Director of the School of Architecture
Education
B. Arch, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1977
M. Arch, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1980
Professional Registrations
Licensed Architect, Illinois
Academic Experience
Chancellor's Advisor for Architecture and Master Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2007-Present
Director of the School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2004-Present
Interim Dean, College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Technological University 2002-2004
Professor, College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Technological University 2001-2004
Chair, Department of Architecture, College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Technological University 1998-2002
Associate Professor, College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Technological University 1997-2000
Assistant Professor, College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Technological University 1994-1997
Plym Fellow, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign 1992
Visiting Adjunct Lecturer, College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Technological University 1984-1993
Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Lawrence Technological University 1980-1983
Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1977-1980
Professional Experience
David M. Chasco, AIA, Architect: Design Counsel, 1994-present
Johnson Residence, Addition/Renovation to 1967 Internationally Published Case Study Residence, Muskegon, MI, 2007-08
Owner's Consultant, Peoria Central Illinois Regional Museum for the International Architectural Search for a combined $100 million Central Illinois Regional Museum and Caterpillar Visitor's Center, 2005-07
Kaufman Residence Addition, Aspen, CO, 2005-07
DiClemente Siegle Design/Gunnar Birkerts FAIA: Project Director/Designer for the $25 million Addition/Renovation to the Detroit Archdiocese Cathedral, 1999-2002
DiClemente Siegle Design/Gunnar Birkerts Architects: Project Designer/Director for the Performing Arts Center, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, 1997-2002
DiClemente Siegle Design: Principal Conceptual Designer for the Elastomer Expansion to the PET Building, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, 1996- 1999
Interim Owners Representative, Lawrence Technological University, for the $30 million New University Technology and Learning Complex, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI, 1994, 1995
Gunnar Birkerts & Associates, Birmingham, MI, 1983-94
Project Designer/Director, Associate in charge
Kaufman House, Aspen, CO, 1997
Thompson Library, University of Michigan-Flint, 1994
Milan Housing Complex, Milan, Italy, 1994
U.S. Embassy Office Building, Caracas, Venezuela, 1993
Florence Mixed Use Complex, Florence, Italy, 1993
State of Michigan Library Rare Book Room, Lansing, MI, 1990
Holtzman & Silverman Office Building, Southfield, MI, 1989
Detroit Tiger Stadium Renovation, Detroit, MI, 1988
College of Law Renovation, Duke University, Durham, NC, 1988
State of Minnesota History Center Competition, St. Paul, 1986
Project Designer
Marriott Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1994
Conservatory of Music Library Addition and Renovation, Oberlin, OH, 1988
Domino's Pizza, Inc., World Headquarters, Ann Arbor, MI, 1986
Minnesota Judicial Building Competition, St. Paul, 1986
College of Law, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1986
IBM Southfield Center Renovation, Southfield, MI, 1984-85
Publications
Chasco, D., "The Art of Architecture," Recent Projects by Alumni, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Holtzman & Silverman Office Building, Project Designer/Director Gunnar Birkerts & Associates. Ronald E. Schmitt, Catalogue Editor, Printec Press, Champaign, IL, 1995.
The Fort Lauderdale Riverfront Plaza Design Competition, 1986
Chasco, D. and M. Andrejasich, "Systematic Building Analysis: Building Dissection and Concept Search, and a Lakefront House," Best Beginning Design Projects, Volume II, Michael Jorden, Editor, University of Texas, 1983.
Bulletins, Reports, or Conference Proceedings
Chasco, D., "The Monroe Cultural Arts Initiative, Triangulating the Urban Core," paper presentation at the 9th IPHS (International Planning and History Society) Conference, 1st Finnish Urban History Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 2000.
Chasco, D., "Round Barns: Distinctive Landmarks and Structural Oddities," Proceedings of the Society of Architectural Historians 1997 Southeast Society Conference.
Chasco, D., "New European Museums: Rebuilding the Physical and Social Fabric of European Communities," paper presentation at the Union of International Architects, UIA Barcelona 96 Conference: Present and Futures - Architecture in Cities, Barcelona, Spain, 1996.
Chasco, D., "Poetics of Trauma: The Artful Response of Collaborative Technological Intervention," Proceedings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 1995 West Central Regional Conference: Design for the Environment - The Interdisciplinary Challenge, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, p. 25.
Chasco, D. and R. Fearon, "Integrating Professional Practice (Studio) into the New Integrated Design Studio 4," Proceedings of the 3rd Annual AIA/ACSA Design and Practice Summer Institute: Alternative Pedagogical Methods in Higher Education - Design Studio Problems for Professional Practice Issues; V. Carter, Conference Coordinator, St. John's College, Santa Fe, NM, 1995, p. 132.
Recognition of Work in Publications by Others
Inland Architect, May/June 1983. Announcement of David M. Chasco as one of the winners of the New York Architectural League's 2nd Annual Young Architects Competition.
Iowa Architect, September/October 1986. Project Team, Gunnar Birkerts & Associates: College of Law, University of Iowa, Iowa City
A + U, Architecture and Urbanism, April 1987. Project Team, Gunnar Birkerts & Associates: College of Law, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
Baumeister, August 1987. Project Team, Gunnar Birkerts & Associates: College of Law, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
Architectural Record, August 1987. Project Team, Gunnar Birkerts & Associates: College of Law, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
The Architecture of Gunnar Birkerts, AIA Press, 1989. Credit: Associate in the Firm.
Architectural Record, August 1991. Project Team, Gunnar Birkerts & Associates: U.S. Embassy, Caracas, Venezuela.
L'Architettura, December 1993. Project Team, Gunnar Birkerts & Associates: Holtzman & Silverman Office Building, Southfield, MI.
L'Arca, January 1994. Project Team, Gunnar Birkerts & Associates: Marriott Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
A + U, Architecture and Urbanism, January 1996. Project Team, Gunnar Birkerts & Associates: Thompson Library, University of Michigan-Flint Campus.
Magazine X (Japanese Publication), March 1996. Japan Cultural Center Project, College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI.
World Architecture, Issue 36. 1995 Thompson Library, University of Michigan-Flint, U.S. Embassy, Caracas, Venezuela.
American School and University Portfolio, December 1999. Project Team, DiClemente Siegle Design and David M. Chasco, Design Architect and Conceptual Designer: Ferris State University New Elastomer Center, Big Rapids, MI.
Metal Architecture, August 1999. Project Team, DiClemente Siegle Design and David M. Chasco, Design Architect and Conceptual Designer: Ferris State University New Elastomer Center, Big Rapids, MI.
Exhibits
Process & Experience, Act of Doing Part 2--Comprehensive exhibition of professional
design efforts, Fall 2008
Chasco, D., “Detroit Architects Design,” exhibition of critical design practice of three young metro Detroit architectural firms: Ply Architects, VanTine/Guthrie, and Studio Zone. Temple Buell Gallery, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006.
Faculty Exhibition of Creative Work for 2002 NAAB Accreditation, 2002
Process and Experience: The Act of Doing, The Lorado Taft Exhibition at the School of
Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998
Chasco, D., “The Art of Architecture,” University of Illinois I Space Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1996.
Chasco, D., “The Art of Architecture,” Recent Projects by Alumni, Temple Buell Gallery, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995. A celebration of the dedication of the New Temple Hoyne Buell Hall.
Chasco, D. and M. Andrejasich, “Best of the Five,” retrospective 5‑year exhibition of the Lafayette Square Design Competition, Young Architects Forum, The Architectural League, NY, 1986.
Presentations and Lectures
NAAB Validation Conference, 2003
Weaving a Design Based Practice and Education Tapestry, ACSA Regional Conference, 2003
The Detroit Great Streets Thesis Studio, ACSA Southeast Regional Conference, 2003
The Monroe Cultural Arts Initiative, Triangulating the Urban Core, IPHS Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 2000
Chasco, D., "New Rozsa Performing Arts Facility: Theatre Design & Technical Operations," the MIAPPA Summer Annual Conference, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, June 2000.
Chasco, D., "Process and Experience: The Act of Doing," Lorado Taft Lecture, School of Architecture Temple Hoyne Buell Auditorium, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998.
Chasco, D., "Integration of Design and Technology in the New University of Michigan Thompson Library," the Michigan Association of Physical Plant Administrators (MiAPPA) Summer Annual Conference, Flint, MI, 1997.
Chasco, D., "How Campus Image and Environment is Critical to Student Recruitment and Retention," Community College Business Officers Association Meeting, Frankenmuth, MI, 1996.
Chasco, D., "New European Museums: Rebuilding the Social and Physical Fabric of European Communities," University of Illinois Study Abroad Program, Ecole d'Architecture, Versailles, France, 1995.
"New European Museums: Rebuilding the Social and Physical Fabric of European Communities," University of Illinois Study Abroad Program, Ecole d'Architecture, Versailles, France, 1995.
"How Campus Image and Environment is Critical to Student Recruitment and Retention," Community College Business Officers Association Meeting, Frankenmuth, MI, 1996.
"Integration of Design and Technology in the New University of Michigan Thompson Library," the Michigan Association of Physical Plant Administrators (MiAPPA) Summer Annual Conference, Flint, MI, 1997.
"Process and Experience: The Act of Doing," Lorado Taft Lecture, School of Architecture Temple Hoyne Buell Auditorium, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998.
"New Rozsa Performing Arts Facility: Theatre Design & Technical Operations," the MIAPPA Summer Annual Conference, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, June 2000
Professional Memberships
American Institute of Architects
Professional and University Service
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chancellor's Advisor for Architecture and Master Planning, 2007-08
Member, Chancellor's Capital Review Committee, 2007-08
Chancellor's Committee for the future development of the 160-acre Orchard Downs Housing Area, 2005
vMember, Provost Council of Unit Heads, 2008Member, College of Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Architectural Search Committee, 2008
Chair, Chancellor's Design Advisory Council, 2007, 2008
Member, Advisory Board, Energy Free Homes Foundation for Energy Run International Design Challenge, 2007, 2008
Member, AIA State of Illinois Board, 2008
Orchard Downs Housing Development Committee: 2007-present
UIUC Campus Visioning Committee: 2006-2007
Provost's Retention Committee: 2006
Provost's Unity Head Council: 2008-present
Chancellor's Siebel's Energy Free home Committee: 2008-present
Chair, Chancellor's Design Advisory Committee (CDAC): 2007-present
Chancellor's Capital Review Committee (CCRC): 2007-present
Campus Beautification Committee: 2007-2008
Research Park Design Advisory Committee: 2007-present
Campus Art and Sculpture Sub-Committee (CDAC): 2008-present
Secured $500,000 from University sculpture endowment for new Business Instructional Facility outdoor sculpture Development of campus Plan Guidelines for new campus sculpture. Committee visited MIT (Nov. '08) to meet with MIT Art Program leadership and tour campus art/sculpture outcomes
Secured $50,000 from University for Landscape Architecture's 100th Anniversary Windsor Road Ecological Corridor Charrette
Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship Committee: 2004-present
Landscape Architecture/Architecture PhD Committee: 2004-present
Administrative Council: 2004-present
Lawrence Technological University: College of Architecture and Design
Member, Integrated Design Studio Development Committee, 1992-93
Coordinator, Development Committee, 1994-95
Member, National Association of Schools of Art and Design Accreditation Committee, 1995
Chair, Graduate Admissions Committee, 1995-2001
Interim Owners Representative for new University Technology and Learning Complex, 1995-96
Co chair, North Central Association "Outcomes Assessment Model" Committee for drafting and implementing new model programs, 1995-98
Coordinator, Graduate College Thesis Program, 1995-2003
Co coordinator, Integrated Design Studios-3 and -4, 1995-2003
Member, Design Coordinators Committee, 1995-2003
Member, NAAB Accreditation Academic Course Documentation Committee, 1996
Group Leader, Campus Learning Environment Workshop with architect Todd Williams for New University Technology and Learning Complex, 1996
Group Leader, Campus Plan Design Charrette with Charles Gwathmey for new University Technology and Learning Complex, 1996
Member, Faculty Council Faculty Committees, 1995-98
Member, Faculty Development Committee, 1996-99
Member, Curriculum Committee, 1996-98
Member, Facilities Committee, 1995
Member, Lawrence Technological University Building Committee, 1997, 1998
Vice Chair and Member, Faculty Council, 1998
Chair, Faculty Search Committee for Environmental Systems, 1998
Member, University Search Committee for Director of Admissions, 1998
Department Chair, Department of Architecture Activities, 1998-2002
Accreditation Report
Budget requests
Various operating guidelines and procedures
Funding proposals
North Central Association Department Assessment Review
Exhibition Coordinator, Graduate Thesis and Junior Integrated Design Studio-4 student design projects, 1998-2003
Chair, Faculty Search Committee for Design, 1999
Director, Paris Study Abroad Program, 1999-2003
Chair, Faculty Search Committee for Structures, 2000
Member, University Search Committee for Dean of Engineering, 2001
Member, Faculty Search Committee for Architectural History, 2001
Coordinator, Theta Tau Fraternity Chapter House Competition, 2001
Member, University Search Committee for Director of Registrar, 2002
Principal Committee Member for preparation of grant to the DTE Energy Center for Sustainable Resources Grant, 2002
Principal Committee Member for preparation of the Community Energy Project Grant to the Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services, 2002
Professional
Invited AIA Illinois Board Member, January 2009
Central Illinois Regional Museum Committee Member-Consultant hired to conduct RFQ & RFP for $65,000,000 Museum and then $35,000,000 Caterpillar Visitor's Center: 2005-2007
*Kaufman House, Aspen Colorado-2200 SF Exterior/Interior Addition $950,000. Completed Fall 2007
*Johnson House-2000 SF addition and 1500 SF remodeling of 1967 internationally published Case Study House. Completed Fall 2008
*Projects inherited with closing of former firm, Gunnar Birkerts & Associates
AIA Michigan, Committee for Sustainable Communities, 2002-2003
AIA Michigan Leadership Retreat, Meeting of AIA Michigan Chapter Leadership and School of Architecture and Design to report on national, state, and local issues, Traverse City, MI, 2002
AIA Michigan Design Retreat Panel Discussion: Current state of architectural education, 2002
Michigan Technological University, Design Consultant, 2002
AIA Michigan Professional Design Retreat Moderator, Torch Lake, MI, 1998-2001, 2003
AIA National Subcommittee Review of Case Study Teaching Methodology, ACSA Administrators Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2000
Other Activities
Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture, 1995
The Round Barn Dairy Complex, 1980
Awards and Honors
ACSA Design Award Juror, “New Visions of Security: Re-life of a Dallas Fort Worth Airport
Terminal,” ACSA/U.S. Department of Homeland Security International Student Design Competition, Dallas, TX, 2008
ACSA Design Award Juror, “Airport, Security, Circulation,” ACSA/U.S. Department of
Homeland Security International Student Design Competition, Washington, DC. Juror with
Randall Ott, Dean of Catholic University; Thomas Coleman of U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and Barbara Nadel, FAIA, international security expert, 2006
AIA Michigan President’s Award, 2004
AIA Detroit, “Detroit Designs Presentations,” selected to be keynote presenter in work of Balthagar Korab, 2004.
AIA Design Award Juror, AIA Oklahoma Honors Award Program, 2003
DTE Energy Grant, 2003
Detroit AIA Honor Award, 2002
GLFEA Steel Systems Excellence Award, 2002
Educational Design Excellence Award, 2002
Detroit Energy Foundation, DTE Energy Grant for the support of the DTE Energy Center for Sustainable Resources project. David M. Chasco, Principal Investigator ($100,000), 2003.
Honorable Mention, National Design Award, Metal Architecture, 1999
AIA/ACSA Faculty Institute on Teaching Seismic Design Fellowship, 1997
AIA/ACSA Design and Practice Summer Institute Fellowship, 1995
The Francis J. Plym Traveling Fellowship in Architecture, 1992
Michigan AIA Honor Award, 1987
Worked with Chancellor to write letter proposal to President White for a $500,000 grant from the Chester Fund to purchase and outdoor sculpture for the BIF Building
Director David M. Chasco