Bill Willoughby
Biography
William T Willoughby (Bill Willoughby) is an architect, design educator, and essayist who boomeranged back to Northeast Ohio where he is a tenured Associate Professor. For 7 years he served as Associate Dean for the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at 鶹ý. Currently, he serves as Interim Program Director for Interior Design.
Previously, he was a tenured Professor in the School of Architecture at Louisiana Tech University, where he taught design, theory, architectural history, computer visualization, digital fabrication, community service, and professional practice for 15 years. While at Louisiana Tech University, he served for 8 years as Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Director of Research and Graduate Studies. He was awarded the Louisiana Tech University Foundation Professorship Award for extraordinary service and performance in the areas of teaching, research, and service to the campus community and the public sector.
Earlier in his career, he taught at 鶹ý in various capacities and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte as a Visiting Assistant Professor. He holds a research-based Master of Architecture from 鶹ý. He has been a registered architect since 1993 and has held NCARB Council Certification since 1995. He has worked in various architecture and design practices in Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Louisiana. He has authored over 45 publications and conference papers on such topics as design methodology, cultural studies, place theory, and architectural education. He has attended over 50 conferences to present research throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Beginning in 2000, he served as founding coordinator of the Community Design Activism Center (CDAC) at Louisiana Tech University. Currently, he is an active member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and serves as both ACSA Faculty Councilor and NCARB AXP Licensing Advisor.
William T Willoughby (Bill Willoughby) is an architect, design educator, essayist, and tenured Associate Professor. For 7 years he served as Associate Dean for the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at 鶹ý. During his time as Associate Dean, he served as Interim Program Director for Interior Design and Interim Program Coordinator for Healthcare Design.
Previously, he was a tenured Professor in the School of Architecture at Louisiana Tech University, where he taught design, theory, architectural history, computer visualization, digital fabrication, community engagement, and professional practice for 15 years. While at Louisiana Tech University, he served for 8 years as Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Director of Research and Graduate Studies. He was awarded the Louisiana Tech University Foundation Professorship Award for extraordinary service and performance in the areas of teaching, research, and service to the campus community and the public sector.
Earlier in his career, he taught at 鶹ý in various capacities and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte as a Visiting Assistant Professor. He holds a research-based Master of Architecture from 鶹ý. He has been a registered architect for over 25 years and holds NCARB Council Certification. He has worked in various architecture and design practices in Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Louisiana. He has authored over 45 publications and conference papers on such topics as design methodology, cultural studies, place theory, and architectural education. He has attended over 50 conferences to present research throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Beginning in 2000, he served as founding coordinator of the Community Design Activism Center (CDAC) at Louisiana Tech University. Currently, he is an active member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and NCARB AXP Licensing Advisor.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Architecture, 鶹ý, 1988
Publications
- William T. Willoughby | "Algorithmitecture: Architecture's Algorithmic Domains" | Connection: The Architecture and Design Journal of the Young Architects Forum | [Vol. 13, Issue 04; August 2015] |Washington, DC: The American Institute of Architects | 2015
- William T. Willoughby | "Trending Tomorrow: An Architecture Intelligence Forecast" | presentation at the AIA National Convention | Atlanta, Georgia | 2015
- William T. Willoughby | "On Maintenance in Urban Places" | Urban INFILL v.7: Historic Preservation and Urban Change | Cleveland, Ohio: 鶹ý CUDC | 2014
- William T. Willoughby | "An Architecture of Effects: Appreciating Weiss/Manfredi and RLB+A's Center for Architecture and Environmental Design" | Design of Place/Place of Design | Kent, Ohio: 鶹ý CAED | 2014
- William T. Willoughby | "Augmenting the Posthuman City" | presentation at TEDxLouisianaTechUniversity | Ruston, Louisiana | 2013
- William T. Willoughby | "Augmenting the Posthuman City" | presentation at TEDxLouisianaTechUniversity | Ruston, Louisiana | 2013
- Pasquale De Paola, William T. Willoughby | "Posthumanizing Sustainability" | ACSA Fall Conference | Florida Atlantic University | 2013
- William T. Willoughby | "Maintenance Art, Architecture, and the Visibility of Time" | ARCC Architectural Research Conference -- The Visibility of Research | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 2013
- Pasquale De Paola, William T. Willoughby | "Architectural Appropriations in the Age of Networked Reproduction" | 101st ACSA Annual Meeting -- New Constellations, New Ecologies | 2013
- William T. Willoughby | "Global Fluidities, Local Presences: An Architectural Perspective on the Global-Local Problem in the Works of Michel Serres" | ACSA Fall Conference | Texas A&M University and Prairie View A&M University | 2011
- William T. Willoughby | "With Purpose like Deep Water: Repossessing the Polis through University-Community Engagement" | Batture: The LSU School of Architecture Journal; Vol. 6: Reciprocity | Baton Rouge, LA: LSU School of Architecture | 2010
- William T. Willoughby | "On Parkour & Place: Flipping Between the Art of Building and the Art of Movement" | ACSA West Central Fall Conference | University of Illinois at Chicago | 2010
- William T. Willoughby | "On Parkour & Place: Flipping Between the Art of Building and the Art of Movement" | ACSA West Central Fall Conference | University of Illinois at Chicago | 2010
- William T. Willoughby | "Orbis et Urbis: The Landscape Paintings of Benjamin Edwards" | essay published in exhibition catalog, Welt und System: Zeitgenössische Kunst zwischen Analyse, Erkenntnissuche und Dilemma | Nurenberg Verlag für moderne Kunst | 2010
Affiliations
- American Institute of Architects (AIA) | National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
Awards/Achievements
- Louisiana Tech University | Foundation Professorship Award | 2013
- Gladys Lawson Rogers Endowed Professorship in Liberal Arts | 2011‐2013
- COA Seminar Instructor of the Year Award | College of Architecture | UNC‐Charlotte | 1997
- AIAS School Educator Honor Award | 鶹ý | 1991
- American Institute of Architects School Medal and Certificate of Merit | 鶹ý | 1990