School of Architecture & Environment News

Architecture Professor Alison Kwok Elevated to AIA Fellow

Pioneer of Sustainable Design and Architecture Education Joins the AIA’s College of Fellows.

Women’s History Month: Liska Chan

The Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture is highlighted in Around the O's "Making History, Changing Lives" series.

Stott Visiting Professor Brings Global Perspective to Interior Architecture Courses

Berlin-based architect and designer Justin Allen, visiting Stott Professor, will share his comprehensive design approach with students in a new Interior Architecture seminar and studio this spring. 

Winners of Inaugural Tinker Hatfield Award for Innovation Announced

The new award program will fund projects in the College of Design beginning in 2019 with research into Portland’s Albina neighborhood and design for healthy aging.

The Great Indoors: Interior Ecology Under the Looking Glass

The BioBE Center in the School of Architecture & Environment joins scientists and designers to investigate the microbiome of the built environment.

Groundbreaking Study from High Performance Environments Lab Shows Importance of Workplace Comfort

Buildings designed to prioritize health of occupants create a world of difference.

Landscape Architecture Students Clean Up in EPA Design Competition

The office of Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley notified the UO that Landscape Architecture students won a sustainable design award from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Architecture Professor Kevin Nute Wins 2018 Book Award for Architecture

"Naturally Animated Architecture" recognized by the 2018 Digital Book World awards.

Interior Architecture & Architecture Students Shape Campus Capital Projects

Students from the College of Design get hands-on experience with the UO Housing Capital Construction office.

Science Museum’s New Exhibit Explores the Art of Resilience

The Museum of Natural and Cultural History exhibit highlights designs by students and faculty in the School of Architecture & Environment.

Lives of Service

Several veterans walk the halls of the College of Design, as students, faculty, and staff.

Historic Preservation students help restore Cottrell House

Graduate students in the Historic Preservaton program had an immersive five-day restoration experience at notable Portland home.

Designing for the Most Dangerous Animal: The Mosquito

UO Portland Architecture hosted the Protective Atmospheres Workshop, gathering scientists, public health specialists, designers, and artists to tackle mosquito-borne diseases.

Let There Be Light: UO Study Shows Sunshine Kills Indoor Bacteria

A Biology and the Built Environment Center study finds that sunlight exposure helps prevent bacteria from reproducing.

Overlook Field School Exhibits Tools in Philly

Students present work from the Overlook Field School at Gallery Land Collective and attend the American Society of Landscape Architects conference in Philadelphia.