Four SAE Students Honored in METROPOLIS Future100
Four SAE students were honored by METROPOLIS as part of their Future100 program. Click to see who was selected!
Architecture
Finding Comfort in the Details
In the spring of 2023, Rigel Wakil, BArch '24, was talking with his classmate, a Student Ambassador named Honour Colby, about an exciting opportunity. Thanks to the Hart Howerton Fellowship, he earned an opportunity to explore and research traditional Japanese inns, Ryokans, on a planned research trip later that summer. Close to a year later, Wakil returned to the College of Design and presented his findings to the School of Architecture & Environment (SAE).
Cross-Laminated Timber Industry to Gain New Manufacturing Facility in Oregon's Mid-Willamette Valley
Timberlab, collaborator with leading academic research programs at Oregon State University, the University of Oregon, and the Tall Wood Design Institute and a leading national provider of holistic mass timber systems, announced its plans to construct and operate a state-of-the-art cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufacturing facility in Oregon's mid-Willamette region.
Larco and Knudson Write the Handbook on Sustainable Urban Design
The School of Architecture & Environment (SAE), and by extension the College of Design, has a storied history of innovation and expansive sustainability research that includes the design of buildings, interiors, landscapes, and communities.
University of Oregon experts help cities navigate the rise of autonomous vehicles
Cityfi, an urban strategy and advisory firm, and Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon put out a study/guide on how new autonomous modes of transportation, such as automated vehicles and e-commerce, affect communities.
Metropolis Magazine Spotlights College of Design's Transpecies Design Exhibit at the 2023 ECC Biennale
Dean Adrian Parr had the opportunity to talk with Metropolis Magazine about transpecies design, the European Cultural Center Architecture Biennale, and the University of Oregon's impact and potential leadership in an uncertain climate future. The following is an excerpt taken from the Metropolis Magazine story, Transpecies Design at the 2023 ECC Architecture Biennale.
Hutterer Talks Gothic Architecture in Sisters
Associate Professor in the History of Art and Architecture, Maile Hutterer, PhD, was a guest of the Deschutes Public Library on August 24 to explore the great gothic cathedrals of Western Europe. Participants were able to learn how medieval builders experimented with audacious structural daring to create awesome buildings that inspired and amazed their audiences.
Landscape Architecture Now Designated as a STEM Discipline by US Government
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has designated landscape architecture as a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) degree program. The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) advocated for the designation and has more news about this important development.