Associate Director for Graduate Studies, School of Architecture
Associate Professor, Design

Education

Master of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1985
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1967

Professional Registrations

Licensed Architect, Illinois, 1970
Certificate, National Council of Architecture Registration Boards, 1971

Academic Experience

Associate Director for Graduate Studies, School of Architecture, UIUC; 2002-present
Associate Professor, School of Architecture, UIUC; 1988-present
Acting Associate Director for Undergraduate Affairs, School of Architecture, UIUC; 2002
Director, East St. Louis Action Research Project, UIUC; 2001-2002
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, UIUC; 1985-1988

Professional Experience

Robert I. Selby, FAIA, Architect; 1984-present

Publications

"Collaborative Design in Cyberspace: An Emerging Role for Computers in Environmental Design Education," in Proceedings of Advances in Collaborative Design and Decision-Support Systems symposium, InterSymp-97, International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics, Baden-Baden, Germany, 1997, pp. 59-67

"Cyberspace and Power: Rebuilding Cities as a Political Act," in Building as a Political Act, Proceedings of the International Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Berlin, 1997, pp. 261-265

"Building Communities: Constructing New Educational Paradigms," in Constructing New Worlds, Proceedings of the International Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Rio de Janeiro, 1998, pp. 59-61

"Blueprint for Springfield: Designing the Future of the Historic Downtown of Illinois’ Capital City" Champaign, Illinois: AIA Central Illinois, funded by an AIA 150 Blueprint for America grant.

Research

East St. Louis Action Research Project (ESLARP) serving 80 community-based organizations in and around East St. Louis, IL; 1990 - On going multidisciplinary service learning program with Landscape Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Law, Library and Information Science, and Applied Life Sciences

Presentations and Lectures

"Cyberspace and Power: Rebuilding Cities as a Political Act," presented at the 1997 International Conference, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Berlin, June 1-4, 1997

"Collaborative Design in Cyberspace: An Emerging Role for Computers in Environmental Design," presented at the international symposium, Collaborative Design and Decision-Support Systems, Baden-Baden, Germany, August 18-23, 1997

"Principles, Practice, and Promise: Promoting People's Planning Policies in East St. Louis," a presentation at the Twenty-ninth Annual Conference, Environmental Design Research Association, St. Louis, MO, March 4-8, 1998

"Building Communities: Constructing New Educational Paradigms," presented at the 1998 International Conference, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Rio de Janeiro, May 25, 1998 and published in the proceedings, Constructing New Worlds , pp. 59-61

Professional Memberships

American Institute of Architects (AIA); 1970-present
President, AIA Illinois; 2002
President Elect, AIA Illinois; 2001
Secretary, AIA Illinois; 1999, 2000
Director, AIA Illinois; 1998

Professional and University Service

Illinois Region Director, American Institute of Architects, 2002-2005
AIA College of Fellows Illinois Regional Representative 2007-
AIA Central Illinois AIA 150 Champion
President, AIA Illinois; 2002
Director, East St. Louis Action Research Project, College of Fine and Applied Arts, UIUC; 2001-2002
Chair, Executive Committee, ESLARP, College of Fine and Applied Arts, UIUC; 1999-2000

Awards and Honors

AIA Illinois Nathan Clifford Ricker Award recognizing the dedication and talent of an AIA member architecture educator in Illinois, 2007
AIA Central Illinois Outstanding Educator 2007
AIAS Excellence in Architectural Education Award, 2006-2007
College of Fellows, American Institute of Architects; 2004
Richard Upjohn Fellow, American Institute of Architects, 2005
President's Award, American Institute of Certified Planners to ESLARP; 1999
School of Architecture Excellence in Teaching Award 1986-87