Courtesy of the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition and OSU, the following video captures the impressions of the excited group of developers, builders, researchers, and community members who came to tour the MPP Workforce Housing prototype in Corvallis.

Congratulations to Professor of Architecture, Ihab Elzeyadi, for being elected to the ARCC Board of Directors as their new Vice President and President-Elect. Elzeyadi is an architect, building scientist, and professor of architecture who has been engaged in the design, construction, and research of high-performance buildings for over 30 years.

The White House awarded both Mass Timber and Semiconductor industries $500,000. The award will help tech hubs, like the Pacific Northwest Mass Timber Tech Hub, expand their impact in the state.

The School of Architecture & Environment is helping to tackle housing insecurity alongside community partners. In early April, Habitat for Humanity of Central Lane (HFHCL) was building five tandem homes in Cottage Grove in collaboration with University of Oregon architecture students, and six tandem homes at Springfield’s Fisher Village development, the HFHCL's largest housing project.

Melanie Guyer, MArch, and Allyssa Corpuz, BArch, were awarded scholarships by the Architecture Foundation of Oregon. Guyer received the 2024 Hatfield Scholarship and Corpuz received the 2024 Hart Scholarship. Congratulations to both students!

Thanks to the Hart Howerton Fellowship, Rigel Wakil earned an opportunity to explore and research traditional Japanese inns, Ryokans, on a planned research trip later that summer. Close to a year later, Wakil returned to the College of Design and presented his findings to the School of Architecture & Environment (SAE).