Nico Larco, University of Oregon
Professor
School of Architecture & Environment
Eugene, Oregon
nlarco@uoregon.edu
Office:
(503) 412-3732
Bio/Research
Nico Larco is an academic expert in sustainable urban design and suburban development, with a focus on how city design affects transportation choices. His works includes looking at how to create well-connected and vibrant multifamily housing complexes and strip malls, and looks at the ability of ...
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Bio/Research
Nico Larco is an academic expert in sustainable urban design and suburban development, with a focus on how city design affects transportation choices. His works includes looking at how to create well-connected and vibrant multifamily housing complexes and strip malls, and looks at the ability of cities and regions to adapt to changes over time. At the University of Oregon, he is an associate professor of architecture, director of Urbanism Next and the co-director of the Sustainable Cities Initiative. Nico focuses on the impacts urban design on sustainability and the potential to transform redevelopment so it moves with sociological shifts. Through the Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP) – a program of SCI – he helps direct between 25-35 courses towards a single Oregon cities to help solve urban challenges over the course of a year. Cities to date have included Salem, Springfield, Medford, Redmond, and Gresham. This model of large-scale engagement has been adopted and adapted by more than 20 programs across the country and internationally.
Nico helped found the Educational Partnership for Innovations in Communities Network (EPIC-N), the international organizing network of SCYP programs.
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Nico helped found the Educational Partnership for Innovations in Communities Network (EPIC-N), the international organizing network of SCYP programs.
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