List of University of Oregon alumni
Architecture and design
Table:
Name

Degree(s)

Year(s)

Notability

Reference

Howard Backen

B.Arch

1962

Founder of BAR Architects and Backen, Gillam & Kroeger

[13]

Brad Cloepfil

B.Arch

1980

Founder of Allied Works Architecture

[14]

Tinker Hatfield

B.Arch

1977

VP, designer and architect for Nike

[15]

Mazharul Islam

B.Arch

1952

Architect credited with bringing modernist architecture to Bangladesh

[16]

Johnpaul Jones

B.Arch

1967

First architect to win the National Humanities Medal

[17]

Rick Mather

B.IArch

1961

RIBA; founder of Rick Mather Architects; trustee of Victoria and Albert Museum

[18]

Mel Streeter

B.Arch

1955

Second African-American to play basketball for the Ducks; founded architecture firm in Seattle

[19]

Sarah Susanka

B.Arch

1978

Architect, author of The Not so Big House

[20]

Eugene Tsui

B.Arch

1981

Controversial architect

[21]

DeNorval Unthank Jr.

B.Arch

1952

Prolific architect in Oregon

[22]

Margo Grant Walsh

B.IArch

1960

Vice Chairman emeritus of Gensler

[23]

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Howard Backen ( born 1936 ) is an American architect . He co-founded Backen , Arrigoni & Ross , now BAR Architects , following college and later founded Backen , Gillam & Kroeger in Napa , California . At the latter firm , he primarily focuses on residential and winery projects . Eschewing narcissistic styles as fads , Backen opts for architectural design that mesh with the landscape and its occupants . He is credited for being a large influence on the architectural aesthetic of Napa .
Brad Cloepfil ( born 1956 ) is an American architect , educator and principal of Allied Works Architecture of Portland , Oregon and New York City . His first major project was an adaptive reuse of a Portland warehouse for the advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy . Since 2000 , Cloepfil and Allied Works have completed cultural , commercial and residential projects including the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis , the University of Michigan Museum of Art , the Dutchess County Residence Guest House and the Museum of Arts and Design . Recent and notable works include the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver , Colorado , completed in November 2011 , and the National Music Centre of Canada in Calgary , Alberta , which opened in July 2016 .
Brad Cloepfil ( born 1956 ) is an American architect , educator and principal of Allied Works Architecture of Portland , Oregon and New York City . His first major project was an adaptive reuse of a Portland warehouse for the advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy . Since 2000 , Cloepfil and Allied Works have completed cultural , commercial and residential projects including the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis , the University of Michigan Museum of Art , the Dutchess County Residence Guest House and the Museum of Arts and Design . Recent and notable works include the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver , Colorado , completed in November 2011 , and the National Music Centre of Canada in Calgary , Alberta , which opened in July 2016 .
Tinker Linn Hatfield , Jr. , ( born April 30 , 1952 , Hillsboro , Oregon ) is an American designer of numerous Nike athletic shoe models , including the Air Jordan 3 through Air Jordan 15 , the twentieth anniversary Air Jordan XX , the Air Jordan XXIII , the 2010 ( XXV ) , the 2015 Air Jordan XX9 ( XXIX ) , and other athletic sneakers including the world 's first cross training shoes , the Nike Air Trainer . Hatfield oversees Nike 's Innovation Kitchen . He is Nike 's Vice President for Design and Special Projects . For his many innovative designs and numerous creations over more than three decades , Hatfield is considered a legend of design .
Nike , Inc. ( /ˈnaɪki/ ) [ note 1 ] is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design , development , manufacturing , and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear , apparel , equipment , accessories , and services . The company is headquartered near Beaverton , Oregon , in the Portland metropolitan area . It is the world 's largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment , with revenue in excess of US $ 24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012 ( ending May 31 , 2012 ) . As of 2012 , it employed more than 44,000 people worldwide . In 2014 the brand alone was valued at $ 19 billion , making it the most valuable brand among sports businesses . As of 2017 , the Nike brand is valued at $ 29.6 billion . Nike ranked No . 89 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue . The company was founded on January 25 , 1964 , as Blue Ribbon Sports , by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight , and officially became Nike , Inc. on May 30 , 1971 . The company takes its name from Nike , the Greek goddess of victory . Nike markets its products under its own brand , as well as Nike Golf , Nike Pro , Nike+ , Air Jordan , Nike Blazers , Air Force 1 , Nike Dunk , Air Max , Foamposite , Nike Skateboarding , Nike CR7 , and subsidiaries including Brand Jordan , Hurley International and Converse . Nike also owned Bauer Hockey ( later renamed Nike Bauer ) from 1995 to 2008 , and previously owned Cole Haan and Umbro .
Muzharul Islam ( 25 December 1923 - 15 July 2012 ) was a Bangladeshi architect , urban planner , educator and activist . He is considered as the Grand Master of regional modernism in South Asia . [ by whom ? ] Islam is the pioneer of modern architecture in Bangladesh and the father of Bengali modernism . Islam 's style and influence dominated the architectural scene in the country during the 1960s and 70s , along with major US architects he brought to work in Dhaka . As a teacher , architect , social and political activist , Islam set the course of architectural practice in the country not only through his own many varied works but also through being instrumental in inviting architects like Louis Kahn , Richard Neutra , Stanley Tigerman , Paul Rudolph , Robert Boughey and Konstantinos Doxiadis to work in Bangladesh .
Johnpaul Jones ( born July 24 , 1941 ) is an American architect and landscape architect , partner in Seattle-based architecture firm Jones & Jones Architects and Landscape Architects , best known for innovative habitat immersion method design of zoo exhibits . A Native American himself , he has also executed many projects for various Native American organizations , and was lead design consultant for the Smithsonian Institution 's National Museum of the American Indian , completed 2004 in Washington , D.C . He was the first architect ever to receive the National Humanities Medal .
The National Humanities Medal is an American award that annually recognizes several individuals , groups , or institutions for work that has deepened the nation 's understanding of the humanities , broadened our citizens ' engagement with the humanities , or helped preserve and expand Americans ' access to important resources in the humanities . The annual Charles Frankel Prize in the Humanities was established in 1988 and succeeded by the National Humanities Medal in 1997 . The initial design for the National Humanities Medal was created by a 1995 Frankel Prize winner , David Macaulay , and was used for all recipients through 2012 . During 2013 , The National Endowment for the Humanities ran a public competition for a new medal design , judged by metalsmith Chunghi Choo , coin engraver Don Everhart of the U.S. Mint and sculptor George Anthonisen . In June 2013 , the agency announced that a design by Paul C. Balan of Illinois had been selected as the winner . The final medal will be unveiled in Washington D.C. in November 2013 . The new design was used for the first time for the 2013 National Humanities Medals , which were presented in mid-2014 .
Rick Mather ( May 30 , 1937 - April 20 , 2013 ) was an American-born architect working in England . Born in Portland , Oregon and awarded a B.arch . at the University of Oregon in 1961 , he came to London in 1963 and worked at the architectural firm Lyons Israel Ellis for two years . He became a leading figure [ citation needed ] at the Architectural Association in the 1970s , and in 1973 founded his own practice , Rick Mather Architects .
The Victoria and Albert Museum ( often abbreviated as the V & A ) in London is the world 's largest museum of applied and decorative arts and design , as well as sculpture , housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects . It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert . The V & A is located in the Brompton district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea , in an area that has become known as Albertopolis because of its association with Prince Albert , the Albert Memorial and the major cultural institutions with which he was associated . These include the Natural History Museum , the Science Museum , the Royal Albert Hall and Imperial College London . The museum is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Digital , Culture , Media and Sport . As with other national British museums , entrance is free . The V & A covers 12.5 acres ( 5.1 ha ) and 145 galleries . Its collection spans 5,000 years of art , from ancient times to the present day , from the cultures of Europe , North America , Asia and North Africa . However , the art of antiquity in most areas is not collected . The holdings of ceramics , glass , textiles , costumes , silver , ironwork , jewellery , furniture , medieval objects , sculpture , prints and printmaking , drawings and photographs are among the largest and most comprehensive in the world . The museum owns the world 's largest collection of post-classical sculpture , with the holdings of Italian Renaissance items being the largest outside Italy . The departments of Asia include art from South Asia , China , Japan , Korea and the Islamic world .
Mel Streeter ( 1931 - June 12 , 2006 ) was an American architect and college basketball player . A native of Riverside , California , he was the second African-American basketball player at the University of Oregon for the Ducks in the early 1950s . After serving as an officer in the U.S. Army , he moved to Seattle and worked as an architect .
Sarah Susanka FAIA ( born March 21 , 1957 ) is an English-born American-based architect , an author of nine best-selling books , and a public speaker . Susanka is the originator of the Not So Big philosophy of residential architecture , which aims to build better , not bigger . Susanka has been credited with initiating the small house movement .
Eugene Tssui ( /tsweɪ/ born Eugene Tsui , September 14 , 1954 ) is an American architect noted for his use of ecological principles and biologic design , a term coined by Tssui himself in the 2010 issue of World Architecture Review . He has proposed a number of projects such as a bridge across the Strait of Gibraltar to connect the continents of Africa and Europe as well as a 2-mile-high tower capable of housing 1 million residents . He has been called the Seminal Architect of the 21st Century . In May of 2013 , Tssui was also listed as one of one hundred Guardian Angels of the Planet by Project Coyote .
DeNorval Unthank Jr. ( October 27 , 1929 - November 2 , 2000 ) was an American architect . In 1951 he was the first black man to earn an architecture degree from the University of Oregon ( UO ) . Unthank worked on the courthouse in Lane County , Oregon ; McKenzie Hall ( formerly the UO School of Law building ) ; and Kennedy Junior Middle School in Eugene , Oregon . He is the eponym of Unthank Hall at UO .
Marjolaine ( Margo ) Grant Walsh was born in 1936 to Alfred and Ann Grant on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Fort Peck , Montana . Her father was a Chippewa , and her mother of Scottish origin . Shortly after her birth , the Grants moved to the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in Belcourt , North Dakota , a Chippewa Indian reservation near the Canadian border where Grant spent her childhood . After the start of World War Two , the Grant family moved to the Portland , Oregon area , to assist in the war effort at the Kaiser Shipyards . After high school , Grant took courses at the Portland Art Museum , which she later credited as sparking her interest in making a career in interior design . She graduated from the University of Oregon Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in 1959 and a Bachelor of Interior Architecture in 1960 . On 20 February 1994 , Margo Grant married John Perry Walsh , becoming Margo Grant Walsh , at St. Patrick 's Cathedral in Manhattan , NY . Walsh was a class of 1950 Yale graduate with an MBA from New York University , who worked as a private investor and former president of Florence Walsh Fashions Inc. , his late mother 's company . He died of cancer in 1998 .
Gensler is a global design and architecture firm . Organized into 16 diverse practice areas covering a broad spectrum of industry sectors , Gensler delivers a range of project types for clients around the world . In 2017 , Gensler generated $ 1.197 billion in revenue , the most of any architecture firm in the United States . As of 2018 , Gensler operated offices in 48 cities in 16 countries worldwide , working for clients in over 100 countries .