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Morgan Oster

Lecturer in Architecture

Programs

  • Architecture
  • School of Architecture
Morgan Oster
morganoster@arizona.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Design and graphic communication

Degrees

  • B.Arch, The University of Arizona

Biography

Morgan Oster is an Arizona native, raised in the woods of Flagstaff. Her early experiences ingrained a sense of wonder for the natural world and a deep respect for materials, making, and what endures. 
 
She went on to earn her B.Arch from CAPLA, winning the 2018 Henry Adams Medal, before spending several years practicing in Los Angeles, CA.  First at Project M+, a multidisciplinary studio of architects, interior and graphic designers, and later at AKA, where she worked on several multifamily urban infill projects. 
 
Since 2021, she has been a lecturer at the University of Arizona School of Architecture, teaching first, third, and fourth year level studios. Teaching is a great passion. 
 
In 2023 she co-founded Ingrain Objects, an architectural fabrication and design practice that begins to bridge architectural training to hands on making and craft at a smaller scale.
 
In her personal life, she is an eclectic hobbyist and maker with a passion for the arts both high and low. 

Courses

  • ARC 101
  • ARC 102
  • ARC 302
  • ARC 401

Select Publications

  • Co-editor of [TRANS-]ient, the 2017 edition of the University of Arizona Academic Journal formerly known as [TRANS-] Academic Journal.

Awards

News, Research and Projects

Bisbee Center for Jazz section by Sal Arellano

UArizona Undergraduate Architecture Students Focus on Universal Design for Prize Funded by AGM and Ascension Wheelchair Lifts

For the third year in a row, UArizona architecture students participated in a universal design competition that put their creative and analytical skills to the test on a significantly sloped site. Thanks to AGM Container Controls and Ascension Wheelchair Lifts, the winning students received a total of $7,400 in prizes.