and staff.
Historic Preservation students help restore Cottrell House
Graduate students in the Historic Preservaton program had an immersive five-day restoration experience at notable Portland home.
Designing for the Most Dangerous Animal: The Mosquito
UO Portland Architecture hosted the Protective Atmospheres Workshop, gathering scientists, public health specialists, designers, and artists to tackle mosquito-borne diseases.
Let There Be Light: UO Study Shows Sunshine Kills Indoor Bacteria
A Biology and the Built Environment Center study finds that sunlight exposure helps prevent bacteria from reproducing.
Keeping Portland Green—Institute for Health in the Built Environment Helps Launch Sustainable Building Week
IHBE to highlight College of Design student and faculty work at inaugural green building event in Portland.
Blueprint for a New Life
Michael Fifield’s tiny house is part of the new Emerald Village Eugene.
School of Architecture & Environment Prof Leads Occupant Comfort Study
A three-year occupancy study by UO Architecture Professor Ihab Elzeyadi for Saint-Gobain and CertainTeed North America shows that using a systems-based approach can have a stronger impact on a building’s ability to optimize employee comfort.