Building Futures
Law and Larco with student projects created during a studio supported by the Belluschi endowment
"A life-changing opportunity like no other" – that’s how Morgan Law views being chosen for the highly coveted UO graduate fellowship funded by gifts from Oregon's most famous architect,
Pietro Belluschi, and his wife Marjorie.
"I got my first real glimpse into what we all dream about and what's involved in terms of sacrifice and devotion," Law said of working with Belluschi Visiting Professor Will Bruder during winter term.
Bruder team-taught a studio with Law and Nico Larco, an assistant professor of architecture. They packed twice as much into a single term than is normally covered—in a program known for being extremely demanding.
"Having access to mega-stars like Will brings fantastic energy to our studios," Larco said. "They sit elbow-to-elbow with our students at the drawing board."
No matter what the field of study, Larco said the UO's ability to provide such experiences depends on gifts like the bequest from Belluschi's wife, Marjorie, which added to the endowment they created shortly before Pietro's death in 1994.
Pietro Belluschi
Pietro Belluschi (1899 – 1994), Oregon architect, architecture dean at MIT, and a leader in American modern architecture, frequently lectured and led design studios at the UO.
In 1993, he and his wife Marjorie created the Pietro Belluschi Visiting Professorship to bring leading architects to Eugene to work with UO students. Marjorie, who passed away in 2009, added a gift from her estate to support the professorship.
The professorship is a perpetually endowed fund that allows future UO students to learn directly from prominent architects, enhancing their educations in life changing ways.
Find out how you can help shape the future for students by putting the UO in your estate plans. Contact the Office of Gift Planning, (541) 346-1756, (800) 289-2354, or giftplan@uoregon.edu.