5:00–7:00 p.m.
In an era where wood is being revisited for its sustainable potentials, this talk will revolve around formal, spatial, and material explorations that attempt to produce new forms of knowledge around this medium.
Nader Tehrani
For his contributions to architecture as an art, Tehrani is the recipient of The American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize, the highest form of recognition of artistic merit in the United States. He is also the recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Design, and the Design Visionary by Cooper Hewitt and the Smithsonian Museum of Design National Design awards. Tehrani is Founding Principal of NADAAA, an interdisciplinary practice with a body of work in infrastructure, urbanism, architecture, and installations. Tehrani is also the former Dean of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union. The works of Nader Tehrani have been widely exhibited at MOMA, LA MOCA and ICA Boston.
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Join faculty member Clay Neal for a virtual fireside chat. He will share photos, play some Italian jazz, and cozy up with a cappuccino to answer questions about the program and the application process for the Architecture in Rome summer study abroad program.
Zoom link: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/92275889181
Apply by February 15! https://geo.uoregon.edu/programs/europe-italy/architecture-rome
5:00–6:30 p.m.
Join us to hear a Senior Lecturer of Landscape Architecture at the University of Hong Kong, Ms. Natalia Echeverri will discuss the integration of ecology into landscape architecture education and practice. Her lecture will highlight interdisciplinary collaboration challenges and showcase practice-based projects that address sensitive sites and transform traditional aquaculture landscapes in Southern China. The SDGs touched upon include Sustainable Cities and Communities, Climate Action, and Life on Land.
This event is housed by the Global Studies Institute along with the Association of Pacific Rim Universities and the School of Architecture and Environment. It is also sponsored by the Global Justice Program and Partnering with Student ASLA DEI Committee.
noon
Practicing: Development, Marketing, Strategy
Portland Professional Roundtable No.1
All students within the School of Architecture & Environment are encouraged to join.
Guests:
Sara Martin - Formerly LEVER Architecture & Selldorf Architects
Edward Running - FFA Architecture and Interiors
Chris Brown - Observation Studio
Location: Highland Hall, Portland, with online zoom link available
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Career & Networking Fair, 11-3 p.m. The School of Architecture & Environment hosts an annual winter term Career and Networking Fair. Professionals representing a range of careers in architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, and more attend to help students learn about their organizations and internship/job opportunities. In the past, both in-person and virtual formats have been used.
Reception, 3-4 p.m.
3:30–4:30 p.m.
Join Global Education Oregon for an information session on our summer 2025 Agriculture in the Built Environment program! This info session will provide you with additional program and application information.
To learn more about the Agriculture in the Built Environment program, visit our website here: https://geo.uoregon.edu/programs/asia-singapore/agriculture-built-environment
The Agriculture in the Built Environment program's final application deadline is March 15, and the deadline to be considered for scholarships is February 28, 2025.
You can join the virtual information session here: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/92270396835
noon
Join Global Education Oregon for an information session on our summer 2025 Agriculture in the Built Environment program! This info session will provide you with additional program and application information.
To learn more about the Agriculture in the Built Environment program, visit our website here: https://geo.uoregon.edu/programs/asia-singapore/agriculture-built-environment
The Agriculture in the Built Environment program's final application deadline is March 15, and the deadline to be considered for scholarships is February 28, 2025.
You can join the virtual information session here: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/95682106640
noon
Join Global Education Oregon to learn more about the summer 2025 Art and Architecture in London program! This is a 3-week program led by Joyce Cheng, a faculty member in the Department of the History of Art and Architecture, and features many experiential learning opportunities through visiting galleries, museums, performances, and other excursions.
To learn more about the Art and Architecture in London program, visit the webpage here: https://geo.uoregon.edu/programs/europe-united-kingdom-england/art-and-architecture-london
Join the virtual information session here: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/96862881082
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Professor Ken Tadashi Oshima will examine the history of Japanese architecture and urbanism through the lens of Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel and its transpacific legacy, connecting scholars and practitioners across the Pacific.
The event is open to the public. Beverages and light bites will be provided.
Event Sponsors:
Department of History
School of Architecture and Environment
Yoko McClain Lecture Series, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
Center for Asian and Pacific Studies
5:15–8:15 p.m.
Registration for this year’s HOPES [30] Conference is open! HOPES is an annual student-organized conference on sustainability in design and this year’s theme is RESURGENCE. Hosted at Lawrence Hall from the afternoon of Thursday, April 10th to 5pm on Saturday, April 12th. Register with the QR code for free food and students who attend all 3 days qualify for 1 free design credit! Learn more at our website.
HOPES [30] has invited speakers from across disciplines to talk about cultural resurgence. Confirmed speakers for this year are:
- Lisa & Leaf Hillman
- Dark Matter University
- Shamichael Hallman
- Dr. Fernando Ortiz-Moya
- Bailey Morgan Brown Mitchel
- Jaime Andrade Lopez
Student panels include topics of materials, history & current events, and food & landscape futures. With researchers from our very own University of Oregon, Oregon State University, University of Washington, and Cornell University, don’t miss this opportunity to see the projects that bring us HOPES.
Throughout the Conference will be smaller activities perfect for spending a relaxing Spring Term afternoon with your friends. Make fashion out of trash, attend a workshop, listen to poetry, see a film screening, or compete in the Egg Drop! Design a work of artful trashy fashion and watch it walk down the catwalk worn by a UO professor on Saturday, April 12th.
Join us for the RESURGENCE.