Eugene officials unanimously approved terms to sell the former Eugene Water & Electric Board steam plant to a development team.
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Eugene and Springfield are set to see construction on major developments in coming years.
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TaskShade is an "integrated lighting" component for managing glare in a daylit open office environment.
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The new UO housing residence hall has officially been named the DeNorval Unthank Jr. Hall. It is on course to be completed for students in the fall.
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Bethel School District has selected Rowell Brokaw to design the new Cascades Middle School.
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CalPlant—a facility designed to produce rice-straw-based, medium-density fiberboard (MDF)—is featured in Atlantic Re:think, a series on sustainability in The Atlantic.
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Rowell Brokaw Architects worked with The Danco Group to build this project containing outdoor gathering spaces, a communal lounge, indoor gym, and 51-units of permanent supportive housing…
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We stand in solidarity with those who are calling for change.
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Month two of Working-From-Home (WFH) is well underway… I asked around for reflections on how it’s going so far – here are some of our answers.
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Sometimes the keys to the future can be found in the past. That’s one of the core principles (pun intended) of Oregon State University’s Marine and Geology Repository, which holds one of the nation’s largest collections of oceanic sediment cores.
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U.S. WoodWorks announced its 2020 Wood Design Awards. The Arts and Technology Academy won the Wood in Schools award.
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“Since 1975, the Oregon Arts Commission has managed the state’s Percent for Art Program, which stipulates that one percent of the construction budget for a public building shall be set aside for art… The art acquired for Tykeson Hall ranges from nature photographs to oil paintings to a five-story interactive sculpture in the main stairwell—all of which amplify the natural environment thematics and color schemes in the building.”
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The University of Oregon plans to demolish and rebuild two of its dorms starting this fall costing more than $200 million, making it the largest transformation to its on-campus housing ever. This comes just after a record-breaking number of prospective students attending a campus tour day this month.
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“The Steam Plant is an iconic representation of our community’s history, ripe with possibility for the future, and a survey is now open for the community to give input on a concept design. The survey launches today and will be open until February 19... ‘The Steam Plant building is the last physical representation of the birthplace of industry for the southern Willamette Valley,’ said Mark Miksis, of deChase Miksis Development. ‘This project has the opportunity to honor our rich history and set a course for our community’s future.’”
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“The original plan was to form a human chain to pass the contents of the old Jefferson Public Library from one person to another over the roughly one-block distance from the old library to the new..”
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“A new branch for Oregon Pacific Bank is opening in Eugene just in time for the holidays. The opening of the 59 E. 11th Street location, targeted for early December, sends a signal of the bank’s commitment to partner with the community and its local businesses.”
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“Eugene officials are putting their faith in a group of prominent local developers, architects and business executives to transform the former Eugene Water & Electric Board steam plant.
The city announced Tuesday that it had picked a team led by Mark Miksis of deChase Miksis Development and Arcimoto CEO Mark Frohnmayer to submit a formal proposal for the 87-year-old steam plant’s redevelopment. City officials chose the team over two other groups that expressed interest earlier this year.”
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“Perched far above the claustrophobic PLC offices, looming over the infamous steps of Johnson Hall, sits a 172 EC-B Liebherr tower crane. Standing at more than 200 feet in the air, the view from the crane’s cab might be one of the best in town. On a clear day, one can see everything from Eugene’s east hills and Hendricks Park to the city’s tallest building, the Ya-Po-Ah Terrace.”
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