London Bound
A STRONG
OREGON CONNECTION CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE ARCHITECTS
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Students selected for Mather internships will become
involved in high profile projects that are helping to
define the face of twenty-first-century architecture.
The firm’s current projects include the £50
million expansion and renovation of Britain’s oldest
museum, the Ashmolean in Oxford; the $110 million extension
of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; the relocation of
Italy’s Galleria Sabauda in Turin; and masterplans
for London’s Natural History Museum and the £420
million Central Milton Keynes Residential Quarter.
“It’s great that Rick can give more students
an international work experience because it is so important
to put what we learn in school into context in the work
environment, especially abroad,” Berning said. “It
enriches the students but it also enriches the program
and the depth of experience that the university can offer.”
Berning stayed in contact with his mentor while wrapping
up his final year at the university, occasionally mentioning
his desire to return should the firm develop an opening.
In January, his hopes were realized. Later this year,
when the first official UO intern lands in London, Berning
will be on hand to greet him or her—in his newly
minted position as a member of Rick Mather’s design
team. Visit Mather’s studio online at www.rickmather.com.
—Melody Ward Leslie
