Cascade Hall

Cascade Hall
Cascade Hall

Location: 1275 E. 13th Ave., Eugene, Oregon

Date: 1990

Architect: Ratcliff Architects (Christopher Racliff, principal; Christie Johnson Coffin, Project Director; Carl Christiansen, Project Architect for Willamette Hall and Deschutes Hall). Contributors: Associated Designer: Moore Ruble Yudell (Buzz Yudell, principal designer; Charles Moore, principal-in-charge; John Ruble, Stephen Harby, James Morton, Principal designers. Landscape Architect: Royston Hanamoto Alley & Abey; Cameron and McCarthy. Associated Architects: Brockmeyer, McDonnell. Contractors: Wildish Building Co. (Willamette and Streisinger halls); Robinson Construction Co. (Cascade Hall); Hyland & Sons, Inc. (Deschutes Hall). UO: Campus Planner: David Rowe; Project Director: Fred Tepfer; Project Manager: Garry Fritz

DESCRIPTION

  • 1985. The planning team of The Ratcliff Architects, Moore Ruble Yudell, and McLellan & Copenhagen began work at the University on the new Science Complex.
  • 1987. Groundbreaking for the new Science Complex, including Willamette Hall, took place April 7, 1987.
  • 1989. Willamette Hall was dedicated on Oct. 16, 1989, in a ceremony that included Governor Neil Goldschmidt and Senator Mark Hatfield. Environmental protestors, positioned throughout the atrium, enlivened the ceremony. Willamette Hall was the centerpiece of the $45.6 million project that included Cascade Hall, Deschutes Hall, Streisinger Hall. Funding for the four new buildings came primarily through a Department of Energy grant made possible through the work of Governor Victor Atiyeh and Senator Mark O. Hatfield. The four-story atrium, named after UO's 13th president, Paul Olum, is one of the most impressive interiors on campus.
  • 1990. Cascade, Deschutes, Streisinger, and Willamette halls open for Winter Quarter, 1990.

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