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 Biographical Sketch & Bibliography

Brian Schermer
Associate Professor
Department of Architecture

bscherm@uwm.edu

 

 

Education
Ph.D. in Architecture, University of Michigan
M. Arch., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

 

Teaching Area
Law and Professional Practice, Research Methods in Architecture, Architectural Programming, Design Studio

 

Memberships
American Institute of Architects
Environmental Design Research Association (Board Member and Chair, 2004-2005)

 

Academic and Professional Honors
ARCC/King Student Medal for Excellence in Architectural Research, 2002
Distinguished Dissertation Award, University of Michigan, 2002-2003
Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Michigan, 1997-98
Scholar Award, CRS Center for Leadership and Management in the Design & Construction Industry, 1997
Best Doctoral Student Publication, University of Michigan, 1997
Newman Fellowship, University of Michigan, 1994-95
National Endowment for the Arts/U.S. Postal Service Honor Award for Program Excellence, 1990
Progressive Architecture Citation for Applied Research, 1989

 

Registration
Architect (Massachussetts)  

 

Teaching Experience
UUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Washington State University, University of Michigan, Boston Architectural Center

 

Professional Experience
1984-Professional experience with leading environmental design research firms, a state public housing agency, and nationally known architecture firms.

 

Research Interests
Architectural clients and the relationship between organizational and architectural change, challenges in contemporary architectural practice.

 

Publications (Selected)  
"Lost in the Translation: Project Partnering as a Model of Collaborative Design and Construction." Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture International Conference; Helsinki, Finland; July 27-30, 2003."Weaving the Institutional and the Practical in Everyday Architectural Ethics." Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Central Region Conference; Muncie, Indiana, October 24-26, 2003. 
"Organization Clients and Architectural Communities of Practice: Material and Social Construction at the Chrysler Technology Center." Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Michigan, 2002
"Post-Occupancy Evaluation and Organizational Learning," in Community: Evolution or revolution: Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Environmental design Research Association  in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 22-6, 2002.
"Client-Situated Architectural Practice: Implications for Architectural Education," Journal of Architectural Education, September 2001,
31-42
"Post-Occupancy Evaluation & Organizational Development: the Experience of the United States Postal Service." Co-author with Jay Farbstein, Min Kantrowitz, and John Hughes-Caley, Building Evaluation: Advances in Methods and Applications, Wolfgang F. E. Preiser (Ed.) New York: Plenum; 1989