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Gunny Harboe is recognized globally for his work on landmark structures. Award-winning preservation architect Gunny Harboe, FAIA, will be keynote speaker at the inaugural George McMath Symposium on Wednesday, May 30, from 10-11:15 a.m. at the University in Oregon in Portland White Stag Block, 70 N.W. Couch St. Ticket prices start at $10 (students...
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“I didn’t plan to be an actor, it just happened to me, but I’m lucky that I had those foundations” from his architecture training at UO, says the A&AA grad turned movie actor-producer. When Daniel Wu posted on his blog in April that he was “going back to school,” the comment snagged 15,147 views in mere...
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They’ll be officially invested during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The American Institute of Architects has announced the elevation of five architects and UO alumni to the AIA College of Fellows for 2012. They include Scott Kelsey, Jonathan Marvel, Lorne McConachie, David Tomber, and Scott Wolf. Fewer than two percent of all registered...
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Symposium celebrates ongoing relationship with program sponsor, nonprofit organizations. The seventh annual Board Governance Symposium in the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management is scheduled for May 29 from 8-9:30 a.m. at the University’s Ford Alumni Center. The event honors the “Scholars on Board” program in...
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Linking sustainability to the suburbs allows for cross-cultural analysis of research. Nico Larco has a busy year ahead. Selected for the Fulbright Scholar program to conduct research in Spain, Larco will examine suburban development in relation to active travel to nearby commercial centers. Because Spain’s suburban development has surprising...
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Project in Australia would house orphaned refugee children in a community, therapeutic setting In the search for design that adheres to a specific user-group, a UO interior architecture student is tackling how design addresses social issues. In particular, undergraduate Sonia Nesse’s comprehensive studio project focuses on a new model of...
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“Working the Line” series an ongoing body of work that seeks to dispel assumptions behind border crossings. UO alumnus (MFA ’94) David J. Taylor, the 2008 recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship, is working the line. Specifically, working the U.S.-Mexico borderline. “Working the Line” also...
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Cross-cultural travels fuel desires to better the world through landscape architecture. In January 2012, UO landscape architecture alumnae Bethany (Buck) Rydmark quit her job to travel the world for a year with her husband, applying their skills as landscape architect and social worker to help those they meet along the way. From finding land...
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PSU professor Anne McClanan will share her experiences teaching art history online at the free presentation; lunch will be provided. UO faculty, staff and students are invited to a presentation Tuesday, May 15, from 12-1 p.m. in Room 100, Lawrence Hall, for a lunchtime talk about teaching art (and especially art history) online....
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Gunny Harboe is recognized globally for his work on landmark structures Award-winning preservation architect Gunny Harboe, FAIA, will be keynote speaker at the inaugural George McMath Symposium on Wednesday, May 30, from 10-11:15 a.m. at the University in Oregon in Portland White Stag Block, 70 N.W. Couch St. Ticket prices start at $10 (students...
