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 Biographical Sketch & Bibliography

Robert Greenstreet
Dean and Professor
Department of Architecture

bobg@uwm.edu

 

 

Education
Diploma in Architecture, Oxford Brookes University
Ph.D. in Architecture, Oxford Brookes University  

 

Teaching Area
Legal and Professional Practice, Building Construction, Graphics, Design Studio  

 

Memberships
Royal Institute of British Architects, American Arbitration Association, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, American Institute of Architects, American Planning Association  

 

Academic and Professional Honors
Fellow, Royal Society of Arts
ACSA Service Award, 1989, 1990,1994, 1997
Urban Rehabilitation Award, 1988
Certificate of Appreciation, American Institute of Architects, 1994
UWM Community Partnership Award(Team Leader), 1994, 1995
Citation for Distinguished Service, AIA Wisconsin 1997
ACSA Distinguished Professor 1998

 

Registration
Architect (United Kingdom)  

 

Teaching Experience
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Ball State University, University of Kansas, Kansas State University, Oxford Brookes University.

 

Professional Experience
1980 - Extensive arbitration, mediation and expert witness experience in construction-related disputes.

 

Research Interests
The impact of law upon architecture. He is specifically interested in the way legal provisions and restrictions affect the physical outcome of the design process, how law shapes the physical environment and the impact of law upon the professional practice of architecture. In addition to field research, Dr. Greenstreet is active as an arbitrator, mediator and expert witness in construction-related cases. He has published extensively in books, journals and conference proceedings across the world.  

 

Publications (Selected)
Author/co-author of seven books
Contributor to fifteen other books and handbooks
150+ articles and papers, many on legal aspects of architecture

 

Research and Creative Activities
Research on legal aspects of architecture presented to audiences of academics or professionals throughout the United States. Presentations of work also in the United Kingdom, Italy, Turkey, Denmark, Canada, Portugal, France, and Hong Kong. Work published in Architectural Research Quarterly, The National Law Journal, The Architect's Journal, The RIBA Journal, Architectural Record, Journal of Architectural Research, Progressive Architecture, Architecture, Urbanism, Portico, Open House International, and Representation.  

 

Service
President, Secretary & Treasurer, Board of Directors, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 1987-90, 1995-1997
Amalgamated General Contractors Education Committee 1994-
Vice Chair, University Committee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1987-90
Faculty Senator, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1983-86
Board of Directors, Wisconsin Architectural Archive 1991-
Chair, City Plan Commission, Milwaukee, 1993-2004
Board of Directors, Wisconsin Architects Foundation 1991-94
Technical Advisor, Milwaukee Art Museum Architect Selection Board 1995-96
Zoning Code Task Force 1997-2001

Director of Planning and Design, City of Milwaukee 2004-

Interim Chancellor, UWM 2003-2004.