This webpage was created by University of Oregon Architecture students taking Nancy Yen-wen Cheng's Arch 484-584 Architectural Design Studio in Fall 2009, part of the Sustainable Cities Initiative.

Case Studies

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Getting Started in Grasshopper

The following are some notes on getting started on algorithmic generative modeling in Grasshopper. I’ve listed them in order of priority. For the first meeting, #1) installation and #2) an initial sketch of what you want to try to model first is really the most important step. The other steps are going to be at […] […]

glass houses

In looking into environmental design I checked out three sources form the library that might be helpful. My interest is in using vegetation to blur the boundaries between interior and exterior, figure and ground. This is well achieved by stepping up heavily planted landscape towards the buildings and planting on and in the buildings as […] […]

Unlikely Potential

NL Architects is known for their progressive and integrative approach in creating the built environment.  Tackling environmental, cultural and political issues, NL Architects is highly critical of the urban and sub-urban condition.   The firm is known for integrating heterogeneous program into a single structure in order to engage a broader population and promote community interaction.  They design buildings or objects that […] […]

Case Study

So after the job interview, I mean the grasshopper presentation today, I have a plethora of […] […]

Case Study: Floating Green

I chose to research Floating Green by the Chinese artist Ling Fan.  It is an installation located in Pudong Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park in Shanghai China, that addresses the idea of a public lawn, and how it is no longer purposeful for what it was originally brought to a site to accomplish. […] […]

Site Design Charrette

This last Wednesday we did a design charrette with Brooke Muller’s class from Eugene.  Zach and I worked with a group of students who were designing a mixed use project to the south of the Civic Drive station.  During our charrette with the Eugene students, Zach and I got some good feedback about what could be addressed better, and what worked well so far.  We had two schemes presented, but we decided to further investigate the ” […] […]

Case Study — Shelby Farms Park, Field Operations

In looking for a case study I became really excited about a project currently underway in Memphis Tennessee. Although the project is not a built object in the architectural sense it has been designed in a very healthy and sustainable fashion. For my case study I have chosen Shelby Farms Park, designed by James Corner of Field Operations.   The site is located just outside of Memphis’ downtown core and is roughly five ti […] […]

Precedent Study

Ross’s Landing Park and Plaza Chattanooga Tennessee started as a harbor city and latter became one of the worst places to live in the US. At one point the city officials decided that they were going to improve their city by fist reaching out to the citizens and asking them what they wanted changed. Once they […] […]

i charrette

After our presentation Sina and I met with some students from Eugene. We had some difficulty in our collaboration because we were working on different sites. Despite the differences we were able to speak in broad terms about schematic use of concepts like nodes, paths, and landmarks to create a memorable place. As Sina and […] […]