School of Architecture & Environment

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The School of Architecture & Environment in the College of Design is nationally recognized for its innovation and sustainability research including the design of buildings, interiors, landscapes and communities. We are committed to the principles of civic responsibility, environmental sustainability, international understanding, and interdisciplinary education. Not only do our faculty and students collaborate with each other, they develop partnerships across campus—with law, the sciences, business, and journalism—and off campus with firms, artists, museums, designers, and even whole cities.

Our labs, studios, and classrooms provide spaces where students and faculty collaborate to push the boundaries of what is possible.

For more information on the program, visit the web site at: http://architecture.uoregon.edu/

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    Analyzing Suburban Transit Oriented Development
    (University of Oregon, Dept. of Architecture, Portland Program, 2008-12-06) Cloyd, Justin
    Orenco 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.
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    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, Keith
    The 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.
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    (2017-07-05) Sakthivel, Nithya Krithika; Gast, Gerald
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    Architecture Programming Project 3: 21st century Community center
    (University of Oregon, Dept. of Architecture, Portland Program, 2008-12-07) Sham, Man Kei
    The 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.
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    Are native desert plants appropriate for green roofs in Portland, Oregon?
    (University of Oregon, Dept. of Architecture, Portland Program, 2005-12) Grabski, Manfred
    Desert plants are well suited for green roofs in the Pacific Northwest.
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    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.
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    Artisanal Coffeehouses as Potential Prototype for Community Hearth
    (University of Oregon, Dept. of Architecture, Portland Program, 2008-12-08) Melvin, Robert
    The 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."
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    ASHP journal 2011- 2012
    (2012) Associated Students of Historic Preservation, University of Oregon
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    ASHP journal 2013
    (2013) Associated Students of Historic Preservation, University of Oregon
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    ASHP journal 2016- 2017
    (2017) Associated Students of Historic Preservation, University of Oregon
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    ASHP journal 2018
    (2018) Associated Students of Historic Preservation, University of Oregon
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    ASHP journal : May 2007
    (Associated Students of Historic Preservation, University of Oregon, 2007) Associated Students of Historic Preservation, University of Oregon
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    ASHP journal : spring 2008
    (Associated Students of Historic Preservation, University of Oregon, 2008) Associated Students of Historic Preservation, University of Oregon
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    ASHP journal : volume 11, no. 2 (winter 1999)
    (Associated Students of Historic Preservation, University of Oregon, 1999) Associated Students of Historic Preservation, University of Oregon
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    ASHP journal : volume 11, no. 2 (winter 1999)
    (1999) Associated Students of Historic Preservation, University of Oregon
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    ASHP journal : volume 12, no. 2 (spring 2000)
    (Associated Students of Historic Preservation, University of Oregon, 2000) Associated Students of Historic Preservation, University of Oregon
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    ASHP journal : volume 12, no. 2 (spring 2000)
    (2000) Associated Students of Historic Preservation, University of Oregon
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    ASHP journal : volume 12, no. 4 (winter 2002)
    (2002) Associated Students of Historic Preservation, University of Oregon
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    ASHP journal : volume 12, no. 4 (winter 2002)
    (Associated Students of Historic Preservation, University of Oregon, 2002) Associated Students of Historic Preservation, University of Oregon
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    ASHP journal : volume 13, no. 1 (fall 2003)
    (Associated Students of Historic Preservation, University of Oregon, 2003) Associated Students of Historic Preservation, University of Oregon