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 Biographical Sketch & Bibliography

Donald Hanlon
Professor
Department of Architecture

dhanlon@uwm.edu

 

 

 

Education
University of Washington: M.B.A., 1981
University of Washington: M.Arch., 1979
Cornell University: B.Arch., 1972

 

Teaching Area
Architectural and Urban Design, Theory and Criticism.

  

Academic and Professional Honors 
UWM Alumni Award for Teaching Excellence, 2001
Educator Award American Institute of Architects─UWM Student Chapter, 2001
Travel Scholarship for Outstanding Service, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1998
Community Partnership Award, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 1994
Service Scholar Fellowship, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 1993
Traveling Scholar Fellowship, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 1993
Community Partnership Award, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 1990
American Institute of Architects Education Honors, Nomination 1990
ACSC Creative Achievement Award Nomination, 1990
President's Medal for Teaching Excellence, Texas Tech University 1987
AMOCO Outstanding Teaching Award Nomination, 1996
AIA, Wisconsin Chapter, Merit Award, 1995  

 

Registration
Texas, 1985 to 1987
Wisconsin, 1988-present
NCARB Registration, 1992-present  

 

Teaching Experience
University of Wisconsin: Professor, 2004-present
University of Wisconsin: Associate Professor, 1991-2004
University of Wisconsin: Assistant Professor, 1987-1991
Texas Tech University: Assistant Professor, 1984-87
University of Washington: Visiting Lecturer, 1978-83

 

Professional Experience
Design architect for a variety of residential, commercial and institutional projects in collaboration with several architectural firms in the Milwaukee area. 

 

Research Interests
Islamic architecture and urban design in North Africa, Middle East, India, and Central Asia. Since 1985 he has published and lectured widely on subjects relating to Islamic design principles such as geometry and traditional building practices. These have influenced his work as a teacher as well, in respect to theoretical subjects and their application within design studios. 

 

Publications (Selected)
"Searching for Al-Qahira," The Newsletter of the Fulbright Alumni Association. Summer, 1997.
"The Plan of Al-Qahira," Journal of Urban Design, Vol. 1,No. 3. Oxford, UK.
"The Adobe Church in New Mexico: An Example of Architectural Morphosis," Faith and Form, Washington, D.C.: Vol. XXIV, 1990/91.
"The Amin Hodja Mosque" Journal of Central Asia, Vol. XIII, No 2, 1990. Islamabad, Pakistan.
"The Spanish Mission Churches of the Upper Rio Grande Valley," Anthropologica, Vol. XXXIV, No 2, 1990. Ontario, Canada.
"Housing and Urbanization in a Desert Oasis," Traditional Settlements: Forms and Patterns, Vol. XI, 1989. Center for Environmental Design Research, Berkeley
"Architectural Education in Post-Maoist China." Journal of Architectural Education, Vol. XI, 1989. Center for Environmental Design Research, Berkeley.
"Memory and the Delphic Fix." Architectural Record, September, 1986.

 

Research and Creative Activities
Documentation of Uygher Architecture in Turpan (Turkistan, Peoples Republic of China); grant from the United Nations Development Program, 1987
Islamic Ideals and Practices of Urban Design, Visiting Scholar of the Aga Khan Program at Harvard and MIT; grant from International Relations Program, University of Wisconsin, 1992.
The Morphology of Cairo; grant from the Fulbright Bi-national Commission, Egypt, 1993.
The Morphology of Four Cities in Rajasthan (India); Fulbright grant, 1994
Artist in Residence, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 2000
Los Guidos Project, Costa Rico. A design/build project with students from UWM, the first phase of which is an orphanage for 50 children, 2002-2004 
 

Service
Work in the Milwaukee metropolitan area with a wide variety of non-profit community organizations including:

Cold Spring Park Association Cudahy Public Library Esperanza Unida:Friendship Incorporated Guest House Shelter
Harambee Ombudsman
Hmong-American Friendship Association Center Hope house Homeless Shelter
Imani Community Family Resource Center Inner City Redevelopment Corporation La Guadalupana Making a Difference Partnership
Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewerage District
Walker's Point Development Corporation West Side Conservation Corporation

Westside Housing Cooperative