This week both Portland State University and the University of Oregon’s architecture programs have student-review events happening.
Why go to a student review? It’s a chance to see the work of numerous architecture students as they tackle a host of design challenges, in most every case one based in Portland or greater Oregon. These are the city’s architects of tomorrow, which sounds corny to say but is seriously significant.
Student designs from PSU’s Department of Architecture are on view all week at the Unitus Building at 2121 SW Fourth Avenue (3rd floor) downtown.
Unfortunately I missed the chance to mention two classes whose reviews have already been displayed on Monday, professor John Froning’s “Architecture and Human Action” class and “From Space to Place”, taught by Nikola Boscanin, Abby Dacey and Mark Kogut. But more are coming up.
On Wednesday, however, Logan Cravens’ “Sustainable Affordable Prefab” class is on view from 6-9 PM. Thursday from 5-9 PM is “Compound Dwelling”, a class taught by Garrett Martin and comprised of a unique partnership between the class and a group of homeowners looking to pool together into one multifamily housing unit. That same Thursday evening, professor Clive Knights’ “Digital Worlds” class is up at the plate, followed by “Shelter + Food”, taught by department head Rudy Barton.
On Wednesday night from 7-9PM at Office, the delightful retro-chic office products store, art gallery and events center on Alberta Street, there will be a presentation of work by five University of Oregon design studios on “The Future of the Alberta Arts District”. Concepts will summarize theories on the use, history, social, and political environment and how it’s affected the built environment of past, present, and future. There is also a community forum, and I will be there giving a brief talk.
I neglected to mention this when I originally posted this entry earlier today, but there are also UO student thesis presentations happening this week. Like PSU, Oregon's students are in temporary surroundings while new facilities are built. Thus, UO's thesis presentations are going to be at the US Customs House, ironically the very property the school bid on for its new Portland center before losing out to a hotel chain (shame on the GSA). The Customs House is at 220 NW Eighth Avenue, 4th floor.
The thesis presentations, by class, are: "Metropolitan West Coast Architecture", taught by Hajo Neis, on Wednesday from 6-9PM; "Portland's River Edge Renaissance" with instructor James Pettinari, Thursday from 5-9PM; and "Catalysts For Regeneration", with department head Gerry Gast, also on Thursday from 6-9PM. On Friday there is also an open exhibit.
where is the wednesday sustainable affordable prefab class?
Posted by: emily | June 05, 2007 at 04:37 PM
at the Unitus Building at 2121 SW Fourth Avenue (3rd floor) downtown
Posted by: Brian | June 05, 2007 at 04:55 PM