The campus of the University of Oregon

University of Oregon

-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...

is located in Eugene, Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...

 and includes some 80 buildings and facilities, including athletics facilities such as Hayward Field

Hayward Field

Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, is one of the best-known historic track and field stadiums in the United States. Nearly a century in age, it was the home of the University of Oregon's football team from 1919 through 1966, and has been the home to the Ducks' track and field teams since 1921...

, which was the site of the 2008 Olympic

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

 Track and Field Trials, and McArthur Court

McArthur Court

McArthur Court is a basketball arena located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene and the former home of the Oregon Ducks men's and women's basketball teams, replaced in 2011 by Matthew Knight Arena....

, and off-campus sites such as nearby Autzen Stadium

Autzen Stadium

Autzen Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Located north of the University of Oregon campus, it is the home field of the Oregon Ducks of the Pacific-12 Conference. Opened in 1967, the stadium has undergone several expansions...

 and the Riverfront Research Park. An online guide to the university's built environment, Architecture of the University of Oregon, published by the University of Oregon Libraries, describes campus buildings and provides timelines of key architectural events linked with campus history.

The Oregon Experiment

The Oregon Experiment

The Oregon Experiment is a 1975 book by Christopher Alexander and collaborators Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, and Denny Abrams...

The university is known for being the site of a pioneering participatory planning experiment known as the Oregon Experiment (which is also the subject of a book of the same name). The two major principles of the project are that buildings should be designed, in part, by the people who will ultimately use them (usually with the help of an 'architect facilitator'), and that construction should occur over many small projects (as opposed to a few large ones).

List of buildings on campus

This list includes all buildings currently in use on the University of Oregon campus.

Old Campus

• Deady Hall
  Deady Hall
  Deady Hall is a historic building located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was the University of Oregon's first building, and remained the university's only building for almost ten years after its construction...
  
  
• Villard Hall
  Villard Hall
  Villard Hall is a historic building located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Completed in 1886, it is the second-oldest building on the University of Oregon campus after Deady Hall. The Second Empire-style building was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1972.Deady and Villard Halls...
  
  
  • Robinson Theatre
• Fenton Hall
• Lillis Business Complex
  Lillis Business Complex
  The Lillis Business Complex is a building on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon. It is home to the Charles H. Lundquist College of Business, and comprises the new main building , completed in 2003, as well as three older buildings, Gilbert Hall, Peterson Hall, and the Chiles...
  
  
  • Lillis Hall
  • Chiles Business Center
  • Peterson Hall
  • Gilbert Hall
• Computing Center
• McKenzie Hall

Memorial Quadrangle

The Memorial Quad was designed by architect Ellis F. Lawrence

Ellis F. Lawrence

Ellis Fuller Lawrence was an American architect who worked primarily in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 1914, he helped found and was the first dean of the University of Oregon's School of Architecture and Allied Arts, a position he held until his death.Lawrence concurrently served as campus...

 as the "main university quadrangle." Lawrence designed many of the buildings that make up the quad, including Peterson and Gilbert Halls, now part of the Lillis Business Complex, which lie at the very end of the Quad, across 13th street. Plaques designate the walkways of the quadrangle to be the gift of Chaplain William S. Gilbert, as a memory to those from the university who served their country in time of war.

• Condon Hall
• Chapman Hall
• Prince Lucien Campbell Hall
• Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
  Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
  Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is an art museum located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. The original building was designed by Ellis F. Lawrence as part of his "main university quadrangle," now known as the Memorial Quadrangle...
  
  
• Knight Library
  Knight Library
  Knight Library is the main facility of the University of Oregon's library system. It is located on the university's campus in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The library design is emblematic of the architecture of the university's older buildings, and it serves as a hub of student activity. As of...
  
  

Women's Memorial Quad

Also designed by Lawrence, the Women's Memorial Quadrangle featured only dormitories and the Women's Gymnasium. The Pioneer Mother statue, commemorating Tabitha Brown

Tabitha Brown

Tabitha Moffatt Brown was an American pioneer emigrant who traveled the Oregon Trail to the Oregon Country. There she assisted in the founding of Tualatin Academy, which would grow to become Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon...

, is also located here.

• Gerlinger Hall
  • Gerlinger Annex
• Susan Campbell Hall
• Hendricks Hall

Southwest Campus

• Education Building
  • Education Annex
• Clinical Services Building
• MarAbel B. Frohnmayer Music Building
  MarAbel B. Frohnmayer Music Building
  The MarAbel B. Frohnmayer Music Building is the home of the School of Music and Dance at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. The building was originally built in 1924, expanded in 1948, 1955, and 1977, and was renamed after MarAbel B. Frohnmayer in 2005.-History:Construction on the original...
  
  
  • Beall Concert Hall

Central Campus

The "Heart of Campus," at 13th and University Streets, is the site of the Erb Memorial Union (EMU) and a few academic buildings. The EMU Amphitheater is also a popular venue for student demonstrations, performances, and gatherings.

• Lawrence Hall
• Allen Hall
• Friendly Hall
• Johnson Hall
• Collier House
• Erb Memorial Union
• Straub Hall

Science Complex

• Pacific Hall
• Columbia Hall
• Cascade Hall
  • Cascade Annex
• Volcanology
• Onyx Bridge
• Klamath Hall
• Willamette Hall
• Streisinger Hall
• Huestis Hall
• Deschutes Hall

University Housing

• Earl Complex
• Carson Hall
• Walton Complex
• Living Learning Center
• Hamilton Complex
• Bean Complex
• Barnhart Hall - located between East Broadway and 11th Avenue on Patterson (off campus)
• Riley Hall - located on 11th Avenue and Patterson (off campus)
• Stadium Park - located on Commons Drive, off of MLK blvd (1.5 miles off campus)

Athletics

• Autzen Stadium
  Autzen Stadium
  Autzen Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Located north of the University of Oregon campus, it is the home field of the Oregon Ducks of the Pacific-12 Conference. Opened in 1967, the stadium has undergone several expansions...
  
  
  • Casanova Athletic Center
  • Moshofsky Sports Center
  • Papé Field
  • Kilkenny Field
• PK Park
• Hayward Field
  Hayward Field
  Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, is one of the best-known historic track and field stadiums in the United States. Nearly a century in age, it was the home of the University of Oregon's football team from 1919 through 1966, and has been the home to the Ducks' track and field teams since 1921...
  
  
  • Bowerman Family Building
• Student Recreation Center
• Esslinger Hall
• Matthew Knight Arena
• McArthur Court
  McArthur Court
  McArthur Court is a basketball arena located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene and the former home of the Oregon Ducks men's and women's basketball teams, replaced in 2011 by Matthew Knight Arena....
  
  
• Howe Field, home of the Ducks' softball team; named after UO's first faculty athletic representative, Hebert C. Howe

Other Buildings

• Student Health Center
• Oregon Hall
• Agate Hall, at 18th Avenue and Agate Street, formerly Condon Elementary School
• Knight Law Center
• University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History
  University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History
  The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, commonly known as the UO Natural History Museum, is an American natural history museum at the University of Oregon in Eugene...
  
  
• Many Nations Longhouse
• Riverfront Research Park
• Millrace Studios, Facilities Services, and the Central Power Station

Chronology

The following is a list of important dates and events leading to the creation of the buildings present on the University campus today.

19th Century

• 1873 - Construction begins on Deady Hall
  Deady Hall
  Deady Hall is a historic building located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was the University of Oregon's first building, and remained the university's only building for almost ten years after its construction...
  
  , the first building on the University of Oregon campus.
• 1876 - Deady Hall
  Deady Hall
  Deady Hall is a historic building located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was the University of Oregon's first building, and remained the university's only building for almost ten years after its construction...
  
   opens as the State University Building
• 1886 - Collier House is completed at the corner of 13th and University Streets, as the personal residence of Physics professor George Collier.
• 1886 - Villard Hall
  Villard Hall
  Villard Hall is a historic building located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Completed in 1886, it is the second-oldest building on the University of Oregon campus after Deady Hall. The Second Empire-style building was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1972.Deady and Villard Halls...
  
   opens as the second building on campus.
• 1893 - Friendly Hall, the first dormitory
  Dormitory
  A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...
  
  , is completed near Collier House.
• 1896 - Collier House purchased by the University from George Collier's estate.

1900 to 1909

• 1901 - Mechanical Hall is completed (now incorporated into the modern Lawrence Hall).
• 1906 - Fenton Hall opens as the Library.

1910s

• 1914 - Architecture Building opens, facing Franklin Boulevard. The building was renovated and now forms part of Lawrence Hall.
• 1914 - Addition to Fenton Hall provides stacks for the library.
• 1915 - Johnson Hall is opened as the Administration Building.
• 1916 - Peterson Hall is completed, called the Education Building.
• 1918 - The women's dormitory, Hendricks Hall, opens on University Street.
• 1919 - The east grandstand is built at Hayward Field
  Hayward Field
  Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, is one of the best-known historic track and field stadiums in the United States. Nearly a century in age, it was the home of the University of Oregon's football team from 1919 through 1966, and has been the home to the Ducks' track and field teams since 1921...
  
  .

1920s

The firm Lawrence

Ellis F. Lawrence

Ellis Fuller Lawrence was an American architect who worked primarily in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 1914, he helped found and was the first dean of the University of Oregon's School of Architecture and Allied Arts, a position he held until his death.Lawrence concurrently served as campus...

 & Holford designed all University buildings in the 1920s.

• 1921 - Gerlinger Hall opens as Woman's Memorial Hall.
• 1921 - The Education Building is completed, along with the adjoining University High School.
• 1921 - Commerce Hall (now Gilbert Hall) opens directly facing Peterson Hall.
• 1921 - Susan Campbell Hall is completed, and together with Gerlinger and Hendricks Halls forms Women's Memorial Quadrangle.
• 1923 - Journalism Building opens near the modern Allen Hall (later incorporated into the Journalism School when Allen Hall was built).
• 1923 - Architecture and Allied Arts
  University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts
  The University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts is a public school of architecture and visual arts in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the only school in Oregon to offer architecture degrees accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board. The school, founded in 1914 by...
  
   Building completed (would later form much of Lawrence Hall).
• 1924 - The School of Music
  MarAbel B. Frohnmayer Music Building
  The MarAbel B. Frohnmayer Music Building is the home of the School of Music and Dance at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. The building was originally built in 1924, expanded in 1948, 1955, and 1977, and was renamed after MarAbel B. Frohnmayer in 2005.-History:Construction on the original...
  
   is completed near 18th Street.
• 1924 - The Power Plant and University Depot are built along Franklin Boulevard (the plant is now part of Lawrence Hall).
• 1925 - Condon Hall is completed on the corner of 13th and Kincaid Streets.
• 1925 - The West Grandstand is constructed at Hayward Field
  Hayward Field
  Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, is one of the best-known historic track and field stadiums in the United States. Nearly a century in age, it was the home of the University of Oregon's football team from 1919 through 1966, and has been the home to the Ducks' track and field teams since 1921...
  
  .
• 1926 - McArthur Court
  McArthur Court
  McArthur Court is a basketball arena located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene and the former home of the Oregon Ducks men's and women's basketball teams, replaced in 2011 by Matthew Knight Arena....
  
   is erected.
• 1928 - John Straub Memorial Building (Men's Dormitory) is completed, now called Straub Hall.

1930s

• 1932 - Museum of Art
  Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
  Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is an art museum located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. The original building was designed by Ellis F. Lawrence as part of his "main university quadrangle," now known as the Memorial Quadrangle...
  
   opens after lying empty for two years.
• 1936 - Fenton Hall is again renovated, this time to expand it for use as the Law School.
• 1936 - Construction ends on the new Physical Education Building, now called Esslinger Hall.
• 1937 - The Library, now called Knight Library
  Knight Library
  Knight Library is the main facility of the University of Oregon's library system. It is located on the university's campus in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The library design is emblematic of the architecture of the university's older buildings, and it serves as a hub of student activity. As of...
  
  , is completed near 15th and Kincaid Streets.
• 1939 - Chapman Hall is completed to mirror Condon Hall, along 13th Street.

1940s

• 1948 - Central Power Plant is built north of Franklin Boulevard along the Willamette River
  Willamette River
  The Willamette River is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States...
  
  .
• 1949 - Carson Hall is completed to house women students.
• 1949 - University Theater (now called Robinson Theater) is added to Villard Hall
  Villard Hall
  Villard Hall is a historic building located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Completed in 1886, it is the second-oldest building on the University of Oregon campus after Deady Hall. The Second Empire-style building was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1972.Deady and Villard Halls...
  
  .

1950s

• 1950 - Addition to Knight Library
  Knight Library
  Knight Library is the main facility of the University of Oregon's library system. It is located on the university's campus in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The library design is emblematic of the architecture of the university's older buildings, and it serves as a hub of student activity. As of...
  
   completed.
• 1950 - Erb Memorial Union opens at 13th and University.
• 1952 - Science Building (now Pacific Hall) opens.
• 1954 - Allen Hall
  Allen Hall
  Allen Hall is the smallest of the undergraduate student halls of residence which constitute the University of Manchester's Fallowfield Campus, with just 120 students....
  
   opens.
• 1955 - Virgil D. Earl Hall (now Earl Complex) opens to house University students.
• 1957 - Additions to the Architecture and Allied Arts Building are completed; building is renamed Lawrence Hall in honor of the late architect.
• 1958 - First units of Walton Hall (later Walton Complex) are completed near Agate Street.
• 1959 - Five units are added to Walton.
• 1959 - Leighton Pool opens at 13th and University, where Columbia Hall stands today.

1960s

• 1960 - Geology Building (now Columbia Hall) opens.
• 1961 - Onyx Bridge is completed, spanning part of Onyx Street.
• 1962 - Hamilton Complex is opened as a student dormitory.
• 1963 - Westmoreland Housing (off campus) is completed. The complex was sold by the University in 2006.
• 1964 - Bean Complex opens near Hamilton.
• 1964 - Prince Lucien Campbell Hall (nicknamed PLC) opens near Knight Library, and becomes the tallest building on campus.
• 1966 - College Inn opens (later acquired by the University and renamed Barnhart Hall.
• 1966 - Addition to Knight Library
  Knight Library
  Knight Library is the main facility of the University of Oregon's library system. It is located on the university's campus in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The library design is emblematic of the architecture of the university's older buildings, and it serves as a hub of student activity. As of...
  
   adds 100000 square feet (9,290.3 m²) to the original building.
• 1966 - Student Health Center opens.
• 1967 - Autzen Stadium
  Autzen Stadium
  Autzen Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Located north of the University of Oregon campus, it is the home field of the Oregon Ducks of the Pacific-12 Conference. Opened in 1967, the stadium has undergone several expansions...
  
   opens across the Willamette River
  Willamette River
  The Willamette River is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States...
  
  .
• 1967 - Computing Center is completed.
• 1967 - Klamath Hall is opened as Science II.
• 1969 - Clinical Services Building opens near the Music School.
• 1969 - Gerlinger Annex is built.

1970s

• 1970 - Law Center is completed (now McKenzie Hall).
• 1973 - Huestis Hall is dedicated as Science III.
• 1974 - Oregon Hall is built to house the University registrar
  Registrar (academic)
  In education outside the United Kingdom, a registrar or registrary is an official in an academic institution who handles student records. Typically, a registrar processes registration requests, schedules classes and maintains class lists, enforces the rules for entering or leaving classes, and...
  
   and other administrative offices.

1980s

• 1980 - South Building is added to the Education Building, and renovations are made to the EMU Fishbowl.
• 1984 - Agate Hall acquired by the University
• 1986 - Millrace I and II are completed for the School of Architecture and Allied Arts.
• 1986 - Chiles Business Center opens (now part of the Lillis Business Complex
  Lillis Business Complex
  The Lillis Business Complex is a building on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon. It is home to the Charles H. Lundquist College of Business, and comprises the new main building , completed in 2003, as well as three older buildings, Gilbert Hall, Peterson Hall, and the Chiles...
  
  ).
• 1987 - The Museum of Natural History opens.

1990s

• 1990 - The new science buildings - Cascade Hall, Deschutes Hall, Streisinger Hall, and Willamette Hall - open for classes, marking the completion of the Science Complex.
• 1991 - University Athletics completes the Bowerman Family Building (near Hayward Field
  Hayward Field
  Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, is one of the best-known historic track and field stadiums in the United States. Nearly a century in age, it was the home of the University of Oregon's football team from 1919 through 1966, and has been the home to the Ducks' track and field teams since 1921...
  
  ) and Casanova Athletic Center (at Autzen Stadium
  Autzen Stadium
  Autzen Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Located north of the University of Oregon campus, it is the home field of the Oregon Ducks of the Pacific-12 Conference. Opened in 1967, the stadium has undergone several expansions...
  
  ).
• 1994 - Final addition to Knight Library
  Knight Library
  Knight Library is the main facility of the University of Oregon's library system. It is located on the university's campus in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The library design is emblematic of the architecture of the university's older buildings, and it serves as a hub of student activity. As of...
  
   adds another 132000 square feet (12,263.2 m²) to the building.
• 1998 - EMU Amphitheater is completed at the corner of 13th and University.
• 1998 - The Moshofsky Sports Center, the only practice facility of its kind in the Pac-10, opens near Autzen Stadium
  Autzen Stadium
  Autzen Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Located north of the University of Oregon campus, it is the home field of the Oregon Ducks of the Pacific-12 Conference. Opened in 1967, the stadium has undergone several expansions...
  
  .
• 1999 - The William W. Knight Law Center opens to house the Law School
  University of Oregon School of Law
  The University of Oregon School of Law is a public law school in the U.S. state of Oregon. Housed in the Knight Law Center, it is Oregon's only state funded law school. The school, founded in 1884, is located on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, on the corner of 15th and Agate streets,...
  
  .
• 1999 - The Student Recreation Center opens, which includes a remodel of the adjacent Esslinger Hall.

21st Century

• 2003 - Lillis Business Complex
  Lillis Business Complex
  The Lillis Business Complex is a building on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon. It is home to the Charles H. Lundquist College of Business, and comprises the new main building , completed in 2003, as well as three older buildings, Gilbert Hall, Peterson Hall, and the Chiles...
  
   opens, including Lillis Hall, Chiles Center, Peterson Hall, and Gilbert Hall.
• 2005 - New Many Nations Longhouse opens near the Law School.
• 2006 - Living Learning Center opens, the first new dormitory in over 40 years.
• 2008 - Lorry I. Lokey Laboratories, an underground nanotechnology research facility, opens.
• 2009 - Jaqua Center
  John E. Jaqua Center for Student Athletes
  John E. Jaqua Center for Student Athletes is an academic facility located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. The facility is named for the late UO alumnus and founding board member of Nike....
  
  , a dedicated academic facility for student athletes, opens.
• 2009 - The construction of Matthew Knight Arena begins on February 9
• 2011 - First basketball game is played at Matthew Knight Arena on January 13

See also

• The Oregon Experiment
  The Oregon Experiment
  The Oregon Experiment is a 1975 book by Christopher Alexander and collaborators Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, and Denny Abrams...
  
  
• Christopher Alexander
  Christopher Alexander
  Christopher Wolfgang Alexander is a registered architect noted for his theories about design, and for more than 200 building projects in California, Japan, Mexico and around the world...
  
  
• Ellis F. Lawrence
  Ellis F. Lawrence
  Ellis Fuller Lawrence was an American architect who worked primarily in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 1914, he helped found and was the first dean of the University of Oregon's School of Architecture and Allied Arts, a position he held until his death.Lawrence concurrently served as campus...
  
  
• List of lists about Oregon

External links

• The Architecture of the University of Oregon; A History, Bibliography, and Research Guide provides detailed chronologies, documentation, and sources for University of Oregon buildings
• Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest includes images and documentation for University of Oregon buildings
• Interactive Map of the University of Oregon