Kathryn H. Anthony
Professor
Professor, School of Architecture
Past Chair, Building Research Council
Associated with Landscape Architecture and Women's Studies Program
Ph.D. in Architecture, University of California, Berkeley
B.A. in Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
Kathryn has been teaching architecture and involved in
research at the University of Illinois since joining the faculty in 1984.
Her courses focus on:
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how people relate to spaces and places
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how people relate to their housing environments
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gender and racial issues in architecture
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how to apply environment-behavior research to design
Her courses stress the importance of:
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people and social and psychological issues to students in
environmental design and
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places and spaces and environmental issues to students in
the social sciences.
She seeks to develop more socially responsible designers
and more environmentally responsible social scientists.
Research interests include:
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environment and behavior, with a special emphasis on housing
(particularly the housing needs of special user groups including single-parent
families, persons with physical challenges, etc.)
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transforming architectural practice into a more humane environment,
especially for those underrepresented in the profession, with a special
emphasis on designing for diversity
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transforming architectural education into a more humane environment
for students and faculty, with a special emphasis on design juries and
design education
She is the author of:
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Design Juries on Trial: The Renaissance
of the Design Studio (NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold,
1991, soon to be re-published), a book which unravels some of the mysteries
of design education. It provides a guide for students to master the design
jury and design studio both in school and in practice. It involves surveys,
interviews, observations, and diaries of over 900 participants: students,
faculty, and practitioners. Among those interviewed were 30 award-winning
designers, including Peter Eisenman, Michael Graves, E. Fay Jones, Cesar
Pelli, Cynthia Weese, and others. If you would like to receive information
on how to order Design Juries on Trial when it is re-published, please
send e-mail to Kathryn Anthony at kanthony@uiuc.edu.
Include your e-mail address and phone number.
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over 60 publications in magazines and journals such as Architectural
Record, Architecture, The Journal of Architectural Education, Landscape,
Planning, The Journal of Architectural and Planning Research and elsewhere.
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an upcoming book, entitled Designing
for Diversity: A Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Critique of the Architectural
Profession, to be published by the University of Illinois Press.
The book is based on surveys, interviews, and archival data from over 400
architects nationwide. It highlights both the turmoils and triumphs of
the profession, and it offers ways to make architecture a more diverse
profession, one that provides equal opportunities for all.
- Running for Our Lives: An Odyssey with Cancer
She is the co-editor of:
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Coming of Age: Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference
of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA)(1990)(Oklahoma
City, OK) with Robert Selby, Brian Orland, and Jaepil Choi
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Gender and Multiculturalism in Architectural Education, Journal
of Architectural Education, (47:1, Sept. 1993)with Brad Grant
She is the co-designer and co-producer of:
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Shattering the Glass Ceiling: The Role of Gender and Race
in the Architectural Profession, an exhibit of black-and-white collages
displayed at the 1996 National Convention of the American Institute of
Architects (AIA), the 1996 National Diversity Conference of the AIA, and
elsewhere. Jami Becker, Tracey Jo Hoekstra, and Melissa Worden were co-designers,
and Melissa Worden was co-producer.
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Building the Past, Present, and Future: A History of the
Building Research Council, an exhibit displayed in 1996 at the I Space
Gallery in Chicago and elsewhere. Selah Peterson was co-designer and co-producer.
Her work was recently cited in:
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US News & World Report (Oct. 14, 1996), p. 68
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Building Community: A New Future for Architecture Education
and Practice, by Ernest Boyer and Lee Mitgang (Princeton, NJ: The Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1996)
She is the recipient of:
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the 1992 Creative Achievement Award from the Association
of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
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a 1992 Outstanding Faculty Award from the UIUC College of
Fine and Applied Arts.
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Merit Awards from the American Institute of Architects, Architectural
Photography Competition (1990, 1987)
She is listed in:
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Who's Who in the World
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Who's Who in America
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Who's Who of American Women
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Who's Who in the Midwest
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and elsewhere
She has served:
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as Treasurer of the Environmental Design Research Association
(EDRA)
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on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Architectural
Education
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as the Membership Chair of Women, Information Technology
and Scholarship (WITS) at UIUC
She currently serves:
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on the Editorial Board of The Journal of Architectural
and Planning Research (JAPR)
on the Editorial Board of Environment & Behavior
(E&B)
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