SW Oregon Architect Emeritus

Essays on place, perception, and the built environment

Sunday, August 29, 2021

Streateries & Food Cart Pods

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Claim 52 has extra outdoor seating thanks to the City of Eugene's streatery program (photo from the City of Eugene's Streatery Progr...
Sunday, August 22, 2021

Architecture is Awesome #22: The Symbolism of Shelter

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Japanese vernacular houses (minka) in the snow. Photo by Dennis Agusdianto on Unsplash This is another in my  series   of posts inspired by ...
Sunday, August 15, 2021

So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright

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So long, Frank Lloyd Wright I can't believe your song is gone so soon I barely learned the tune So soon, so soon I'll remember Frank...
Sunday, August 8, 2021

Blood, Sweat, and Tears: The Birch Fircrest House

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The Birch Fircrest House I had the good fortune  this weekend   to enjoy a tour of a remarkable work of architecture currently under constru...
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Sunday, August 1, 2021

The Multiple Whole

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  Campbell Memorial Courtyard, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (my photo) The breadth of knowledge architects must command seemingly grows ex...
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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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