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 Biographical Sketch & Bibliography

Jeffrey Ollswang, AIA
Professor
Department of Architecture

ollswang@uwm.edu

 

 

Education
Strathclyde University, Scotland M.Sc.Arch, 1972
University of Oregon, M.Arch., 1967
Cooper Union, N.Y., B.Arch., 1965  

 

Teaching Area
Undergraduate Design, Undergraduate and graduate courses in architectural technologies  

 

Memberships
AIA, WSA, NCARB, ACSA  

 

Academic and Professional Honors
Forward Milwaukee Award, ICDC Competition (with L. Witzling), 1989
Progressive Architecture-Award, SARUP, Project: Great Lake Terrace Project (Witzling, VanOudenallen Designers, Ollswang), Associate Designer, 1987
The Planning and Administration of Design Competitions: I & II (with L. Witzling), funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. First grant 1984, second, 1985  

 

Registration
Wisconsin Architectural License A-4320  

 

Teaching Experience
Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1973-present
Visiting Lecturer, University of Glasgow, Fall 1971
Assistant Professor, University of Arizona, 1967-70  

 

Professional Experience
President, Design Competitions Services, Inc., 1987-present
Principal, Jeffrey Ollswang AIA, Architect, 1975-present
President, Midwest Institute for Design Research, Inc., 1986-present
Director of Architecture, Interface Design Group, 1979-82  

 

Publications (Selected)
Olympia Fields Competition Catalogue, Olympia Fields Park District, Ollswang, J. and Witzling L., Editors, 1993
How a Jury Was Built: Matteson Public Library, Competitions, Vol. 1, Winter 1991
Successful Competitions: Quality, Equity and Useful Results, JPER, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1990
The ICDC Competition, Places, Vol. 6, No. 2, Winter 1990
Design Olympics, Inland Architect, Mar/Apr 1987
Managing Design Competitions (with L. Witzling), Place, Jan. 1986
The Planning and Administration of Design Competitions (with L. Witzling), NEA Design Arts Program and MIDR, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, 1986
Environmental Control Systems. In A. Catanese and J. Snyder (Eds.), Introduction to Architecture. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1987  

 

Research and Creative Activities
6200 SF Shelgikar Residence, River Hills, Wisconsin (in progress)
American Club, Kohler Village, Kohler WI, Acoustical consultant, Heike Design Associates, 1991-92
Kenosha Master plan for the Kenosha Area Development Corporation: Co-Principal with Witzling, SARUP and PDI, Inc. 1990-91
Master plan of the Civic Center for the Village of Sussex, Wisconsin: Principal Designer, SARUP and PDI, Inc. 1989-90
Programming and Design of the new Village Hall, Sussex Wisconsin: Ollswang and Rabinowitz, 1990
Historic Restoration, 1866 Lisbon village Hall, Sussex Family Practice Medical clinic: Ollswang and Rabinowitz, 1988-89
Festival Hall, Racine, Wisconsin: Acoustical and daylighting design consultant: ZDG, Milwaukee, 1987-88
Carriage House, Kohler Village: Acoustical design consultant, ZDG, 1979-80
Master plan and development of design for the Las Vagas Valley Zoological Park, Principal designer, Director of Architecture, Interface Design Group, Milwaukee, 1979, 1980  

 

Service
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee:
Member, Chair, Graduate Faculty Council, 1983-87;
Member, APCC Review Team, Pre-college Programs, 1985-86;
Chair, Research Policy Committee, 1984-87;
Chair, Research Incentive Program, 1984-87
UWM School of Architecture:
Chair, Department of Architecture, 1990-1993;
Member, DAR Executive Committee, 1973-present;
Member, M.Arch Committee, 1985-87
WSA-SE Chapter, Educational Committee, 1990-91
Regional Coordinator: Design Arts Program of the MEA, Midwest Region, 1980-91
Consultant for the OMB, Washington, D.C.: Selection of architects for federal employment, 1983-85
Examiner: State Licensing Board, Professional Exam, Site Planning Section, 1980