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Rieke, Lauren
(University of Oregon, 2013-10-03)
After years of assimilation and acculturation, many Native Americans have both the means and strength to assert their unique identity among mainstream America. They have devised various channels for accomplishing this, ...
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Wunderler-Selby, Althea
(University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)
This thesis addresses the growing occurrence of historic dam removals across the United States and the complex balance of interests they entail. Historic dams are often environmentally harmful, but they may also represent ...
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Ruiz, Christopher L., 1974-
(University of Oregon, 2010-12)
The preservation of architecture associated with underrepresented communities has been hindered by traditional biases in preservation. The post-contact history of Native Americans of the Klamath Basin has not been exempt ...
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Trexler, Susan
(University of Oregon, 2014-09-29)
This thesis studies the diffusion of architectural types and the rise of regionally distinct typologies in the Willamette Valley's settlement period (1840-1865) in Oregon. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to ...
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Fuenmayor, Ernestina R., 1979-
(University of Oregon, 2010-06)
The Cacao Haciendas have been an important element of the Venezuelan cultural
heritage since the seventeenth century, especially the haciendas in Choroni. These historic
agricultural landscapes have been threatened since ...
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Geraghty, Kathryn
(University of Oregon, 2017-09-06)
Virginia City once exemplified the cutting edge of culture and taste in the Rocky Mountain mining frontier. Weathering economic downturns, mining booms and busts, and the loss of the territorial capital to Helena, Virginia ...
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Phillips, Ann
(University of Oregon, 2014-09-29)
The present lack of communication between the fields of architecture and historic preservation has resulted in a tenuous relationship between the two professions. With the adequate tools, this philosophical and ideological ...
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Ferry, Sabrina
(University of Oregon, 2018-10-31)
A growing number of Community Artists are doing work with potential relevance to the field of historic preservation. They have seen a need for action in low-income communities and communities of color that are losing their ...
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Gramlich, Ashley
(University of Oregon, 2013-07-11)
Pisé de terre or rammed earth is a building technique that has existed for over ten thousand years. Although this technique was first documented for Western Civilization by the Roman Pliny the Elder circa 79 AD, evidence ...
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Glanville, Abigail M., 1980-
(University of Oregon, 2009-06)
Oregon is recognized nationally for its collection of bridges designed by
innovative civil engineer Conde B. McCullough in the 1920s and 1930s. His concern for
aesthetic value fostered bridge designs that are unique in ...
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Churchward, Patience, 1981-
(University of Oregon, 2010-06)
This thesis examines the role of cultural heritage in adaptively reused historic
industrial buildings in Portland, Oregon. While it has been argued that adaptive reuse
contributes to the ecological and economic initiatives ...
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Beckner, Chrisanne
(University of Oregon, 2009-09)
In the 1940s, Eugene, Oregon's first African-American neighborhood took root
on a riverbank north of the city. In 1949, county officials demolished the homes and
church of the ad hoc community and relocated the residents. ...
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Franey, Kerrie
(University of Oregon, 2019-06)
In order to house the thousands of workers migrating to Portland, Oregon to fill jobs in war-related industries during World War II, Portland’s government relaxed building code standards to allow temporary housing through ...
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Casteel, David
(University of Oregon, 2014-09-29)
This thesis analyzes the Brutalist Campus and its context within the collegiate environment of the 1950s-1970s. It first defines the significance of the nation-wide phenomenon by examining its social and physical ...
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Ore, Kathryn
(University of Oregon, 2013-07-11)
This study focuses on the development of architectural education at the University of Oregon's School of Architecture and Allied Arts (A&AA) in Eugene, Oregon. Applying a historic preservation perspective, this study ...
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Spencer-Hartle, Brandon Cole, 1987-
(University of Oregon, 2011-06)
This thesis examines the Special Assessment of Historic Property Program, a property tax incentive available to owners of historic properties in the U.S. State of Oregon. While several studies and task force reports have ...
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Steen, Sarah L., 1973-
(University of Oregon, 2009-12)
This thesis examines the possibility of a broader approach to the concept of
"context" within the practice of historic preservation by producing a more inclusive
model for preservationists to use in reading dynamic ...
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Lester, Sarah
(University of Oregon, 2014-09-29)
The National Park Service strives to connect the natural and cultural resources located within its national parks to the visitors that experience them. These connections must be on personal, meaningful levels to fulfill ...
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Seaver, Tara
(University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)
This thesis examines the adaptive reuse of Masonic buildings in Portland, Oregon. Buildings constructed by the Freemasons, a fraternal organization, provide a tangible link to uncovering a chapter of social history not ...
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Urban, Arianna
(University of Oregon, 2016-10-27)
The 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco devastated the city and left 200,000 people homeless. To house the displaced population, small cottages were built in camps in the city’s parks. With the closure of the camps ...
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