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Oregon housing design curriculum wins national award

Students finish floor joists during the OregonBILDS studio in January 2016 in west Eugene. “Very few other—if any—housing programs address housing design education in a comprehensive manner,” says Professor Michael Fifield. Photos courtesy OregonBILDS. This is the third house UO students have built during the OregonBILDS program. With the subfloor completed, students in the OregonBILDS studio frame and lift exterior walls into place. The BILDS house will be sold to an income-qualified family.

Students finish floor joists during the OregonBILDS studio in January 2016 in west Eugene. “Very few other—if any—housing programs address housing design education in a comprehensive manner,” says Professor Michael Fifield. Photos courtesy OregonBILDS. This is the third house UO students have built during the OregonBILDS program.

Students finish floor joists during the OregonBILDS studio in January 2016 in west Eugene. “Very few other—if any—housing programs address housing design education in a comprehensive manner,” says Professor Michael Fifield. Photos courtesy OregonBILDS. This is the third house UO students have built during the OregonBILDS program.