SW Oregon Architect Emeritus

Essays on place, perception, and the built environment

Sunday, August 27, 2023

Architecture is Awesome: #32 Every Building is a Prototype

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  Using a scale model, a form of prototyping, to test design concepts (my photo) This is another in my  series of posts  inspired by  1000 A...
Sunday, August 20, 2023

Eugene/Architecture/Alphabet: N

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Ninkasi Brewing's Administration Building, 155 Blair Boulevard (my photo) This is the next in my  Eugene/Architecture/Alphabet  series o...
Sunday, August 13, 2023

Steampunk

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  Cornu's Helipack (2012, by Joseph Mross), on display in the lobby of the Miner Building. This week’s edition of Eugene Weekly includ...
Sunday, August 6, 2023

Navigating Change with a Dash of Nostalgia and a Whole Lot of Hope

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Those of you who know me understand how much I enjoy being a fan of the University of Oregon football team. Friday’s news that the Ducks an...
Sunday, July 30, 2023

Dining Dilemmas: Balancing Urbanist Values with Chain Cravings

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  The Olive Garden restaurant in Eugene. An admission:   My wife and I happily frequent casual dining chain restaurants, such as Outback Ste...
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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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