Course offered in the Fall of 1997:
Courses offered in the Spring of 1998:
Research activities:
Fall 1996: Faculty Improvement Leave--on sabbatical.
Spring 1997: Faculty Study in a Second Discipline--on
sabbatical.
Fall 1997: Project Aware--quarter time released.
Education:
- Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA., 1990.
- M. Arch. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN., 1982.
- French Linguistic Diploma. COFI De Levis, Montreal, Canada, 1978.
- B.S. in Arch. Chinese Culture University, Taiwan, 1974.
Area of Interest:
- Architectural knowledge and graphic representation.
- Applying virtual reality in architectural design.
- Simulation of design creativity and thinking.
- Cognitive modeling of design processes.
- Artificial intelligence in design.
Research:
- Virtual reality in architectural design, 1997-present.
- Exploring architectural design creativity, 1996-present.
- Study of facilities audit, 1995-96.
- Set up the architecture Department Homepage on World Wide Web, 1994-95.
- Study of building compliance to the ADA regulations, 1993-95.
- Developing a hypermedia tutoring system, 1991-93.
- Exploring the causes of individual style, 1990-92.
- A prototype for an intelligent design system, 1990-91.
- Operational definitions of style in design, 1989-90.
- Fundamentals of style, 1988-89.
- Exploring individual style through Frank Lloyd Wright's designs, 1987-88.
- Cognitive processes in architectural design problem solving, 1985-87.
- Mental image and internal representation, 1983-85.
Selected Publications:
- Chan, C. S. (1990). Cognitive processes in architectural design problem
solving. Design Studies. 11:2, 60-80.
- Chan, C. S. (1992a). Exploring individual style through Wright's design.
Journal of Architectural and Planning Research. 9:3,207-238.
- Chan, C. S. (1992b). Exploring individual style in design.
Environment and Planning B: Planning & Design. 19:5, 503-523.
- Chan, C. S. (1993). How an individual style is generated? Environment
and Planning B: Planning & Design. 20:4, 391-423.
- Chan, C. S. (1994). Operational definitions of style.
Environment and Planning B: Planning & Design. 21:2, 223-246.
- Chan, C. S. (1995). A cognitive theory of style. Environment and
Planning B: Planning & Design. 22:4, 461-474.
- Chan, C. S. (1997a). Mental image and internal representation.
Journal of Architectural and Planning Research. 14:1, 52-77.
- Chan, C. S. (1997b). Virtual Reality in Architectural Design. In Y. T.
Liu, T. C. C. Wang, & J. H. Hou (Eds.), CAADRIA'97 Workshops. Taipei:
Hu's Publisher Inc. pp.1-10.
- Chan, C. S. (1997c). Current impacts of CAD to architectural education.
Chinese Architect, Journal of the National Union of Architect
Associations, 23:9, 110-113.
Proceedings and presentations:
- Chan, C. S. (1989). Cognition in design process. Proceedings of the 11th
Annual Conference of The Cognitive Science Society. Ann Arbor, Michigan,
291-298.
- Chan, C. S. (1991). Psychology of Style in Design. Ann Arbor,
Michigan, UMI.
- Chan, C. S. (1992a). The Driving Forces of Style in Design.
International Conference of Design & Decision Support Systems in
Architecture & Urban Planning, Eindhoven University of
Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, July 6-10.
- Chan, C. S. (1992b). A theory of style in design. Pre-Symposium
Proceedings of the Symposium on Architecture and the Information Age at
the 6th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics &
Cybernetics. Baden-Baden, Germany, August 20.
- Chan, C. S. (1994a). A HyperMedia Tutoring for Multimedia Tasks.
The Second International Conference of Design & Decision Support Systems
in Architecture & Urban Planning Vaals, The Netherlands, August 15-19.
- Chan, C. S. (1994b), Style: Seen from a Cognitive Point of View. An invited
paper presented to the Design Psychology in the Second International
Conference of Design & Decision Support Systems in Architecture & Urban
Planning, Vaals, The Netherlands, August 15-19.
Technical reports:
- Osterberg, A. & Chan, C. S. (1994). Campus-wide Site and Facilities
Assessment for ADA Compliance (Technical Report), Volume 1 - Volume 10,
Facilities Planning and Management, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
- Chan, C. S. & Osterberg. A. (1995a). The Conversion of Residence
Hall Floor Plans to AutoCAD Files (Technical Report). Department of
Residence, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
- Osterberg, A. & Chan, C. S. (1995b). Assessment for ADA
Compliance (Technical Report). Volume 1 - Volume 8, Department of
Residence, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
- Osterberg, A. & Chan, C. S. (1996). University Student Apartment
Complex Assessment for ADA Compliance (Technical Report). Volume 1 -
Volume 3, Department of Residence, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
- Osterberg, A., Nelson, R., Chan. C. S., & Judy, J. (1997).
Residence Halls Comprehensive Facilities Condition Study (Technical
Report). Volume I - Volume V, Department of Residence, Iowa State
University, Ames, Iowa.
Membership:
- Member of The Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, 1990-present.
Academic and Professional Honors:
- Miller Faculty Fellows, ISU, 1997-1998.
- Faculty Study in a Second Discipline, ISU, Spring 1997.
- Faculty Improvement Leave, ISU, Fall 1996.
- Who's Who among Asian Americans, Gale Research Inc. Detroit, MI., p.34, 1994.
- ACSA, Computer Institute Fellowship, 1990.
- Design Research Fellowship, College of Design, ISU, 1990-91.
- R. K. Mellon Fellowship, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 1983-84.
Professional Experience:
- CAD consultant, Department of Residence Maintenance, ISU, Ames, Iowa. 1994-present.
- CAD consultant, Facilities Planning and Management, Facilities Planning, ISU. 1993-94.
- PC consultant, University Computation Center, Carnegie Mellon University, PA. 1985-86.
- Architect, Rasch & Au Architects, Toronto, Ontario. 1983.
- Architect and consultant, Miller & Dunwiddie Architects, Minneapolis, MN. 1981.
Contact:
E-mail:cschan@iastate.edu
Address:
Department of Architecture
Iowa State University
482 College of Design
Ames, Iowa 50011-3069
Voice:
515-294-8326
Fax:
515-294-1440