university of oregon portland architecture program
DESCRIPTION
In Portland, University of Oregon connects Architecture students to professionals who are pioneering Eco-Districts, green buildings and design process innovation. Students can be immersed in sustainable communities where urban agriculture, composting, public transit and bicycling are the norm. They can work with national leaders in shaping how cutting edge-standards like the Living Building Challenge and Passive House can be applied to real-world situations. Instruction is at an advanced level as students arrive with basic training from schools like yours or the Eugene, OR campus. For students who are eager to change the world, our program gives the the concepts, examples and contacts to make it happen, in a supportive hands-on atmosphere.TRANSCRIPT
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VALUES
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BEAUTY, SUSTAINABILITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE
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VALUE Joy
AAA Voices by Erik Hegre, Matt Linn, Nancy Cheng
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VALUE Positive Change
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CONNECT
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CONNECT to the City
by Marc Holt By Marc Holt
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CONNECT Cities to Nature
Image by Portland Sustainability Institute
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CONNECT to Green Innovation
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CONNECT to cities: Seattle Sept 29 - Oct 2
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CONNECT to Civic Leaders
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CONNECT to the Profession
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CONNECT to the Community
Brendan Soens at the Village Building Convergence
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CONNECT GENERATIONS Architects in Schools
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CONNECT Digital to Physical
By Nancy Cheng
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CONNECT Minds
Tmema’s Messa di Voce
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LEARN
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SIZE & its consequences Eugene Campus
• Comprehensive university • 20,000+ students • 1700+ faculty • Lively campus, small city
Portland Campus • Specialized branch • 130 AAA students • <100 affiliated faculty • Tiny campus, lively city • Shiny outreach center
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SIZE : AAA + Arch Eugene
• 6 departments + 4 programs
• Mother ship • 29 Full-time Arch Faculty • ~650 Architecture
students
Portland • 3 departments • 3 Full-time Arch Faculty • 14 Digital Arts BFA • 14 Product Design BFA • 93 Architecture
students
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Oregon – Core Curriculum
Design
Tech
History/
Theory
Media
Practice
Core Vertical Terminal
Const ECS ECS Structures AdvTech Const
Draw Digital Draw Mix
Space Place Human Race
Electives
History History History Intro
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Oregon Graduate Curriculum
1 2 3 3+ year M.Arch.
Design
Tech
History /
Theory
Media
Practice
4 B.A. / B.S.
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Oregon Graduate Curriculum
1 2 2 year M.Arch.
Design
Tech
History / Theory
Media
Practice
2 3 4 B.A. in Architecture
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Architecture Courses
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Digital Arts
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Product Design
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IMPROVE
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STUDENT RESEARCH Eugene Symposium, Oct 13
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RESEARCH through design
AAA Voices by Erik Hegre, Matt Linn, Nancy Cheng
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RESEARCH SHAPING LIGHT
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RESEARCH SHAPING LIGHT – digital / physical
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Urban Architecture Typologies
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Oldtown / Chinatown Revitalization
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Tigard Suburban Pedestrian Nodes
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High Speed Rail Alignment
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Healthy Working Waterfronts
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Healthy Working Waterfronts
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Healthy Working Waterfronts
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Healthy Working Waterfronts
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Ecodistricts
Gateway Ecodistrict Water flow by ZGF
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JOIN US
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CONTEXT : City
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• AAA Receptionist keeps listings from graduating students
• Great transportation from less expensive neighborhoods
LIVING IN PORTLAND
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CONTEXT : Building
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CONTEXT : Studio
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CONTEXT : Studio
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CONTEXT : Fablab
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CONTEXT : Computer Lab
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CONTEXT : White Box Gallery
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Portland Student Action Council
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SUMMER – URBAN INSTALLATION • studio • design | build | reflect
• led by Sara Huston
Burn Box collaboration with the Oregon College of Arts and Crafts
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CONNECT to the World
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CONNECT to the World
Amphibian Carpet by Selah Au, Bart Chui, Hins Cheung & Lewis Choi
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Foreign Study Programs Partner Programs • Kyoto Japan (l. arch - summer)
• EcoDistricts in Europe (l. arch - summer)
• EcoCities in China (planning - summer)
• Croatia (historic pres - summer)
• University of Stuttgart
• Danish Int’l Studies
• Hong Kong University
• National University of Singapore
• Columbia U: NY / Paris
University of Oregon Programs • Vancover Canada (spring)
• Vicenza Italy (spring)
• Rome Italy (summer)
• Barcelona Spain (summer)
• Tokyo Japan (spring)
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Spring
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Kyoto – Landscape Architecture
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Historic Preservation in Croatia
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SUMMER ABROAD
BARCELONA
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SUMMER URBAN DESIGN - PDX
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SUMMER URBAN DESIGN - PDX • UO Professor Don Genasci • Mark Raggett, City of Portland Urban Design Studio
• William Tripp, Architect • Anita Van Asperdt, Sustainable Landscape Architect
• Michael McCulloch, Architect and Urban Designer
Site: Portal to SE Portland
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SUMMER – DIGITAL MEDIA REVIT : 8 weeks
Katalin Czege, C2K Arch
GRASSHOPPER sequence
- GH for Fabrication
Geoff Sosebee, SERA Architects
- DIVA for Lghting Analysis
Jeffrey Maas, Boora Architects
- GH / FIREFLY interaction Andrew Payne, Harvard
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Q&A
• Nancy Yen-wen Cheng, [email protected]
BEAUTY, SUSTAINABILITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE