June, 2013
DENNIS FRENCHMAN Leventhal Professor of Urban Design and Planning
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY School of Architecture and Planning Department of Urban Studies and Planning
1. DATE OF BIRTH: September 28, 1948
2. CITIZENSHIP: USA
3. EDUCATION: University of Cincinnati Bachelor of Architecture, Summa Cum Laude 1972 U.S Army Engineering School Military Engineering, Distinguished Graduate 1973 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Master of Architecture in Advanced Studies 1976 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Master of City Planning 1976
4. TITLE OF THESIS FOR MOST ADVANCED DEGREE: A Planning Strategy for Urban National Historical Parks: Lowell, Massachusetts
5. PRINCIPAL FIELDS OF INTEREST: Urban Design, City Planning, Architecture, Real Estate Development, focusing on: Media technology and city design; transformation of downtown and neighborhood districts; redevelopment of historically significant industrial sites, cities, regions.
6. NAMES AND RANK OF OTHER DEPARTMENTAL FACULTY IN SAME FIELD: Adele Naude Santos, Professor; John de Monchaux, Professor; Eran Ben Joseph, Associate Professor
7. NAMES AND RANK OF FACULTY OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN SAME FIELD: Julian Beinart, Professor, Alexander d’Hooghe, Assistant Professor
8. NON-MIT EXPERIENCE:
8.1 Architecture and Urban Design Dennis Frenchman, Urban Design 2009-present ICON architecture, inc., Boston: Vice President, founding Partner 1996-2009 Lane, Frenchman and Associates, Inc., Boston: V. President, founding Partner 1979-1996 David A. Crane and Partners, Inc., Philadelphia: Associate 1976-1979 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ft. Belvoir, VA: 2nd Lieut., Military Engineer 1972-1973
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State of New Jersey Division of Housing and Urban Renewal, Trenton, NJ: Principal Architect, Asst. to the Director 1971-1972 Raymond R. Heinrich, AIA, AICP, Architect, New Brunswick, NJ: Architectural Designer 1970-1971 Haines, Lundberg and Waehler, Architects, NY, NY: Architectural Designer 1968-1969
8.2 Teaching Tsinghua University, Beijing, China: Visiting Professor 1987-present University of Bari, Italy: Visiting Lecturer 2000 Harvard University Graduate School of Design: Critic 1979-198
9. HISTORY OF MIT APPOINTMENTS: Lecturer 1983-1989 Senior Lecturer 1989-1997 Professor of the Practice of Urban Design and Planning 1998-2006 Leventhal Professor of Urban Design and Planning 2007-present
10. CONSULTING RECORD
Dennis Frenchman, Urban Design Government of Ecuador: Program and Curriculum for new University of 2011-2012 Amazon, focusing on the rainforest and sensitive ecosystems. World Bank, Washington, D.C.: External Advisor on Urban Livability to President of the World Bank; expert on technology and cities. 2001-2011 City of Zaragoza, Spain: International Scientific Committee on Technology and the City 2005-present
See also: 8.1 Architecture and Urban Design (for firms); and 17.0 Projects (for professional work)
11. DEPARTMENT AND UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES, OTHER ASSIGNED DUTIES:
11.1 Department of Urban Studies and Planning and Department of Architecture: Co-Director, Center for Advanced Urbanism 2011-2012 Director, City Design and Development Group 1996-2010 Chair, Master in City Planning Degree Program 2000-2005/14 Chair, Urban Design Search Committees 2006-2008 DUSP Steering Committee 2000-2010 SENSEable City Laboratory Board 2003-present Silberberg Award, Selection Committee 2005-2008 Transportation Planner Search Committee 2004 Promotion Committees, Eran Ben-Joseph 2003, 5, 9
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Chair, Promotion Committee, Eran Ben-Joseph 2002 Chair, MCP Core Practicum Committee 2001-2002 Technology Search Committee 2000 Master in City Planning Degree Program Committee 1994-1998 Chair, Landscape Architecture Search Committee 1997 Fundraising Committee 1997 Undergraduate Program Committee 1995-7, 2010 Environmental Design Search Committee 1991 Chair, Environmental Design Search Committee 1990 Convener, DUSP Design and Development Curriculum Focus Group 1989-1990 Chair, National Colloquium on the Teaching of Urban Design 1986-1987 DUSP 50th Anniversary Committee 1985 PhD Admissions 1996-present MCP Admissions 1983-present SMArchS admissions (Architecture) 1983-1990 Coordinator, Environmental Design Forum 1983-1989 Convener, Alumni Advisory Group 1983-1987
11.2 School of Architecture and Planning: Center for Real Estate Review Committee 2009-present Master of Science in Real Estate Degree Committee 2009-present Chair, Urban Design Certificate Committee 1996-2010 Chair, Dual Degree Committee 1983-present Co-Director, Urbanization Laboratory, research initiative with Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (with Yung Ho Chang, Head Dept. of Architecture) 2006-2010 Energy Initiative Committee 2006-present Co-director, China Executive Training Program, for Chinese real estate developers and mayors (DUSP, Architecture Center for Real Estate) 2006-2009 Co-chair, “New Century Cities” International Conference (DUSP, Center for Real Estate, Media Lab) 2005 Chair, MIT Center for Real Estate, Curriculum Committee 2004-2005 Coordinator, school/DUSP renovation 1998-2000 Director, Great Public Places Program: Boston City Hall Plaza Competition 1995 Director, Environmental Design Program (DUSP, Architecture) 1983-1987
11.3 Institute Level: Kendall Square Task Force 2012-2013 MIT China Working Group 2011-present MIT Library Committee 2009-2010 MIT Representative, Urban Ring planning group 2006-2008 MIT Campus Framework committee 2007-2008 Search Committee, Media Lab Head 2005 Living Campus proposal 2004 Session Leader: Cities Tomorrow, Campaign for MIT 2001
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Session Leader: Cities Tomorrow, Campaign for MIT 1999
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12. GOVERNMENT AND OTHER OUTSIDE COMMITTEES, SERVICE, ETC.
12.1 International
Tsinghua University, China, National Academic Review Committee 2010 City of Shanghai, China, Advisory Committee on Urbanization Design 2009-present City of Seoul, Korea, Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Digital City Design 2008-present City of Zaragoza, Spain, International Scientific Committee on Technology 2005-present Digital Mile International Design Competition, Juror, Zaragoza Alta Velocidad, Spain 2006 World Bank Committee on Empowerment, Culture and Civic Engagement, Team Leader for Urban Livability 2001-2 Italian Universities National Research Board, Research Referee 2001-2006 International Housing Design Competition, Juror. Shanghai, China 2003
12.2 National
US National Park Service Advisory Committee on Urban National Parks 2013-present US Congress, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Washington, D.C., Invited Testimony on National Heritage System 2004 Southeast Federal Center, National Design Competition, Juror. Washington, D.C., Federal Center Development Corporation 2003 National Trust and National Park Service, Heritage Areas Research Agenda 2003 First Annual ACSA, NAAB Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Teaching of Architecture, Juror, presenter of award 1979 American Institute of Architects National Research Committee 1978-1979 National Architectural Accrediting Board, Board of Directors 1976-1979 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Board of Directors 1974-1976
12.3 Regional
Mayors’ Institute on City Design, Northeast Region Faculty 2006 AICP Exam review faculty 2001-2002 Mayors’ Institute on City Design, Northeast Region Faculty 1999 City of Boston, City Hall Plaza Design Competition Committee 1995 Mayors’ Institute on City Design, Southeast and Northeast Region Faculty 1993-1994 Mayors’ Institute on City Design, Northeast Region Faculty 1993 Massachusetts Capital Planning and Operations, Beth Israel Design Review 1991 City of Houston, TX, Neighborhood Development Charrette Leader 1991 City of Indianapolis, IN, Downtown Vision Charrette Leader 1990 City of Boston Commons Design Review 1988 Boston Parks and Recreation, “Sliver Spaces” Charrette Leader 1987 Boston Architectural Center, Education Committee 1983-1984 North Street North Gallery, Founder and Director (pioneering non-profit art gallery first exhibited work of artists including aerial photographs of Alex MacLean, prints of Maude Mogan, Corita Kent, others) 1976-1982
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State of New Jersey Housing Demonstration Grant Fund, Board of Directors 1972-1973
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13. AWARDS AND HONORS RECEIVED:
13.1 International
Venice Biennale of Architecture, Venice, Italy: Exhibition of urban design for Zaragoza Digital Mile (co-PI) 2006
Shenzhen Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture, Shenzhen, China. Exhibition of urban design for Seoul Digital Media City. (co-PI) 2006
Tsinghua-MIT Beijing Joint Urban Design Studio Exhibition - 1985-2006, Beijing, China. Honoring 20 years of the Beijing Urban Design Studio, City of Beijing Planning Institute. (Lead faculty) 2006
Beijing International Media Avenue, China. Invited international competition to design two-mile technology district; one of five individuals/firms invited to submit. (PIC) 2003
Seoul Museum of History, Korea. Permanent exhibition including drawings and design for Seoul Digital Media City. (co-PI) 2003
13.2 National
Readers Choice Award: Affordable Housing Economics. Maverick Landing. Cited 2006 as “Best Housing Project in the US.” (UD consulting principal)
National Honor Award for Excellence in Design, National Waterfront Center: Fore River Shipyard Development Plan. (PIC) 1994
Citation for Meritorious Achievement in Regional and Urban Design, American Institute of Architects: Johnstown Third Century Plan. (PIC) 1989
Citation for Excellence in Urban Design, National Award, American Institute of Architects: West Broadway Public Housing Renewal. (PIC urban design) 1988
Citation for excellence in Urban Design: Progressive Architecture 30th Awards: West Broadway Public Housing Renewal Plan. (PIC urban design) 1983
Outstanding Project First Award: American Planning Association, signifying the most outstanding planning project in the United States: West Broadway Public Housing Project Renewal Plan. (PIC urban design) 1983
Outstanding Project First Award: American Planning Association, signifying the most outstanding planning project in the United States: New York Urban Cultural Park System Plan. (PIC) 1981
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Outstanding Project First Award: American Planning Association, signifying the most outstanding planning project in the United States. Plan for Lowell National Historical Park. (Principal urban designer) 1978
Citation for Excellence in Urban Design: Progressive Architecture 25th Annual Awards: Plan for Lowell National Historical Park (Principal urban designer) 1978
American Institute of Architects Medal, for achievement in design 1972
Alpha Rho Chi Medal, national honor award for achievement in architecture 1972
13.3 Regional
Comprehensive Planning Award, New Jersey Chapter American Planning Association: Trenton Community Based Schools Master Plan. (Consulting principal) 2002
Special Award for Urban Design and Planning, Boston Society of Architects: Plan for the Future of the Boston Harbor Beaches. (PIC) 1993
Outstanding Planning Project, Pennsylvania Planning Association, signifying the most outstanding planning project in the State of Pennsylvania: Plan for the Lackawanna Heritage Valley. (co-PIC) 1991
Outstanding Project Award: New England Chapter of the American Planning Association, signifying the most outstanding planning project in New England: West Broadway Comprehensive Renewal Plan. (PIC) 1983
Outstanding Project Award: New England Chapter of the American Planning Association, signifying the most outstanding planning project in New England: Route 3A Corridor Plan. (PIC) 1982
13.4 MIT
Irwin Sizer Award, for the most innovative teaching program at MIT: Beijing Urban Design Studio. (Lead faculty) 1998 Most Outstanding Teacher Award (given by the students) 2009
14. CURRENT ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP: American Institute of Architects
15. PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS PENDING: None
16. PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION:
Registered Architect, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 4474
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17. PROJECTS
The following include the most significant practice and research projects in urban design, architecture and planning in which I was the primary designer/author, principal-in-charge, and/or principal investigator. (DF: Dennis Frenchman; ICON: ICON architecture; LFA: Lane, Frenchman and Associates; Crane: David A. Crane and Partners; NJ: State of New Jersey; MIT) Projects marked by an asterisk (*) have been implemented, built, or are in progress.
17.1 Media Technology and City Design
My current work focuses on the integration of advanced technology into city design. Zaragoza Digital Mile and Seoul Digital Media City, Media City UK are internationally recognized.
*Medellin Innovation District (Colombia) – Plan for regeneration of Medellin North into an advanced industry, residential, and commercial cluster. RutaN/Medellin, 2013 (DF)
*Ciudad Creative Digital (Mexico) – Strategic plan to develop an advanced media cluster in the historic heart of downtown Guadalajara; to become a global center for production of Latin media content with 20,000 jobs. ProMexico/National government, 2011 (DF)
*World Energy Center/1988 Olympic Site (Korea) – Strategic plan to transform this iconic 200 ha site (and Stadium) into an advanced industry and research cluster, solidifying Korea’s leadership in green energy technology. National government, 2010 (DF)
*Masdar (Abu Dhabi) – Design for the public environment of the world’s first zero carbon city, powered by photovoltaics. Abu Dhabi future energy company, 2009 (DF)
*Seoul Digital Media City (Korea) – Design and development program for a new city and international cluster of media industries that has attracted over 35,000 jobs. Seoul Development Institute, 2001-2, 2009. (MIT)
*Expo 2012, Yeosu (Korea) – Design and program for world exposition on the theme of “The Oceans and Coasts, ” involving advanced sensing and urban systems. Expo 2012 Organizing Committee, Seoul, 2008. (DF)
*Twofour54 (Abu Dhabi) – Master plan for a city-scale development to serve the emerging Arab media industry, including studios, offices, shopping and academy. John Buck International/twofour54, Abu Dhabi, 2008,9 (DF)
*Media City:UK / BBC World Headquarters (UK) – Design concept for technopolis and digital city focusing on BBC facilities to be built at Salford Quays. Peel Ltd., developer, Salford, UK 2007 (DF)
Future of Florence (Italy) – Program and design studies for digital infrastructure, mobility, and advanced development in the neighborhood of Oltrarno, and along the Arno River. With William J. Mitchell, for the Commune di Firenze, 2007-9 (DF)
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Reggiane Redevelopment (Italy) – Design of a 100 acre historic industrial site for technology driven uses, including digital learning environments associated with schools in Reggio Emilia. CCDP/Centro Cooperativo di Progettazione, 2007. (DF)
*Zaragoza Digital Mile (Spain) – Urban design and digital plans for a mile of public parks and development designed to integrate media technology into the everyday urban environment. City of Zaragoza, Spain, Co-principal investigator, 2005-2006. (MIT)
*LG Telecom World Headquarters (Korea) -- Design and program for the world’s first “cell phone building”, including digital façade and public spaces that interact with the community of LG customers. LG Telecom Corp., Seoul, 2006. (DF)
Guui District Capital Center (Korea) -- Urban design and master plan for a new city hall, town center, research park and high tech campus for a district of 2 million people. Guui Government and Heerim Architects+Planners, Seoul, 2006. (DF)
*National Institute of Science and Technology (Korea) – Site selection, program, and design guidelines for a new technology institute and technopolis for 60,000 people in Daegu. Science and Technology Policy Institute, 2005. (MIT)
Sapiens Park (Brazil) – Master plan for advanced technology, education, and retail development on 2500 acres on the city-island of Florianopolis, Brazil. Certi Foundation, 2005. (MIT)
International Media Avenue (China) – Urban design of two miles of development devoted to the media industry, including international conference, hotel, entertainment and cultural development. City of Beijing, China, invited competition, PIC, 2003 (ICON)
Pennsylvania Turnpike Tomorrow Center -- Concept and design of a $10 million complex to interpret the nation’s first superhighway, including a 14- mile test track for research on future intelligent vehicles and highways. Pennsylvania Turnpike, PIC, 1996 (LFA)
17.2 Transformation of Downtown and Neighborhood Districts
Much of my work has involved design for community development. The West Broadway Housing Renewal and Maverick Landing received numerous awards. Also significant are multiple projects in Charlotte, NC.
*Maverick Landing (Mass) – Mixed income project designed to extend the neighborhood to the water’s edge. “Most outstanding housing project in the US”. Trinity Financial and the East Boston CDC, UD Consulting Principal, 2005 (ICON)
Houston Center Development Plan (Texas) – Redevelopment of a 30 block area to create a rich street level experience. Texas Eastern Corporation, PIC, 1988. (LFA)
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*Atlantic City Corridor (New Jersey) -- Design and development of gateway district in Atlantic City for 34 million visitors. N.J. Casino Reinvestment Authority, PIC, 1992. (LFA)
*West Broadway Public Housing Renewal Project (Mass) -- Redevelopment plan and architect for 900-unit public housing project in Boston, model for reclaiming severely distressed public housing. Boston Housing Authority, PIC of Urban Design, 1983. (LFA)
*Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Mass) – Campus master plan including facilities for all departments and preliminary design of new laboratory buildings. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, PIC, 1991 (LFA)
*Trenton Community Based Schools (New Jersey) – Program to develop public schools with community services, in underutilized buildings. Consulting principal, 2002 (ICON)
*Trenton Canal Banks Community Plan (New Jersey) -- Plan to revitalize industrial and residential areas adjacent to the State Capitol of New Jersey. Capital City Redevelopment Authority and City of Trenton, NJ, PIC, 1996 (LFA)
*Charlotte Downtown/First Ward Plan (N. Carolina) -- Revitalization plan for a key quadrant of downtown, included design for commercial, cultural, and residential projects that guided development throughout the district. City of Charlotte, PIC, 1985 (LFA)
*Charlotte CityFair Marketplace (North Carolina)– Architect for 400,000 SF privately developed retail, office, and entertainment complex in downtown Charlotte. Carley Capital Group, PIC, 1989 (LFA)
*Johnson C Smith University/Biddleville Plan (North Carolina) -- Strategy for future growth surrounding the campus, an historic black institution in Charlotte, to provide services and support local business activity. Johnson C. Smith University, PIC, 1988 (LFA)
*Dilworth Urban Design Plan (North Carolina) – Neighborhood revitalization plan centered on development of a new trolley link to downtown Charlotte, NC. Trolley has been implemented. City of Charlotte and Dilworth CDC, PIC, 1986 (LFA)
*Mt. Cranmore Master Plan (NH) -- Plan for residential, hotel and expanded recreational development at the historic Mt. Cranmore ski area in North Conway, transforming it into a destination attraction. Centennial Development Corporation, PIC, 1988 (LFA)
*Route 3A Corridor Plan (Mass) -- Community revitalization plan illustrated how heavy traffic congestion and a high quality environment can coexist. Weymouth, PIC, 1984 (LFA)
*Glastonbury Village Centers Plan (Connecticut) -- Urban design plan for two new village centers in historic Glastonbury, CT, designed to absorb demands for future suburban growth. City of Glastonbury and private developers, Project manager, 1979 (Crane)
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Kilmer New Community (New Jersey) – Re-development of former army base into a major mixed-use housing, retail and industrial community in Piscataway. New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Project manager, 1973 (NJ)
17.3 Development of Historically Significant Sites, Cities, and Regions
Throughout my career I have worked to recognize and reclaim industrial resources and places of national significance. Landmark projects include plans for Lowell National Historical Park and the New York Urban Cultural Park System; others have also received awards.
*Lowell National Historical Park (Mass) -- The plan, enacted by Congress, utilized Lowell’s historic resources to interpret the American Industrial Revolution and revitalize the city. US Congress, Lowell Historic Canal District Commission, Principal urban designer and co-author of the plan, 1977 (Crane)
*New York Urban Cultural Park System – Enacted by the legislature, the plan established a statewide program to develop heritage projects in 15 cities and regions. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, PIC, 1982 (LFA)
*Llobregat River Corridor (Spain) -- Study of regional heritage development cases and strategy for conservation and development of industrial and cultural resources north of Barcelona. Generaletat de Catalunya, Co-principal Investigator, 2001 (MIT)
Thimpu (Bhutan) – Study of alternatives for the future of the historic city and its regional setting. World Bank Institute, Co-principal Investigator, 2001 (MIT)
*Jamestown Island National Historic Site (Virginia) – Plan to redesign and reinterpret the site of the first permanent English settlement in the new world. National Park Service and Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, PIC, 1998 (ICON)
*Gettysburg Battlefield National Military Park (Pennsylvania) – Management plan developed with extensive public outreach; reinterprets the battle site and reintegrates it with Gettysburg town. National Park Service, Consulting Principal, 1997 (ICON)
*East Broad Top Railroad National Historic Landmark (Pennsylvania) -- Restoration and redevelopment of the premier surviving 19th century steam railroad in the US. Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, PIC, 1995 (LFA)
*Chestnut Hill Reservoir National Engineering Landmark (Mass) -- Plan for disposition, preservation and future development of 19th century buildings and grounds. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, PIC, 1995 (LFA)
*Allegheny Ridge National Heritage Area (Pennsylvania) -- Plan linking cities and towns along the former Pennsylvania Main Line in a program of preservation, cultural and economic growth; design for major museums, parks, and development. National Park Service and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, PIC, 1994 (LFA)
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*Wheeling National Heritage Area Plan (West Virginia) – Strategy and design to reclaim the downtown and waterfront, interpreting the city’s growth on the National Road. City of Wheeling, co-PIC, 1993 (LFA)
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*Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Plan (Pennsylvania) – Development of a 40-mile corridor including the City of Scranton, PA and nationally significant sites related to anthracite coal mining. Lackawanna Valley Authority, co-PIC, 1991 (LFA)
*Hollidaysburg Canal Basin Park – Plan to re-knit historic town by developing sites associated with the famous Allegheny Portage Railroad and Pennsylvania Canal. Architecture and landscape for park construction. Hollidaysburg: PIC, 1993-1996 (LFA)
*Johnstown Third Century Plan -- Strategy for city-wide preservation and re-use of nationally significant industrial sites associated with the origins of the US steel industry. Johntown Area Heritage Association, PIC, 1990 (LFA)
*Steel Heritage Discovery Center (Pennsylvania) – Architect for museum focusing on the life of steelworkers and their families in Johnstown, redeveloping a former brewery complex. Johnstown Area Heritage Association, co-PIC, 1995 (LFA)
*Johnstown Flood Centennial Celebration -- Design of programs, facilities, and visitor infrastructure for national event involving one million people commemorating the 100th anniversary of the flood. Johnstown Area Heritage Association and Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission: PIC, 1989 (LFA)
*Delaware and Raritan Canal Redevelopment (New Jersey) – Plan for a state park and cultural development along the 60 mile 19th century canal, led to establishment of the park by the state legislature. National Endowment for the Arts, PIC, 1974 (DF)
17.4 Port and Waterfront Development
I have a particular expertise in planning for complex waterfronts. Key projects include the Fore River Shipyard, which received a national award, and the plan to reclaim Boston’s Harbor Beaches enacted by the Massachusetts legislature. I prepared the model scope for harbor planning, adopted by the state and used to plan ports across the Commonwealth.
*Fore River Shipyard Development Plan (Mass) -- Redevelopment and disposition of 180 acre historic shipyard in Quincy, being used as the staging area for the Boston Harbor Project. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, PIC, 1994. (LFA)
Marine Engineering Center (Mass) – Organization plan for a new research institute bringing together high technology marine industries at the Fore River Shipyard. Fore River Staging Area Development Committee, PIC, 1996 (LFA)
*Future of the Boston Harbor Beaches (Mass) -- Plan to reclaim and manage neglected urban beaches to meet neighborhood and regional needs. Joint Commission on the Boston Harbor Beaches, established by the Governor of Massachusetts and the Mayor of Boston, PIC, 1993 (LFA)
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*New Bedford/Fairhaven Harbor/Model Harbor Planning Process (Mass) – Documented the status of the harbor and maritime industries, resulting in a “Model Scope for Harbor Planning” adopted across the state. New Bedford and the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Office, Principal investigator, 1993 (MIT)
*Gloucester Harbor Plan (Mass) -- Plan for development of the industrial waterfront involving the fishing industry, tourism and cultural interests, with extensive outreach. City of Gloucester, and Mass. Coastal Zone Management Office, PIC, 1998 (ICON)
*Municipal Harbor and Designated Port Plans (Mass) -- Planning programs for key Massachusetts ports: Salem, Fall River, New Bedford, and Boston. Local communities and the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Office, PIC, 1996-1997 (ICON)
*Welland Canal Development Guide (Ontario) -- Established a design and economic development framework for cities along the canal, which carries ocean-going vessels around Niagara Falls. Province of Ontario, PIC, 1990. (LFA)
*Houston Buffalo Bayou Plan – (Texas) Design for a waterfront campus for the University of Houston and Sesquicentennial Park to mark the city’s 150th anniversary; basis for an international competition. Central Houston, Inc., PIC, 1986. (LFA)
*Lackawanna River Corridor Plan (Pennsylvania) -- Conservation and reclamation of the Lackawanna River, one of the highest source of pollution in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Lackawanna River Watershed Association, PIC, 1990 (LFA)
*LaChute River Corridor Plan (New York) -- Development of former International Paper Company property along the LaChute River and falls between Lake Champlain and Lake George in Ticonderoga. Adirondack Park Agency, co-PIC, 1982. (LFA)
*Thames Street Waterfront Study (Connecticut) – Plan for water related downtown development and ferry transportation on the Thames River. City of Groton, PIC, 1984 (LFA)
Bangor Waterfront Development Plan (Maine) -- Reclamation of former tank farm for educational and recreational uses, including a new children’s museum. City of Bangor, co-PIC, 1984 (LFA)
Boston Downtown Waterfront Project/Fort Point Channel Plan -- Advocacy plan and design for future development of water’s edge including a new inner harbor. Boston Redevelopment Authority; Boston Educational Marine Exchange, co-PIC, 1981 (LFA)
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18. SYMPOSIA ORGANIZED
Intelligent, Sustainable and Competitive Cities, brought together an interdisciplinary group including city planners and designers, technology companies, public policy experts, economists, and transportation planners to define principles for digitally enabled urbanization, sponsored by the World Bank, 2011
New Century Cities: Digital Technology and Urban Life, co-organized with Michael Joroff involving the City of Seoul and sponsored by the Urban Land Institute. Attendees from 14 cities across the world, 2009
New Century Cities: Real Estate Value in A Digital World, co-organizer with Michael Joroff, involving the MIT Center for Real Estate, DUSP and the Media Lab. Brought together an international group cities from the US Europe and Asia; media companies; and real estate firms engaged in high technology development, 2005
Environmental Design Forum, organizer of symposium program that brought leading edge practitioners to MIT to speak on issues in the field of urban design, 1983-1988.
National Colloquium on the Teaching of Urban Design, co-organizer with Peter Rowe of colloquium that brought together at MIT representatives of urban design programs across the US to share curricula and debate issues in teaching urban design, 1987.
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19. TEACHING EXPERIENCE OF DENNIS FRENCHMAN
19.1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Role Enrollment
ST 08-13 11.390 Digital City Design Workshop Workshop Instructor 14 4.254J/11.303J Real Estate Development Studio Studio Instructor 24 4.244J/11.333J Urban Design Seminar Instructor 22 FT 07-13 4.252J/11.301J Urban Design and Development Instructor 35 Summer 08,10 4.940J/11.950J Beijing Urban Design Studio, China Studio instructor 32
ST 07 4.254J/11.303J Real Estate Development II Studio Instructor 44 4.244J/11.333J Urban Design Seminar Instructor 22 FT 06 4.252J/11.301J Urban Design and Development Instructor 37 Summer 06 4.940J/11.950J Beijing Urban Design Studio, China Studio instructor 32
ST 06 4.254J/11.303J Real Estate Development II Studio Instructor 38 4.244J/11.333J Urban Design Seminar Instructor 27 FT 05 4.252J/11.303J Urban Design and Development Instructor 38 11.947 Zaragoza Digital Mile Workshop Studio Instructor 8
ST 05 4.254J/11.303J Real Estate Development II Studio Instructor 34 4.244J/11.333J Urban Design Seminar Instructor 30 FT 04 4.252J/11.301J Urban Design and Development Instructor 38 11.947 New Century Cities Seminar Lead Instructor 10 Summer 04 4.940J/11.950J Beijing Urban Design Studio, China Studio instructor 33
ST 04 4.254J/11.303J Real Estate Development Studio Instructor 40 4.244J/11.333J Urban Design Seminar Instructor 16 FT 03 4.252J/11.301J Urban Design and Development Instructor 32 11.947 Cannes Workshop Studio Instructor 14
FT 02 4.252J/11.301J Urban Design and Development Instructor 48 Summer 02 4.940J/11.948J Beijing Urban Design Studio, China Studio Instructor 30
ST 02 4.254J/11.303J Design for Urban Development Studio Instructor 38 4.244J/11.333J Urban Design Seminar Instructor 20 FT 01 4.252J/11.303J Urban Design and Development Instructor 42 Summer 01 11.945 Bhutan Urban Design Workshop, Bhutan Studio Instructor 5
ST 01 4.254J/11.303J Design for Urban Development Studio Instructor 32 4.244J/11.333J Urban Design Seminar Instructor 16 FT 00 4.252J/11.303J Urban Design and Development Instructor 36 4.259J/11.945J Urban Narratives Workshop Studio Instructor 22 Summer 00 4.940J/11.948J Beijing Urban Design Studio, China Studio Instructor 32
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ST 00 4.254J/11.303J Design for Urban Development Instructor 32 4.244J/11.333J Urban Design Seminar Instructor 18 FT 99 4.252J/11.301J Urban Design and Development Instructor 35ST 99
ST 99 4.254J/11.303J Design for Urban Development Studio Instructor 37 4.244J/11.333J Urban Design Seminar Instructor 16 FT 98 4.252J/11.301J Urban Design and Development Instructor 35 Summer 98 4.940J/11.948J Beijing Urban Design Studio, China Studio Instructor 30
ST 98 4.254J/11.303J Design for Urban Development Studio Instructor 37 FT 97 4.252J/11.301J Urban Design and Development Instructor 35
ST 97 4.254J/11.303J Design for Urban Development Studio Instructor 35 FT 96 4.252J/11.301J Urban Design and Development Instructor 32
ST 96 4.254J/11.303J Design for Urban Development Studio Instructor 35 FT 95 4.252J/11.301J Urban Design and Development Instructor 32 Summer 95 4.924J/11.948J Beijing Urban Design Studio, China Studio Instructor 30
ST 95 11.335J/4.748J Cities of Tomorrow Instructor 18 FT 94 4.252J/11.301J Urban Design and Development Instructor 30
ST 94 4.254J/11.303J Design for Development Studio Instructor 35 FT 93 4.252J/11.301J Urban Design and Development Instructor 30
ST 93 4.254J/11.303J Design for Development Studio Instructor 35 FT 92 4.252J/11.301J Urban Design and Development Instructor 30 11.335J/4.748J Cities of Tomorrow Instructor 18
ST 92 4.254J/11.303J Design for Development Studio Instructor 35 FT 91 11.335J/4.748J Cities of Tomorrow Instructor 18
ST 91 4.254J/11.303J Design for Development Studio Instructor 35 FT 90 11.335J/4.748J Cities of Tomorrow Instructor 18
ST 89 4.254J/11.303J Design for Development Studio Instructor 35 FT 88 11.001/4.236J/11.301J Introduction to Urban Instructor 55 Design and Development 11.335J/4.748J Cities of Tomorrow Instructor 18
ST 88 4.254J/11.303J Design for Development Studio Instructor 35 FT 87 11.001/4.236J/11.301J Introduction to Urban Instructor 55 Design and Development 11.335J/4.748J Cities of Tomorrow Instructor 18 Summer 87 4.924J/11.948J Beijing Urban Design Studio, China Studio Instructor 30
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ST 87 4.163J/11.332J Urban Design Studio Studio Instructor 20 FT 86 11.001/4.236J/11.301J Introduction to Urban Instructor 55 Design and Development 11.335J/4.748J Cities of Tomorrow Instructor 18
Summer 86 4.924 International Laboratory of Architecture Studio Instructor 7 Urban Design, Italy ST 86 4.163J/11.332J Urban Design Studio Studio Instructor 20 FT 85 11.001/4.236J/11.301J Introduction to Urban Instructor 55 Design and Development 11.335J/4.748J Cities of Tomorrow Instructor 18
Summer 85 4.924 International Laboratory of Architecture Studio Instructor 7 Urban Design, Italy ST 85 4.163J/11.332J Urban Design Studio Studio Instructor 20 FT 84 11.001/4.236J/11.301J Introduction to Urban Instructor 55 Design and Development 11.335J/4.748J Cities of Tomorrow Instructor 18
FT 83 11.001/4.236J/11.301J Introduction to Urban Instructor 55 Design and Development
19.2 Harvard Graduate School of Design Role Enrollment Summer 00-06 Experience Architecture Forum Guest instructor 20 ST 82 UDP102 Case Studies in Urban Design Instructor 50 UDP221 Implementation of Urban Design Instructor 15 FT 81 UDP100 Elements of Urban Design Studio Instructor 30
Summer 81 Jerusalem Urban Design Studio, Isreal Studio Instructor 25 ST 81 UDP Case Studies in Urban Design Instructor 50 UDP221 Implementation of Urban Design Instructor 15 FT 80 UDP100 Elements of Urban Design Studio Instructor 30
FT 79 UDP100 Elements of Urban Design Studio Instructor 30
19.3 University of Bari, Italy Role Enrollment Summer 00 Urban Sociology Guest instructor 75
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20. PUBLICATIONS/EXHIBITIONS OF DENNIS FRENCHMAN
The following list includes my publications (20.1), as well as recent publications of others about my work (20.2), recent exhibitions of my work (20.3), invited lectures and seminars (20.4), and recent interviews broadcast on international and national media (20.5).
20.1 Publications by Dennis Frenchman
Books
Clean Energy Urban Design: The Energy Proforma in Practice and Policy, with Christopher Zegras (Cambridge, SAP Press, 2013) forthcoming.
Designing Clean Energy Cities: New Approaches to Urban Design and Energy Performance, with Christopher Zegras and Jan Wampler (Cambridge; SAP Press, 2011) ISBN: 978-0- 9794774-5-4
Technological Imagination and the Historic City, with Giandomenico Amendola, Anne Beamish, William J. Mitchell. Liguori Editore, 2009. ISBN 9788820-747275 (English, Italian)
Technology, Livability and the Historic City: Future of Florence, with William, J. Mitchell and Anne Beamish. (Comune di Firenze and MIT, 2008) ISBN 978-0-9794774-3-0
Zaragoza Milla Digital: Designing a New Century Public Realm, with William J, Mitchell. (Zaragoza: City of Zaragoza, 2006) Z-1384-2006.
Event Places, with Joaquim Sabate and Mark Schuster, eds. (Barcelona: Universitat Politechnica de Catalunya, 2004) ISBN 84-7653-857-X.
Designing the Llobregat Corridor: Cultural Landscape and Regional Development, with Joaquim Sabate, Mark Schuster, and Eran Ben-Joseph, eds. (Barcelona: Universitat Politechnica de Catalunya, 2001) ISBN 7653-703-X.
Lowell, Massachusetts, with Jonathan S. Lane (Washington D.C.: U.S. Congress Lowell Historic Canal District Commission, U.S. Government Printing, 1978) ISBN 0-225-785.
Papers in Refereed Journals and Conference Proceedings
“Event Places,” Journal of Urban Planning Overseas (Vol. 21, No. 6, December 2006), in Chinese.
“Zaragosa’s Digital Mile: Place-Making in a New Public Realm,” with Francisca Rojas, Places (Vol. 18, No. 3, fall 2006).
“Mobile Landscapes: Using Locational Data from Cell-Phones for Urban Analysis,” with Carlo Ratti, Riccardo Pulselli, Sarah Williams, Environment and Planning B, (2006.
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“Tangible User Interfaces: A Novel Paradigm for GIS” with Carlo Ratti, Hiroshi Ishii, Yao Wang, and Ben Piper. Transactions in GIS. (Vol. 8 No. 4, October 2004).
“Event Places in North America: City Meaning and Making,” Places, (Vol. 16, No. 3, fall 2004)
“Una fogua plasmal citta: la rinascita del porto di Boston (“A Sewer Shapes the City: Rebirth of Boston Harbor”), Urbanistica, (No. 113, December 1999) cover article, in Italian
“Declaration de Dennis Frenchman ante Subcomite de Parques Nacionales, en el Senado de Estado Unidos,” (“Testimony of Dennis Frenchman on Cultural Heritage before the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources”), ID Identities, (Barcelona: International Laboratory of Cultural Landscapes, 2005), pp. 34-48, in Spanish. Republished from Hearing Record (Washington D.C.: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, March 30, 2004)
“Making Cities Livable: The Next Challenge in China,” Conference Papers of the World Urban Forum: Planning the Future of Cities in China (World Bank and China Development Bank, Conference in Beijing and Xian, China). October 2004.
“Reclaiming the Industrial Landscape: Lessons From Lowell” The International Committee for Conservation of the Industrial Heritage (UNESCO), Congress in Moscow and Ekaterinburg, Russa. Plenary speaker with Jonathan S. Lane, July 2003.
Chapters in Books
“The Digital City,” with William J. Mitchell, Digital Water Pavilion, edited by Walter Nicolino and Carlo Ratti (Milan: Electa, 2008).
“Urban Design Strategies for Sustainable Development and Growth in China,” Smart Urban Growth For China, edited by Chengri Deng and Yan Song (Cambridge: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2007).
“Milla Digital: A New Century Public Realm,” with Jose Carlos Arnal, Connected Real Estate, edited by Wolfgang Wagoner and Kevin O’Donnell, (London: Torworth, 2007).
“El Patrimoni Industrial com a Catalizador de la Renovacion Urbana” (“Industrial Heritage as a Mechanism for Urban Revitalization”), Patrimoni i Projecte Territorial, edited by Joachim Sabate (Barcelona: Diputacio Barcelona, 2004) pp. 101-114, in Spanish.
“Heritage and Renewal,” Large Scale Urban Redevelopment, edited by Piotr Lorens (Gdansk: Technical University of Gdansk Publishing, Poland, 2002), pp. 48-60.
“Narrative Places and the New Practice of Urban Design,” Imaging the City, Edited by Lawrence Vale and Sam Bass Warner (New Brunswick, N.J: Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers University, 2001.) pp. 257-282.
“Planning Shapes Urban Growth and Development,” and “Where are the Planners?” The
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Profession of City Panning, edited by Llyod Rodwin and Bishwapriya Sanyal, (New Brunswick: Center for Urban Policy Research, 2000), pp. 27-30 and 217-220.
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Other Major Articles
“Smart Cities and Engines of Sustainable Growth,” with Michael Joroff (Washington DC: World Bank Institute, 2011) commissioned paper published by the Bank.
“Transforming Beijing’s Northeast Rail Corridor: A Microcosm of China’s Changing Urban Condition,” with Jan Wampler and Paul Lukez, World Architecture (Vol. 177, No. 3, 2005), cover article including student work of the 2004 Beijing Urban Design Studio.
“Design of the Digital Media City and Digital Media Street”, Creating Digital Media Street and Ubiquitous Space Planning (Seoul: Seoul Metropolitan Government, Ministry of Information and Communication, 2003), conference proceedings.
“Boston: Revolution, Money and Myth,” with William J. Mitchell (Brussels: Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development In Europe, 2002.), published case study.
“Design Policies for Mixed Use Development”, Regional Development Dialogue (Summer 1991)
“What Developers Need to Know”, New England Journal of Real Estate (September, 1989).
“Journeys - Paths and Places” and “Project of a New Crossing”, with Jan Wampler and Rosemary Grimshaw, Where, Why and How? (International Laboratory of Architecture and Urban Design: Sagep Editrice, 1987).
“Lowell National Urban Park”, with Jonathan S. Lane, Architectural Record, (September, 1979).
“Saving the Past For the Future” with Jonathan S. Lane, Practicing Planner (December, 1978)
“National Urban Cultural Park” with Jonathan S. Lane, Process Architecture: Community Design by the People, (No. 3, 1977). . Op-Ed Articles
“The Disastrous Renovation of Route 3,” Boston Globe (November 2003)
“Finding the Right Mix in Designing the New Boston” Boston Globe (October 1999)
Research and Professional Reports
Ciudad Creative Digital Master Plan, with carrloattiassociatti (Guadalajara: Federal Government of Mexio, 2012)
Seoul New Industry Center: Redevelopment Plan for the 1988 Olympics Site, with Donyun Kim and Michael Joroff (Seoul: National Government, 2011).
Satar Patel Development: Review and Recommendations, Gujarat, India (Samsung Corporation, 2010)
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Digital Media Street: Revised Master Plan, with Michael Joroff and Alexis Sanal (Seoul: Digital Media City, 2010)
Days in the Life of Hunter’s Point, with Michael Joroff (San Francisco: Cisco Systems, 2010)
Twofour54: Public realm and Media Master Plan, with JVA and Downstream (Abu Dhabi: Twofour54, 2009)
Twofour54: Digital Environment: Design and Media Guidelines, with Michael Joroff and Alexis Sanal (Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Media Zone, 2008)
Expo 2012, The Ocean and Coast: Conceptual Master Plan with Donyun Kim (Yeosu, Korea: 2010 International Expo Organizing Committee, 2008)
Media City, UK: Digital Environment, with Michael Joroff and Alexis Sanal (Salford, UK: Peel Ltd, 2007)
9 Wells: Development of the Guui-Jayang Center: Concept Development Plan with Michael Lee and Michael Joroff (Seoul Development Institute, 2007)
LG Telecom Headquarters Building: Design and Media Recommendations with Michael Lee (Seoul: LG Corporation, 2006)
DGIST: Deagu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, with Michael Joroff (Seoul: Science and Technology Policy Institute, 2005).
Digital Media Street: The New Digital Media Technology Laboratory, with Michael Joroff (Seoul: Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2003).
Digital Media City Project, with Michael Joroff et. al. (Seoul Development Institute and MIT School of Architecture and Planning, 2002)
Thimpu 2020: Alternatives for the Future of Bhutan’s Capital City, with Reinhart Goethert (World Bank Institute, 2001).
Gloucester Harbor Plan (City of Gloucester, 1998)
Plan for Jamestown Island (National Park Service, 1997)
Gettysburg Battlefield National Military Park General Management Plan (National Park Service, 1997), interpretive component.
Fall River Municipal Harbor Planning Program (Mass. Coastal Zone Management Office, 1997).
Salem Harbor Planning Program (Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Office, 1997).
Statewide Model Scope for Port and Harbor Planning (Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management
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Office, 1996). New Bedford/Fairhaven Harbor Study (City of New Bedford and the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Office, 1996)
Marine Engineer Center for the Fore River Shipyard: Prospectus (Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, 1996)
Pennsylvania Turnpike Tomorrow Center. (Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 1996).
East Broad Top Railroad National Historic Landmark (Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, 1995)
Lincoln Highway Transportation Museum, with P. Richardson (Lincoln Highway Corridor, 1995)
Trenton Canal Banks Community Plan (State of New Jersey Capital City Redevelopment Authority and City of Trenton, 1995)
White Rice Oblique Street, with Jan Wampler (Tsinghua University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995)
Re-use Plan for the Chestnut Hill Reservoir National Engineering Landmark (Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, 1995)
Fore River Shipyard Development Plan (Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, 1994).
Allegheny Ridge Program and Facility Studies (Pennsylvania Heritage Parks Program and Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, 1994)
Plan for the Future of the Boston Harbor Beaches (Joint Commission on the Future of the Boston Harbor Beaches, Commonwealth of Massachusetts and City of Boston, 1993)
Wheeling National Heritage Area Plan (City of Wheeling, WV, 1993)
Plan for Hollidaysburg Canal Basin Park (Hollidaysburg, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1993). Plan for the Allegheny Ridge (National Park Service and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1992)
Atlantic City Corridor Development Strategy (New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority and Atlantic County Development Authority, 1992)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Master Plan (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1991)
Plan for the Lackawanna Heritage Valley (National Park Service, 1991). Johnstown Heritage Development Plan/Cambria Iron and Steel National Historical Park (City of Johnstown and Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, 1990)
Welland Canals Development Guide (Province of Ontario, Canada, 1989)
Johnstown Third Century Plan/Johnstown Flood Centennial Celebration (Southwestern Pennsylvania
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Heritage Preservation Commission, 1989)
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Housing Design and Regional Character: A Primer for New England Towns, with J. Mark Schuster and Roger Simmons (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988)
Houston Center Development Plan (Houston TX: Texas Eastern Corporation, 1988)
Mt. Cranmore Master Plan (North Conway NH: Century Development Corporation, 1988)
Johnson C. Smith University/Biddleville Community Development Plan (Charlotte NC: Johnson C. Smith University, 1987)
Ticonderoga Paper and Power Museum (Ticonderoga NY: International Paper Company and Ticonderoga, 1986)
Dilworth Urban Design and Development Plan (Charlotte NC: City of Charlotte and the Dilworth Community Development Corporation, 1986)
Buffalo Bayou Development Plan, Allen’s Landing, Sesquicentennial Park (Houston TX: Central Houston, Inc, 1986)
Thames Street Riverfront Plan (City of Groton CT, 1984)
Charlotte First Ward Plan (City of Charlotte NC, 1984)
North Weymouth, Route 3A Corridor Plan (Town of Weymouth, MA, 1983)
West Broadway Public Housing Comprehensive Renewal Plan (Boston Housing Authority and West Broadway Task Force, 1983)
LaChute Rive Corridor Plan (Adirondack Park Agency, 1982)
New York State Urban Cultural Park System Plan (Albany NY: State of New York, 1981) Boston Downtown Waterfront Project/Fort Point Channel Plan (Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Boston Educational Marine Exchange, 1982)
Thomas P. O’Neil Federal Building: Feasibility Study (Boston Redevelopment Authority, 1980)
Glastonbury Village Centers Plan (City of Glastonbury CT, 1979)
Delaware and Raritan Canal Re-development Program (National Endowment for the Arts, 1974)
20.2 Recent Publications by Others Featuring the Work of Dennis Frenchman
“Villes Numeriques: un nouveau rapport a l’space urbain,” Traits Urbanis (No. 23, May, 2008). Article discusses and illustrates Frenchman’s work on digital city design.
“The Digital Mile,” Lighting Academy (October 20, 2006). Published review of Dennis Frenchman’s speech at the Architectural Observatory, Targetti Foundation, Florence
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Italy on October 10, 2006. http://www.targetti.com/news/en/idcat_4/EVENTS_/anno_2006/idarticolo_439/ OSSERVATORIO_SULL_ARCHITETTURA_PRESENTS:_THE_DIGITAL_MIL E…http://www.lightingacademy.org/news.php?pcode=0000000270
Guido Martinotti, “Zaragoza’s Digital Challenge: The Aragonese Capital Prepares to Face the “Third Urban Transition”, with a Plan Developed by MIT of Boston,” Domenica (September 27, 2006). Article discusses the importance of the MIT plan for the Digital Mile, prepared by Dennis Frenchman, Principal Investigator with William J. Mitchell
Lorlene M. Hoyt, “A Core Commitment to Service-Learning: Bridging Planning Theory and Practice,” in Mary C. Hardin and William Zeisel, editors, From the Studio to the Streets (London: Stylus Publishers, 2006), pp. 17-32. Describes new MCP curriculum at MIT initiated by Dennis Frenchman.
Lawrence Vale, Reclaiming Public Housing, (Harvard University Press, 2005). Documents the work of Dennis Frenchman and his firm in redesign and development of the West Broadway Public Housing Project in Boston (especially Chapter 2, pp. 37-158)
“Zaragoza International Committee of Experts,” (City of Zaragoza, Spain, 2005). Published transcripts of meeting including presentation by Dennis Frenchman on “Digital Space” and discussion by Manuel Castells, Saskia Sassen, Guido Martinotti, William Mitchell and others. http://zaragozacommittee.net/?page_id=137
“World Visionaries Attend MIT’s New Century Cities Symposium,” Realcomm (Vol. 4, No. 3, January 19, 2005). Report on the significance of the New Century Cities Conference organized by Dennis Frenchman and Michael Joroff. http://www.realcomm.com/advsory.asp?aid=113
Anthony Townsend, “Digitally Mediated Urban Space; New Lessons for Design, Praxis: Journal of Writing and Building (Issue 6, 2005). Article describes Dennis Frenchman’s work and role in the Seoul Digital Media City, images by Dennis Frenchman. Sam Lubell, “With MIT’s Help, Seoul Plans an Always-on Street Life,” Architectural Record (June, 2003). Article describes the plan for the Digital Media City, quoting Dennis Frenchman.
Linda Baker, “Urban Renewal, the Wireless Way,” Salon (November 24, 2004). Article describing and quoting Dennis Frenchman as part of the new story of digital city design and development.
“High Tech Miracle on the Han,” International Herald Tribune (May 31, 2002), page 20. Article describes the Seoul Digital Media City and Dennis Frenchman’s role in creating the Digital Media Street.
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Kwangwoo Nam, “Seoul’s Digital media City: New Center of Innovation for Northeast Asia,” Forca Journal (November-December, 2002). Article details the development of Seoul Digital Media City, the role of MIT and Dennis Frenchman as originator of the Media Street concept.
Lorlene Hoyt, “Beyond GIS: Exploring ICT’s in Planning Instruction,” DDD/Desegio e Design Digital (Vol. 1, No. 4, 2002). Article describes the approach to integrating technology into the MIT City Planning curriculum and the role of Dennis Frenchman in the process.
Catherin Toups and James H. Carr, “Re-imaging Distressed Commmunities,” Building Blocks: A Guide to Planning and Financing Community Revitalization (Washington: Fannie Mae Foundation, 2000).
20.3 Recent Exhibitions of the Work of Dennis Frenchman
Venice Biennale of Architecture, Venice, Italy: Exhibition of urban design for Zaragoza Digital Mile, 2006. (Drawings and designs of Dennis Frenchman and work of research team led by him as co-Principal Investigator.)
Shenzhen Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture, Shenzhen, China. Exhibition of design for Seoul Digital Media City, 2006. (Drawings and designs of Dennis Frenchman and work of research team led by him as co-Principal Investigator).
Tsinghua-MIT Beijing Joint Urban Design Studio Exhibition - 1985-2006, Beijing, China. Honoring 20 years of the Beijing Urban Design Studio, City of Beijing Planning Institute, 2006. (Lead faculty)
Seoul Museum of History, Korea. Exhibition of design for Seoul Digital Media City, 2003 (Drawings and designs of Dennis Frenchman and work of team led by him as co- Principal Investigator.)
Invited Lectures and Seminars
International
“Innovation Districts,” Brookings Institution, 2013
“Making the Clean Energy City in China,” China Development Bank Executive Course, MIT, 2012, 2013
“Urban Development and Energy Efficient Cities,” China City Managers Executive Course, MITIE, 2011
“Developing the Digital City,” New Century Cities Symposium, Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2009
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“Digital City Development,” Seoul World Forum, Seoul Development Institute, Korea, 2008
“Designing the Digital City,” Shih Chien University Lecture Series, Taipei, Taiwan, 2008
“Digital Spaces: Media Technology and City Design” The City: Ideas, Design, People Conference, University of Florence, Italy, 2006
“The Digital Mile, New Concepts of Urban Space, Lighting, and Form,” Targetti Foundation Observatory on Architecture, Florence, Italy, 2006. (Previous speakers: Norman Foster, Yona Friedman, Bernard Tschumi, Peter Eisenman, Thom Mayne.)
“The Beijing Urban Design Studio: 20 years of International Cooperation,” China Planning Network Annual Conference, Beijing, China, 2006.
“New Century Cities,” Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 2006.
“National Institute of Science and Technology, Daegu, Korea,” Shenzhen Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture, Conference, 2006.
“What is a Digital Space?” International Advisory Committee on Technology and the City, Annual Meeting, Zaragoza, Spain, 2005.
“Design for the National Institute of Science and Technology,” DGIST Launch Conference, Daegu, Korea, 2005.
“Blending the Old with the New,” City of Shanghai Xuhui District, 2004. (Lecture on planning for the French Concession to city planning staff and officials.)
“Event Places in North America: City Meaning and Making,” From Event Places to Heritage Areas Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 2003.
“The Design of the Digital Media City and Digital Media Street,” Digital Media and Ubiquitous Computing International Conference, Seoul, Korea, 2003. (Keynote speaker)
“A Mediated City,” Launch Forum for Seoul Digital Media City, Seoul, Korea, 2002. (Keynote speech, invited by the Mayor of Seoul at the inauguration of the new city)
“Meeting the Old and the New”, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 2002. (School-wide lecture)
“Heritage and Renewal,” Waseda University School of Architecture Lecture Series, Tokyo, Japan, 2001.
“City Design and City Culture” and “Alternatives for the Future of Bhutan’s Capital City,” World Bank Institute, South Asia Urban Management and Planning Course, Thimphu, Bhutan, 2001.
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“Heritage as a Catalyst for Renewal,” Conference on the future of the Gdansk Shipyard, Gdansk, Poland, 2001.
“The Six Secrets of a Happy Marriage … Between the Old and the New,” World Bank - UNESCO International Conference on Heritage and Urban Development, Beijing, China. Opening speech, 2000.
“Precedents for Regional Cultural Development,” Llobregat River Corridor Conference, Manressa, Spain. 2000.
“Planning for the Peripheral Areas of Cities,” Di vulgari architectura, Colloquium, University of Bari, Italy, 2000.
“Reclaiming Urban Ports and Waterfronts”, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 2000. (School-wide lecture)
“Cultural Development of Cities and Regions,” Universitat Polytechnica de Calalunya, Barcelona, Spain, 1999.
“Transformation of Industrial Cities”, Tsinghua U., Beijing, China, 1998. (School-wide lecture)
“Designing the Cultural Landscape”, Tsinghua U., Beijing, China, 1995. (School-wide lecture)
“Public Housing Renewal: U.S. Trends,” and “Regional Approaches to Development,” Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 1987. School-wide lectures.
“Heritage Development: the Lowell Experience,” International Laboratory of Architecture and Urban Design, Siena, Italy, 1985-1986.
National
“International Experience with Heritage Areas,” Alliance of National Heritage Areas Annual Conference, Nashville TN, 2005.
“Urban Livability and Community Development,” World Bank Meeting on Power, Culture and Civic Engagement, Washington, D.C. 2001. . “Transformation of Industrial Areas,” American Planning Assocn Annual Conference, 1997.
“Reclaiming the Industrial Landscape: Port Development,” American Institute of Architects, Urban Design Conference, 1996.
“Planning as Problem or Opportunity?” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference, 1984.
“Achievement in Teaching Architecture,” National Association of Architectural Accrediting Boards Annual Conference, 1980. On the occasion of presenting the first annual award for
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Lifetime Achievement in teaching Architecture. Regional/US Universities
“Making Cities in a Digital Age,” City College of New York invited lecture series, NYC, 2010
“Designing the Digital City,” MIT, Department of Urban Studies and Planning 75th Anniversary Conference, 2008.
“Zaragoza Digital Mile,” Harvard University GSD, Experience Architecture Forum, 2006
“Real Estate Value in a Digital World,” MIT Center for Real Estate 20th Anniversary Meeting, 2005. Alumni lecture.
“New Century Cities: Real Estate Value in a Digital World,” New Century Cities Conference, MIT, 2004. (Theme speaker.)
“New Century Cities: Projects and Prospects,” New Century Cities Conference, MIT, 2004.
“Narrative Place-making: From Lowell to Seoul,” Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Experience Architecture Forum, 2004.
“Urban Narratives: Media in the City,” Changing Places Consortium Inauguration, MIT Media Lab, 2002.
“Fenway: The History of an Urban Village,” Fenway Community Development Corporation, Annual Conference, Boston, 2002.
“A Hidden Code: The World Bank and China,” Regulating Place Forum, MIT, 2002.
“Narrative Places and Urban Design: Lowell and Gettysburg,” Harvard University Professional Institute., 2000, 2001, 2002.
“The Roots of Sprawl,” New England Preservation Conference, 1999.
“10 Secrets of Urban Design … That We Would Not Ordinarily Tell the Mayor,” Mayors’ Institute on City Design, Northeast session, Cambridge, 1999. U.S. Conference of Mayors.
“Narrative Places and the New Practice of Urban Design,” Imaging the City Colloquium, MIT, 1998.
“Model Planning Program for Port Development,” Massachusetts Seaport Conference, 1996.
“Planning with the National Park Service,” Mayor’s Institute on Urban Design, Southeastern US Session, Baltimore, 1994. U.S. Conference of Mayors.
“Making Great Public Places,” Boston City Hall Plaza Competition, 1993. Public lecture at City Hall.
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“Themes for the Future of Indianapolis,” Indianapolis Downtown Design Charrette, 1991. Keynote speaker.
“Designing the Cultural Landscape,” University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning Lecture Series, 1991.
“Designing for Cultural Tourism,” Indianapolis Society of Architects, Annual Meeting. Guest speaker, 1990.
“Cultural Tourism and Urban Design,” Ball State University School of Architecture Lecture Series, 1989.
“The City of Tomorrow,” Harvard Graduate School of Design, 1989.
“Metro-city in the Years Ahead,” Urban Land Institute, New England Meeting, 1989.
“Preservation and Community Commitment,” Johnson C. Smith University, Renewing Neighborhoods Conference, 1987.
“The Lowell Plan Reconsidered,” University of Lowell, 1987.
“Design Opportunities in an Aging Society,” Massachusetts Office on Aging and Action for Boston Community Development, Annual Conference, 1985. Keynote speaker.
“Elders at the Forefront of Community Change, ” Cambridge Living Options for Elders, Annual Meeting, 1985. Keynote speaker.
“Downtown Futures,” Visions Conference, Charlotte NC, 1985.
“Heritage Development On a Regional Scale,” Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 1984.
“Establishing the New York Urban Cultural Park System,” Columbia University, Preservation Conference, 1983.
“Redesigning Charlotte: Redevelopment of First Ward,” University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1983.
“Remaking Public Housing at West Broadway,” Public Housing Modernization Conference, MIT, 1982.
“Preservation of Urban Cultural Resources,” New York Statewide Parks and Recreation Conference, Albany, 1981.
“Coastal Zone Management, California,” Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 1979.
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“Historic Resources in Redevelopment,” University of Lowell, 1978.
“The Delaware and Raritan Canal and Urban Revitalization,” Rutgers University Department of Landscape Architecture, 1977.
20.4 Recent Interviews on International/National Media
“Sustainable Architecture and Paolo Soleri,” New York Times, 2011
“Indian Institute of Human Settlements,” (Documentary on new university in India), 2010
“Extreme Engineering: New Architecture in China,” Discovery Network, 2005 (Documentary about new architecture in Beijing, with comments by Dennis Frenchman about the buildings and their urban context.)
“What Makes a City Unique?” (NPR: Smart Cities Radio, January 1, 2005). (Radio program featuring Dennis Frenchman with host Carol Coletta.) http://www.smartcityradio.com/smartcityradio/past_shows.cfm?showsmartcityID=2 05
“High Speed Society,” Public German Television, 2003. (TV documentary about the impact of time on urban life, interviewing Dennis Frenchman about his research on digital cities.)
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21. RECORD OF RESEARCH FUNDING FOR DENNIS FRENCHMAN
Energy and Urban Form – MITEI, 2011-13, $600,000 (Seed funding to apply the Energy Proforma to retrofit of existing development in China. Research in conjunction with Tsinghua University, Beijing, and Cambirdge University, UK.
Making the Clean Energy City in China – The Energy Foundation, 2009-11, $760,000 (Study of the relationship between energy use and urban form to develop an Energy Proforma, that can assess energy performance of neighborhoods in process of design.
Energy Efficient City in China – British Petroleum, 2008, $50,000 (Research into development patterns in Beijing and proposal for energy modeling of development scale projects)
Technology, Livability and the Historic City – Comune di Firenze, 2007, $45,000 (Study of digital and physical development in the historic neighborhood of Oltrarno.
Open Source Space – Zaragoza Foundation, 2006, $44,000. (Study of Open Source planning approaches for implementation of the Digital Mile.)
China Executive Training Course – Naoku Cultural Exchange Program, Beijing, China, 2006- 2009, $466,500-$559,800. (Research and course on rapid urbanization in China to involve Chinese developers and Mayors.)
Zaragoza Digital Mile – City of Zaragoza, 2005, $150,000. (Physical and digital plans for a mile of new public parks and development designed to integrate media technology into the everyday urban environment.)
Korea, Daegu Institute of Science and Technology – Korea Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI), 2005, $163,000. (Research for program, design and development of new technology institute and development hub in southeastern Korea)
Event Places – Generaletat de Catalunya, 2003, $40,000. (Study of the interaction between public events and their physical settings, including a survey of cases in North America and Europe and development of guidelines for future design, in conjunction with the Polytechnic University of Catalunya.)
Digital Media Street – Seoul Development Institute, 2002, $60,000. (Research on design of the street and introduction of media technologies in to the environment.)
Digital Media City – Seoul Development Institute, 2001, $150,000. (Research into mediated environments and application of advanced communications to the design of a major new town development in Seoul, Korea.)
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Regional Design and Cultural Development – Generaletat de Catalunya, 2000, $60,000. (Study of the Llobregat River corridor in Catalunya, Spain, and proposals for preservation and development of former industrial, agricultural and cultural resources.)
Urban Narratives – Boston Redevelopment Authority, 1999, $5000. (Research seminar on digital design for the Central Artery.)
New Bedford/Fairhaven Harbor Study – Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Office, 1996, $55,000. (Reviewed status of the harbor and New England maritime industries. Resulted in a “Model Scope for Harbor Planning” that has become a standard for port planning in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and elsewhere.)
Fore River Shipyard Development Study – Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, 1994, $40,000. (Investigated existing conditions and scenarios for redevelopment of this 180 acre high technology shipyard.)
Washington 2050 – National Capital Planning Commission, 1990, $40,000. (Long range comprehensive planning effort for the future of federal facilities in the nation’s capital.)
Housing Design and Regional Character – National Endowment for the Arts, 1977-1978, $75,000. (Documented the gradual loss of regional character due to local development policies and practices; proposed new design and implementation prototypes which allow growth but preserve traditional settings.)
Modernization of the Nation’s Public Housing Stock – U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1985, $150,000. (Surveyed over 2,000 public housing projects nationwide to determine needs for renovation and redesign, and developed detailed costs for this work to provide the basis for new legislation, with ABT Associates and the R.S. Means Corporation.)
National Park Service Planning – Bemis Fund, 1975, $10,000. (Evaluated processes used by the agency in urban areas; led to management proposals of the Lowell National Historical Park Plan.)
Delaware and Raritan Canal -- National Endowment for the Arts, 1974, $10,000. (Proposed the first planning framework for this 66-mile resource, subsequently designated as a state park.)
Coastal Zone Management – MIT Laboratory of Architecture and Planning, 1974, $7500. (Documented the California and San Francisco experience and developed course materials which have been used extensively at M.I.T. and Harvard.)
New Communities and Industrialized Construction – Governor of New Jersey’s Task Force on
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Housing, 1973. (Research in Europe to document housing development innovation.)
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22. THESES SUPERVISED BY DENNIS FRENCHMAN
22.1 Summary Total Completed Anticipated
S.B. 2 2 0
MCP/S.M. 70* 65* 5
Ph.D. 6 2 1
*18 as reader
22.2 Bachelor Theses:
1. Shutsu Chai, The Design and Construction of Reprogrammable Architecture: The Digital Mile, Zaragoza, Spain, Bachelor of Science in Planning and Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 2006
2. A. Tanya Segal, A Proposal to Implement Design Review in the Charles River Corridor, Watertown Massachusetts, Batchelor of Science in Planning, 1984
22.3 Masters Theses:
1. Luke Schray, Master in City Planning, 2007
2. Mathias Rosenfeld, Master in City Planning, 2007
3. Albert Wei, Master in City Planning and Master of Sceince in Architecture Studies, 2007 (underway)
4. Jianxiang Huang, Master in City Planning, 2007 (underway)
5. Matthew Brownell, Master in city Planning, 2007 (underway)
6. Daniel Klinger, Cincinnati’s Over the Rhine, Master of Science in Real Estate Development, 2006.
7. Luis Canizo, Dwellings and Upgrading Slums, Master of Science in City Planning, 2006
8. Anna Brown, Reigning in Drought: How Water Limits Influence Conservation in Massachusetts Towns, 2006 (reader)
9. Meghan J. Boyce, Saving the New York Avenue Estate: Landmark Preservation and Lnd Use Control, Master in City Planning, 2006. (reader)
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10. Roger Torino, Assessing the Viability of Lifestyle Retail Development as a Traditional town Center, Master in City Planning, 2005.
11. Whitney Foutz, Patterns for Working and Living in the 21st Century: Real Estate Development for the New Workplace, Master in City Planning, 2005.
12. Guo Ming, From Villages to Small Town in Contemporary China: Transformation of Civic Space, Master in City Planning, 2005.
13. Anjali Agarwal, Business Leadership in City Planning: Case of the Central Artery, Master in City Planning, 2004.
14. David Masenten, New Found Land: Urban Highway Removal and Planning the Land It Uncovers, Master in City Planning, 2004.
15. Christopher Kiley, Convert: The Adaptive Re-use of Churches, Master in City Planning and Master of Science in Real Estate Development, 2004.
16. Michael Marrella, Mitigating Transit Noise Through Urban Planning and Design, Master in City Planning, 2003.
17. Eric Feldman, From Linear Spaces to Linear Places: Recycling Rail Corridors in Urban Areas, Master in City Planning, 2002.
18. Alexis Bennett, Tradition, Quality, and Housing Development: New Paradigm for Urban Bhutan, Master in City Planning, 2002.
19. Rachael Loeb, Preservation Without Boundaries: Transitioning Bhutan’s Traditional Settlements into an Urban Environment, Master in City Planning, 2002.
20. Ambika Prokop, Cities in the Everglades, Master in City Planning, 2001.
21. Meghan Massagle, Internet Shopping, Master in City Planning and Master of Science in real Estate Development, 2000.
22. Anyeley Dzegede, Historical and Cultural Narratives in Landscape Design: Design Applications for Miami Beach, Master in City Planning, 2000.
23. Francisca Rojas, Cyberpunk Visions of the Future City, Master in City Planning, 2000.
24. Margaret Super, Neighborhood Perspectives on Suburbia: An Exploration of Form, Identity, and Meaning in the Contemporary Suburban Landscape, Master in City Planning, 1999.
25. Andrew Grace, Returning to the City: Sense of Place in Neighborhoods, Master in City Planning, 1998.
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26. Michael Finch, Green Realities: The Financial Opportunities of Environmentally Sensitive Development in the Commercial Real Estate Industry, Master in City Planning and Master of Science in Real Estate Development, 1998.
27. Ruth Harrington, Planning America’s National Parks: Opportunities and Challenges for the Boston Harbor Islands, Master in City Planning, 1998
28. Kier Riemersma, Waters Edge: A Redevelopment Proposal for Harbor Cove, Gloucester, Massachusetts, Master in City Planning, 1997.
29. Faust Barba-Damm, Changing Trends in the Development of Resort Hotels, Master in City Planning, 1997.
30. Li-Pei Wang, Designing the Super-block: A New Model for Taipei Development, Master of Science in Architecture Studies, 1996 (reader)
31. James Vandermillen, Revitalizing Downtown Providence, R.I., Master in City Planning, 1996.
32. Matthew Carpenter, Defining the American Public Realm: An Escape From Tradition, Master in City Planning, 1996.
33. Qian Wang, Discovering from Tradition: Lessons from Shopping Center Design in Beijing, Master of Science in Architecture Studies, 1995.
34. Thomas P. Nowicki, The Prospects for Coastal Residential Development Under Cape Cod Commission Stewardship, Master of Science in Real Estate Development, 1994.
35. Joanna Elizabeth Stone, The Fantasy of the New York Night Club: A Study in Urban Public Space, Master in City Planning, 1994.
36. Vishaan P. Chakrabarti, Rebuilding the Urban Margin and the Modern Ideal, Master in City Planning, 1993.(reader)
37. Michael Antonio Sherman, Learning City Form From Children: Identifying Patterns of Adolescent Use and Perception on the Urban Environment, Master of Science in Architecture Studies, 1993. (reader)
38. Marta Vatar, Art as Integral Part of Public Space, Master of science in Visual Studies, 1993 (reader)
39. Daniel Mathew Cohen, Defining the American Public Realm; An Escape from Tradition, Master of City Planning, 1993
40. Marianne Elizabeth Paley, Art in Public Places: Integrating Audience, Place, and Process, Master in City Planning, 1992. (reader)
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41. Bertram Terrik Frasier-Reid, The Inside Pitch: Recent Efforts at Planning the Urban Stadium, 1992. (reader)
42. Rebecca Mattson, Sense of Place Ideal in Small Town Planning, Master in City Planning and Batchelor of Science in Economics, 1992. (reader)
43. Salvatore Galea, Recycling Public Architecture to the City Fabric, Master of Science in Architecture Studies, 1992. (reader)
44. Michael Joyce, Reel to Real: A Center for Interrelated Media in Boston, Master of Architecture, 1991. (reader)
45. Karen C. M. Tan, Singapore: Guidelines for an Urban Waterfront, Master in Coty Planing, 1991 (reader)
46. Constance Bodurow, Rethinking the Industrial Landscape: The Future of the Ford Rouge Complex, Master in City Planning, 1991. (reader)
47. Christina Chu, What is an Urban Park? Flushing Meadows Corona Park – In Search of an Answer, 1991.
48. Josephine Louis, From Prospect to Neighborhood: Investigating Assumptions Behind Current U.S. Public Housing Redesign, 1990. (reader)
49. Harold Raymond, Dudley Square: Public Building as a Catalyst for Urban Revitalization, Master in City Planning and Master of Science in Architecture Studies, 1990.
50. Joyce See-yin Lee, Culture and Commerce in China’s Special Economic Zone, Master of Architecture and Master of Science in real Estate, 1989. (reader)
51. Ernest DeMaio, Surfaces, Master of Science in Architecture Studies, 1989.
52. Anotinette Roise, The Proposed Roxbury Heritage State Park , Master in City Planning, 1989.
53. Jaqueline Olivier, Developing the Small Mixed Use Urban Project, Master of Architecture, 1988 (reader)
54. Eng Kang Tan, Revitalizing New Towns in Singapore, Master in City Planning and Master of Science in Architecture Studies, 1988.
55. Kazuo Kobayashi, Skyscrapers in Context, Master of Science in Architecture Studies, 1988.
56. Mario Chakkour, Tensile City, Master of Science in Architecture Studies, 1988.
57. David Johnson, Space Station Interior Design, Master of Science in Architecture Studies, 1987. (reader)
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58. Laurie Friedman, Eight Architecture Fantasies and the Buildings that Made Them, Master of Architecture, 1987. (reader)
59. Billy McGhee, Design Guidelines for Downtown Shopping Centers, Master of Science in Architecture Studies, 1987.
60. Raphael Fischler, Word and Image: The Creation of Order in the City, Master of City Planning and Master of Science in Architecture Studies, 1987 (reader)
61. Woo-Hyan Yang, M.I.Tomorrow, Master in City Planning and Master of Science in Architecture Studies, 1987.
62. Ira Haironson, How I Will Run for Mayor of New York, Master in City Planning, 1986 (reader)
63. John Dale, Rehabilitating the Fort Point Channel, Master of Science in Architecture Studies, 1986. (reader) 64. Imrana Inaytullah, Technomorphosis, Master of Science in Architecture Studies, 1986. 65. Greg Beck, The City in the Image of Science Fiction Cinema, Master of Science in Architecture Studies, 1986. 66. Michael Holleran, Remnant Rights of Way as a Preservation Issue, Master in City Planning, 1985. 67. Daphne Politis, The Unmeltables: The Role of the Physical Environment in the Immigrant Experience, Master in City Planning and Master of Science in Architecture Studies, 1985. 68. Ellen Lou, Conserving the Ethnic Enclave: The Case of Kampong Glam in Singapore, Master in City Planning and Master of Science in Architecture Studies, 1985. 69. Iqbal Hossain, Urban Waterfront Problems and Potentials, MS in Architecture Studies, 1984. 70. Beverlee Seronick, Retrieving the Past: An Analysis of the Purposes of Architectural Preservation, Master in City Planning and Master of Science in Architecture Studies, 1984.
22.4 Doctoral Theses:
1. Anthony Townsend, Wired/Unwired, 1998 (committee). 2. Anne Beamish, Creating Communities of Practice, 2000 (committee). 3. Francisca Rojas, Understanding Urban Hotspots: How Wireless Networks Affect Public Spaces (committee) 4. Amit Prothi, Water Resouces in India, 2010 (committee chair) 5. Laurie Zapalac, Technology and Historic Cities, 2011 (chair) 6. Jota Samper-Escobar, Regeneration of Informal Settlements in South America, 2011 (chair) 7. Cressica Brassier, Energy Efficient Cities in China, 2011 (chair) 8. Anthony Vanky, Larger Scale Data Use in Urban Management, Singapore, 2010 (chair)