SW Oregon Architect Emeritus

Essays on place, perception, and the built environment

Saturday, April 30, 2022

Special Parts

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  Saloon windows, Fonthill Castle; design by Henry Chapman Mercer (photo from the Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle website ). Fonthill ha...
Sunday, April 24, 2022

Active Design

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The Shipyards, North Vancouver's mixed-use waterfront neighborhood (my photo).   I just returned to Eugene following an extended visit t...
Saturday, April 16, 2022

An Architect’s Father

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  A very young me with Dad. My father— Shiro Nishimura —passed away on Wednesday at the age of 94. He died peacefully, in his sleep, followi...
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Saturday, April 9, 2022

The Worrying Absence of Housing Choice

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  I worry about a lot of things. Unfortunately, there is little I can do about many of them. For example, there is not much I can contribute...
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Saturday, April 2, 2022

Farmers Market Pavilion and Plaza Tour

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  Interior of the Farmers Market Pavilion (all photos by me). Another week, another well-attended tour of a noteworthy project in Eugene. Th...
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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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