K A R E N C O R D E S S P E N C E kspence@drury.edu 900 N. Benton Ave., Drury University, Springfield MO 65802 (417) 873 7409 office spence_karen@att.net 1322 E. Harrison Street, Springfield MO 65804 (417) 619 0021 cell E D U C A T I O N Doctorate of Philosophy in Architecture College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, December 1996 Dissertation entitled Theorizing in Architecture: An Examination of the Texts of Frampton, Rossi and Lang, investigating the subject of theory, its characteristics and construction Master of Science in Architecture School of Architecture and Interior Design, University of Cincinnati, June 1993 Thesis entitled Toward a Heideggerian Way of Building, interpreting the architecture of E. Fay Jones through the philosophy of Martin Heidegger Bachelor of Architecture School of Architecture, University of Arkansas, May 1987 Henry Adams Medalist (top graduate) E X P E R I E N C E Administrative Associate Director, Hammons School of Architecture, Drury University May 2014 to present Assistant Director August 2013 to May 2014 Responsibilities include assisting with the day to day operations of the program, handling general student affairs, supervising student advising, meeting with prospective students, scheduling classes, and other tasks as needed Teaching Associate Professor, Hammons School of Architecture, Drury University May 2012 to present Assistant Professor May 2007 to May 2012 Visiting Assistant Professor August 2006 to May 2007 Adjunct Professor August 2002 to December 2005 Responsibilities include coordinating and teaching first year studios (proportion, scale and space), second year studios (concept, environment and site), first year representational skills class, and teaching a course on theories in architecture, a course on programming, thesis seminar, professional electives and a general education course on global issues Assistant Lecturer, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University August 1993 to May 1996 Responsibilities included teaching sophomore design studios from Fall 1993 to Spring 1995
Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Architecture and Interior Design, University of Cincinnati September 1991 to June 1993 Responsibilities included teaching sophomore and freshman design studios from Fall 1991 through Winter 1992 and assisting with APR preparation during Spring 1993 Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, University of Arkansas August 1990 to May 1991 Responsibilities included teaching third year design studios from Fall 1990 to Spring 1991, a freshman drawing class during Fall 1990 and a construction documents course for third through fifth year students during Spring 1991 Practice Karen Cordes Spence, Architect, Springfield, Missouri October 1998 to present Involved with projects including a city park, commercial offices, new residences and residential renovations Project Architect, Fennell Purifoy Architects, Little Rock, Arkansas April 1997 to September 1998 Involved with programming, marketing, schematic design, design development, construction documents and construction administration on projects including a church, low income housing, a neighborhood recreation center and family residences Project Architect, Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey and Associates, Wichita, Kansas September 1996 to April 1997 Involved with marketing, design development, construction documents and construction administration for a variety of projects Intern Architect, Keyes Condon Florance Architects, Washington, D.C. June 1998 to August 1990 Involved with schematic design, construction documents and construction administration for large scale commercial projects National Vice President, American Institute of Architecture Students, Washington, D.C. July 1987 to June 1988 Served as editor for national student newsletter, managing editor of national student journal, author and coordinator of national student competition programs, ACSA Board student member, AIA/AAF Scholarship Committee member and provided various student representation duties Intern Architect, David Buergler, Architect, Fort Smith, Arkansas Summers 1985 and 1986 Involved with schematic design and construction documents for residential and commercial projects R E G I S T R A T I O N Architect License #A 8262 State of Missouri, issued June 1999 NCARB Certificate #49890 Issued February 1998 Architect License #8818 State of Maryland, issued September 1990 LEED AP Issued June 2008
P U B L I C A T I O N S, P A P E R S A N D P R E S E N T A T I O N S Historical Technology or Technological History? SESAH Regional Conference, Fayetteville, Arkansas, October 2014 A look at how technology communicates history in the architecture of E. Fay Jones Interviews and Commentary in Becoming an Architect, Lee Waldrep, author (Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2014, pp. An interview about interests, career choices and the profession of architecture Oscillating between Art and Equipment: A Hermeneutics of Sustainability ACSA National Conference, Montreal, Canada, March 2011 How the work of Heidegger and Leatherbarrow extend understandings of sustainable water systems Green Building Drury Magazine, September 2010 Understanding architecture as part of a holistic environment Architecture as a Vessel for Values Paper Session Coordination ACSA National Conference, Portland, Oregon, March 2009 Selected to coordinate a paper session that examines the relationship between values and built form Design of a Dialogue: Inviting the Community to Act on Global Warming ACSA Central Fall Conference, Waterloo, Ontario, October 2007 An examination of how universities and communities can help one another address global warming Justice through Stewardship ACSA Southeast Fall Conference, Washington, DC, October 2007 Exploring how the work of John Rawls and Paul Rogat Loeb can inform community action Essay entitled Dorothy in Remembrance and the Design of Place, Frances Downing, author (College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 2000, pp. 26 28 and pp. 140 41.) A book that discusses how memory influences design Life of City Lies in Place Making Architecture Special to the Eagle, The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, Kansas, April 1997 A discussion of the role of city landmarks Shaping Identity by Choice Eagle Writers Group, The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, Kansas, July 1996 A column describing how experiences and choices create who we are The Purpose and Place of Theorizing in Architecture University of Oklahoma College of Architecture, Norman, Oklahoma, November 1996 An invited lecture on what theory is and how theorizing occurs in architecture The Assumptions Underlying Frampton s Critical Regionalism ACSA Southeast/Southwest Bi Regional Conference, San Antonio, Texas, November 1995 An examination of the philosophy that guides Frampton s work Toward a Heideggerian Way of Building: Two Works by E. Fay Jones ACSA National Meeting, Seattle, Washington, March 1995 An examination of architecture as Heideggerian art, revealing time and place
The Cinematic Simulations of the Western Frontier are Real ACSA Western Regional Conference, Denver, Colorado, October 1994 and ACSA National Meeting, Seattle, Washington, March 1995 A look at physical and metaphysical ambiguities in Western films through Baudrillard s philosophy; one of five papers nominated for national presentation from the regional conference An Architecture for Heidegger and a Philosophy for Jones E. Fay Jones Symposium,, University of Arkansas School of Architecture, Fayetteville, Arkansas, March 1993 An exploration of the correlations between Jones design principles and Heidegger s concepts of art and technology Architecture Movements of the Past Half Century CRIT 27 (Fall 1991) A discussion with John G. Williams, FAIA, founder of the University of Arkansas School of Architecture ATHENEUM: Analysis of Form Architectural Record (178: 180 1), September 1990 A review of the ability to merge computers and video to understand the architecture of Richard Meier s Atheneum in New Harmony, Indiana Encore Delivered with Strength and Delicacy ARCHITECTURE (77: 52 7), October 1988 American Architecture of the 1980 s, 1990 Analysis of E. Fay Jones Cooper Chapel, Bella Vista, Arkansas; selected for reprint in AIA Press Architecture of the 1980 s, included on pages 294 299 U N I V E R S I T Y A N D C O M M U N I T Y S E R V I C E Service to the University Prioritization Committee, August 2014 to present Member of twelve person faculty committee appointed by the Dean to prioritize university departments and programs Strategic Enrollment Management Council, January 2014 to present Retention Sub Council, Co Chair Member of eight person faculty and staff council appointed by the President to provide strategy for university management Faculty Affairs Committee, August 2013 to present Member of eight person faculty committee that addresses faculty affairs elected by department faculty Advising Committee, August 2014 to present Member of five person faculty and staff committee selected by the Associate Dean to examine advising on campus Core Council, August 2014 to present Member of twelve person faculty and staff council that discusses the general education curriculum of the university University Honors Council, August 2012 to present Member of four person faculty council that advises the development of and work in university honors courses Gender Equity Council, August 2011 to May 2014 Faculty Chair, August 2013 to May 2014 Member of a twelve person faculty and staff council that addresses equity and diversity issues across campus President s Council on Sustainability, August 2007 to May 2012 Member of a faculty, staff and student group that worked toward a carbon neutral campus
Summer Scholars Program Teacher, Summers 2010 to 2014 Introduced architectural ideas and studio learning to neighborhood minority students General Education Sub Committee, September 2010 to January 2011 Member of a faculty committee appointed by the Academic Affairs Committee to propose a new general curriculum Strategic Imperatives Committee on Student Involvement and Campus Culture, January to May 2011 Member of a student, faculty and staff committee appointed by the Dean of Students to review student engagement GP21 Council, August 2007 to December 2010 Member of a faculty council that provided guidance for the general education curriculum Criterion Five Subcommittee, HLC Accreditation Preparation Team, January 2009 to May 2010 Member of the faculty and staff committee that gathered material to document Drury s community involvement and relationships Think Green Advisor, August 2008 to May 2011, May 2014 to present Faculty advisor to a student organization focused on sustainability issues Focus the Nation Organizing Committee, January 2007 to January 2008 Member of a committee that coordinated the local campus activities for a national teach in on global warming Service to the Hammons School of Architecture Lecture Series Coordinator, August 2011 to May 2013 Responsible for organizing and coordinating the school lecture series Hammons School of Architecture Director Search Committee, August 2007 to March 2012 Member of a faculty and professional committee appointed by the Dean Chair, Studio Culture Task Force, August 2010 to March 2011 Leader of a faculty and student committee to develop a studio culture policy ACSA Faculty Councilor, August 2009 to May 2011 Elected to coordinate communication with ACSA at the national and regional level AIAS Advisor, January 2009 to May 2011 Faculty Advisor for the local chapter of the American Institute of Architecture Students Freedom by Design Advisor, May 2010 to May 2011 Faculty Advisor for a student organization focused on helping community accessibility issues Service to the Community AIA Springfield Board of Directors, January 2014 to present Steering Committee AIA Central States Region Conference, August 2013 to October 2014 Communications Committee Chair for AIA Central States Conference University of Arkansas School of Architecture Professional Advisory Board, October 2008 to May 2014 City of Springfield Stormwater Task Force, October 2012 to May 2013 City of Springfield Citizens Solid Waste Committee, January to December 2008
Superintendent s Parent Advisory Council, Springfield Public Schools, August 2011 to present Jarrett Middle School and Parkview High School representative Graduation Requirement Committee, Springfield Public Schools, August 2013 to May 2014 New Southwest School Committee, Springfield Public Schools, August to December 2005 Community Bond Review Committee, Springfield Public Schools, August 2004 to May 2005 Area Attendance Boundaries/Facilities Task Force, Springfield Public Schools, August 2001 to May 2002 Rountree Neighborhood Association Board, January 2003 to March 2008 Chair, 2007 and 2004 Vice Chair, 2003 Rountree Elementary School PTA, August 2005 to May 2011 President, 2005 06 and 2010 11 Vice President, 2006 07 Jarrett Middle School Site Council Chair, August 2009 to May 2011