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 Biographical Sketch & Bibliography

James Dicker
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Architecture

jdicker@uwm.edu

 

 

Education
Columbia University, M.Arch, 1976
Ohio Wesleyan University, B.A., 1970  

 

Teaching Area
Architectural  Design
Urban Design
Visual Literacy  

 

Academic and Professional Honors
UWM Outstanding Academic Teaching Staff 2001-2002         
AIAS Teacher of the Year 2000
Citation of Excellence to Holding on to Home, American Institute of Architects Annual International Book Awards Program, 1991.
Research citation to Holding on to Home, 37th Annual Awards Program, Progressive Architecture, (P/A, January 1990).
Lucille Smyser Lowenfish Prize, 1976.
William Kinne Fellows Traveling Fellowship Award, 1975.

 

Registration
Architect (New York)  inactive

 

Teaching Experience
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee:
Adjunct Associate Professor, 1997-present.
Adjunct Associate Professor 1987-96.  

 

Professional Experience
James Dicker, Design, Racine, Wisconsin: 1986-present.
Director of Store Design, Kline Brothers Company New York, NY: 1983-1986.
Grazado Velleco Dicker Architects, Marblehead, MA: 1978-1983.
Kohn Pederson Fox Architects, New York, NY 1976-78.
Ada Karmi Melamede & Associates, New York, NY: 1976.

 

Publications (Selected)
"Learning the Language," Archimage, 1992.
Cohen, U., and G. Weisman, Holding on to Home: Environments for People with Dementia, Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University Press, 1991. (Design Architect).
Cohen, U., Weisman, G., Dicker, J., Day, K., Robinson, W., and G. Meyer, Environments for People with Dementia: Illustrative Designs, Milwaukee, WI: Center for the Architecture and Urban Planning Research, 1990.  

 

Research and Creative Activities
Invited Presenter at Graduate Seminar SKKU Univdersity, Seoul, Korea 2002
Co-P.I. Visual Reasoning Tutor (VRT), 1999-present. (NSF Funded)
P.I. Visual Literacy Project, 1997-present. (NEA Funded) 

 

Service
M. Arch Committee, 1997-present.
DAR Bibliographer 1996-97.
BSAS Committee, 1993-95