The Department of Landscape Architecture (UOLA) at the College of Design has a reason to celebrate. The department was recently allocated space to operate the “Overlook Outdoor Instructional Area” over the next five years. “Overlook” refers to both the Willamette River Natural Area Landscape Management Plan recommendation for a river viewpoint adjacent to the site, as well as the nationally awarded program which lies at the heart of the Fuller Initiative.

The School of Architecture & Environment (SAE) and the Department of Landscape Architecture both have a cause for celebration as four Oregon Design Ducks (ODD or ODDucks) have earned awards courtesy of the Oregon Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).  ASLA awarded four Landscape Architecture students honor and merit awards for "being truly outstanding in their program." According to ASLA, the following quartet has "demonstrated the highest level of academic scholarship and of accomplishments in skills related to the art and technology of landscape architec

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.