Sustainable City Year Program Proposals Due March 3
SCYP proposals are due by March 3.
College of Design
"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.
Oregon Design Duck Profile: Emma Koontz
Learn more about Clark Honors College (CHC) student and Oregon Design Duck (ODD) Emma Koontz, who is majoring in Planning, Public Policy and Management, in this great student profile courtesy of CHC.
Associate Professor Explores Slime in Latest Book
What do Ghostbusters, Dragon Quest, Garbage Pail Kids, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze, and the artist Lynda Benglis have in common? The use of a familiar pop culture trope: slime! Learn more about this sticky substance courtesy of Christopher Michlig's latest book.
Tannaz Farsi Selected for UO Presidential Fellowship Award
Farsi was one of two faculty recognized and awarded the Presidential Fellowship in Art and Humanities. She was recognized for her work on a project called Intermediaries, which the selection committee described as “rich” and “gripping.” The committee was struck by the sheer beauty of Farsi’s work and felt the proposed project would have great value to a broad audience. Farsi says the fellowship provides a thrilling opportunity at a critical time as it coincides with her upcoming sabbatical.
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
Savannah Sinowitz: 2022-23 Fletcher Farr Ayotte Graduate Student Award Recipient
The College of Design (DSGN), in concert with its community partners and amazing alumni, helps provide equitable opportunities for its students and prospective students to earn an education at the University of Oregon (UO), thanks to the passionate giving from all our Oregon Design Ducks (ODD) and the hard work of our development team.
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.
RARE AmeriCorps Member Applications for 2023-2024 Now Available!
Are you interested in community building, natural resources, food security, natural hazard planning, economic development or land use planning? If so, you should consider applying to serve as a Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) AmeriCorps member.