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Aerial view of a Douglas fir forest.
Research
January 9, 2025
Housing solutions: The mass timber promise
The Oregon Mass Timber Innovation Engine aims to leverage sustainable design, applied research, forest resources, and advanced wood products manufacturing.
Architecture Mass timber
Portrait of Gabriela Chitwood.
Ducks Discover
July 10, 2024
If these walls could talk: Inside the Saint-Étienne Cathedral
Art History doctoral candidate Gabriela Chitwood explores the 500-year period of the cathedral’s medieval construction.
Architecture History History of art and architecture
A graphic depiction of a roofed structure that has undulating curves and a group of human figures standing underneath it.
Research
March 1, 2024
Ahead of the curve in mass timber manufacturing
It’s not hip to be square. A UO researcher is pioneering curved flat pack timber components.
Architecture Design Mass timber
An aerial photo of trees and water at the Coos Bay Estuary.
Research
May 12, 2023
Building the PNW mass timber ecosystem
The UO will lead a regional innovation engine strategic planning process to develop the mass timber industry from supply chain to sustainable, affordable housing.
Architecture Design Land Management Mass timber Planning, public policy, and management
Collage of headshots of Annelise Heinz, Kenneth Helphand, and Bryna Goodman.
Research
May 10, 2022
3 from UO named Oregon Book Award finalists
Mahjong, archival hopyard photography, and a landmark court case in Shanghai are the subjects of the nominated books.
Architecture Community Engagement History Research Awards