FACT

10/17/2026

Crane Blind is a new FACT project (FACT 31) to design and build a structure for public viewing of the Sandhills Crane migration on the Platte River in Nebraska. The Crane Blind will have a discrete site and will supplement other blinds operated by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) on land it owns (Platte River Prairies) near Wood River, Nebraska. The studio charge is to design and build one blind serving as a prototype for other sites. Construction is planned for 2027.
The Sandhill Crane Migration in central Nebraska brings roughly 600,000 to 1 million cranes (about 88% of the world’s population) to an 80-mile stretch of the Platte River. As one of the largest crane gatherings in the world, this spectacle draws birders and wildlife enthusiasts from near and far. 
The Nature Conservancy in NE UNL Architecture

09/24/2026

FACT kicked of our new project (FACT 32) with a meeting at the Brownville Education Center for the Arts & Humanities in Brownville, NE.
FACT is working with BECAH on a framework plan for the old school Brownville school. After the building’s use as a school (once the largest free school in Nebraska), it was home to The Antiquarium Bookstore. The renovated facility will house The Antiquarium Bookstore archive and BECAH’s programming including intergenerational, hands-on experiences in art, film, writing and music. The project will also include a gallery, indoor and outdoor event spaces, art classroom, a facility for an artist-in-residence, a school alumni room, and fully upgraded utilities and services.
Brownville Education Center for the Arts and Humanities UNL Architecture

09/10/2026

Let there be color! The were painted today - thank you Sherwin-Williams for supporting the project.
Open houses September 12 & 13, ribbon cutting on September 14, See Partners for Livable Omaha for details.
Actual Architecture Company®️ FACT UNL Architecture AIA Nebraska

09/07/2026

Mayor Ewing graciously joined us along with 400 other enthusiasts at the construction site during Open Omaha in August. If you misted that, and the Mayor, he will be back to cut the ribbon on these two houses on September 14. That follows our next OurStory Small Houses open house weekend September 12–13 with our co-hosts AARP Nebraska. In October, come back for the OurStory Art Show to see the finished houses.
See Partners for Livable Omaha for these and more upcoming events as construction concludes.
UNL Architecture AIA Nebraska

08/06/2026

OurStory (construction nearing completion) is featured venue in Open Omaha! Come visit OurStory’s Benson House and Corby House on August 8th for free! Open Omaha is a showcase of our city’s most fascinating spaces. Hosted by , the event invites you to explore the places, projects, and stories that shape our city.
📍5802 Corby Street Omaha, Nebraska, 68104

Partners for Livable Omaha UNL Architecture AIA Nebraska

04/11/2026

Check out Jeff Day's lecture at UNL on Tuesday!

Jeffrey L. Day, FAIA, professor of architecture at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, will present the Nebraska Lecture on April 14.

Day’s lecture will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union Swanson Auditorium, with a Q&A session and reception to follow. The Nebraska Lecture is free and open to the public.

Titled “House-ing,” the lecture will examine the house as both a site for testing new architectural ideas and a contested realm shaped by social conflict, access, and financial inequity.

“This lecture explores the house as a site for experimentation and crisis and focuses on potential opportunities and solutions,” said Day.

Featuring projects ranging from refined custom homes to affordable housing prototypes, the visually engaging presentation will highlight work from Day’s award-winning practice, Actual Architecture Company, as well as the UNL student workshop Fabrication and Construction Team (FACT). Projects include the New Attainable House, the Core ADU, the Wanaka Wedge House, and others in the United States and abroad.

The talk will conclude with an overview of OurStory, a community-based project in Omaha that asks, “How do we want to live as we age?” and offers potential solutions to the housing crisis.

Day, a registered architect in Nebraska, Iowa, and California, joined the UNL faculty in 2000 and served as director of the architecture program from 2012 to 2017. In addition to his academic role, he has been a founding principal of Actual Architecture Company since 2018 and previously co-founded the Min | Day firm (2003–2018). He is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, the world’s largest network of architects and design professionals, and his work has received more than 130 design awards and been featured in nearly 180 publications.

He earned a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley in 1995 and a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College in 1988.

02/12/2026

SIP installation progresses on the Benson House prototype in Omaha.
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01/07/2026

New photos in of OurStory: Building Aging-Ready Housing at Scale, an exhibition of FACT’s latest work on the OurStory project now on at the Joslyn Castle through Thursday.

Carriage House
3902 Davenport Street
Omaha, NE 68131
Photograph by
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12/26/2025

The semester has ended, but there’s still time to see the exhibition OurStory: Building Aging-Ready Housing at Scale open through next week

Carriage House
3902 Davenport Street
Omaha, NE 68131

Ongoing Gallery Hours
-December 13 - 30
-During tours, special events, open houses, and by appointment

The “OurStory: Building Aging-Ready Housing at Scale” exhibition features work created by the Fall 2025 FACTcollaborate! Studio at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Architecture. OurStory is a project of

Thank you to our exhibition sponsors and advisors:ac , City of Omaha Planning Department, Joslyn Castle & Gardens, Castle & Cathedral District, and