CURRI CULUM VI TAE

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Fr anci s D. K. Chi ng
Education
Bachelor of Architecture: 5-year Professional Degree Cum Laude, University of Notre Dame, 1966
Present Position
Professor Emeritus
Department of Architecture, 208 Gould Hall, Box 355720, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
e-mail: frankc@u.washington.edu / 206.499.9737
<www.frankching.com/wordpress/>
Main Areas of Research
Publications focus on clarifying and communicating architectural elements, principles and relationships
Works in Progress
Architectural Sketching. An eBook project.
Building Construction Illustrated, 5th Ed. John Wiley & Sons, N.Y. 2013
Building Structures Illustrated, 2nd Ed. w/ Barry Onouye and Doug Zuberbuhler.
John Wiley & Sons, 2013
Green Building Illustrated. w/ Ian Shapiro. John Wiley & Sons, N.Y. 2013
Publications in Print
Introduction to Architecture. w/ James Eckler. John Wiley & Sons, N.Y. 2012
Building Codes Illustrated, 4th Ed. w/ Steve Winkel. John Wiley & Sons. N.Y. 2012
Interior Design Illustrated, 3rd Ed. w/ Corky Bignelli. John Wiley & Sons. N.Y. 2012
A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons. N.Y. 2011
Foreign editions: Chinese, Indonesian, Persian, Turkish
A Global History of Architecture, 2nd Ed. w/ Vikram Prakash & Mark Jarzombek. John Wiley & Sons.
N.Y. 2011
Design Drawing, 2nd Ed. Book + CD-Rom. w/ Steve Juroszek. John Wiley & Sons. N.Y. 2010
Foreign editions: Chinese, French, Greek, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese,
Russian, Spanish
Architectural Graphics, 5th Ed. John Wiley & Sons. N.Y. 2009
Foreign editions: Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish
Building Codes Illustrated, 3rd Ed. w/ Steve Winkel. John Wiley & Sons. N.Y. 2009
Building Structures Illustrated. w/ Barry Onouye and Doug Zuberbuhler. John Wiley & Sons, 2009
Foreign editions: Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish
Building Construction Illustrated, 4th Ed. John Wiley & Sons, N.Y. 2008
Foreign editions: Chinese, French, Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Turkish
Architecture: Form, Space & Order, 3rd Ed. John Wiley & Sons. N.Y. 2007
Foreign editions: Chinese, German, Greek, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Portuguese,
Russian, Turkish
A Global History of Architecture. w/ Vikram Prakash & Mark Jarzombek. John Wiley & Sons. N.Y. 2006
Foreign editions: Chinese, Portuguese
Building Codes Illustrated, 2nd Ed. w/ Steve Winkel. John Wiley & Sons. N.Y. 2006
Interior Design Illustrated, 2nd Ed. w/ Corky Bignelli. John Wiley & Sons. N.Y. 2004
Foreign editions: Chinese, French, Greek, Indonesian, Japanese, Turkish
Architectural Graphics, 4th Ed. John Wiley & Sons. N.Y. 2001
Foreign editions: Chinese, German, Greek, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian,
Spanish
Merriam-Websters Collegiate Encyclopedia. Consultant for Architecture, 2000
Sketches from Japan. John Wiley & Sons. N.Y. 2000
Design Drawing. Book + CD-Rom. w/ Steve Juroszek. Van Nostrand Reinhold, N.Y. 1997
Foreign editions: Chinese, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
Publications in Print (continued)
A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. Van Nostrand Reinhold, N.Y. 1995
Foreign editions: Chinese, German, Greek, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese,
Spanish, Turkish
Drawing: A Creative Process. Van Nostrand Reinhold, N.Y. 1989
Foreign editions: Chinese, Greek, Indonesian, Japanese, Norwegian, Turkish
Academic and Professional Experience
Professor Emeritus, Department of Architecture, University of Washington, 2007
Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Washington, 19912006
Visiting Faculty, Department of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1993
Visiting Scholar, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 1990
Lecturer, Department of Architecture, University of Washington, 19851991
Lecturer, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Washington, 19851990
Partner, Ching Design Studios, Seattle, Washington, 1981
Instructor, Design Department, Cornish College of the Arts, 19811984
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture & Urban Planning
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 19761980
Instructor, School of Architecture, Ohio University, 19721976
VISTA Architect, Cleveland Design Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 19711972
Project Architect, Crumlish/Sporleder + Associates, South Bend, Indiana, 19691971
Designer, Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1968
Professional Registration
By reciprocity, State of Washington, No. 3783, 19812003
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Certicate No. 11084, 19712003
Grants
Graham Foundation Grant (w/ Vikram Prakash and Mark Jarzombek), 2004
Graham Foundation Grant (w/ Steve Juroszek), 1994
National Endowment for the Arts Individual Grant, 1981
ACSA Grant/Student Exchange Program, Wilson & Womersley, City Planners, London, England, 1965
Graham Foundation Travel Grant, 1964
Awards
National Design Award, Special Jury Commendation, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, 2007
A Global History of Architecture, Best of Reference List of The New York Public Library, 2007
A.I.A. Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievement, 2007
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Design, The Nottingham Trent University, 2001
S.Y. Chung Visiting Fellow, New Asia College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1993
Citation for Excellence in International Architecture Book Publishing, 1992
TAU BETA PI National Engineering Honor Society, 1964
Thomas Ellerbe Academic Scholarship University of Notre Dame, 19621965
Conferences & Workshops
Lectures and drawing workshops at universities and colleges throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well
as internationally in China, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Turkey, Italy, Portugal, Colombia, Mexico,
Argentina, and the Netherlands.
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CV: Francis D.K. Ching 2/3
Service
University of Washington
Served on and chaired numerous Department of Architecture and CAUP committees, 19922005
Graduate School Representative, Doctoral Thesis, 200205
UW Faculty Senator, 199701
Reviewer for UW Research Royalty Fund, 1997
Other Universities
Appointed by the University Council of The Chinese University of Hong Kong to be an External
Examiner of the undergraduate program in Architecture. Duties included advising on curriculum and
program development, reviewing examinations and advising on examination procedures, and
developing institutional linkage in teaching and research. 199598
Also served as an external reviewer for tenure cases and an external examiner for doctoral
dissertations for various universities.
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CV: Francis D.K. Ching 3/3