SW Oregon Architect Emeritus

Essays on place, perception, and the built environment

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Visions for Dixon Creek: A Design Charrette

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Corvallis architects and planners interested in exploring sustainability concepts for public presentation at da Vinci Days (17-19 July, 2009...
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Sunday, May 24, 2009

May AIA-SWO Chapter Meeting Recap

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Fantastic! That was my impression of Lisa Petterson ’s presentation at our May AIA-SWO chapter meeting about the Living Building Challenge ...
Thursday, May 21, 2009

Arthur Erickson: 1924 – 2009

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Museum of Glass, Tacoma, by Arthur Erickson (photo by Andrew Albertson) One of the people that most influenced my core values regarding arc...
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Saturday, May 16, 2009

Available in unlimited quantity: good design

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Bigger isn’t necessarily better when it comes to the design of your home. Best-selling author and architect Sarah Susanka made the case i...
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Monday, May 11, 2009

San Francisco Walkabout

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The Painted Ladies of Postcard Row Like most architects who traveled to San Francisco to attend the 2009 AIA National Convention, I could n...
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Randy Nishimura, AIA Member Emeritus
I am a retired architect living in Eugene, Oregon. After four-plus decades in practice, I stepped away from the drafting board but not from thinking (and writing) about architecture—what it means, why it matters, and how it continues to surprise and challenge me.
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