School of Architecture & Environment News

Architecture Students Light Up Portland Winter Light Festival

University of Oregon Architecture students have taken over a corner of the White Stag Block for the Portland Winter Light Festival.

Architecture Professor Judith Sheine Wins 2022 Timber Education Prize with “Mass Timber Design Focus” Course

Architecture Professor Judith Sheine's class at the TallWood Design Institute – a collaboration between the UO's College of Design and OSU's Colleges of Forestry and Engineering – wins a 2022 Timber Education prize.

OregonBILDS: From the Ground Up

The SAE design studio and construction build recently completed four tiny homes for veterans.

Edward Mazria Has a Call to Action: Zero Carbon Now

In an essay for Architect Magazine, Mazria outlines how the industry must respond to climate change.

Five New 'Design for Spatial Justice' Fellows Join SAE

The School of Architecture & Environment is excited to welcome Sami Chohan, Robert Clarke, Elisandra Garcia, Junichi Satoh, and Jean Yang

Field School Explores Wildfire Recovery Through Art in Nature

A Q&A with David Buckley Borden on landscape and art, the Overlook Field School, and his new fall course, Environmental Communication Theory.

Bart Johnson on Three Key Wildfire Resiliency Strategies

The professor of landscape architecture co-authored an article for The Conversation about how communities can prepare for fires.

Historic Preservation Student Jordan Paing on Living in Portland Post-Myanmar

The MS in Historic Preservation student wants to bring the skills he learns in the program back to his home country.

Ihab Elzeyadi on Designing for Well-Being

The professor of architecture tells the Engineering News-Record that design choices for health need to be incorporated from the beginning.

Architecture, Product Design Team Launches Taskshade to Improve Workspace Health

The “personal shading companion” provides protection from glare while keeping all the benefits of sunlight.

Kory Russel on Sanitation Solutions and Transitional Housing

In a video interview, 'UO Today' speaks with the Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture about solving the worlds “wicked” problems through a landscape lens.

College of Design Joins National Partnership to Increase Faculty Diversity in Architecture, Planning, and Design

The College of Design and eight other schools and colleges are launching the Dean’s Equity and Inclusion Initiative.

A New Sustainability Debate—Bidet vs. Toilet Paper

Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture Kory Russel speaks to 'Popular Science' about making a sustainable choice.

A Clean-Energy Call to Action for Landscape Architects

Landscape Architecture Associate Professor Yekang Ko and colleagues share how designers play a pivotal role in the clean energy transition.

Innovation Award Goes to Institute for Health in the Built Environment

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation recognized the institute for its COVID-19 Research Team.