2024-12-22T04:39:42-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150147122/jeff-schnabel-to-direct-school-of-architecture-at-portland-state-university Antonio Pacheco 2019-07-22T09:00:00-04:00 >2019-07-19T21:02:07-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/dc/dcf955655bc1f49ecd06c6498051c26a.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Architecture professor and light specialist <a href="https://www.pdx.edu/profile/jeff-schnabel" target="_blank">Jeff Schnabel</a> has been tapped to direct the School of Architecture at <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/4311171/portland-state-university" target="_blank">Portland State University</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Schnabel is currently a professor at PSU and has engaged with various initiatives at the university for over a decade, including the creation of the <a href="https://www.pdx.edu/eco-learning-plaza/" target="_blank">Shattuck Hall Ecological Learning Plaza</a> at the school. The experimental space is used to prototype material explorations and other design-build projects, according to a press release from the university.&nbsp;</p> <p>Schnabel is also a major force behind the <a href="https://www.pdxwlf.com/" target="_blank">Portland Winter Light Festival</a> that brings nighttime installations to the city's urban core. In addition, Schnabel is a member of the <a href="https://www.lightthebridges.org/" target="_blank">Willamette Light Brigade</a>, a group that works to bring improved lighting to Portland's bridges and other public spaces.</p> <p>Schnabel takes over for current dean, Clive Knights, who has led the school for 12 years. Under Knights's tenure, PSU established and accredited a professional Master of Architecture program and began offer...</p>