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Portland is recognized internationally for its achievements in urban design, public transit and regional planning. As a result our Portland location provides a laboratory for the advanced study of urban architecture, developing architecture with strong connections to the urban landscape, strengthening relationships between individual buildings, public spaces and the fabric of urban neighborhoods. Courses emphasize a strong theoretical foundation in urban design, coupled with design studios that focus on critical issues of the Portland region. They include urban design history and theory, housing, urban planning and developmental economics. Students may combine University of Oregon courses with offerings of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University.
Students may also elect to take a practicum with a Portland architectural firm, a non-profit community organization or public agency as part of their course of studies.
For more information about Portland programs, visit the web site at: https://design.uoregon.edu/academics/portland
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Item Open Access Analyzing Suburban Transit Oriented Development(University of Oregon, Dept. of Architecture, Portland Program, 2008-12-06) Cloyd, JustinOrenco Station and The Round at Beaverton Central are examined through user surveys. Users at each development were asked to list likes, dislikes, and to rate their immediate area. The history of each development, including project setbacks, is also discussed. Despite each projectâ s issues, the results concluded that users view each development in a positive light.Item Open Access The Anatomy of a Developing New City: Finding a Home for the New American Dream in Damascus, Oregon(University of Oregon, Dept. of Architecture, Portland Program, 2006-12) Daily, KeithThe expansion of Portland's Urban Growth Boundary in 2002 ignited a change to Oregon's rural landscape. Incorporated into a city in November of 2004, the City of Damascus was a major piece of that growth expansion. From concept plan through future implementation, this paper charts the course of Damascus; as this picturesque landscape now prepares for sudden urban growth.Item Open Access Anchor(2017-07-05) Sakthivel, Nithya Krithika; Gast, GeraldItem Open Access Architecture Programming Project 3: 21st century Community center(University of Oregon, Dept. of Architecture, Portland Program, 2008-12-07) Sham, Man KeiThe history of community city can trace back to 1907. At that time, Edward J. Ward, a Presbyterian minister in New York, proposed community center in schools which provided facilities for inner cities outside school hours. The idea was successful. The community was opened for gatherings, group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes ("Community Centre"). However, most community centers lost its significance in modern lifestyle. Except for community centers operated by specific organizations, other community centers are just simply rental spaces for parties or rooms with gym facilities. It is no longer a place for community gathering. What programs should be put in community centers so as to adapt the use of the building type into modern society? In what way the community center should be designed so that it can gather the community? The research will compare 3 community centers in Beaverton in terms of their organization, sources of income, facilities, types of services they provide and facilities. The assumption of the research is that neighborhoods are close to each other, thus people can commute by walking. In part I, brief introduction of each community center will be given. Comparisons between different centers will be given in a table and a short conclusion. In part II, HECTTEAS Tables will be drawn for each center out of the information from the research so as to understand the community centers in terms of architectural programming. Part III will be a summary of all data and a conclusion.Item Open Access Are native desert plants appropriate for green roofs in Portland, Oregon?(University of Oregon, Dept. of Architecture, Portland Program, 2005-12) Grabski, ManfredDesert plants are well suited for green roofs in the Pacific Northwest.Item Open Access Armour Station Office: Project-4: Energy Program(University of Oregon, Dept. of Architecture, Portland Program, 2007-12-04) Salazar, Levi A.Many Metropolitan Areas throughout the United States are rapidly approaching a critical juncture in their development as centers for commerce and trade. Metropolitan Atlanta is one area that's posed for potential doom if regional municipalities and state agencies do not start working together to fix regional issues. Due to the area's large supply of affordable land, places of inhabitant have moved farther and farther away from the centers of employment. As development expanded to the outer suburbs, public transportation was unable to handle this growth because it was minimal and uncoordinated. These factors have lead to increasingly dreadful problem with urban sprawl, pollution, and congestion which has started to affect the quality of life for Atlanta's residents. To overcome the decentralized car-dependent planning traditions of the past, Metro Atlanta must develop a regional multi-modal transit station that will accommodate the Atlanta Regional Commission. With the expected growth in the region in the next 13 years, the Atlanta Metropolitan area will have to start rethinking the way it handles regional growth and transportation. Inhabitants of the region will require affordable housing near the places where they work or at least have access to public transportation. The public transportation will have to be provided at a scale and efficiently level so that people will prefer to take it rather than drive to work. Communities and neighborhoods will once again have to become pedestrian friendly and have amenities such as stores, schools and parks within walking distance so people don't have to drive. These improvements to the region will require the constituencies work together with the Atlanta Regional Commission to fund and maintain the building and planning of its infrastructure. There is still hope for the Atlanta region but it will take a reversal in the planning policies of sprawl to a high density urban core supported by public transportation.Item Open Access Artisanal Coffeehouses as Potential Prototype for Community Hearth(University of Oregon, Dept. of Architecture, Portland Program, 2008-12-08) Melvin, RobertThe University of Oregon winter 2008 terminal studio to be conducted by professor D. Genasci, addresses potential development of the Conway (Consolidated Truck Lines) property in northwest Portland, Oregon. The area has significant industrial history and context. For this studio, I propose to integrate two types of occupancy: an industrial component and a community hearth component. With regard to the community hearth aspect, can artisanal coffeehouses, especially those in Portland, serve as prototypes. This brief study gathers information from owners, employees, and observers in order to shed some light on this possibility. Further research is warranted, especially with respect to the similarity or differences between the concept of community hearth and the concept of the "third place."Item Open Access Item Open Access Assignments(2010) Riegelnegg, CraigHands-on practice of applying theories of high-performance building envelopes in step with sustainability.Item Open Access Assignments(2010) Cassel, RoussaHands-on practice of applying theories of high-performance building envelopes in step with sustainability.Item Open Access Assignments(2010) Coyle, MeganHands-on practice of applying theories of high-performance building envelopes in step with sustainability.Item Open Access Assignments(2010) Hutton, JohnHands-on practice of applying theories of high-performance building envelopes in step with sustainability.Item Open Access Attainable Downtown Housing : Energy Program(University of Oregon, Dept. of Architecture, Portland Program, 2007) Torres, AlbertoThe attached file is an energy program for a housing development in downtown Portland. The project is proposed as an architectural thesis project.Item Open Access Auditory visual perception: acoustic distractions in mass timber versus concrete office spaces(University of Oregon, Dept. of Architecture, Portland Program, 2019) Bain, Olivia; Montiel, Michelle; Summers, Lily; Yauk, MichaelDesigning for acoustics in relation to human health is becoming an increasingly relevant topic in the architectural profession. In an office environment, auditory stimuli such as the sound of traffic, office chatter, or impact noises (including as footfall or a chair dragging) from the floor above may cause small distractions throughout the course of the day. Based on research studies reviewed and compiled by the World Health Organization (WHO), the repetition of auditory stimuli could have compounding effects on occupants’ health and productivity. This study looks at the implications that auditory stimuli can have on office workers in two different building typologies; a mass timber building constructed of nail laminated timber (NLT), and a traditional masonry building. The comparison of these two typologies allowed us to assess if being surrounded by a biophilic elements such as wood gave users an “acoustic forgiveness factor” when exposed to the same types of auditory stimuli. Three biometric data sets were gathered to analyze unconscious emotional and physical responses to auditory stimuli: Galvanic Skin Response (GSR), heart rate, and emotional response (measured as valence) through the novel use of a facial recognition software. This small pilot study showed users of the conventional, masonry building were more likely to have a physical and emotional response to auditory stimuli in comparison to the inhabitants of the mass timber building. Further research with more participants and more controls in the study are needed; however, the results of this study imply that working in a mass timber building may provide an “acoustic forgiveness factor” to its occupants.Item Open Access Autodesk Gallery at The Landmark building, One Market, San Francisco, California(University of Oregon, Dept. of Architecture, Portland Program, 2009) Bond, ChristinaItem Open Access Backyard Community(2010) Becker, Marc; Maas, Jeffrey; Cheng, NancyFarmworker Housing: Theory and design of housing for migrant farm workers in rural Oregon.Item Open Access Barcelona, The New Districts: 1992 Olympics, 2004 Forum of Cultures, & 22@ BCN(University of Oregon, 2013) Pairolero, Jenna; Gast, GeraldBarcelona is one of the major metropolitan centres in Europe. It is located in the Northern region of Spain known as the autonomous community of Catalonia. The city of Barcelona is situated adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea between the Llobregat and Besos rivers. Its location exemplifies its economic dominance and global acknowledgement. Barcelona’s population is one of the highest in Spain at 1.6 million, just behind Madrid with a population at 3.2 million. It is one of the densest cities in Europe with an average density of 15,926 inhabitants per square kilometer. Barcelona’s high density and growing population demands economic and political dominance in Spain. Because of its density and global recognition, Barcelona has presented many opportunities for metropolitan urban design projects. In Barcelona’s recent history, post Franco, the city has established numerous urban design efforts to generate city identity and acknowledgement. Beginning with the Olympic games in 1992, Barcelona was able to establish itself at the global scale and the 2004 Forum of Cultures enhanced that recognition. Today, Barcelona continues to look towards the future to create dynamic urban centres, such as the 22@ BCN district and the Diagonal Mar development. Throughout this paper, I will discuss Barcelona’s urban transformations in the past forty years and how they positively and negatively altered the city’s urban dynamic.Item Open Access Blitz-Weinhard Brewhouse, Brewery Block 2 Portland, Oregon(University of Oregon, Dept. of Architecture, Portland Program, 2009) Churchward, Patience, 1981-Item Open Access Bloomingdale Community Campus (k-8 arts joint use/ art magnet school): Rethinking an urban schools relationship to its community(University of Oregon, 2013-06) Manser, Elizabeth; Gast, GeraldItem Open Access Bogotá: An analysis of urban design, transportation, and accessibility in a developing, sustainable city(University of Oregon, 2013) Prassas, Alina Grace; Gast, GeraldBogotá is a complex city, one that has evolved for hundreds of years, and has always been framed by the ebb and flow of large amounts of people. In this case study, I hope to evaluate modern urban design plans through the context of social equality. Enrique Peñalosa, a former mayor of Bogotá, frames the problem third world countries have eloquently “If we in the Third World measure our success or failure as a society in terms of income, we would have to classify ourselves as losers until the end of time,” declares Peñalosa. “So with our limited resources, we have to invent other ways to measure success. This might mean that all kids have access to sports facilities, libraries, parks, schools, nurseries.” For decades Colombia has been plagued by violence brought on by the drug trade and its gangs. Bogotá was perhaps the first city in Bogotá to try and curb the violence through urban upgrades, and was very influential throughout the entire country. Through examination of the history of Bogotá, its land use patterns, transit approaches, affordable housing projects, public parks, and libraries, a thorough picture of the city’s urban design will be painted.