THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

Student Recreation and Fitness Center

Architect: TBG Architects (Eugene); Cannon-Parkin (Los Angeles). Construction: Hyland Construction.

History

Esslinger Hall was expanded and substantially renovated to house new exercise areas, a running track, rock climbing wall, and other features. Student fees supplied most of the funding for the $18 million project. The documentation describing how the fitness center was planned (Snider) describes well how the "Oregon Experiment" approach to planning works.

Bibliography

Snider, Joseph R. User Participation and the Oregon Experiment as Implemented with the Esslinger Hall Recreation and Fitness Center (1999), Accessed 20 Mar. 2004.