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 Biographical Sketch & Bibliography

James W. Shields
Associate Professor
Department of Architecture

jshields@uwm.edu

 

 

Education
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: M.Arch 1982
University of Pennsylvania at Ecole Speciale, Paris, France: Foreign Study 1980
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: BSAS 1979

  

Teaching Area
Urban Design and Analysis, Theory/Criticism, and Drawing, Communications, Graphics, Models  

 

Memberships
AIA, WSA, ACSA  

 

Academic and Professional Honors
Emerging Voices Award, AIA, Wisconsin Chapter, 1993
Honor Award, AIA, Wisconsin Chapter, 1992
Honorable Mention, AIA, Wisconsin Chapter, 1992
Merit Award, AIA, Wisconsin Chapter, 1988
Merit Award, AIA, Wisconsin Chapter, 1987
First Place Award, Timber Holdings Housing Competition, Milwaukee, WI, 1986
First Place Award, Merit Residence Hall Competition, Madison, WI, 1984
First Place Award, Great Urban Place Design Competition, Madison, WI, 1984  

 

Teaching Experience
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Associate Professor 1990-present
Arizona State University: Visiting Assistant Professor 1983-1984  

 

Professional Experience
HGA Architects, Designer 1989-present
JVOS Architects, Partner 1985-1989  

 

Publications (Selected)
"The American Mall: Towards a Corporate Control of Public Spaces," Urbanism 3, No.3, 1990
"James Duane Doty and the Design of Fond Du Lac", Proceedings of the Third National Conference on American City Planning History, 1990.
"The Building as Village," Reflections, No.6, pp.62-67, 1989
Shields, J. The Cities of James Duane Doty. Milwaukee: Publication in Architecture and Urban Planning, The Center for Architecture and Urban Planning Research, monograph, Pg. IV+152; Illus., 1989.
Greenstreet, R. and Shields, J. Architectural Representation. New Jersey, Prentice Hall, pp., IX-166; Illus., 1987.  

 

Research and Creative Activities
Theoretical Design for an Innovative Comprehensive High School. In collaboration with the National Center for Research in Vocational Education, UC Berkeley, UM St. Paul
Birth, Growth, and Maturity of Designed Settlements in the American Midwest: The Cities of J. D. Doty (1800-1865). Funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.  

 

Service
Chair, City of Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission Curator, School of Architecture & Urban Planning Gallery