UO students co-host APRU global climate change simulation
The University of Oregon is co-hosting the Student Global Climate Change Simulation sponsored by the Association of Pacific Rim Universities.
Architecture
IHBE Awarded Grant to Tackle Urban Agriculture
There is cause for celebration in the Institute for Health in the Built Environment (IHBE), courtesy of a nearly $1 million award from USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
College of Design Pays Tribute to Thomas Hacker
An influential architect and a treasured College of Design faculty member, Thomas Hacker, FAIA, 81, died on February 27. He joined the University of Oregon's College of Design in 1970, when the college was known as the School of Architecture and Allied Arts, and left a substantial impact on students during his 14 years.
"Architectural Terra Cotta" Explores the Resurgence of the Historic Building Product
The latest text from School of Architecture and Environment professors, Donald Corner and John Rowell, is all about a ubiquitous, historic building product: the humble terra cotta. Professors Corner and Rowell explore and examine the material's history, both past and present, and what it means for the future of buildings.
College of Design studio presents concepts for The Arc of Benton County's new clubhouse
An Interior Architecture class spent the last term working with The Arc of Benton County to inspire ideas for their new clubhouse – designed specifically for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Eye for Architecture
Michael Wilkes, BArch ’71, started fresh out of college as an architect at the San Diego firm that would later become Delawie/Bretton/Wilkes Associates. That’s also where he started to learn photography and how he became enamored with the discipline.
Overlook Field School Wildlife Recovery Program Wins ASLA Student Honor Award
With an uncertain climate future on the horizon, the Pacific Northwest in recent years has experienced a surge in wildfires. The effects of wildfires are felt both physically and mentally, with weeks of hazardous air quality during summer and even smokey days into the fall. These fire events are becoming more frequent and intense thanks to record heat waves and dry summers and winters.
Creating with Partners Overseas: Remembering Summer Student Impact
Students experience the wonders of partnering with Tanzanian community members during summer abroad.
From UO Architecture to WeWork IPO: An Extraordinary Journey
Miguel McKelvey, UO architecture school graduate and co-founder of WeWork, joins us to share how his experience in architecture school empowered his entrepreneurial journey and set him on a path to create one of the most well-known companies in the world. Join us to learn how WeWork built hundreds of locations around the world, and about his experience building a multi-billion dollar company.