Month: November 2007

UO architecture graduates win first place in an international competition

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Recent Oregon M.Arch. graduates Selah Au and Bart Chui placed first in the Designing Hong Kong’s Central Waterfront Design Competition. Along with undergraduate classmates from University of Hong Kong, Hins Chueng and Lewis Chui, the work was evaluated first in terms of ‘innovation, feasibility & practicality’ among 82 architectural competition submissions from around the world. The jury, composed of both architectural professionals and civic leaders, said that their “‘Amphibian Carpet’ is a strong environmental concept directed toward a sustainable development and open space solution in relation to the city and the harbour.”

Amphibian Carpet

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illustrASIA: a year of drawing

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This week, The Hearth features a compilation of drawings and anecdotes recorded over the span of one year spent traveling, studying, bicycling, and climbing around South and Southeast Asia. Architecture student Brent Sturlaugson used scholarships such as Louis C. Rosenberg Traveling Fellowship and Freeman ASIA Award as propelling factors in accumulating a body of work exceeding 75 A4 drawings, 150 A6 sketches, 100 A7 entries, and 75 A8 doodles. Samples can be seen at: http://uoregon.edu/~bsturlau/portfolio.html and the inked originals are on display now in the Lawrence Hall café. A closing reception is scheduled for 6:00 PM, Friday, November 16th. For information regarding the mentioned scholarships, visit: http://www.iie.org/programs/Freeman-ASIA/ and http://architecture.uoregon.edu/index.cfm?mode=programs&
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Design Bridge Plants the Seeds for Northwest Youth Corps Harvest

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When Northwest Youth Corps decided to build a stand-alone greenhouse, development officer Natalie Whitson said she pictured something like their existing tool shed: a modest unit with no foundation and a slight lean. But with the help of University of Oregon group Design Bridge, Northwest Youth Corps now boasts a stylish 200-square-foot enclosure with electricity, insulation and aluminum cladding.

Design Bridge: greenhouse structure

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