CURRICULUM VITAE

Stephen Verderber, Arch.D., NCARB

School of Architecture, Clemson University, 144 Lee Hall, Clemson, SC, 29634-0503.
864.656.3896(o)/864.656.1810(f) sverder@clemson.edu
Personal: 417 Stewart Street Greenville, SC 29605 504-458-4738(c)

Professor, School of Architecture, Clemson University, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Public
Health Sciences, Clemson University.

Principal, R-2ARCH (Research 2 Architecture)

EDUCATION:

Doctor of Architecture (Arch.D.), Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, University of

Michigan, 1983.

Master of Architecture (M.Arch.), The Graduate School, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1977.

Bachelor of Science in Architecture (B.S. Arch.), School of Architecture and Urban Planning,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1975.

Associate in Arts (A.A.), and Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.), William Rainey Harper College,
Palatine, Illinois, 1974.

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION:

ARCHITECT: State of Texas (Architects Registrant Seal 16529)

State of Louisiana (Architects Registrant Seal 5773)

NCARB: National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (Certificate 53031).

NATIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS:

Abbott Lowell Cummings Award, Vernacular Architecture Forum, for the book Delirious New
Orleans: Manifesto for an Extraordinary American City, Washington, D.C., May 2010.

PROBE 2010 Award Program (Honorable Mention), Association of American Publishers, for the
book Delirious New Orleans: Manifesto for an Extraordinary American City, February 2010.

NCARB Prize for Creative Integration of Practice and the Academy (Clemson University Architecture
+ Health Graduate Program), National Council of Architectural Registration Boards,
Washington, D.C., March 2008.
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National ACSA Collaborative Practice Award, New Orleans Rescue Mission Family Shelter,
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Washington, D.C., March 2008.

Outstanding Service Award/Certificate of Appreciation, New Orleans Rescue Mission, January

2008.

EDRA/Places Award for 2006, for Compassion in Architecture book, Environmental Design
Research Association/Places Magazine, April 2006.

National ACSA Distinguished Professor Award, Association of Collegiate Schools of

Architecture, Washington, D.C., March 2005 (Sole National Recipient in 2005).

National ACSA Creative Achievement Award, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture,

Washington, D.C., April 2002.

International Research Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the
Monbusho Foundation, Tokyo. Host Institution: Department of Architecture, University of Tokyo,
Spring 2002.

Award, American Institute of Architects/AAH, Washington, for An Architecture of Empowerment

for Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Research-based Design, 1997.

Award, American Institute of Architects/AAH, Washington, for Architecture for Community Mental
Health: Research-based Design, 1997.

First Award, American Institute of Architects, Seventh Annual Education Honor Awards,
Washington, DC. Cranbrook Academy, Association of Collegiate School of Architecture Teachers
Institute, June 1995.

Award, 39th Annual Progressive Architecture Awards Program. R-2ARCH (Refuerzo/Verderber)

with UCLA and Tulane, for Architecture for Community Public Healthcare, January 1992.

Award, 38th Annual Progressive Architecture Awards Program. R- 2ARCH (Refuerzo/Verderber)

with UCLA and Tulane, for Architecture for Psychiatric Care, January 1991.

Citation, 36th Annual Progressive Architecture Awards Program. R-2ARCH (Refuerzo/Verderber)

with UCLA and Tulane, for Shelters for Victims of Domestic Violence, January 1989.

National Design Achievement Award, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. R-

2ARCH (Refuerzo/VerderberSQ Wear Project), 1991.

Award, Modern Healthcare Annual Awards, 3D/I Houston; Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center Replacement Campus, Houston, 1992.

Community Service Award, Cornerstone House Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence,
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, 1990.

Governor's Humanitarian Award, State of Louisiana, 1987.

Mayor's Award for Community Service, City of New Orleans,1987.

Community Service Award, State of Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, 1987.

Citation, General Motors/Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Design Research

Competition, 1987.
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Honorable Mention, Urban Townhouse Competition, Graham Foundation, Chicago, 1978.

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE:

Significant experience in professional practice acquired in four architectural firms prior to co-founding
R-2ARCH/Los Angeles and New Orleans. R-2ARCH has earned national recognition as a leading
research-based design firm:

1. Maison Hospitaliere, Renovation/Expansion, New Orleans, 2001-2006.

2. Washington Parish Health Unit Replacement Facility, Franklinton, LA, 2007.
3. Tarzana Residence/Redondo House, Santa Monica, CA ,1996.
4. Richland Parish Community Health Center (proposal, 2002).
5. Community Mental Health Center, Mandeville, LA (1997). and four-volume report for the State
of Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (1993-1996). AIA Award, 1997.
6. Audubon Residence Addition/Renovation, New Orleans (1997).
7. Community-Based Group Homes and Developmental Centers State of Louisiana Dept. of
Health and Hospitals (R-2ARCH/Tulane/UCLA, 1994-1996, AIA Award, 1997.
8. Community Public Health Centers Statewide Strategic Facility Improvement Initiative. State of
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, (R-2ARCH/Tulane/UCLA). P/A Award, 1992,
and on-going consultation, R-2ARCH, 1990present.
9. Caldwell Parish Community Health Center, Columbia, Louisiana, 1996.
10. Ouachita Parish Community Health Center, West Monroe, Louisiana, 1995.
11. Affordable Housing National Design Competition entry, "Analogical Investigations," Bronx
Museum of Art, N.Y., Sponsor (1992).
12. SQ Wear, Los Angeles, CA (1990).
13. Praxis Studio, Los Angeles, CA (ACSA National Design Award, 1991).
14. Psychiatric Treatment Facilities (Phases I and II). Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville,
TN (R- 2ARCH/Tulane/UCLA), P/A Award, 1991.
15. Shelters for Victims of Domestic Violence Project (Phases I-IV)/Research-Based Design
(R-2ARCH/Tulane/UCLA). P/A Award, 1989 and ongoing consultation, 1990--
16. Artists Housing, National Design Competition, Vision, Inc., Boston (1990).
17. Housing the Homeless Research and Design Workshop, National AIA, Washington, D.C., and
New Orleans Chapter, AIA, Sponsors (R- 2ARCH/Tulane/UCLA), 1993.
18. World Trade Center for the Motion Picture Industry, Los Angeles (proposal, 1986).

Project Designer, 3D/International, Architecture Division, Houston, 1984-1985.

Selected Projects:
Brazoria County Regional Park and Pavilion.
Veterans Administration Medical Center Replacement Facility, Houston, TX.
Design Competition: Office Tower for Indianapolis
Children's Nutritional Research Center, Houston, TX.

Project Designer, The Falick/Klein Partnership, Inc. (FKP Architects, Inc.) Houston,1983-1984.
Selected Projects:
NKC, Inc./Kosair-Children's Hospital, Louisville, KY.
Memorial Southeast Hospital Replacement Facility, Houston, TX.

Research Assistant, Externally Funded Faculty Projects, University of Michigan, 1979-1981.

Architectural Design and Production, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Chicago Office, 1977-1978.
Selected Projects:
Jeddah International Airport and Haj Terminal, Saudi Arabia (AIA National Honor Award).

Research Assistant in Architecture, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1977.

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Architectural Assistant, Atelier Architects, Inc., Winnetka, Illinois, 1973-1974.

Commercial and Residential Projects.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Extensive experience in teaching introductory, intermediate, and advanced design studios at the
undergraduate and graduate level. Interdisciplinary graduate-level seminars in history, critical
theory and criticism, health sustainability, and design-based architectural discourse. Experience in
digital applications in the design studio, architectural research, and publications. Strong record in
obtaining external funding for research and for design studio projects. Invited design studio critic at
numerous universities in the United States, Canada, and Asia.

Clemson University Professor, School of Architecture (tenured), and Adjunct Professor,

Department of Public Health Sciences, 1/2007-present.

Tulane University Professor, School of Architecture (tenured), and Adjunct Full Professor, School
of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (Department of Health Systems Management), 7/1985-
12/2006 (Assistant Professor, 1985-1990, Associate Professor, 1991-1997).
Undergraduate and Graduate Thesis Director and Studio Year Coordinator, 1990-1997.
Graduate Director (Second Professional M.Arch. Program), 1997-2005.

Invited Studio Design Critic at numerous Schools of Architecture in North America and Japan,
including University of Tokyo, UCLA, Michigan, UT-Austin, LSU, and UC-Berkeley.

Invited Critic/Juror, American Institute of Architects/Academy of Architecture for Health Annual

International Student Design Charrette, Vancouver, British Columbia, October 2000, and Chicago,
2001.

Professor, Tulane University Graduate Program, National Defense University, Taipei, Taiwan,
Republic of China, 1998-2000.

University of Houston, Assistant Professor, College of Architecture, 1981-1985.

University of Michigan, Graduate Teaching Fellow, A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture

and Urban Planning, 1978-1981.

PUBLICATIONS

Authored Books:

5. Innovations in Hospital Architecture. London: Routledge/Taylor & Francis, 2010, 375 pp.

4. Delirious New Orleans: Manifesto for an Extraordinary American City. Austin: University of Texas
Press, 2009, 252 pp.

3. Innovations in Hospice Architecture. London: Taylor & Francis, 2005, 229 pp.

2. Compassion in Architecture: Evidence-based Design for Health. Lafayette: Center for Louisiana
Studies, 2005, 336 pp.

1. Healthcare Architecture in an Era of Radical Transformation. New Haven and London: Yale
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University Press, 2000, 414 pp.

Peer Reviewed Articles and Book Chapters:

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77. Private Inpatient Rooms and the 21 Century Hospital, Urbanism and Architecture, (Translated to
Chinese, forthcoming 2010).

76. Graffiti, Murals, and Reaffirmation in Post-Katrina New Orleans, American Art (in review).

75. The Unbuilding of Historic Neighborhoods in Post-Katrina New Orleans, Journal of Urban Design,
14:3, 2009, pp. 257-277.

74. Assessment of Health Center Performance: Toward the Development of Design Guidelines,
International Journal of Architectural Research, 3:3, 2009, pp. 21-44 (with W. Presier and D.
Battisto).

73. Five Years AfterThree New Orleans Neighborhoods, Journal of Architectural Education
(forthcoming October 2010).

72. Emergency Housing in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: An Assessment of the FEMA Travel
Trailer Program, Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 23:4, 2008, pp. 367-381.

71. On the Value of Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability in Health Administration Education,
The Journal of Health Administration Education, 26:3, 2008, pp. 248-68 (with J. Fauerbach and B.
Walter).

70. Preventing Chronic Disease Among the Aged: A Call for Evidence-based Design Research, Health
Environments Research & Design Journal, 2:3, Spring 2009, pp. 71-83.
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69. A Hospice for the 21 Century. Urbanism and Architecture, 46:7, 2008, pp. 28-30 (Translated to
Chinese).

68. Evidence-based Design for Healthcare in Post-Katrina New Orleans: Current Dilemmas, Health
Environments Research & Design Journal, 1:2, Winter 2008, pp. 71-79.

67. Book ReviewThe Architecture of Madness: Insane Asylums in the United States (by Carla Yanni),
Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 67:3, 2008, pp. 458-459.

66. The New Orleans Mission Family Shelter. In D. Froehlich and M. Pride (eds.) Seeking the City:
Visionaries. Washington, DC: Proceedings of the 96th Annual Meeting of the Association of
Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Houston, Texas, 2008, pp. 970-976.

65. Hospital FuturesHumanism versus the Machine. Book chapter in Aaron Betsky and Cor
Wagenaar (eds.), The Architecture of Hospitals. Rotterdam: The Institute of Architecture/NAI
Publishers, 2006, pp. 77-86.

64. Architecture for Health2050: An International Perspective (The Case of Poland). Architecture &
Biznis, 12:49, December 2004, pp. 30-35 (Translated to Polish).

63. Community Care Clinics: Report from USA. Architecture & Biznis, 12:49, December 2004, pp. 54-
55 (recent R-2ARCH work, translated to Polish).

62. The Role of Housing in Community Health Promotion Among the Aged: A Case Study in New
Orleans. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 20:4, 2006, pp. 123-141.
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61. Architecture for Health2050: An International Perspective. The Journal of Architecture (UK), 8:3,
2003, pp. 281-302. Article Reprinted in Japanese Government Ministry of Health Report, Global
Hospitals in the Year 2050, Tokyo, 2004 (Translated to Japanese).

60. The Role of the Architectural Environment in Community Health: An Evidence-based Initiative.
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 11:1, 2005, pp. 79-89 (Joseph Kimbrell, second
author).

59. Interdisciplinism, Competency, and the Thesis Experience. In Finishing School. Proceedings of
the 2003 ACSA Southeast Region Conference, University of South Florida, Tampa (CD-ROM of
proceedings, 2004), pp. 23-31. Also posted as feature article, ArchVoices , 02.04.05,
<http://www.archvoices.org> subscribed to by 16,000 globally as of 03/05.

58. Environment and Aging in Japan: A Review of Recent Research. Environment and Behavior,
37:1, 2005, pp. 43-80, (Jeung-Haeng Masa Song, Second Author).

57. Book ReviewMedicine Moves to the Mall (by David C. Sloane and Beverlie C. Sloane), Medical
History, 48:3, 2004, pp 48-49.

56. Present and Future Trends in American Healthcare Architecture. Byoin, 61:9, 2002, pp. 756-763
(Translated to Japanese).

55. Compassionism and the Design Studio in the Aftermath of 9/11. Journal of Architectural
Education, 56:3, 2003, pp. 48-62.

54. On the Value of Architecture and Facility Management in Health Administration Education,
The Journal of Health Administration Education, 20:1, 2002, pp. 39-60.

53. Recent Trends in the Design of Shelters for Victims of Domestic Violence, Loyola Law Review,
47:2, 2001, pp. 457-470.

52. Transforming a Historic Care Setting for the Aged: Research-based Design. EDRA 32
Conference Proceedings, Old World--New Ideas. Edinburgh, Scotland, July 2001.*

51. Audubon Residence, New Orleans. Review 19. New Orleans: Tulane School of
Architecture, 2000, pp. 108-109.

50. Exploring Person-Environment Transactions in Architecture Through the Medium of Film. In A.

Stamps (ed.) Building Bridges: Connecting People, Research and Design (Proceedings of EDRA
31, San Francisco). Edmond, OK: Environmental Design Research Association, 2000, pp. 87-92.

49. Architecture and Interdisciplinism. In R.Y. Chow (ed.) Toward a Critical Pedagogy for the
Environment. Proceedings of the ACSA West Region Conference, Berkeley , 1998, pp. 44/1-44/16.

48. Research-based Architecture and the Community Healthcare Consumer: A Statewide Initiative.
Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 20:1, 2003, pp. 57-67.

47. An Architecture of Empowerment for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, and Architecture
for Community Health. In the Health Facilities Research Review. The American Institute of
Architects. Washington: AIA Publications, 1997, pp.7-20.

46. Redondo House, Global Architecture (GA), Summer 1998, 52:6, p. 128.

45. On the Construction of Research-Based Design: A Community Health Center, Journal of

Architectural and Planning Research, Volume 16(3), 1999, pp. 225-241, and, p 252 in J.L. Nasar
and B.B. Brown (eds.), Public and Private Places (Proceedings of EDRA 27, Salt Lake City)
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Washington, D.C.: Environmental Design Research Association, 1996. *

44. An Architecture of Empowerment for Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Research-Based

Design. In J. Sanford and B.R. Connel (eds.), People, Places and Public Policy (Proceedings of
EDRA-29; St. Louis) 1998, p.116.

43. Windows and Perceived Personal Safety in Housing for the Aged. In M.S. Aniel and J. Vischer
(eds.), Space Design and Management for Place Making (Proceedings of EDRA 28, Montreal)
1997, pp. 89-95.

42. Architecture Health and Society: A Framework for Interdisciplinary Seminar Teaching. In On
Honoring Teaching Excellence, Washington, D.C., AIA, 1996, pp. 5-9.

41. A Community-Based Group Home in New Orleans, Proceedings of the 84th Annual ACSA
Meeting, Boston, 1996, pp. 210-212.*

40. "Empowerment on Main Street: Implementing Research-Based Design." In R.M. Feldman, et.al
(eds.), Power by Design (Proceedings of EDRA 24-Chicago), Washington, D.C.: Environmental
Design Research Association, 1994, pp. 281-284.*

39. "Designing a Better Box," Tulanian, Fall, 1992, pp. 36-42.

38. "Architecture for Community Public Healthcare." Progressive Architecture, January 1992, pp. 94-
95.*

37. "Architecture for Psychiatric Treatment." Progressive Architecture, January 1991, pp. 126-127.*

36. "Shelters for Battered Women." Progressive Architecture, January 1989, pp.120, 124.*

35. "Patterns of Room Personalization Among the Elderly in the Residential Environment." In A. Seidel
(ed.), Proceedings of EDRA 25, San Antonio. Washington, D.C.: Environmental Design Research
Association, 1994, pp. 113-125.

34. "Analogical Investigation in Architecture." In W. Miller, P. O'Leary and P. Belton Oliver (eds.), The
Architecture of the In-Between. Proceedings of78th Annual ACSA Meeting, Washington, D.C.:
ACSA, 1990, pp. 335-345.

33. "Attaining a Balance Between Interdisciplinary and Autonomous Endeavor in Research-based

Design." In Groat, L. (ed.) Defining Architecture: An Autonomous or Interdisciplinary Endeavor?
Proceedings of the ACSA East Central Region Annual Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1989, pp.
31-41.*

32. "Redefining the Place of Architecture in Community Public Healthcare." Paper 1 (Vol. 1-4) and
Paper 2 (Vol. 5) Proceedings of the 119th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health
Association, Atlanta, November 1991, p.46; 116. *

31. "Person-Environment Constructs and the Assessment of Psychiatric Treatment Environments." In

E.G. Arias and M.D. Gross (eds.) Equitable and Sustainable Habitats, (Proceedings of EDRA 23 -
Boulder) Washington, D.C.: Environmental Design Research Association, 1992, p. 275.*

30. "Assessing Designers' Perceptions in the Provision of Shelter for the Homeless." In E.G. Arias and
M.D. Gross (eds.) Equitable and Sustainable Habitats. (Proceedings of EDRA 23 - Boulder)
Washington, D.C.: Environmental Design Research Association, 1992, pp. 200-210.*

29. "In Search of a New Life: A Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence. Journal of Architectural and
Planning Research, 10:1, 1993, pp. 40-58.*
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28. "Beyond Static Conceptions of Research and Design in Architecture: An Integrative Paradigm."In
R.I. Selby, K.H.Anthony, J. Choi and B. Orland (eds.) Coming of Age (Proceedings of EDRA 21).
Washington, D.C.: Environmental Design Research Association, 1990, pp. 26-27.*

27. "Elderly Persons' Appraisal of Domestic Animals in the Residential Environment." Anthrozoos, 4:3,
1991, pp. 164-173.

26. Personal Construct Theory and the Meaning of the Single Family Home." In Harvey, J. and
Henning, D. (eds.) Public Environments/Les environmentspublics (EDRA 18 - Ottawa, Canada).
Washington, D.C.: Environmental Design Research Association, 1987, pp. 194-202.

25. "Windows, Views, and Health Status in Hospital Therapeutic Environments." Journal of
Architectural and Planning Research, 4:1, 1987, pp. 121-133 and Editor's Errata, 5:1, 1988, pp. 89-
90. Co-authored with D. Reuman.

24. "Dimensions of Person-Environment Relationships in Shelters for Victims of Domestic Violence."

Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 7:1, 1990, pp. 33-52.*

23. "Effects of Personal Status and Patterns of Use on Residential Satisfaction in Shelters for Victims
of Domestic Violence." Environment and Behavior, 21:4, 1989, pp. 413-434.*

22. "Creating a Safe Refuge: The Functions of Nature in the Design of Shelters for Victims of Domestic
Violence." In EDRA 19 Proceedings - Los Angeles. Washington, D.C.: Environmental Design
Research Association, 1988, pp. 131-138.*

21. "Wellness Health Care and the Architectural Environment." Journal of Community Health, 12:2/3,
1987, pp. 163-175. Co- authored with S. Grice and P. Gutentag.

20. "Elderly Persons' Appraisal of the Zoological Environment." Environment and Behavior, 20:4, 1988,
pp. 492-507.

19. "Designing for the Nation's Homeless: From Theory to Practice." ACSA Southwest Region
Conference, University of Texas at Arlington, October 1988, p. 29 (Abstract). M. Crosby, second
author.

18. "A Case for Reassessing the Design and Function of Windows and Ceilings in the Health Care
Environment." In Research and Architecture: Scope, Methods and Institutional Traditions.
Washington, D.C.: Annual Conference of the AIA/ACSA Council on Architectural Research, 1987,
pp. 312-322.

17. "Graduate School and the Board Exam: Are They Compatible Experiences?" Architectural Record,
172:5, 1984, pp. 63-65.

16. "Ceiling Design in the Hospital Rehabilitation Environment: The Patient's Perspective." In Duerk, D.
and Campbell, D. (eds.), The Challenge of Diversity (EDRA 15-San Luis Obispo). Washington,
D.C.: Environmental Design Research Association, 1984, pp. 164-172. Co-authored with V.
Barrington and S. Chester.

15. "Dimensions of Person-Window Transactions in the Hospital Environment." Environment and

Behavior, 18:4, 1986, pp. 450-466.

14. "Hospices: Design for the Soul." Texas Architect, 36:1, 1986, pp. 48-51.

13. "Adaptable Housing Environments for the Elderly: Research-Based Design." Proceedings of the
Gerontological Society of America Annual Conference, Chicago, November 1986, p. 221.
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12. "Autocad Applications in the Architectural Programming Process." In Harvey, J. and Henning, D.
(eds.) Public Environments/Les environments publics (EDRA 18 - Ottawa). Washington, D.C.:
Environmental Design Research Association, 1987, p. 320.

11. "The Failure of Design Awards in a Performance - Oriented Society." In Archea, J. et.al (eds.)
The Costs of Not Knowing (EDRA 17 - Atlanta). Washington, D.C.: Environmental Design
Research Association, April 1986, p. 384.

10. "Hospice Facilities: Expressions of Changing Attitudes Toward Death and Dying." In Wener, R.,
et.al (eds.), Social Change (EDRA 16-New York). Washington, D.C.: Environmental Design
Research Association, June 1985, p. 428.

9. "Dimensions of Human Response to Windows in the Hospital Environment." In Wener, R. et al (eds.)

Social Change (EDRA 16-New York). Washington, D.C.: Environmental Design Research
Association, June 1985, p. 428.

8. "Specialized Health Care Environments: A Method for Conducting and Translating Research into
Design," Research and Design 85. Vonier, T. (ed.), Washington, D.C.: AIA Publications, 1985,
pp. 341-47.

7. Man-Environment Reference 2 (Book). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1983, 294 pp.,
Associate Editor.

6. "Human Response to Daylighting in the Therapeutic Environment." In Vonier, T. (ed.), Proceedings

of the International Daylighting Conference, Phoenix, 1983, pp. 415-19.

5. Windowness and Human Behavior in the Hospital Rehabilitation Environment. Doctoral

Dissertation. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms International, 1983, 287 pp.

4. "Designing for the Therapeutic Functions of Windows in the Hospital Rehabilitation Environment." In
Bart, P. et al. (eds.), Knowledge for Design (EDRA 13-College Park, Maryland). Washington, D.C.:
Environmental Design Research Association, 1982, pp. 476-92.

3. "Distinguishing between High and Popular Architecture: The Measurement of Meaning in the
Everyday Environment." In Osterberg, A.E. et al. (eds.), Design Research Interactions (EDRA 12-
Ames, Iowa). Washington, D.C.: Environmental Design Research Association, 1981, p. 461.

2. "Environment-Behavior Awareness at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee." Man-Environment

Systems, 7:11, 1977, pp. 376-380 (Noel Cormier, second author).

1. "Building Imagery: A Comparative Study of Environmental Cognition. Man-Environment Systems:

Volume 7:11, 1977, pp. 332-341 (Gary T. Moore, second author).

*With Ben J. Refuerzo (Refuerzo as second author).

SPONSORED RESEACRHADMINSTRATION EXPERIENCE:

Administrative experience in directing large funded research projects and numerous built projects in
professional practice. Since 1990, lead consulting architect on 12-year, $62 million capital
improvement program for community health facilities in the State of Louisiana. Administrative and
Academic Coordinator for six years of Tulanes M.Arch II Graduate program, Chair of School of
Architecture committees, and member of university-wide committees.
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Experience in the initiation, administration, analysis and dissemination of the findings of numerous
externally funded projects. As P/I, successful completion of approx. $350,000.00 (as of 2005) in
externally sponsored research:

Developing World Class Facilities for the United States Military Health System (MHS).
Sponsor: Department of Defense/Noblis, Washington, D.C.

Post-Occupancy Assessment of Healthcare FacilitiesDesign Guideline Standards.

Sponsor: Department of Defense, Washington, D.C.

Architecture, the Sprawl Machine, and Public Health, 2010-2011 (P/I).

Sponsor: Clemson University McMahan Fund for Excellence, School of Architecture.

Innovations in Hospital Architecture, 2007-2008 (P/I).

Sponsor: Clemson University Research Development Grant.

Innovations in Hospice Architecture Project, 2004 (P/I).

Sponsor: John D. Thompson Institute for Education, Training and Research, Inc. Branford,
Connecticut.

Maison HospitaliereAnalysis and Recommendations , New Orleans, 2000-2001 (P/I).

Sponsor: Maison Hospitaliere Board of Directors.

Architecture for Community Health: Research-Based Design. Volumes 1-4 (443 pp.) R-
2Arch/Tulane, 1994-1996 (P/I).*
Sponsor: State of Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals/Offices of Mental Health and
Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Baton Rouge.*

An Architecture of Empowerment for Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Research-Based

Design. Volumes 1-4 (427 pp.), R-2ARCH/Tulane/UCLA, 1993 (P/I).
Sponsor: State of Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office for Citizens with
Developmental Disabilities, Baton Rouge.*

Redefining the Place of Architecture in Community Public Healthcare: Research-Based

Design/Implementation. Volumes 1-5 (496 pp.). R- 2ARCH/Tulane/UCLA, 1991 (P/I).
Sponsor: State of Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, Baton
Rouge.

Architecture for a Changing Psychiatric Treatment Milieu: Research-Based Design. Volumes 1

(230 pp.), 2 (164 pp.) and 3 (107 pp.). R- 2ARCH/Tulane/UCLA, 1990 (P/I).
Sponsor: Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, and Tulane Summer Fellowship Program. *

In Support of a New Life: Architectural Programming and Design Issues for Shelters for Battered
Women and Their Children. Volumes 1-3 (339 pp.).
R-2ARCH/Tulane/UCLA, 1988 (P/I).
Sponsor: Jefferson Parish, LA; Charles County, MD; Los Angeles area shelters, and National
Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Reports I, II, and III. General Motors Interdisciplinary Design Research Competition, 1987 (P/I).
I:54 pp.: II:68 pp.; III:53 pp.
Sponsor: General Motors; Tulane.

Urban Design Development for Upper Canal Street. New Orleans: Tulane1986
(Project Co-P/I), 92 pp.
Sponsor: Canal Street Merchants Association, New Orleans.
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Research Review I: Student Projects (1982-85). P/I, 85 pp.

Sponsor: University of Houston-University Park.

Windowness and Human Behavior in the Hospital Rehabilitation Environment. Doctoral

Dissertation, University of Michigan, 1983.
Sponsor: Health Services Research and Development Program, Veterans
Administration, Washington, D.C. and Libbey-Owens-Ford, Inc., Toledo, Ohio.**

Chronicles in Commercial Vernacular Architecture, Co-P/I , 1983, 75 pp. Sponsors: University of

Michigan and the University of Houston.

Changing Properties of Retirement Communities in the United States. Institute of Gerontology,

University of Michigan, 1980 (RA).
Sponsor: Administration on Aging, Washington, D.C.

Human Factors in the Architecture of Hospice, 1982 (P/I), 75 pp.

Sponsor: New Age Hospice, Inc., Houston.

Personal Construct Theory and Architectural Preference, 1979 (P/I), 110 pp.
Sponsor: University of Michigan.

Neighborhood Evaluation for AO Smith., UW-Milwaukee, 1977 (RA), 91 pp.

Sponsor: A.O. Smith Corporation., Milwaukee.
*Project also cited under "Professional Practice Experience."
**Project also cited under "Publications."

REVIEWS OF WORK:

Dr. Verderbers professional and scholarly work has been cited and/or reviewed in numerous
scholarly and mass media publications, including:

The New Orleans Mission Family Shelter Project Team, Architectural Education Awards:
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture + The American Institute of Architects (2008
Awards Publication), pp. 26-27.

Book Reviews:
Delirious New Orleans: The Times-Picayune (New Orleans), April 22, 2009, pp. C1-2, by
Susan Larson; Times of London Literary Supplement, 27 June 2009, p. 26, by P.D. Smith.

Compassion in Architecture: Places, 18(3), pp. 23-27, 2006, by David Moffat.

Innovations in Hospice Architecture: Green Places, 27(6), 2006, pp. 38-39, by Nigel Ford.

Healthcare Architecture in an Era of Radical Transformation: Journal of the Society of

Architectural Historians, 59(4), December 2000, pp.556-557, by Annmarie Adams.
Architectural Record, October 2000, p. 27, by Eric Fang; Warding off the Technocrats,
Times of London Literary Supplement, 16 June 2000, p. 14, by Andrew Ballantyne; Inspiring
Health-care Buildings, The Lancet, Saturday, 4 November 2000, p. 1616, by Ken Bloem;
Bulletin of Historical Medicine, Volume 75:4, December 2001, pp. 832-833, by David
C.Sloane.

An Architecture of Empowerment for Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Research-based

Design and Architecture for Community Health: Research-based Design. In Health Facilities
Research Review, Washington: AIA Publications, 1997. Introduction by David J. Allison, Martin
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H. Cohen and Martha Bil Manevich, pp. 7-20.

The Gap Between Design and Healing, pp.77, 123, 125-129, Metropolis, October 1996, by
Barbara Lamprecht.

On Honoring Teaching Excellence. Washington: American Institute of Architects Publications,

1996. Introduction and pp. 5-9.

Television: Featured on CNN Headline News in conjunction with a four minute "Empathic
Model/ADA" workshop. Segment appeared six times during weekend of March 27, 1992.
Broadcast to 137 countries (including 57 million households in U.S.).

Television: "Empathic Model/ADA" workshop segment produced by WDSU (NBC) New Orleans
July 14, 1992 (5,6,10 p.m. news broadcasts).

Featured articles in Tulane University publications, including:

The Tulanian, 1992
T.S.A. News, 1994
HSM Quarterly, 1994
Tulane School of Architecture Review, 1986--

Progressive Architecture Annual Awards Program, 1989, 1991, 1992.

Architecture/Research, Vol. 1(1), October 1991. AIA/ACSA Council on Architectural Research,

Washington, D.C. (5 projects summarized).

"Kosair Children's Hospital Touts Tech and Toys," Facilities, March 1989, by Eileen McMorrow.

"Haj Terminal," Progressive Architecture, 1989, by John Morris Dixon.

"Healthy Views," Times-Picayune, August 1987, by M. Fuller.

"In Health Care, Form Follows Funding," Texas Architect, 1986, by Joel Barna.

"Tulane Architecture Team Joins Research on Women's Shelters," The Times-Picayune, August
1986, by Marjorie Roehl.

STUDENTS' DESIGN WORK:

Local and National design awards programs have recognized student design studio work completed
under Dr. Verderbers direction. Selected competitions (and publications) include:

New Orleans Mission Family Shelter, Architectural Education Awards: Association of Collegiate
School of Architecture + The American Institute of Architects (2008 Awards Publication), pp, 26-
27.

University Village Design Competition, Sponsor: Claiborne/University Neighborhood

Association, New Orleans. Tulane University School of Architecture, Fall 2006 (First, Second,
Third Place Awards). Publication: Snizik, Christopher and Misty Soto. It Takes a Village to Unite
a Community. Tulane Hullabaloo Magazine, 27 April 2007, pp. 10-11.

Architecture and Hospitals, book chapter, Rotterdam: NAI Publishers, 2006 (Claudia Foronda
and Julia Ford).

Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Design Competition, New Orleans, 2004.
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Design America Accessible. National Design Competition for Gallery/Exhibits, National Building
Museum, Washington. New York: NIAE/ATBCB, 1989. Steven R. Ward, First Prize. Four
individual submissions received Honorable Mentions.

A Cultural Exchange Center for Beijing, China. Washington: AIAS, 1989, Adam Newman,
Design Award for Technical Merit, in catalog publication of same title.

A Children's Ambulatory Health Care Environment. National Design Competition. New York:
Association for the Care of Childrens Health/National Institute of Architectural Education, 1988.
J. Elmasry, Second Place; J. Brown, Third Place. Four Honorable Mention projects published.

Crit 20. "The Search for Shelter." Spring 1988, pp. 38-44.

Design for Aging. National Competition. Washington: AIA/ACSA, 1986, Team 3, Third Place.

General Motors/ACSA Design Research National Competition. "An Automobile Manufacturing

Facility for the 21st Century." Washington: ACSA, 1987, Team 1 submission published in
catalog.

LECTURES AND INVITED PRESENTATIONS:

Numerous invited lectures have been presented to national and international audiences, including
keynote lectures. Simultaneous translation was provided in a number of instances.

Workshop PanelistEpidaurus Project, Uniformed Services University of the Health

Sciences/National Navel Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, November 2009.

LectureAdvocacy and Activism in Architecture. AIAS Chapter Lecture Series, Clemson School
of Architecture, November 2009.

LectureRecent Work. Doctoral Program in Planning, Design and the Built Environment,
Clemson University, November 2009.

LectureOn the Equitable Restoration of the Healthcare Infrastructure in Post-Katrina New

Orleans. National Environmental Public Health Conference, CDC/ATSDR, Atlanta, October 2009.
Abstract published online.

LectureThe Evolving Role of Site, Landscape, and Nature. Second Epidaurus Conference,
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences/National Navel Medical Center, Bethesda,
Maryland, April 2009.

KeynoteGlobal Innovations in Hospice Architecture, FILE European Conference on the Future

of Palliative Care Environments, Florence, Italy, January 2008 (live podcast).

Presentation/PosterAsleep at the Switch: Architectural Education for Disaster Response in the

st
21 Century, The Oxford Conference 2008, Oxford, UK, July 2008, p 61.

Lecture(s)Evidence-based Research and Design in Architecture, Part I: Theory and Part II:
Methods, Presentation to PhD. Colloquium, Doctoral Program in the Built Environment, Clemson
University, November 2007 (Part I) and March 2008 (Part II).

PanelistNew Orleans Mission Family Center: First LEED Building in New Orleans, New Orleans
Chapter of the USGBC, New Orleans, March 2007.
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Workshop PanelistBridging the Gap Between Programming and the Design Studio: Architecture
and Health, EDRA 37: Beyond Conflict, Atlanta, 2006, pp. 272-273 in Proceedings.

PanelistLearning from Disaster: A Hard Look at Katrina and Rita. University of Texas at Austin,
LBJ School of Government, October 2005.

KeynoteHumanism versus the Machine Hospital, The Architecture of Hospitals International

Conference, Groningen, The Netherlands, April 2005.

LectureCurrent Trends in U.S. Long Term Care. Presented to HEAJ/JIA travel study group from
Japan, July 2004.

KeynoteHospitals: Architecture, Technology, Economics. National Conference Organized by

Euromedicare, Inc., Wroclaw, Poland, May 2004.

KeynoteThe Architecture of Healing. First lecture within a six-part series, University of California
at San Francisco Mount Zion Medical Center, April 2004.

LectureArchitecture for Health2050. I. William Sizeler Architects, New Orleans, May 2004.

LectureRecent Work. Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, April 2004.

LectureRecent Work. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, April 2004.

KeynoteFirst Epidaurus Conference, Uniformed Services University of the Health

Sciences/National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, May 2003.

Workshop PanelistCreating Environments to Promote Physical Activity among Older Adults.

EDRA 34, Minneapolis, May 2003.

HostSteering Committee Meeting, Global University Programs in Healthcare Architecture, March

11-13, 2003, New Orleans.

LectureInterdisciplinism as a Core Competency in Design. University of Florida, May 2003.

LectureCompassion in Architecture. The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., April

2003.

KeynoteTRANS-CODE Interdisciplinary Symposium: Art, Medicine and Design. San Francisco

Art Institute, March 2003.

LectureInternational Trends in Architecture for Health2050. Annual Meeting, Global University

Programs in Healthcare Architecture, Genoa, Italy, July 2002.

LecturesJapan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellowship, Spring 2002.
Residency in the University of Tokyo Dept. of Architecture. Lectured at the following institutions:
Japan Institute of Architects/JIHA, Tokyo
Myagi University, Sendai.
University of Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Health University

Workshop PanelistAIA/ACSA Institute for Architectural Research. ACSA Annual Meeting, New
Orleans, April 2002.

LectureHealing of the Heart: The Architecture of Cardiac Care. Paper presented at AIA/AAH
National Student Design Charrette, Chicago, October 2001.
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LectureHealthcare Architecture in the Year 2050. International symposium sponsored by Texas

A&M University in conjunction with Global University Programs in Healthcare Architecture, College
Station, Texas, May 2001.

Workshop PanelistThe Urban Sports Stadium and the Psyche of a City. EDRA 31, May 2000,
San Francisco.

LectureOn the Architecture of Shelters for Victims of Domestic Violence. National Symposium
on Integrating Responses to Domestic Violence. School of Law, Loyola University of New Orleans,
October 2000.

LectureRecent Trends in American Architecture for Health. Department of Architecture,

University of Tokyo, November 1999.

ReportsStatus Report: Statewide Facility Improvement (SFI) Initiative. Louisiana Department of

Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, Baton Rouge, 1991-present.

Workshop PanelistResearch-based Architecture for Community Health: A Statewide Initiative.

EDRA 28 Conference, Montreal, 1997.

PosterArchitecture and the Health Administration Landscape. Association of University

Programs in Health Administration Annual Meeting, Chicago, June 1997.

PosterA Community-Based Group Home in New Orleans, Presentation of R-2ARCH work at the
ACSA National Annual Conference, Boston, March 1996.

LectureArchitecture for Health: Defining the Common Ground Between Public Healthcare and
Primary Care Clinics. Paper presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA),
Washington, November 1994.

Workshop PanelistArchitecture as Intervention." Louisiana Rural Health Care Authority, Baton

Rouge, March 1994.

LectureResearch-Based Design: R-2ARCH." Paper presented at the ACSA Southwest Regional

Meeting, Broadening the Discourse, UT-Austin, October 1993.

Workshop PanelistResearch-based Design: Contributing to the Quality of Healthcare. The Sixth

National Symposium on Healthcare Design, Chicago, November 1993. Organizer: Karen Tetlow,
Interiors Magazine.

LectureCompassion in Architecture." Tulane University, New Orleans, September 1992.

LectureCompassion in Architecture." Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, October, 1992.

Workshop PanelistKnowledge-Based Architectural Education: Reconfiguring the Studio."

Architectural Research Centers Consortium 1993 Annual Meeting/ACSA Administrators'
Conference, San Antonio, November 1993.

LectureRecent Work." Louisiana Chapter of the International Facilities Management Association

(IFMA), Baton Rouge, January 1993.

Workshop PanelistRedefining the Place of Architecture in Community Public Healthcare:

Implementation." Southwest Region WIC Annual Conference, El Paso, TX, September 1992.

Lecture"Research-Based Design in the Studio and in Practice." Paper presented at Joint Meeting
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of the ACSA East Central and West Central Regions, Learning the Making, IIT, Chicago, October
1991.

LectureThe Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: Implications for Design." Louisiana State
University School of Medicine, October 1990.

Workshop PanelistFuture of the Profession: Response to the AIA Vision 2000 Agenda," Forum
89, AIAS, New Orleans, 1989.

LectureArchitecture for the Aged in the Next Century." Board of Directors Annual Meeting, New
Orleans Home for the Aged/Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, Westin/Canal Place,
November 1989.

Workshop PanelistFrom Theory to Practice." Doctoral Program in Architecture, University of

Michigan, Ann Arbor, October 1989.

Session Moderator"Theoretical Analysis." Sixth Annual Conference on the Beginning Design

Student, Tulane University, April 1989.

Lecture"The Bauhaus: 1919-1929." Modernism II Honors Colloquium , English Department,

Tulane University, Spring, 1988.

Workshop Panelist"Light and Lighting." EDRA 19 Proceedings, Pomona, California, 1988 (in
abstentia, presented by Session Coordinator).

Lecture"Research-based Design." Introduction to Architecture , Tulane University, 1985, 1988.

Workshop PanelistAlternatives in Housing Design--Shelters." National Conference on Options in

Housing. Washington, D.C.: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Camden, 1987.

Workshop Panelist"Studio Formats for Accommodating Design Research and Methods." EDRA
18 Proceedings, Ottawa, May 1987.

Lecture"Reshaping the City: Multidisciplinary Cooperation." Inter-American Forum for

Architecture, New Orleans, September 1986.

Workshop Panelist"Building Safe Spaces." NCADV Third National Conference, Washington

University, St. Louis, July 1986.

Workshop Panelist"Teaching Programming, Research, and Design: Three Worlds or One?"

EDRA 17 Proceedings, Atlanta, April 1986.

Lecture(s)"Design for Aging." Introduction to Gerontology course, Tulane University, 1986-1991.

Session Moderator"Housing." ACSA Southwest Region Annual Conference, October 1985, New
Orleans.

Lecture(s)Human Factors in Urban Design," and "Incorporating Behavioral Information in

Design." University of Houston, 1983, 1984.

LectureDesign Research." Paper presented at the ACSA Southwest Region Annual Conference,
October 1982, The Woodlands, Texas.

Lecture"Windows and the Rehabilitation Experience." Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago,

January 1981.
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EDITORIAL AND ADVISORY BOARDS:

Editorial Board Member, Environment and Behavior, 1996-present.

American Institute of Architects/Academy of Architecture for Health (USA), 1999-2003.
Associated Medical Services, Inc. (Toronto, Canada), 2000-2002.

COMMUNITYSERVICE/COMMITTEES:

Board membership for community groups on a pro bono basis, i.e. shelters for victims of domestic
violence, housing assistance programs for the homeless, Magnolia School for the developmentally
disabled, and senior adult day care programs. Outspoken participant in civic dialogue on urban
design, land use, and architectural issues in the New Orleans metro area in the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina (2005-present). Numerous letters to editor published in The Times-Picayune
(New Orleans) and in The Greenville News (SC).

Clemson University:
Faculty Peer Review Committee (Chair, Promotions and Tenure), 2007-present.
New Faculty Search Committee, 2008-2009.
Ph.D. Program Exploratory Committee, Department of Public Health Sciences, 2007-present.
Ad Hoc Curriculum Committee in Architecture + Health, 2007-present.

Tulane University:
School of Architecture Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1998-2001. Chair, 2000-2001.
Executive Committee, and Grievance Committee, 2004-2006.
University Senate, 1988-1991 and University Senate Physical Facilities Committee, 1990-1995.
Ad Hoc Steering Committee, Tulane Architectural Coalition, 1985-1988.
Curriculum Committee, 1988-1994 and New Faculty Committee, 1987-1988; 2002-2004.
Computers in Architecture Committee, 1985-1987.
Grade and Academic Dispute Committee, 1995-1996.
TCARES University-wide Interdisciplinary Committee on Aging, 1985-1990.

Pro Bono Community Service:

New Orleans Homeless Mission Family Center 38-bed Shelter, New Orleans, 2005-2007. First
LEED Certified (Silver Level) Building in New Orleans by the USGBC, Washington, D.C.
Unified New Orleans Plan (UNOP), New Orleans, Planning District 3 Steering Committee, 2006.
Claiborne-University Neighborhood Association, Planning Committee, New Orleans, 2006-present.
Poydras Home Retirement Center, Campus Master Plan, New Orleans, 1992-1993.
Cornerstone (Domestic Violence) Shelter, Board of Directors, Jefferson Parish, LA, 1990-1993.

Houston Chapter of the American Institute of Architects:

Committee on Architecture for Health, 1981-1985.
Speaker Series Subcommittee, 1982-1983.
Associate Editor, AIA/CAH Newsletter, 1983-1985.

University of Houston:
Grants-in-Aid Research Review Committee, 1982-1983.
College of Architecture Replacement Facility Steering Committee for building designed by
Johnson/Burgee Architects, 1982.
UH System Graphics Review Committee, 1981-1982.
Ad-Hoc Research Advisory Committee, 1981-1982.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)

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Texas Board of Architectural Examiners/Texas Society of Architects

Louisiana Board of Architectural Examiners
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA)
Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA)
Global University Programs in Healthcare Architecture (GUPHA)
Friends of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church, New Orleans
Vernacular Architecture Forum

Born and raised in Chicago

REFERENCES:

Professor Ronald C. Filson, FAIA

Professor/Dean Emeritus
School of Architecture
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 865-5389 (TU)
(504) 529-4234; FAX (504) 529-6146 (Firm)
email: rfilson@tulane.edu

Thomas Fisher, Dean

College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
University of Minnesota
110 Architecture, 89 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 626-9068; FAX (612) 625-7525
Former Executive Editor,Progressive Architecture magazine.
email: Thomas.R.Fisher-1@tc.umn.edu

Kathryn H. Anthony, Ph.D., Professor

School of Architecture
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
117 Temple Buell Hall/611 Taft Drive
Champaign, Illinois 61820
(217) 244-5520; FAX (217) 244-2900
email: kanthony@uiuc.edu

Reed Kroloff, Director

Cranbrook Academy of Art & Museum
39221 Woodward Avenue
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
(248) 645-3300
Former Editor, Architecture, and Dean, Tulane University
email: dwatson2@cranbrook.edu
(attn: Debra Watson, Executive Assistant)

Frederick (Fritz) Steiner, Dean

Henry M. Rockwell Chair in Architecture
School of Architecture
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station B7500
Austin, TX 78712
(512) 471-1922
email: fsteiner@utexas.ed Updated 06.2010