Tyler S. Sprague, Ph.D., P.E., LEED® AP
Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Washington (Seattle) wk: University of Washington, College of Built Environments, Box 355740, Seattle, WA 98195-5740 p: (206) 369-2028 e: [email protected]
Educational History
University of Washington Ph. D. in the Built Environment April 2013 Seattle, Washington College of Built Environments Dissertation: “Expressive Structure: The Life and Work of Matthew Nowicki”, College of Built Environments, University of Washington
University of Washington Master of Science (structural) May 2006 Seattle, Washington Civil and Environmental Engineering Thesis: “X-ray tomography for evaluation of damage in concrete bond.”
University of California, Berkeley Bachelor of Science with Honors May 2003 Berkeley, California Civil and Environmental Engineering
Universita per Stranieri Attestato di Frequenza e Profitto April 2002 Siena, Italy
Employment History
University of Washington, Seattle Department of Architecture Assistant Professor 9/13 – present
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Eng. Adjunct Asst. Professor 3/14 - present
Acting Assistant Professor 9/12- 9/13 Pre-doctoral lecturer 1/09-9/12 Teaching Assistant (TA) 9/08-12/08
Professional Engineering in California: License # C 73021 2008 LEED Accredited Professional (US Green Building Council) 2006
Magnusson Klemencic Associates Structural Design Engineer 10/06 - 10/08 Seattle, WA
University of Washington, Seattle Dept. of Civil & Environmental Eng. Teaching Assistant (TA) 9/04-3/05
Clark Pacific (arch. & struct. pre-cast) Project Engineer 5/03 - 6/04 Sacramento, CA
East Bay Municipal Utility District Engineering Aide 5/02 - 12/02 Oakland, CA
UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab Engineering Asst. 1/00 - 10/00 Berkeley, CA
Tyler S. Sprague – Curriculum Vitae
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
“Structural Products of Place: The Era of Reinforced Concrete Skyscrapers in Seattle”, Pacific Northwest Quarterly, accepted for publication June 2015
“Hyperbolic Paraboloids in the Post-war Americas,” Journal of Construction History, Special Issue: Construction History in the Americas, vol. 28 (1), 2013. pp.165-184
“Fettered by the Traditions of Modernity” Re-theorizing Chandigarh’s Global Heritage ” co- author with Manish Chalana, University of Washington, Planning Perspectives, vol. 28 (2), 2013. pp. 199-222.
“Lighted Fair is Magic Landscape : The A-Y-P at Night,” Pacific Northwest Quarterly, vol. 100 (2), Spring 2009. pp 70-78.
Refereed Conference Proceedings
“WATCH/ RESPOND/ ACT/ PLAY: A Hybrid Approach for Architectural Structures Education”, Building Technology Educators Society Bi-Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, 24-26 June 2015
“Sculpture on a Grand Scale: The Structural Geometry of Jack Christiansen’s Thin Shells”, International Conference of Construction History (ICCH5), Chicago Ill., 3-5 June, 2015
“The Rise of the Bearing-Wall Skyscraper: A Perspective from Seattle”, International Conference of Construction History (ICCH5), Chicago Ill., 3-5 June, 2015
“Structural & Material Evaluation of Thin Shell Concrete (Hyperbolic Paraboloid) Structures in the Pacific Northwest”, Mid-Century Modern Structures Symposium, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, St. Louis, MO, 16 April 2015
“The Conservation of Thin-Shell Concrete Structures”, 9th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historic Constructions, 14-17 October, 2014, Mexico City
“Floating Roofs”: The Dorton Arena and the Development of the Modern Tension Roof” abstract accepted, paper submitted to the International Conference of Structures and Architecture, Portugal, 2013
“Embracing Disciplinary Diversity: A Design Studio Pedagogy for Collaborative Learning” Theory by Design Conference, (Primary author, with Ken Yocom & Manish Chalana) Architectural Sciences of the Artesis University College of Antwerp, Belgium, October 2012,
“Eero Saarinen, Eduardo Catalano and the Influence of Matthew Nowicki: A Challenge to Form and Function”, Nexus Network Journal, vol. 12 (2), May 2010. Pp. 249-258
“The Cobb Building Renovation” Preservation Seattle, Historic Seattle, June 2006
“The Stability of Interior Corners”, Column 5 (University of Washington Department of Architecture), Summer 2006.
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Research Activities
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Foundation Grant, “Performative Precast: An Integrated Architectural Studio + Research Program,” (PI) with Rick Mohler, Jim Nichols Winter 2015 ($25,000 per year, renewable for three years), Spring 2015 (submitted in June 2015)
“Shannon & Wilson Office Building”, Landmark nomination to the City of Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board, 10 April 2015. (Thin-shell concrete building, designed in 1958), co- authored with Susan Boyle (BOLA Architects) & Eugenia Wu (Historic Seattle).
Global Architectural History Teaching Collaborative (GAHTC), “Global Connections in ‘rock-cut’ or non-tectonic architecture’, PI with Vikramaditya Prakash, Spring 2015 ($8,000)
Royalty Research Fund, University of Washington, “Architecture, Structure & Post-war Complexity: Matthew Nowicki in the Post-war Era”, (PI) Initial Application Fall 2014 – Unsuccessful, Revised Resubmission, Spring 2015 (unsuccessful)
National Center for Preservation Technology & Training Grant, “Digital Documentation, Assessment and Analysis of Thin Shell Concrete Structures in the Pacific Northwest”, (PI) with Christopher Meek & Carrie Dossick, Fall 2014 (unsuccessful)
Organizing member of “Structural Engineers of the Seattle World’s Fair” interview project, with the Structural Engineers Foundation (SEF), a part of Structural Engineers Association of Washington (SEAW). 30 May 2012. Script writing and technical advisor for forthcoming documentary, Spring 2013.
Elisabeth Walton Potter Research Award, SAH Marion Dean Ross Chapter, “A Preservation Survey of Hyperbolic Paraboloids in the Pacific Northwest,” (PI) March 2012
Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest, Travel & Research Grant, “A Preservation Survey of Hyperbolic Paraboloids in the Pacific Northwest”, (PI) January 2012
Member of organizing faculty team for “People for the Parks” Competition sponsored by the Van Alan Institute to redesign/ rethink the interpretation/ preservation approach of San Juan Island National Historic Park. Design of initial seminar class, and development of studio thesis & syllabus for competition in Winter of 2012
Assistant Coordinator and Participant in “Getting to 50” Building Survey, sponsored by the Preservation Green Lab, National Trust for Historic Preservation. Neighborhood survey of low rise commercial and industrial buildings, to create comprehensive database of building information to assist in Energy Retrofit assessment, and future seismic evaluations. Fall 2011.
Society of Architectural History, Marion Dean Ross (Pacific Northwest Chapter) Award: Wendell Lovett Travel Award to present at regional SAH conference, October 2011
John Nolen Research Fund, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Support research in the history of city and regional planning, (PI) May 2011
University of Washington, Department of Architecture, 2008-present Award: Nellis Top Scholar Award, Spring Quarter 2009
Grants: National Science Foundation Fellowship, Funded Research, “X-ray tomography
Tyler S. Sprague – Curriculum Vitae investigation of bond in reinforced concrete,” (Graduate Researcher), 2005-2006
Professional Design Projects
Providence Everett Medical Center Expansion, Everett, Washington: Zimmer Gonsul Frasca Architects, Magnusson Klemencic Associates - structural engineer. Lead Design Engineer for 12-story, 680,000-square foot medical tower and parking structure, coordination with existing facility renovation and new Central Utility Plant (2007, under construction).
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Proton Therapy Facility, Seattle, Washington: Naramore Bain Brady Johanson Architects, Magnusson Klemencic Associates - structural engineer. Lead Design Engineer for first proton therapy cancer-treatment facility in the Pacific Northwest, completed through schematic design (2008).
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: HDR Architects, Magnusson Klemencic Associates - structural engineer. Assisted in structural design, digital interface with Building Information Modeling (BIM) (2008).
Los Angeles County / University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California: HOK Architects, Clark Pacific - pre-cast cladding system engineer and fabricator. Project Engineer, assisting in design of architectural pre-cast concrete panels (2003).
Other Scholarly Activities
Invited Lectures and seminars
“The Bearing-Wall Skyscraper: the Pacific Northwest’s Role”, Structural Engineers Association of the Northwest, bi-annual conference, Seattle, WA, 18 September, 2014,
Panel Moderator for December 2012 Meeting of the Structural Engineer’s Association of Washington, discussion on the ‘Structural Engineers of the Seattle World’s Fair’, 27 November 2012
Conference Session Organization
Originator & Organizer, with Marci Ulien (University of Illinois) and Robert Dermody (Roger Williams University), “Structure as Design Knowledge”, 2016 ACSA Conference, Seattle, Washington
Presentations given at conferences
“Sculpture on a Grand Scale: The Structural Geometry of Jack Christiansen’s Thin Shells”, Construction History Society of America + AIA Minnesota Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 14 November 2014
“The Rise of the Bearing-Wall Skyscraper: A Perspective from Seattle”, Construction History Society of America + AIA Minnesota Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 12 November 2014
“The Seattle City Light Tower & The Rise of Concrete Skyscrapers in the Pacific Northwest”, Society of Architectural Historians, Pacific Northwest Chapter, Seattle, WA, 3 October 2014
“Beauty, Versatility, Practicality: The Innovative Construction of Hyperbolic Paraboloids in Post-war America”, presented to the bi-annual meeting of the Construction History Society of
Tyler S. Sprague – Curriculum Vitae America, MIT, Cambridge, MA 2 November 2012.
“A Module of Northwest Modernism: Hyperbolic Paraboloids in the Pacific Northwest” presented at the annual meeting of Marion Dean Ross, Northwest Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians, 7-9 October 2011, Boise, Idaho.
“Ephemera and Permanence : The Legacy of Lighting the A-Y-P Lighting”, at ‘Luminous Architecture in the 20th Century (1907-1977)’, 10-12 December 2009, Nantes, France
“A History of Wood Construction on the UW Campus”, presentation to regional chapter of Association of Preservation Technology, Seattle, WA, 14 March 2009
“Lighted Fair is Magic Landscape: The A-Y-P at Night”, presented at the annual meeting of Pacific Northwest Historians Guild, Seattle, WA, 7 March 2009
“A Digital Investigation of Concrete Fracture : Extracting Spatial Information from Images”, MS thesis presented to UW Built Environment Colloquium, Seattle, WA, 22 Jan. 2009
“Analysis: Are we teaching the wrong stuff?” panel member at ASCE Structures Congress, 18th Analysis and Computation Conference, Vancouver, BC, 24 April 2008
Blog Contributions
“Abu Dhabi Summer” posted to University of Washington, Department of Architecture blog, http://uwarch-belog.com/index.php/2015/05/with-summer-rapidly-approaching-assistant- professor-tyler-sprague-recalls-last-summers-whirlwind-trip-to-abu-dhabi/, 26 May 2015
“Building Chandigarh... Brick by Brick” Globalization and the Modernist City: The Chandigarh Experience, Vikramaditya Prakash, ed., (University of Washington India Program, March 2011)
“Structures in the Summer” posted to University of Washington, Department of Architecture blog, http://uwarch-belog.com/index.php/2012/09/structures-in-the-summer/ 3 September 2012
“Hyperbolic Paraboloids and Northwest Modernism” posted to University of Washington, Department of Architecture blog, http://uwarch-belog.com/index.php/2012/04/hyperbolic- paraboloids-and-northwest-modernism/. 23 April 2012
“The Bricks of Chandigarh” posted to University of Washington, Department of Architecture blog, http://uwarch-belog.com/index.php/2011/09/the-bricks-of-chandigarh/, 12 September 2011
References, citations and edits provided for Prakash, Vikram “Third World Modernism or Just Modernism? Towards a Cosmopolitan Reading of Modernism” in Lu, Duanfang. Third World Modernism: Architecture, Development and Identity. New York, NY: Routledge, 2010. Print.
Exhibit Creation, Research Participation & Small-scale Investigations
Creation of exhibition panels on the construction of Chandigarh, for “Chandigarh to NanoCity: Past and Future of Urban Planning in India”: A Panel Discussion on Chandigarh and NanoCity, held at Swissnex San Francisco, June 8, 2010, http://fora.tv/2010/07/08/ Planning_India_From_Chandigarh_to_NanoCity#fullprogram
Tyler S. Sprague – Curriculum Vitae “Merging Physical Data with BIM models : Surveying Existing Buildings at Fort Lewis”, research participant in UW Construction Management research project investigating methods for cataloging US Army building stock and merging with building-information-model for more efficient facilities maintenance. Summer 2008
“Scrapwood Shells: recycled lumber shelters”, Education-Based design build project, structural engineering and assistant coordinator of UW participants, PI: Rob Corser, initial competition proposal accepted, 2008-present
First Place, Graduate Student Advisor for UW Team “PEER Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition” held at the 100th Anniversary of 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Conference, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research center, San Francisco, CA, 19 April 2006
Masonry-strengthening project, UC Berkeley, SEMM department, PI: Claudia Ostertag, built specimens for testing crack development in masonry walls with wire mesh embedded in mortar joints, post-applied fiber-reinforced polymer mesh tested. Spring 2003.
Teaching
Current Course Teaching Assignments
Spring 2015 Arch 324 Intro to Structures II (Grad) 3 cr. Arch498 Seminar on Structural Arch. 3 cr. (assisting Dave Miller)
Winter 2015 Arch 321 Intro to Structures II 3 cr. (w/ Kate Simonen) Arch 323 Intro to Structures (Grad) 3 cr.
Fall 2014 Arch 320 Intro to Structures 3 cr. (w/ Kate Simonen) Arch 251 Non-Western Architecture 5 cr.
Previous Courses Taught in Previous Years
Summer 2014 CEE452 Reinforced Concrete Design 3 cr. CEP – Concrete Bridge Design (delivered in Abu Dhabi)
Spring 2014 Arch 324 Intro to Structures II (Grad) 3cr Arch 251 Non-Western Architecture 5 cr
Winter 2014 Arch 323 Intro to Structures (Grad) 3 cr.
Fall 2013 Arch 320A & C Intro to Structures I (2 sections) 3 cr.
Summer 2013 CEE 452 Reinforced Concrete I 3 cr. Arch 506/403 “Robot Treehouse Studio” 5 cr. --Structural Consultant--
Tyler S. Sprague – Curriculum Vitae Spring 2013 Arch 324 Intro to Structures II (Grad) 3 cr. Arch 498 Integration of BE Systems 3 cr.
Winter 2013 Arch 321 Intro to Structures II 3 cr. Arch 323 Intro to Structures (Grad) 3 cr.
Fall 2012 Arch 320 Intro to Structures I (2 sections) 3 cr.
Summer 2012 Arch 521 Structural System Design 3 cr. CEE 452 Reinforced Concrete I 3 cr.
Spring 2012 Arch 352 Intro to Structures III 3 cr.
Winter 2012 (TA) CM 250 Construction History 5 cr. (TA) BE 498/598 Design for the Parks Comp. 5 cr.
Fall 2011 UrbDp 585 Intro to Preservation Planning 3 cr.
Summer 2011 Arch 498 Structural Re-use 3 cr.
Winter 2011 (TA) India Program Study Abroad in Chandigarh 15 cr.
Fall 2010 (TA) BE 498/598 Cities of Tomorrow: 3 cr. Globalization & Urbanization in India
Summer 2010 Arch 420 Reinforced Concrete Design 4 cr. +Advanced Structures
Spring 2010 Arch 352 History of Architecture III 3 cr. Honors Section
Winter 2010 Arch 351 History of Architecture II 3 cr. Graduate Section
Fall 2009 Arch 320 Intro. to Structures I 3 cr.
Summer 2009 Arch 420/ Reinforced Concrete Design 4 cr. CEE 452 (Joint Listed)
Spring 2009 Arch 322 Intro to Structures III 3 cr.
Winter 2009 Arch 321 Intro to Structures II 3 cr.
Fall 2009 (TA) Arch 321 Intro. to Structures I 3 cr. Arch 420 Reinforced Concrete Design 4 cr.
Winter 2005 (TA) CEE220 Mechanics of Materials 3 cr. Fall 2004 (TA)
Course Development Activities
Leading development of a new course – preliminarily titled “A History of Civic Infrastructure” in cooperation with the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (Greg Miller) and
Tyler S. Sprague – Curriculum Vitae external donor, Robert Ortblat. Intended to provide a historical perspective to large-scale infrastructure projects – including discussion of historical projects, recent past, and contemporary construction. Course development in Summer 2015, potentially implemented Spring 2016.
Served as a Teaching Technology Fellow (along with Kate Simonen) during the 2014-2015 academic year. Fellowship involved intensive week-long session at beginning and end of Summer 2014 to familiarize with the Canvas learning platform. Led implementation of hybrid course in Fall 2014 (Architecture 320), and several ‘reach-out’ sessions to share knowledge with other faculty & students.
Served as advisor for revision of “Technical Issues in Historic Preservation”, with graduate student Brian Rich. Updating course material for offering potentially in Spring 2015.
Implemented a new interdisciplinary course with the departments of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, tentatively titled: “Integration of BE Systems.” This seminar/ lecture course seeks to explicitly address the need for coordinating the complex systems that operate within a single building. Mimicking the professional design environment, this course brings together different disciplinary fields highlighting mutual dependencies and the necessary communication needed for collaboration. This course is a first step towards more integration between connected fields, and will be offered for the first time in Spring 2013.
Development and execution of new course titled “Structural Re-use” (Arch 498) offered as a technical elective within the Department of Architecture. Open to architecture and engineering students, this course addressed the technical issues of seismic rehabilitation of existing buildings and how to integrate them with new architectural interventions. Guest speakers, and construction site tours enriched the quantitative calculations and qualitative decision-making involved. Summer 2011
Preliminary organization of a joint Master’s of Science program between the Department of Architecture and the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (Structural Emphasis). This joint degree would provide a framework for interested students to attain an interdisciplinary degree, reflective of the technical and cultural demands of designing the built environment. Through sharing and coordinating existing classes, both departments stand to better prepare their graduates for the professional world, as well as foster new research opportunities. Preliminary contacts: Greg Miller (Civil), John Stanton (Civil), Laura Lowes (Civil), Rob Corser (Arch).
Student Advising/ Thesis Guidance
Winston Davis (Committee Member, MS in Design Computing), Department of Architecture, Winter 2016
Brian Rich (Committee Member, one-year Masters of Architecture), Department of Architecture, Fall 2015
Hung Viet (Graduate School Representative (GSR), Ph.D. Committee Member), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Fall 2014
Gaby Alban-Hidalgo (Thesis Advisor, Undergraduate Honors Student), Department of Architecture, Spring 2014
Tyler S. Sprague – Curriculum Vitae Adam Stoeckle, “A Volunteer-based construction system for migrant farmworker housing”, Master of Architecture Student, 2012. Structural Consultant
Jennifer Richter, “Rationality and Emotion in the Valley of the Moon”, Master of Architecture Student, 2012, Structural Consultant.
Weilan Zhang, “New Eyes for Waste: DeConstruction and Re-assembly of Seattle’s Industrial Warehouses”, Master of Architecture Student, 2011, Structural Consultant.
Ashley Muse, “Remixing the Water’s Edge: Re-appropriating the South Park Bridge”, Master of Architecture student, 2010, Structural Consultant.
Guest Lecture at other UW Courses/ Advising
“Hybrid Teaching”, Lecture to BE 598 (‘Issues of Teaching and Research’) with Carrie Dossick, 23 April 2015
Three- lecture series for ARCH 498 (‘Structural Architecture’) with David Miller – ‘Structural Engineers of the Seattle World’s Fair’ (4/6/15), ‘Thin-Shell Concrete’(4/20/15), ‘Seattle Skyscrapers’,
Structural consult for ARCH 502 (Barry Onouye Endowed Studio) with Paulo Desideri & Brian McLaren, 17 April, 2015
Mid-Review and Final Review Critic for ARCH 501 (AISC steel competition) with Rob Corser, 18 February & 16 March, 2015
Structural consult for ARCH 503 (affordable housing) with Michael Pyatok & Andre Taybron, 27 February, 2015
Structural consult for ARCH 503 (housing + care) with Nina Franey & Brent Rogers, 25 February, 2015
“Skyscrapers & Domes”, Lecture presented to Construction History class (CM250), 9 March 2015
“Thin-Shell Concrete”, Lecture presented to Civil Engineering graduate students (CEE500), 27 January 2015
Final Critic and Structural Consultant, Architecture 500 (Comprehensive Studio), David Miller, University of Washington, February & March (Spring Quarter) 2014
Guest Lecturer, Construction Management 250, Len Holm, University of Washington, March (Spring Quarter) 2014
Final Critic, Architecture 300 (Introductory Studio), Rob Corser, Rob Pena, Penelope West, University of Washington, December (Fall Quarter), 2013
“The Vaulting Problem : Arches, Domes and Hyperbolic Paraboloids in Modern Architecture”, presented to UW Built Environment Colloquium, Seattle, WA, 22 October 2009
Indications of Student Evaluation
Tyler S. Sprague – Curriculum Vitae Nomination for Teaching Assistant of the Year, 2005, College of Engineering, University of Washington, nominated by students
Service
Leadership Positions
Board Members, Construction History Society of America, 2015-present Board Member, do.co.mo.mo wewa, Documentation and Conservation of the Modern Movement in Western Washington, January 2014 - present
Curriculum Committee for 2+ M.Arch program, Department of Architecture, University of Washington, 2014-2015. Review of incoming applications.
Tenure, Promotion and Merit Review (TPMR) committee member, Department of Architecture, University of Washington, 2013-2014.
Member of Annual Meeting Organizing Committee, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Seattle, February 2013
Secretary, Association of Preservation Technology, Pacific Northwest Chapter, 2008-2014.
Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) Senator, representing Ph.D. students in the College of Built Environments, 2009-2010
Volunteer Tour Guide, Seattle Architecture Foundation, for historic & contemporary skyscrapers tour, 2007-2009
UW, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Offered introductory tour of city & campus, 2005-6
University of Washington Representative, Student Leadership Council, PEER, 2005-06
University of California, Berkeley, College of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002-2003 Xi Epsilon Member (Civil Engineering Honor Society)
Membership
Construction History Society of America Building Technology Educators Society Prestressed/ Precast Concrete Institute
Tyler S. Sprague – Curriculum Vitae