JAMES L. WEST PROFESSOR College of Architecture, Art, and Design Mississippi State University Mississippi State, Mississippi, 39762

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1 JAMES L. WEST PROFESSOR College of Architecture, Art, and Design Mississippi State University Mississippi State, Mississippi, Current Rank: Professor and Dean Education: 1973 Bachelor of Design Interior Design University of Florida 1975 Bachelor of Design Architecture - High Honors University of Florida 1979 Master of Arts Architecture University of Florida Registration: Registered Architect State of Florida 1982 Registration Number Professional Organizations: American Institute of Architects (AIA) Executive Board Mississippi State Chapter Board of Visitors for the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) General Services Administration (GSA) Design Excellence Peer Professional Board Member Mississippi Main Street Organization Mississippi State Board of Architecture Educational Consultant Architecture + Construction Alliance (A+CA) President Southeastern Conference Academic Consortium Design Colleges Executive Board Professional Experience: Academic 2002 Dean College of Architecture, Art, and Design Professor Mississippi State University Interim Dean College of Architecture, Art, and Design Professor Mississippi State University 1998 to 2001 Associate Dean School of Architecture Professor Mississippi State University 1997 to 1998 Professor Department of Interior Design University of Florida 1987 to1997 Associate Professor Department of Interior Design Tenured University of Florida Assistant Professor Department of Interior Design University of Florida Practitioner: 1982-present James L. West Architect Principal Dompe Paluzzi & Vyverberg Designer & Project Manager Architects and Planners Mason Construction Co. Construction Superintendent Mathews Systems Construction Vallone and Keenan Custom Furnituremaker 1973 Gilbert and Associates Interior Designer 1/15/2010

2 Research/Scholarship: Contracts and Grants: 2013 Robert M. Hearin Foundation Support for Architecture/Construction Collaborative Studios, Rural Sustainability Initiative, and Community and Public Design Centers $900, Mississippi State Board of Contractors Craft Training for Building Construction Science Students 2009 Robert M. Hearin Foundation Support of Advanced Technology, Affordable Housing, Downtown Revitalization, and Community development $800, Robert M. Hearin Foundation Support of Advanced Technology, Affordable Housing, Downtown Revitalization, and Community development $200, Robert M. Hearin Foundation Establishment of Interdisciplinary Construction Science and Management Degree Program $1,500, Robert M. Hearin Foundation Graduate Studies and Community Outreach $600, Mississippi State University Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Universal Design and the Built Environment. Proposal Co-Principal Investigator 3,400,000 U.S. Department of Education Not funded 1998 Cost of Worker s Compensation Fraud and Exemptions in Residential and Commercial Construction in the State of Florida Construction Education Concepts Co-Principal Investigator $10, "Assessment & Analysis of Multifamily Building's Conformity with Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines" US Department of Housing and Urban Development Consultant $20, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, Summer Workshop for Teachers of Lighting Design. Selected Participant $3, "Americans With Disabilities Act Surveys for the State University System Phase II" State Project Number BR-053. State of Florida Board of Regents Tallahassee Florida Principal Investigator $462, "Americans With Disabilities Act Surveys for the State University System Phase I" State Project Number BR-053. State of Florida Board of Regents Tallahassee Florida Principal Investigator $1,130, "Frequency and Effects of cracks in concrete floor slabs" Assessment of impact of cracking in concrete floor slabs on indoor radon levels. State of Florida Department of Community Affairs Tallahassee, Florida Co-Principal Investigator; Technical Report 56 pages $12, "Procedures and Specifications for a Net Square Footage to Gross Square Footage Ratio in Florida's Public Schools & Community Colleges" 2

3 State of Florida Department of Education, Office of Educational Facilities, Tallahassee, Florida. Investigator $44, "Building Standards for Educational Facilities for Handicapped Children" State of Florida Department of Education, Office of Educational Facilities, Tallahassee, Florida. Principal Investigator $39, "Development and Design of Retirement Living Environments" A series of multi-disciplinary bibliographies, manuals for developers, designers, and consumers, and conferences devoted to environments for the elderly. State of Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Tallahassee, Florida. Author & Primary Consultant $75, College Faculty Computer Award 1985 College of Architecture Grant to develop computer software for lighting design using a CADD system. Principal Investigator $7, Grant to attend Harvard Graduate School of Design Summer Course in Lighting Design College of Architecture Interdisciplinary Grant - "Analysis of Lighting Quality" A study of quantitative ways to analyze light quality in the built environment. Principal Investigator $7, Division of Sponsored Research University of Florida; Prototypical Furniture and Mobility Device for Physically Handicapped Children. Principal Investigator $7, Graduate Research - Master Thesis - "Development of Preschool Facilities for the Multiply Handicapped child: A Program and Design Criteria Study" Publications: Books, Author: West, James, Guidelines For Designing Barrier Free Environments For Handicapped Children, completed manuscript, 1994 Not published Books, Co-author: West, James L. et al Accessible Design Review Guide: An ADAAG Guide for Designing and Specifying Spaces, Buildings and Sites, McGraw Hill Books, Editor/Co-author: West, J. Editor, "Building Standards for Educational Facilities for Handicapped Children" 156 pages, State of Florida, Department of Education, Office of Educational Facilities, Author of chapter: "Personal Hygiene" pp Significance: 3

4 This document was used as the standard by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board of the Federal Government for the development of the Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Children. Books, Chapter Author: Hill, Rocke, Editor: "Development and Design of Retirement Living Environments: Issues and Guide-lines" 243 pages, State of Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Three Chapters contributed: "Opportunities and Alternatives for Elderly Living Environments" pp "Multi-disciplinary Planning for Aging Environments" (w/ Rocke Hill & Sara K. Williams) pp "Age Responsive Housing: Design Guidelines for Building and Interior Environments" (with Rocke Hill) pp Exhibits: (2009) Art by Architects, Mississippi AIA Jury selection for Exhibition, Furniture piece Jewelry Cabinet (2006) Furniture Pieces Invited exhibit College of Architecture Faculty Show (2006) Custom Teak Cabinet. Invited exhibit College of Architecture, Art, and Design Faculty Exhibit. Technical Reports: Foundation for Interior Design Accreditation Hill, O., J. West, T. White ADAAG Survey Guide for the City of Tallahassee.: MHW 2 Accessibility Group, Gainesville, FL Hill, O., J. West, T. White ADAAG Survey Guide for the City of St. Petersburg. MHW 2 Accessibility Group, Gainesville, FL West, J. L., Grist, R. R., Hasell, M. J., Hill, O. W., Morgan, C. F., White, T. R., Williams, S. K., (1993) Final Report: Americans with disabilities act accessibility guidelines (ADAAG) compliance survey for the state university system. Phase I, commissioned by State of Florida Board of Regents. Hill, O. W., and M. J. Hasell, (1993) Eds. Survey forms: Co-Author, Compiled from the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines, Third Edition. College of Architecture University of Florida, Gainesville FL., Copyright West, J. L., R. R. Grist, M. J. Hasell, O. W. Hill, C. F. Morgan, T. R. White, S. K. Williams, (1994) Final Report: Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) Compliance Survey For The State University System. Phase II, commissioned by State of Florida Board of Regents. (136 pp. manuscript). "Procedures and Specifications for a Net Square Footage to Gross Square Footage Ratio in Florida's Public Schools & Community Colleges", Editor Rocke Hill, State of Florida Department of Education, Office of Educational Facilities, Tallahassee, Florida

5 Articles Pugh, T. D., W. Grondzik, White, Tony R., J. West (1992) "Assessment of Concrete Floor Slab Crack Frequency and Radon Flux", State of Florida Department of Community Affairs. Hasell, M. J., J. West, & T. White "Advances in U.S. housing design: The Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines." Special publication of selected papers presented at the World Conference on Independent Living by Stein Gerontological Institute, Miami, FL Willet, C. & West, J., "Comfort: The Object of Furniture Design Studies" Florida Business Journal Presentations: Strategic Planning and the Role of Administrators Invited presentation to Mississippi State Academic Leadership Training Program September, 2013 Leadership Role of the Academic Dean Presentation and Roundtable for Office of Research and Economic Development Fellows Leadership Program Strategic Planning, A Process for Comprehensive Involvement Invited presentation to Mississippi State Academic Leadership Training Program August, 2012 High Efficiency Lighting in Support of the Architecture Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Regional Conference, Keynote Speaker Atlanta Ga. March 22, 2011 Leadership and Wisdom Lions Club of Mississippi Leadership Conference For Boys Keynote Speaker Jackson MS, March 2011, 2012 and Invited Presentation Becoming and Effective Dean Southeastern Conference Academic Consortium Academic Leadership Development Program February 10, 2011 Mississippi State Board of Architecture Honorary Luncheon & Educational Seminar Keynote Speaker Jackson MS, June Designing the Perimeter: The Defining Role of Daylight Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Regional Conference, Keynote Speaker. Tupelo MS. February Architects, Engineers, and Designers: Who is Responsible for Daylighting Illuminating Engineering Society of North America International Conference, Keynote Speaker. Savannah GA. November The Critical Nature of Daylighting in Educational Facilities Design Day Brite Capri Omega Invited Lecture Tupelo MS. October 2008 After Katrina, Rebuilding Through the Gulf Coast Community Design Studio ACSA Administrators Conference, Minneapolis MN, November 2007 Invited Lecture The Ethical Role of Architects to Continue Education in Practice Presentation to the Mississippi Chapter of the AIA. November 2007 Lighting Designers: Strengthening Their Relationship with Architects Illuminating Engineering Society of North America International Conference, Montreal Canada, October

6 Invited Lecture; Sustainable Design and Day Lighting U.S. Green Building Council Mississippi Chapter September 2007 Invited Lecture; Key Role of Lighting in Environmental Design Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Mid-South Regional Chapter September 2007 Invited Lecture; Good Lighting & Good Architecture Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Tennessee Regional Chapter September 2005 Invited Lecture; Electric Lighting Design, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Mississippi Chapter February Invited Presentation The Role of Practitioners in the Education of Young Architects American Institute of Architects, Mississippi State Chapter. January 2004 Design Discovery: A Pre-College Experience in Architecture with Berk, Michael. Paper accepted for presentation at the 19 th National Conference for the Beginning Design Student. Stillwater OK. April "Electric Lighting Design for the Architect" Continuing Education Course for AIA Four CEU's. January Development of a Degree Program in Construction Science at Mississippi State University, School of Architecture. Presentation to Mississippi Chapter of the AIA, Mississippi Associated Builders and Contractors and Associated General Contractors of Mississippi. June Invited exhibit, Faculty show, Custom Torchere Light Fixture. School of Architecture, Mississippi State University. March Designing in Context, The Work of Carlo Scarpa Paper presented at the IDEC National Conference, April Paper published in referred Proceedings. "Duplicating a Design: A Case Study Involving the Copyright Protection Act of 1990 and Its Benefits to Designers" Paper presented at the IDEC National Conference, April Paper published in referred Proceedings. "Americans With Disabilities Act Increases Opportunities For Independent Living For The Elderly" Paper presentation at the Word Conference on Independent Living: Technology, Care and Living Environments. November Paper published in referred Proceedings. "A New Approach: Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) Survey For A State University System" Paper presentation at the IDEC National Conference, April 1994, Published in referred Proceedings. "A New Methodology For Conducting Large Scale ADAAG Compliance Surveys" with White, Tony. Paper presentation at the Architectural Research Centers Consortium National Conference, April 1994, Published in referred Proceedings. "The ADA and New Approaches To The Survey Of Large Scale Facilities" Presentation to the Florida North Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. 6

7 West, J.L., T. R. White, 1994 Conducted in service seminar/workshops for Facilities Planners and ADA Coordinators at each of Florida s nine universities. The purpose of the meetings was to explain the results and usage of data collected in Phase I and II of the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) Compliance Survey for the State University System. "Lighting Design for the Interior Designer" Continuing Education Course for Five CEU's sponsored by the Institute of Business Designers and the American Society of Interior Designers. Presented approximately twice per year from 1989 to "About Wicked Design Problems: A Dental College and Department of Interior Design Collaboration" with Hasell, M. Jo. Paper presentation at the IDEC National Conference, April Published in referred Proceedings. DeFord Residence, Invited exhibit for the College of Architecture Faculty Show "Building Standards For Educational Facilities For Young Handicapped Children" Paper presentation at the IDEC National Conference. April Published in referred Proceedings "Handicapped Code for Pre-Kindergarten through primary Grade Schools in the State of Florida." Paper accepted for presentation at the IDEC National Conference. April 1990 "Development of a New Handicapped Building Code for Pre-Kindergarten through Primary Grades for the State of Florida" Invited presentation for the Council of Educational Facilities Planners International. October "Interior Designers, Building Codes and the Life Safety Code, What is the Effect of the New Licensing Statutes in the State of Florida." Invited presentation for the American Association Of Interior Designers Mid Florida Chapter. September "Development of a New Handicapped Building Code for Pre-Kindergarten through Primary Grades for the State of Florida" Invited presentation for the Council of Educational Facilities Planners International, Southeast. May "Handicapped Facilities Construction" Invited presentation, Interstate School Building Service, Annual Conference. July "Handicapped Building Code for Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and Primary Grades" Invited presentation, Florida Educational Planning Association. April Furniture Pieces & Davis Residence, Invited exhibit College of Architecture Faculty Show "A Subjective Test of Current Objective Measures of Lighting in Six Classrooms with Increasing Levels of Illumination". 8th Miami International Conference on Alternative Energy Sources. December Proceedings published "Methodology for Teaching Furniture Design to Interior Designers." Interior Design Educators Council, Regional Conference Savannah Georgia. October "Influences of Professional Practice on Design Teaching Philosophy," Lecture at Iowa State University. March

8 Awards 1997 Florida Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects Honorable Mention, Research category, Accessible Design Review Guide, An ADAAG Guide for Designing and Specifying Spaces, Buildings, and Sites. McGraw Hill, Honors and Honorary Societies 2003 Distinguished Alumnus, Department of Interior Design, College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida. Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Mississippi State University, Teacher of the Year, College of Architecture, University of Florida, Who s Who Among America s Teachers Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society in Architecture Professional Service: President, Architecture + Construction Alliance (A+CA), Nation organization of academic deans and department chairs of architecture and construction programs & schools , Design Excellence Peer Professional for the General Services Administration present New Social Security Regional Administration Building, Birmingham Alabama New Security Entrance and Pavillion to the McCoy Federal Building, Jackson Mississippi Chair, AIA Jury for the: Mississippi Chapter AIA Design Awards Programs Present Member of the NCARB Jury for the NCARB Prize for Creative Integration of Practice and Education in the Academy, Mississippi State Board of Architecture Educational Consultant, Executive Council, AIA Mississippi, State Chapter, 2002-present. Board of Directors, Mississippi Main Street Association 2002-present. Served as an expert witness on and ADA related civil case, Orlando Fl Served as team Chair, FIDER Accreditation Visiting Team Washington State University Served as team Chair, FIDER Accreditation Visiting Team to University of Manitoba Served as team Chair, FIDER Accreditation Visiting Team to Purdue University Spring Served on the FIDER Accreditation Visiting Team to Colorado State University Fall Served as an expert witness on a liability case involving an injury alleged to be related to improper bed frame design Served on the FIDER Accreditation Visiting Team to the University of North Texas Fall 1995, Endicott College, Fall 1996, Eastern Michigan University Fall

9 Served as an expert witness on a liability case involving an injury alleged to be related to improper lighting. Served as a juror for the Interior Design Guild 15th Annual Designers of the Year Awards, Member of review panel for the Interior Design Registration exam for the State of Florida Division of Professional Registration, to evaluate the NCIDQ exam cut off scores and determine their suitability for the State of Florida Registration exam, Member of a two-person team sent to Haiti to evaluate and make design recommendations for site planning and architectural design for Zanglais Retreat Center. September Reviewer; Pre-test test questions from the NCIDQ exam bank for accuracy and suitability for use on registration exams. March Volunteer participant in a construction project in an Haitian Refugee area in the Bahamas. August Member of an Item Writers team for NCIDQ to develop questions for use in the Interior Design Registration Exams. February Served as an expert witness on a liability case involving an injury due to improper chair design. Design and construction documents for a new Science and technology Lab for Suddath Elementary School, Starkville MS Completed construction Spring Member of School Advisory Committee for Howard Bishop Middle School President of School Advisory Committee Stephen Foster Elementary School, Elder, Community Evangelical Free Church, Gainesville Florida , Board of Directors, Finance Chair, S.E. District Evangelical Free Church of America Lectures sponsored by the Florida Homebuilders and the Board of Realtors on "Interior Design for the Residential Market" Participant in the Camp Crystal Design Charette for the Alachua County School Board. Charette resulted in the development of a master plan for the camp as well as several specific preliminary building designs University and College Service: MSU Campus Master Planning Committee member 2010-present The Academic Planning Focus Group subcommittee of the Mississippi State Campus Master Planning and Development Advisory Committee 2010 Mississippi State University Public Arts Committee 2008-present University Scholarship Committee 2002-present 9

10 University President s Committee on Strategic Planning 2008-present Chair, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and College of Forestry Dean s Search Committee, Mississippi State University 2011 Mississippi State University Presidential Search Committee 2006 and 2008 Chair, Bagley College of Engineering Dean s Search Committee, Mississippi State University Chair, Director of Facilities Search Committee, Mississippi State University Chair, College of Education Dean s Search Committee, Mississippi State University Academic Dean s Council, Mississippi State University present. Administrative Council Mississippi State University 2002-present. Chair, Research Initiation Grants review Committee, Mississippi State University University Campus Planning Board Mississippi State University 2002-present. Research Operations Council, Mississippi State University 2000-present. E & G Scholarship Replacement Task Force present. Member of the Principles & Philosophy of Accreditation Committee for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Mississippi State University 2001-present. Associate Deans Council, Mississippi State University Department Heads Executive Committee, Mississippi State University Director and coordinator of Design Discovery, an eight day summer design studio experience for high school students. Summer Computer and Information Technology Committee, College of Architecture Mississippi State University, 1998-present. University Grade Appeals Committee Mississippi State University, Coordinator of Senior Architecture studio annual field trip to New York City, Fall Construction management of the renovation and construction of the new Digital Research and Imaging Lab for the School of Architecture. School acted as the general contractor for the construction. Summer Coordinator of Second Year Architecture studio annual field trip to Washington D.C., Fall University of Florida, Department of Interior Design Faculty Search Committee, Chair Member of interdisciplinary design committee from the College of Architecture to develop Facilities Design major within the College. 10

11 Appointed to University of Florida Salary Equity Appeals Committee, Appointed to College of Architecture Strategic Planning Committee, Appointed to College of Architecture Curriculum Committee, Appointed to the Foundation for Interior Design Education Research (FIDER) Board of Visitors for Accreditation site visitation, 1992-present. Conducted "Lighting Design for the Interior Designer" Continuing Education Units seminars in Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, Jacksonville and Panama City, Florida, College of Architecture Sabbatical Leave Selection Committee; Chair, College of Architecture Curriculum Committee, College of Architecture Editorial Committee, Department of Interior Design Faculty Search Committee; Chair, Attended series of three American With Disabilities Act teleconferences sponsored by the American Institute of Architects, Participant and College of Architecture representative in Disability Awareness Week, sponsored by Alpha Kappa Psi honorary society, Dean's Task Force for Computer Development, College of Architecture, Department of Interior Design Task Force, Chairman of Interior Design Upper Division Admissions Committee, Department of Interior Design representative making recruiting presentations to Junior Colleges in Miami and Broward counties, 1988 and Coordinator of annual Interior Design Junior Class field trip to Atlanta Georgia, , 1992, Coordinator of Senior Interior Design-Architecture joint studio annual field trip to Boston Massachusetts, Coordinator of Senior Interior Design studio annual field trip to Chicago Illinois, representative to work on the Student ARC-LARC activities day. Presentation to College of Architecture Alumni on the Development of the New Handicapped Code for the State of Florida Department of Education, Faculty advisor for student competition for the design of a Faculty Club for the University of Florida. Presentation of the winning entries to the president of the University and officers of the Faculty Club,

12 Visiting Lecture Committee, and University of Florida Commencement Marshall, University of Florida Senate, Faculty coordinator of the Center for Instructional and Research Computing Activities lab College of Architecture, Curriculum coordinator, Interior Design Senior year, and , University Senate nominating committee for the College of Architecture, Coordinator and M.C. of the Department of Interior Design portion of the Dean's Award Program, Scholarship committee, Department of Interior Design, Faculty advisor for the Senior Class "Signatures" show for Faculty, Parents and Alumni, Department of Interior Design Chairman's search committee, Second year architectural design curriculum committee, Private Practice/Consultation: Selected Architecture: Landa Residence, 2200 S.F. Safety Harbor FL. Completed December Part of a team of architects that developed the survey forms, data base and training for the Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines compliance survey for all buildings owned by the City of St. Petersburg, Florida. Survey completed ADA Compliance Survey, survey forms, data base and training for City of Tallahassee. Survey completed November Roark Residence, 7500 S.F. Completed McKinney Residence, 8000 S.F. Completed Robertson Residence 4500 S.F. Unbuilt. Hague United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall; 1800 S.F. Completed ADA Design review Construction Documents for The Justice Group; Levy Co. Courthouse. Cook/Whitehead Residence 2200 S.F. Addition and renovation. LLoyd Residence 2100 S.F. Addition. Completed Alfino Residence 1800 S.F. Completed Hawthorne United Methodist Church Classroom Building; 5000 S.F. 12

13 DeFord Residence; 4200S.F. Completed Marsh residence; 4800 S.F. Unbuilt Currier residence; 1000 S.F. Additions and renovations. Completed Karras residence; 2600 S.F. Unbuilt Davis residence; 3700 S.F. Completed Henderson addition; 1200 S.F. Completed Interior Design: Veterinarian Clinic for Town and Country Veterinarians; 2000 S.F. Completed June Business Offices for the Nephrology Associates; interior design and lighting design, Hair Styling Salon for Command Performance; interior design and lighting design, Tarrant residence; interior design, lighting and furniture design. Completed Curry residence accessibility design for wheelchair, interior design, lighting and furniture Joe's Deli Campus; total renovation of dining area. Completed Joe's Deli; total renovation of dining and kitchen. Completed Uncles Restaurant Oaks Mall; partial renovation. Unbuilt1987. Delta Delta Delta Sorority; renovations, interior design and lighting design, Digital Services Inc.; Exhibit display for sales conventions. Completed Furniture Design: Design Cabinets; Commissioned furniture pieces including; executive desks, credenzas, entertainment centers, wall units, storage cabinets, and bedroom suites, Landa C.P.A.; Solid walnut office unit for display/work/filing, design and construction, published in Florida Business Journal, December Miscellaneous solid wood pieces design and construction; display cabinets, book storage cabinets, tables, lighting fixtures, jewelry case, jewelry cabinet, kitchen cabinets and sculptures. Lighting Consulting: Residential and small commercial projects, 1988-present. Advent Christian Village; 450 seat Sanctuary. Completed Teaching Responsibilities: First Year Architectural Design Studio I-A Architectural Design Studio I-B 13 Second Year Architectural Design II-A Architectural Design II-B

14 Materials Third Year Architectural Interiors l Architectural Interiors ll Interior Design Construction Documents Architectural Lighting Design Architectural Design Studio III-A Architectural Design Studio III-B Fourth Year Advanced Interior Detailing and Construction Architecture Design Studio IV-A Advanced Architectural Interiors l Advanced Architectural Interiors ll Furniture Design Joint Architecture and Interior Design Studio Vicenza Institute of Architecture, Vicenza Italy, Senior Studio Architectural Design Studio IV-B 14