Sage Commons is a new permanent, supportive-housing development designed for those with low incomes and to provide shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Santa Rosa.
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…in the Higher Education category, Tykeson Hall at the University of Oregon in Eugene. Tykeson Hall houses student resources for the College of Arts and Sciences and much-needed classroom and faculty office space within the heart of the university.
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North Eugene High School. Where will it be? The new high school will be built on the west end of the property, where the high school baseball field and former Silver Lea Elementary building are located. When will it finish? This will be the second school completed, in 2023. Construction starts this year.
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The UO requested approval to move forward with the first of three phases in its Housing Transformation project. The board unanimously approved the cost for the first phase, which is not to exceed $101 million. The total cost for the project is approximately $218 million to $225 million.
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Opened last November, Amazon Corner is a five-story, mixed-use, bicycle-friendly development on Hilyard Street in Eugene. It won the award for achievement designing or building complete neighborhoods where many basic services are within walking distance.
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Dan Herbert passed away. Dan was a teacher of mine and treasured colleague. After I completed a challenging studio with him, while a grad student at UO, we both eventually found ourselves on the same Urban Renewal Committee as advisors to City of Eugene staff. Dan was amazingly curious and always making connections between things that I think most people didn’t take the time to notice. Dan will be missed by me and many others that he influenced so profoundly over his long career. - GB
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Rowell Brokaw celebrated Nicola Fucigna’s soon-to-be-born baby with a tasty lunch from Ta Ra Rin. Nicola has really appreciated the work-life balance at Rowell Brokaw, which has allowed her to create flexible hours and, for the last month of her pregnancy, switch to remote work.
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Nicola recently joined Rowell Brokaw as both a Marketing Coordinator and Designer. She brings to the firm strong writing, communication, and design skills. Nicola has extensive experience in publishing and teaching.
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Parents get a chance to leave notes to their kids on the walls of newly renovated Columbia Hall 150, the second largest lecture hall at the University of Oregon. Rowell Brokaw completed the remodel in time for the start of school, Fall of 2016.
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Construction is moving at a brisk pace at Roseburg Forest Product's new headquarters building in Springfield, Oregon. Exterior painting and interior installations are currently underway. Construction will be complete in August 2016. McKenzie Commercial Contractors is the general contractor.
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Architects Greg Brokaw and John Rowell and business owner Kaz Oveissi are close to breaking ground on a significant new building in downtown Eugene. But this isn’t the controversial on-hold proposal to build an apartment and retail building on Broadway Plaza, the city-owned public space known better as Kesey Square.
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RB's Frank Visconti, who lives in Crescent Village, snapped this photo from his balcony on Saturday at the start of the second annual Pacific Northwest Marathon. Starting and finishing at Crescent Village, the Pacific Northwest Marathon is one of the flattest marathons in Oregon. Race organizers say it's a good race for beginners and a chance to help runners qualify for the Boston Marathon. In 2015, more than 10% of the marathon finishers qualified for Boston.
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Fred Kent, founder and president of Project for Public Spaces (PPS), visited Eugene last week as part of the AIA SWO Design Excellence Making Great CitiesLecture Series. He is known throughout the world as a dynamic speaker and prolific ideas man. A leading authority on revitalizing city spaces and one of the foremost thinkers in livability, smart growth and the future of the city, Fred shared his knowledge and wisdom to a 200+ audience at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts.
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McKenzie Commercial Contractors held an open house on the Eugene City Hall site to talk to subcontractors and maximize the number of bids McKenzie will received. The bids submitted to the contractor will shape the City Hall budget proposal that is to come before the City Council for its review and vote this summer. Download PDF presented at Tuesday's open house.
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We were proud to sponsor The Give Me Sight Foundation Gala which which helps Dr. John Haines and his team purchase surgical supplies and equipment to bring sight to our world’s blind. Last Saturday evening, the Shedd Institute welcomed Dr. Haines and friends as they presented the 5th annual A NIGHT FOR SIGHT benefit concert and dinner in celebration and support of his work.
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Don't miss this Friday's Artwalk (5:30-8:00pm) featuring an exhibit of the Eugene Architects in Schools (AiS) programs at three different sites in Downtown Eugene -- Broadway Commerce Center (44 W Broadway), Eugene Public Library (100 W 10th Ave), and The Octagon (92 E Broadway)
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Two Edison Elementary students (and kiddos of four RB staff) work hard to build a Tasting Stand at the school's latest garden work party. The Tasting Stand is being constructed through a City of Eugene Neighborhoods Matching Grant.
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We're happy to announce that Rowell Brokaw in association with Office 52 has been selected to design the new Tykeson College and Careers building at the University of Oregon. We're looking forward to the challenge of designing a new building in the campus core that expresses the UO's unique values and character, that connects to the historic and compelling open spaces, and that pushes the boundaries of the institution's commitment to execute high quality campus environments.
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