SW Oregon Architect Emeritus

Essays on place, perception, and the built environment

Sunday, November 26, 2023

Architecture and the Culture Wars

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  I am both fascinated and concerned by the voices outside of my profession who have weaponized the aesthetics of architecture for use at th...
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Sunday, November 19, 2023

View Corridors

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  Skinner Butte viewed from the west along 1st Avenue in Eugene. This is not a regulated view corridor. (Google Street View) View corridors ...
Sunday, November 12, 2023

Architecture is Awesome: #34 Adaptive Reuse

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  The Tate Modern, an example of adaptive reuse (photo by MasterOfHisOwnDomain, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/...
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Sunday, November 5, 2023

Adding a Touch of Dutch to Eugene’s Streets

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The Dutch are renowned for their innovative and forward-thinking approach to urban design, and consequently their livable, sustainable, and ...
Sunday, October 29, 2023

The Boundless Dreams of a Kid

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Calvin & Hobbes (most worshipfully borrowed from Bill Watterson for fair use). I have always loved architecture. As a child, I discovere...
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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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