SW Oregon Architect Emeritus

Essays on place, perception, and the built environment

Saturday, January 30, 2021

Design for Aging

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My parents are old—my father will be 93 next month and my mother turns 92 in June—and the time has come for them to sacrifice their independ...
Sunday, January 24, 2021

Has COVID-19 Really Changed the Future of the Office?

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Photo by   Maxime   on  Unsplash Notwithstanding the current uncertainties surrounding the rollout of the coronavirus vaccines and their slo...
Sunday, January 17, 2021

Le Corbusier: The Built Work

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My library of books on architecture continues to grow. I recently purchased four new titles, taking advantage of a couple of Amazon gift car...
Sunday, January 10, 2021

A Symbol of Democracy

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The US Capitol under siege - January 6, 2021 (photo by Tyler Merbler from USA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>...
Sunday, January 3, 2021

A New Year’s Resolution

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Photo by Max Aduyavnukosoi on Unsplash With every turn of the calendar to a new year, people resolve to improve themselves by setting high...
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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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