SW Oregon Architect Emeritus

Essays on place, perception, and the built environment

Sunday, October 13, 2024

Gothic Revival Churches of Montreal and Ottawa

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Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica,  Ottawa,  west facade. (all photos by me) I’ve always admired Gothic Revival architecture, as well as its ant...
Sunday, October 6, 2024

Megalopolis

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Megalopolis movie poster.  My wife and I went to see the movie Megalopolis this weekend. Despite what most charitably can be described as “...
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Sunday, September 29, 2024

Moshe Safdie: Utopian Ideals vs. Contemporary Practice

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The Great Hall of the National Gallery of Canada (my photo). I thoroughly enjoyed my recent trip to Montreal, Quebec City, and Ottawa, havin...
Sunday, September 22, 2024

Architecture and Identity

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Aerial view of Parliament Hill, Ottawa (photo by tsaiproject from Canada - Parliament Hill from a Hot Air Balloon, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, ...
Sunday, September 15, 2024

Design :: Resilience - The 2024 University of Oregon Reynolds Symposium

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October 18-19, 2024   Oregon State Treasury Building (photo by Tom Hahn). The 2024 Reynolds Symposium will bring together a diverse group o...
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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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