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 Biographical Sketch & Bibliography

Douglas Ryhn
Professor Emeritus
Department of Architecture

dryhn@uwm.edu

 

 

Education
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL: M.S. in Advanced Building Research, 1953
Institute of Design, Chicago, IL: B.S., Product Design (Shelter Option), 1951  

 

Teaching Area
General Design Studio, Industrial, Furniture Design, and Preservation

 

Academic and Professional Honors
Recipient of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Distinguished Professor Award for 1994
The Historic Preservation Achievement Award (presented by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin), 1990
An Award of Excellence for Outstanding Contributions to the Cultural and Visual Growth of the City of Milwaukee (presented by the Milwaukee Art Commission), 1989  

 

Teaching Experience
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Professor Emeritus 1998
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Professor 1992-1997
MUCIA/World Bank Education Project IX, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia: Visiting Professor 1985-86  

 

Professional Experience
Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Architects, Chicago, IL: Department of Research and Materials, (Designer) 1953-56  

 

Research Interests
Optimum integration of actual affordable housing design and the manufacturing plant feasibility study for the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. Further research has as it focus the optimum integration of actual affordable housing design and the manufacturing process to produce it. Currently under study is an investigation of planning modules or grids, to best achieve the most efficient special relationships while at the same time recognizing dimensional limitations due to transport and process constraints associated with materials and technology. Future studies will include the analysis of product flow to assure an efficient layout for the plant.  

 

Publications (Selected)
Rethinking House Building, Invited presentation at the Conference of Royal Institute of British Architects, London, UK, April 10-11, 1997
Rethinking Manufactured Housing.(1995) Milwaukee, WI: School of Architecture and Urban Planning
"Preserving Architectural Ornaments: A Laboratory Class at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee," CRIT 21, The Journal of the American Institute of Architecture Students
Small Wisconsin Towns 1975-1985: A Retrospective Overview of Downtown Revitalization Assistance. School of Architecture and Urban Planning
Design Guidelines for the Historic Third Ward. Historic Third Ward Association, Milwaukee, WI  

 

Research and Creative Activities
"Evaluation of Coast Guard Station Adaptive Use Proposals," Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Culture, Milwaukee, WI
"Assessing the Aesthetic Quality of the Concrete Silo Storage Facilities on Jones Island," Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewerage District, Milwaukee, WI
"Feasibility, Programming, and Revenue Study for a Milwaukee County Soccer Stadium," Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Culture, Milwaukee, WI
Documentation of Milwaukee Road Maintenance Facilities on Menomonee Valley Prison Site." Camp, Dresser, and McGee, Environmental Engineers, Milwaukee  

 

Service Director of Foreign Studies Programs: London, England-1979 & 1983; Paris, France-1990
Chairman, Department of Architecture, UWM, 1976-77
Founder, Small Town Revitalization Program, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning, UWM, 1974-present