University of Oregon

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Degree Overview 

This degree is offered by the College of Design, which has a unique multidisciplinary structure, blending creative practitioners with experts from various fields. The College is dedicated to visual culture and the built, natural, and social environments through the principles of civic responsibility, environmental sustainability and international understanding.

About the Major

Architecture is about learning to make physical changes to our surroundings that enhance the quality of the built environment and our experience of life. This broad purpose includes providing shelter and environmental protection with the highest standards for energy efficiency and environmentally sustainable architecture, designing appropriate settings for human activities, and creating forms that are aesthetically pleasing and supportive of social well-being and environmental health.

While basics are taught in Eugene, as an advanced student, you may also study and work in the exciting urban setting of Portland at the UO’s White Stag Block. The Department of Architecture at the UO offers a large number of special topic courses, and a robust program of visiting architects from around the world who come to campus to lecture and teach. The department’s exceptional faculty bring strengths to a wide variety of areas that include:

• healthy built environments
• sustainable, resilient design
• housing and urban design
• design process and theory
• art and science of building
• computational design
• lighting and lighting design