2023 Fall Practicum Student, Jade Maas

Our fall practicum student, Jade Maas, stopped by the Rowell Brokaw booth at the recent UO College of Design career fair.

Staff, ProjectsNicola FucignaFebruary 16, 2023practicum, mentorship

AFO Hip Hop Architecture Camp

RB designer Serena Lim participated as a volunteer in the 2022 Oregon Hip Hop Architecture Camp.

Staff, EventsNicola FucignaFebruary 25, 2022Architecture Foundation of Oregon, mentorship, volunteer

Meet RBA's Fall Practicum Student, Cassidy Jones

This fall, RBA participated in the University of Oregon College of Design’s practicum program. Cassidy Jones, a fifth-year undergraduate student in architecture, joined us for a ten-week practicum.

RBA Office, StaffSerena LimNovember 19, 2018internship, mentorship, practicum, students, University of Oregon

2018 Summer Intern Julia Chou

This summer Julia Chou joined us for an internship. Julia grew up in Eugene and as part of her senior project in high school she completed her job shadow at Rowell Brokaw’s old office. She is now entering her second year in the architecture department at Syracuse University.

Julia worked on several projects in the office: renderings of 1235 Willamette, a Revit model of the Steam Plant (formerly owned by EWEB), and signage for Rowell Brokaw’s office. She worked closely with John Rowell and Patrick Hannah.

RBA Office, StaffNicola FucignaAugust 14, 2018internship, mentorship

Spring 2018 Practicum Student Steven Liang

Under the mentorship of Frank Visconti, University of Oregon student Steven Liang completed a Spring practicum with Rowell Brokaw. The purpose of the practicum is for the student to gain exposure to the many facets of real-life projects at an architecture firm. Among other experiences, Steven went on site visits and attended OAC meetings at Pacific Hall, Amazon Corner, and the South Hills House. He also gained knowledge of the latest architectural practices used in offices.

StaffNicola FucignaMay 29, 2018mentorship, University of Oregon

Shadow Mentor Day 2018

As part of UO’s shadow mentor day, Mark Young hosted Paul Turner, a first-year undergraduate in the architecture department. The mentor day pairs students with professionals throughout Eugene, Portland, and Seattle. Students experience a “day in the life” or an actual work day in an actual work setting.

StaffNicola FucignaFebruary 5, 2018mentorship, University of Oregon

Mentoring the Future

John Rowell spent the last couple of weeks mentoring Phillip Bindeman, a senior at South Eugene High School. Phillip shadowed John, observing all that goes into his job as a Principal. He says of his experience, “I had an image of architecture as people drawing all the time. I realize now it’s a lot more social than I thought. There are lots of meetings, especially for John and Greg.

StaffNicola FucignaSeptember 12, 2017staff, mentorship