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Architecture
The Department of Architecture at the University of Oregon seeks to provide a well-rounded education, not only through the university and its many offerings and opportunities, but within the various programs in the department. We seek to develop not only future introspective practitioners, but also critical thinkers who will eventually be in significant leadership positions in the profession. Our students and faculty believe that it is extremely important to be intellectually prepared to address issues of national and international importance in a meaningful and responsible manner. To achieve this goal, the department's programs focus on providing a comprehensive and holistic approach to learning. With undergraduate (B.Arch and B.IArch) and graduate (M.Arch. and M.IArch) programs in Eugene and an urban architecture graduate program in Portland, the Department of Architecture is situated to address the critical environmental, urban, and building design issues needed in the 21st Century. We are committed to providing education in architecture and interior architecture that stresses exploration of critical issues in a learning environment that is conducive to meaningful inquiry and creativity. The architecture studio is the primary venue where the synthesis of ideas takes place. However, in addition to a wide range of required courses and other general course offerings, the department offers an extremely large number of special topic courses, with focus areas in a variety of concentrations. In addition, there are many opportunities to study abroad: the departmental Rome summer program, the DIS program in Copenhagen, exchange programs in Germany, and summer studies in landscape architecture in Kyoto, Japan, as well as the study of urban architecture in Portland for a term or year. One of the many reasons the department has an excellent national reputation and ranking, is because of its exceptional faculty. In addition to architectural design, the department has exceptional strengths in a variety of areas, including issues of structures and construction technology, energy conscious design and sustainability, housing and urban design, interior architecture, design process and theory, computer-aided design, lighting and lighting design, environment and behavior, and vernacular architecture. Department of Architecture |
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