LLiU I_ University architecture students Melody Burghard and Bryan Emenck check out the dispiay ol environmentally conscious entries from last spring s nationwide American _i 1 Mhtjlo Inf A •«.}?« flanwMi Institute ot Architects competition The traveling exhibit will be on display at tho Uni versity in tho lobby Lawronco Hall until Oct 6 tuaene wins earth-wise architecture contest By Layne Lakefish Emerald Entertainment Editor These days there's u whole new language out there Let's call it envirnnmcnte.se It's the jargon that boasts words and phrases like recycle and don't waste Plant a tree Don't litter Save the animals All in the name of the environment What about "Build a house" or "Construct an office build ing'''’These aren't exactly com mon phrases for an environ mentalist, but they became just that last spring That was when the American Institute of Architects called lor entries across the nation of en vironmentally conscious archi tecture From that competition, 1 :t were chosen. The winning entries, includ ing residences, office buildings, commercial properties and visi tor centers, come from such states as Arizona, Oregon, Ne braska. New' York, New Mexico and California. " The exhibit was originally set up in Washington D C., and now we have it as a traveling exhibit," said Margot McDon ald, University liaison subcom mittee chair for the Southwest ern Oregon chapter of AIA. The exhibit, which will con tinue through Oct. fi, is on dis play in the lobby of Lawrence Hall. The lobby is open 24 hours a day and admission to the exhibit is free Since the national competi tion last spring called for on P»H»*0 Iff Kr.iUm fUr- f Alan Zelenka, tour guide at the Emerald People s Utility District, points out one the winning entries in a competition of environmentally conscious architecture. tries ot environmentally con st.ious buildings, the exhibit features photographs of the buildings as well as text de scribing the earth-wise archi tecture "All of the chosen entries demonstrate energy efficiency and conservative use of natural resources," McDonald said ■‘The exhibit .dso features .ir rhitocture in hot, arid climates to archilec-ture in cool, cloudy climates. "The idi;a is that you can have energy efficient design in all kinds of climates " For Flugeneans. there's more to tin- exhibit than just pictures there's an actual building Last spring when the AIA was i onsidering entries, Kugone’s Lmer.ild I’lJI) Headquarters building, :t:t7:t:t Soavey Loop Kd , came out a winner Now, with the exhibit in town and one of the featured buildings being loi .11. exhibit goers have tin- o[)|iorlimiiy to view photos, ex well .is the ,l< tii.il building " I he emphasis ol the hui!e more aware "In the exhibit, there are some pretty innovative solu tions that people came up with, and we re hoping it will spear head that kind of conscious ness IF YOU’RE A LOST SOUL. FIND YOURSELF IN THE EMERALD CLASSIFIEDS'