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Visiting architecture professor Thomas Hubka to lecture in Portland and Eugene
Hubka, a UO alumnus, will speak about his research on historic wooden synagogues
EUGENE, Ore.—(May 7, 2008)—Visiting architecture professor Thomas C. Hubka will discuss his research on vernacular form and Jewish culture on Thursday, May 15, in Portland and on Friday, May 16, in Eugene.
His lecture, "The Art and Architecture of Eighteenth-century Wooden Synagogues," begins at 6 p.m. in Portland’s White Stag Lecture Hall, 70 NW Couch St., on Thursday, May 15, and at 5 p.m. in Lawrence Hall 177, 1190 Franklin Blvd. in Eugene on Friday, May 16. The talks, which are free and open to the public, are presented by the UO School of Architecture & Allied Arts.
In 2006 Hubka received the Henry Glassie Award for special achievement in the field of vernacular architecture in honor of his 2003 book, "Resplendent Synagogue: Architecture and Worship in Eighteenth Century Polish Community."
Hubka, a professor of architecture at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is a Distinguished Visiting Professor for the spring term in UO’s Architecture and Historic Preservation programs.
His spring studio project is a museum of Ukrainian Jewish history and restoration workshop for historic wooden structures. Hubka was awarded a Fulbright Senior Specialist grant to travel to Lviv, Ukraine, in the fall where he will present proposals for the museum at Lviv University.
While visiting UO this term, Hubka is also applying his expertise in the local community. Hubka’s historic preservation class is conducting a survey of common housing types in Springfield over the past 100 years. He will present his findings to the Springfield Historic Commission on Saturday, May 10.
Hubka received a master's in architecture degree from UO in 1972 and taught at the university until 1983. He practiced architecture in Maine before joining the University of Wisconsin faculty in 1987. He has also served as a visiting professor at Boston University, MIT and McGill University.
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