Fred Tepfer
curriculum vitae
March 2008
Planning Associate and Fred Tepfer,
University of Oregon Planning Office Architect & Planner
1276 University of Oregon 1380 Bailey Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97403-1276 Eugene, OR 97402
voice (541) 346-5564, fax (541) 346-6197 (541) 343-7178
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ftepfer/ http://www.ftepfer.com
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
Licensed Architect, State of Oregon
Society of College and University Planners
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (facilities planning)
Plroject Planning Manager , University Planning Office, University of Oregon, 2008 to present. Responsibilities include coordination of UO capital project planning during design, planning staff training, design process facilitation, programming, project management, laboratory planning, sustainable design consultation, physical barrier evaluation/removal, transportation planning.
Planning Associate, University Planning Office, University of Oregon,
1984-2008 (full and part time). Responsibilities include design process
facilitation, programming, project management, campus planning studies, laboratory
planning, physical barrier evaluation/removal, transportation planning, and
departmental computer support.
Selected projects:
College of Education Additions and Alterations, 2006 to present: new 65,000 s.f. academic building, plus renovation of all other on-campus College of Education buildings.
Integrative Science Project, Phase 1 - Lorry Lokey Laboratories, 2004 to present: 26,000 s.f. $15 million underground nanoscience lab complex.
Peterson Hall Renovation, 2006 to present: full renovation, including seismic upgrade, of an old masonry academic building from 1916.
High Stability Optical Lab, 2004 - 2006:
2,500 s.f. optics lab providing ultra-stable environmental conditions (design concepts, lab planner)
Phyisical Chemistry Teaching Lab, 2004-2006: Renovation of former research labs to house a suite of teaching labs for upper division instruction in physical chemistry.
Living Learning Center, 2002-present: 140,000 s.f. $27 million residence
hall/academic facility
Molecular Biology lab renovation, 265 Klamath Hall, 2003 - 2004:
$400,000 lab remodel, prototype generic lab (design concepts, lab planner)
Theatre Expansion Project, 2001-present: addition to Robinson Theatre
incorporating a new experimental theatre, dressing rooms, set construction
shops, and costume studios.
Lillis Business Center, 1998 - 2003: $39 million addition and renovation
project for the Lundquist College of Business (design concepts, project
planner)
Terwilliger Building Expansion/ Craig Young Lab, Oregon Institute
of Marine Biology, 1999-present: $290,000 expansion of labs and offices
(design concepts, grant applications, lab planning).
McKenzie (Grayson) Hall Renovation, 1997-2000: $4.25 million renovation
of the former law school for the College of Arts and Sciences and for University
Computing.
Tyler Research Laboratory, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, 1997-1999:
Renovation of former shop building for marine biology research and offices
(as principal designer).
Rippey Library, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, 1997-1999: New
4,500 s.f. $600,000 library at the center of the OIMB campus (as project
planner).
Estuarine and Coastal Laboratory, South Slough National Estuarine Research
Reserve Laboratory/Oregon Insitute of Marine Biology: 4,000 s.f. addition
of labs and offices (as lab planner, project manager).
Erb Memorial Union Amphitheatre, 1997-1998 : Creation of an amphitheatre,
informal gathering area, and free speech platform at the center of the UO
campus.
Erb Memorial Union Food Services and Recreation Center Remodel, 1996-1998
($4,150,000): Renovation of the Union to modernize its offerings and infrastructure.
Vivian Olum Child Development Center, 1994-1996 ($540,000): A new
faculty/staff child care center located on the University of Oregon campus,
as programmer and planner.
Oregon Insitute of Marine Biology Facilities Plan, 1995-1996: A plan
for modernization and expansion of OIMB's research and support facilities,
including labs, library, offices, and shops.
Chemistry Research Laboratories Modernization, Klamath Hall and Onyx
Bridge, 1992-1996 ($1,100,000): Renovation and reconstruction of research
and support facilities for the Department of Chemistry, as lab planner and
as project manager.
Student Housing Projects at Agate, Amazon, and CHI/East Campus Sites, 1992-1993
($10,000,000): Student family housing on three sites, as project planner.
Science Facilities Additions and Alterations, 1985-91 ($46 million):
Four new science buildings set within and connected to an existing complex
of science buildings, (plus remodeling and auxiliary buildings), as process
facilitator, project manager, and owner's representative.
Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan, Oregon Senate Bill 974
compliance, 1990-95: Comprehensive identification of architectural barriers
and prioritization of their removal.
Bicycle Plan and Bicycle Improvements, 1989-93 ($400,000): New bicycle
parking and circulation facilities, including bicycle lanes, paths, racks,
and covered parking structures.
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology Renovation and Reconstruction,
1984-1988 ($3.8 million): Renovation and replacement of the entire campus
of the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Charleston, Oregon.
Accessibility Improvements, 1988-1990 ($1.62 million): Major accessibility
improvements and barrier removal in six campus buildings, Deady, Villard,
Chapman, Hendricks, Gerlinger, and Gerlinger Annex (including elevator retrofit,
entrance modifications, restroom improvements, and classroom remodels),
plus minor accessibility improvements in many other campus buildings. Deady
and Villard are National Historic Landmarks. Gerlinger and Hendricks are
on the National Historic Register.
Hamilton Dining Center, 1989 ($1.7 million): Interior renovation
of a major residence hall dining complex, including five dining rooms, two
kitchens, a hamburger bar, and a new entrance and common area (as project
planner).
Yamada Language Center & American English Institute, 1990-91
($200,000): Remodel of former physics laboratories to house a state-of-the-art
language laboratory and teaching facility.
Robert Clark Honors College Lounge and Seminar Room, 1989 ($60,000):
A new department center with teaching and informal interaction space.
Campus West Gate, 1987: Pedestrian plaza and landscape improvements, 13th
Ave. and Kincaid Street.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (design)
Fred Tepfer, Architect and Planner
Selected projects:
Facility and space planning consultations for: Private electronics R. & D. company, Eugene, Oregon (sustainability and design), Springfield (OR) School District, The Dalles School
District, Marcola School District, Lane Educational Service District,
1999-2006
Pavilion, Mount Pisgah Arboretum (schematic design 1998, building completed in 2006) Eugene, Oregon: Outdoor weather-protected pavilion for public outdoor events and informal
use.
Shelter Services Center, Family Shelter site, Lane ShelterCare, Eugene,
Oregon, 1994-95 ($110,000): New resource and office building for serving homeless
shelter clients.
Schneider/Newman Residence Additions, Eugene, Oregon, 1995: Addition
to a historic house in Eugene's Whiteaker neighborhood.
Family Shelter House Renovation Project, City of Eugene/Eugene Emergency
Housing 1993-94 ($320,000): Renovation of and improvements to existing housing
for the homeless.
Patterson School Classroom Addition, School District 4J, Eugene, Oregon,
1991-92 ($45,000): Classroom expansion and office/workroom addition to a public
elementary school.
Eugene Emergency Housing/Brethren Housing, Springfield, Oregon, 1989-90
($70,000): Renovation of and improvements to an emergency shelter for homeless
families.
Sheller Residence, Springfield, Oregon, 1988: Conversion of attic to
bedroom and bath, and ground floor wheelchair accessibility for a turn-of-the-century
historic residence.
Addition and Remodeling, F.Tepfer/K. Bollons residence, Eugene Oregon: Continuous
remodel and adaptation to test ideas of form, materials, and place.
Project Manager, Center for Housing Innovation , UO School of Architecture
and Allied Arts,1995-1996:
Shankle Safe Haven Housing. Design of a facility for the chronically
mentally ill homeless, 1996 (project management, site planning, construction
administration, project specifications)
Project Designer, Finrow/Architects, Eugene, Oregon, 1982-1984. Selected
projects:
Temple Beth Israel Education Complex, Eugene, OR (with Jerry Finrow)
Springfield Church of the Brethren, Springfield, OR (project, with
Jerry Finrow and Thom Hacker
Brethren Emergency Housing, Springfield, OR (with Jerry Finrow)
Murdoff Residence Additions and Alterations, Eugene, OR (with Jerry
Finrow)
Jackson Residence Additions and Alterations, Fall Creek, OR (with
Jerry and Gunilla Finrow)
Helphand Residence Remodel, Eugene, OR (with Jerry Finrow)
Spinell/Hasbrouck Residence Additions and Alterations, Eugene, OR
(with Jerry Finrow)
Schaudt, Stemm, and Wild, Engineers, Eugene, Oregon, 1980-1982.
Selected projects:
Scan/Design furniture store, Beaverton, OR
Shelton-Turnbull printing plant, Eugene, OR
BPS Warehouses, Eugene, OR
Self-employed residential designer, Eugene, Oregon, 1977-1982.
Selected projects:
Smilin' O Ranch (residence), Elgin, Oregon
McCully Residence, Eugene, Oregon
Studio/Darkroom/Barn, G. Tepfer, Eugene, Oregon
Bajer Residence Addition, Eugene, Oregon
Dance Studio for Robin Collen
Piano Studio for Christine Mirabella
Hovet Residence Addition (project)
Helios Development Company, Eugene, Oregon, 1977-1980. One fourth
interest in a solar residence development and construction company, including
land planning, site planning, design, estimating, construction documents,
and construction administration. Land acquisition, development, construction,
and marketing for four residences.
Frank Honey and Associates, Structural Engineers, Portland, Oregon,
December 1978 to April 1979. Design and construction documents.
Selected projects: Willamette View Manor Dining Facility (with WEGROUP, Architects), "Esthetic" microwave towers for Pacific NW Bell
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Invited lecturer, Human Context Class, Department of Architect, University of Oregon, 2004 to present
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Oregon, 2003, 2005, 2007: Intermediate Architectural Design
Courtesy Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, College of Education, University
of Oregon, 1992-present: School Facilities EDLD 676
Power and Place workshop co-organizer, School of Architecture and AllieArts,
University of Oregon, 1996
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Oregon,
1996, 2000: Architectural Programming, Arch 449/549
Courtesy Assistant Professor, Division of Educational Policy and Management,
University of Oregon: EDPM 199, Designing the American Campus (Freshman Seminar
Program), 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002.
Invited Critic, Departments of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University
of Oregon, 1985-present: Architectural and landscape design .
Assistant to J. David Rowe, Courtesy Professor, Division of Educational Policy
and Management, University of Oregon, 1988-91: School Facilities.
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Architecture, University of Oregon, 1983:
Architectural Design.
Teaching Assistant, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Oregon,
1975: Site Analysis.
Student Instructor, Department of Dance, University of Oregon, Spring, 1974:
Recreational Folk Dance.
Student Instructor, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Oregon,
Spring, 1974: Darkroom Technique.
National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Participant, Department
of Biology, University of Oregon, 1971: Research in behavioral and developmental
biology with Charles Kimmel.
PUBLICATIONS (primary responsibility)
Bicycle Management Plan, University Planning Office, University of Oregon, 2002
Learning Center Project Description and Program, University Planning Office,
Chapter 46, Universal Design Handbook, "Educational Environments, from
Compliance to Inclusion" (W. Preiser and E. Ostroff, eds.), McGraw-Hill, 2001
Theatre Expansion Project Description, University Planning Office, 2001
Gilbert Hall Expansion Project Description, University Planning Office, 1999
Grayson Hall Renovation Project Description, University Planning Office, 1998
Parking Structure Siting Study, University Planning Office, 1998
Oregon Instutute of Marine Biology: Library, Estuarine and Coastal Lab, Administration,
University Planning Office, 1999
Erb Memorial Union Food Service and Recreational Facilties Remodel, Project
Description, University Planning Office, 1996
Columnist on Disabilities and Planning, SCUP News, Society of College and
University Planners, 1993-1995.
Facilities Plan, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, University of Oregon,
University Planning Office, 1995
Vivian Olum Child Development Center Project Description, University of Oregon,
University Planning Office, 1995.
Book Review, "Toward More Efficient Building Methods for Academic Science
Facilities,", Planning for Higher Education, Winter, 1994 .
Columnist/Moderator, ADA Forum, SCUP E-Mail News, Society of College and University
Planners, 1992-1995.
Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan, University of Oregon, University
Planning Office, 1992.
Bicycle Plan, University of Oregon, University Planning Office, 1991.
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology Renovation and Reconstruction, University
of Oregon, University Planning Office, 1985
PUBLICATIONS (with others)
Long Range Campus Development Guidelines, University Planning Office, University
of Oregon, 1991, sections on process and patterns (with J. D. Rowe and others)
Alternative Transportation Map, University of Oregon, 1995(supervising
student cartographers)
Accessibility Map, University of Oregon, 1989, 1992, 1994 (supervising student
cartographers)
Biennial Implementation Plan, University of Oregon, University Planning
Office, 1991, demonstration campus open space plan (with J. David Rowe and
others)
Science Buildings Additions and Alterations, University of Oregon, University
Planning Office, 1985, process, site planning (with J. David Rowe and John
T. Moseley)
Hamilton Dining Center Study, University of Oregon, University Planning
Office, 1989
Willamette Greenway Management Proposal, Willamette Greenway Study Committee,
City of Eugene Department of Parks and Recreation, 1985 (with Rhoda Love
and Steve Adey)
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND SERVICE
Accessibility Focus Group, City Hall Siting Study, City of Eugene , 2006
Invited Presentation: "125 Years of New Ideas", Oregon
Design Conference, AIA, Salishan, OR, 2002
Invited Presentation: "Green in Eugene: Lillis Hall", Oregon Association
of ProfessionalEnergy Managers, Eugene, OR, 2002
Bus Rapid Transit Project Technical Advisory Committee, Lane Transit District,
Eugene, OR, 1999-present
Invited Presentation: Green Architecture: Lillis Hall, Willamette Valley Chapter, Const. Specifications Inst., Eugene, OR, 2000
Downtown Shuttle Study Committee, Lane Transit District, Eugene, OR, 1999
Technical Advisory Committee, Detectable Warning Study, Virginia Institute
of Technology, 1996.
Seminar: Beyond the Americans with Disability Act, SW Oregon Chapter of
the American Institute of Architects, Eugene, OR, 1995.
Presentation: Untying the Parking Knot with Alternative Transportation,
SCUP-30, Society of College and University Planners, San Franciso, CA,
1994.
Invited Presentation: "College and University compliance with the ADA",
American Association of University Administrators annual conference, Houston,
TX, 1994.
Presentation: "Programming in times of constraint" (with Christie Johnson
Coffin), SCUP-28, Society of College and University Planners, Minneapolis,
MN, 1992.
Presentation: "Planners, how are they made?" (with Joanne Cate, U. Calif,
and Alice Jacobson, Portland C. C.), SCUP-27, Society of College and University
Planners, Seattle, WA, 1991.
Presentation: "Planning with large diverse groups" (with Cathy Briner and
Diane Wiley), Oregon Planning Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon,
1987
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Oregon, 1977
Course work at University of Washington, Seattle, WA, summer, 1975
Post-baccalaureate courses in landscape architecture, planning, art history,
and higher education administration, University of Oregon, 1985-1990
UNIVERSITY SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP
Environmental Issues Committee, 2008-present
Climate Change Response taskforces on buildings and on transportation, 2008
President's Faculty Advisory Council, 2004-2006
University Senate, 1999-2003,
Senate Executive Committee 2000-2003
Disabilities Issues Administrative Council, 1992-present
Officers of Administration Advisory Council, 1999-2003, chair 2001-2003
Physical Access Committee, 1993-present
Student Health Advisory Council, 1996-97
University Senate, 1989-1995
chair, Senate Nominating Committee, 1992-93, 1989-91
chair, Senate Rules Committee, 1991-92
Erb Memorial Student Union Board of Directors, University of Oregon, 1989-90
Member, Boathouse Auditorium User Committee, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology,
1974 (a pioneering application of the Oregon Experiment)
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Member, Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, City of Eugene, 2008 to present.
Board member, Mount Pisgah Arboretum, 2006 to present.
Board member, Brethren Community Services (supportive and homeless housing) 2003 to present
Schools of the Future Task Force on School Choice, 1999-2000
Site Council (chair), Patterson/Family School site-based decision making pilot
program, Eugene School District 4J, 1992-93.
Co-secretary, Family Alternative School, 1992-93.
4-5th grade expansion committee, Family Alternative School, 1991-92.
Informal advisor to Whiteaker neighborhood Community Council for planning
issues (intermittent 1980-1990).
Willamette Greenway Study Committee, City of Eugene Department of Parks and
Recreation, 1984-1985.
Editor , Sierra Club Northwest Conifer, 1970-71.
HONORS AND GRANTS
Shankle Safe Haven project, Lane County Mental Health contract through
the Center for Innovative Housing, School of Architecture and Allied Arts
(principal investigator)
Universal Design Education Project, 1995-96, Adaptive Environments (with D.
Blandy, S. Jones, P. Welch, and L. Zimmer)
Family School Expansion Grant, Goldsmith Foundation, 1991
Undergraduate Research Participant in Biology University of Oregon, 1971
(Charles Kimmel and Philip Grant, advisors)
National Merit Finalist, 1970
National Honor Society, 1970
Columbia Scholastic Press/American Newspaper Publishers Association: Best
High School News Story, 1969 (with Jeff Richards)