The Department of Art and the Department of Architecture's Interior Architecture Program have partnered to create a new Product Design Program within the University of Oregon's School of Architecture and Allied Arts (A&AA). The Product Design Program offers a BA/BS degree in Material and Product Studies in Eugene, and a BFA degree in Portland in Product Design. The Product Design Program provides a thorough grounding in the use, invention, and production of manufactured goods and is based in the history and practice of interior architecture, design and visual arts disciplines. Students study both material and theoretical aspects of product design, manufacturing, and design research. All degrees in the Product Design Program are open to students from within UO and those from other universities.
The School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon has a long and noteworthy history of over eighty years. Architect Ellis F. Lawrence founded the School of Architecture and Allied Arts in 1914, and traveled by train each week between Eugene and his office in Portland. We are unique in the Northwest, founded on concepts of 'freedom and responsibility,' committed to innovation, art and design-centered education and preparing students to be stewards of visual culture.
