SW Oregon Architect Emeritus

Essays on place, perception, and the built environment

Sunday, October 27, 2024

2024 AIA Eugene Construction Craft Awards

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The recipients of the 2024 Construction Craft Awards gather for recognition during the October 22, 2024 awards banquet in the Ford Alumni Ce...
Sunday, October 20, 2024

Have “Starchitects” Gone the Way of the Dinosaur?

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I’ve mentioned  Duo Dickinson , FAIA, before. As I said  previously , Duo is a prolific writer as well as an accomplished architect. He not ...
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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...
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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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