Campus of the University of Oregon

The campus of the University of Oregon is located in Eugene, Oregon and includes some 80 buildings and facilities, including athletics facilities such as Hayward Field, which was the site of the 2008 Olympic Track and Field Trials, and McArthur Court, and off-campus sites such as nearby Autzen Stadium 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.

Contents 1 The Oregon Experiment 2 List of buildings on campus 2.1 Old Campus 2.2 Memorial Quadrangle 2.3 Women's Memorial Quad 2.4 Southwest Campus 2.5 Central Campus 2.6 Science Complex 2.7 University Housing 2.8 Athletics 2.9 Other Buildings 3 Chronology 3.1 19th Century 3.2 1900 to 1909 3.3 1910s 3.4 1920s 3.5 1930s 3.6 1940s 3.7 1950s 3.8 1960s 3.9 1970s 3.10 1980s 3.11 1990s 3.12 21st Century 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

The Oregon Experiment

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
• Villard Hall
  • Robinson Theatre
• Fenton Hall
• Lillis Business Complex
  • 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 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
• Knight Library

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, 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
  • 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
  • Casanova Athletic Center
  • Moshofsky Sports Center
  • Papé Field
  • Kilkenny Field
• PK Park
• Hayward Field
  • Bowerman Family Building
• Student Recreation Center
• Esslinger Hall
• Matthew Knight Arena
• McArthur Court
• Howe Field, home of the Ducks' softball team; named after UO's first faculty athletic representative, Hebert C. Howe^[1]

Other Buildings

• Student Health Center
• Oregon Hall
• Agate Hall, at 18th Avenue and Agate Street, formerly Condon Elementary School^[2]
• Knight Law Center
• University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History
• 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, the first building on the University of Oregon campus.
• 1876 - Deady Hall 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 opens as the second building on campus.
• 1893 - Friendly Hall, the first dormitory, 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.

1920s

The firm Lawrence & 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 Building completed (would later form much of Lawrence Hall).
• 1924 - The School of Music 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.
• 1926 - McArthur Court is erected.
• 1928 - John Straub Memorial Building (Men's Dormitory) is completed, now called Straub Hall.

1930s

• 1932 - Museum of Art 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, 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.
• 1949 - Carson Hall is completed to house women students.
• 1949 - University Theater (now called Robinson Theater) is added to Villard Hall.

1950s

• 1950 - Addition to Knight Library completed.
• 1950 - Erb Memorial Union opens at 13th and University.
• 1952 - Science Building (now Pacific Hall) opens.
• 1954 - Allen Hall 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 adds 100,000 square feet (9,300 m²) to the original building.
• 1966 - Student Health Center opens.
• 1967 - Autzen Stadium opens across the Willamette River.
• 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 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^[2]
• 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).
• 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) and Casanova Athletic Center (at Autzen Stadium).
• 1994 - Final addition to Knight Library adds another 132,000 square feet (12,300 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.
• 1999 - The William W. Knight Law Center opens to house the Law School.
• 1999 - The Student Recreation Center opens, which includes a remodel of the adjacent Esslinger Hall.

21st Century

• 2003 - Lillis Business Complex 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, a dedicated academic facility for student athletes, opens.
• 2009 - The construction of Matthew Knight Arena begins on February 9^[3]
• 2011 - First basketball game is played at Matthew Knight Arena on January 13

See also

• The Oregon Experiment
• Christopher Alexander
• Ellis F. Lawrence
• List of lists about Oregon

References

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