SW Oregon Architect Emeritus

Essays on place, perception, and the built environment

Sunday, September 24, 2023

Architecture and the Human Condition

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  The Sagrada Familia, Barcelona; Antoni Guadi, architect (photo by Garry Nishimura) From the moment I first became fascinated with architec...
Sunday, September 17, 2023

Kaarin Knudson for Mayor!

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  Kaarin Knudson, AIA As someone who is invested in the future of our city, I am excited to endorse Kaarin Knudson for mayor of Eugene. Kaa...
Sunday, September 10, 2023

Transition Time: CSI Willamette Valley Chapter Certification Classes

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  After considerable handwringing and stoking of my guilt complex, I have decided to relinquish my role as chair of the Construction Specifi...
Sunday, September 3, 2023

A Way Too Early, Premature, and Impulsive Review

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  The "Heartwood" under construction in the River District development (photos by me). Those of you who live in Eugene undoubtedly...
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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...
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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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