The Catholic University of America

Terrance R. Williams, FAIA

Williams

Professor

Office: 207 Crough Center
Tel: 202-319-5565
Email: williams@cua.edu

Courses

  • ARCH302 Urban Design Studio (Sp 2006)
  • ARCH586 Public Realm/Private Building (Sp 2006)
  • ARCH601 Graduate Urban Design Studio (Fa 2005)
  • ARCH791 Thesis Fieldwork (Fa 2005)

Education

  • Post-graduate study: Inter-American Housing & Planning Center, Bogota, Colombia, and the Institute for Architecture & Urban Studies, New York, NY
  • M.Arch., Cornell University
  • B.Arch., University of Oregon

Teaching Experience

  • Associate Professor (with tenure), The Catholic University of America
  • University of Virginia
  • University of North Carolina, Charlotte
  • Yale University

Professional Experience

  • Principal, Terrance R. Williams, FAIA, 1989-present
  • Director of Design, Thompson + Litton, 1995-1998
  • Campus Architect (Acting), University of Virginia, 1992-1995
  • Principal, The Williams Group, 1977-1992
  • Director of Special Projects, I.M. Pei & Partners, 1976-1977
  • Principal Architect/Urban Designer (Iran), Llewelyn-Davies International, 1974-1976
  • Deputy Director, Mayor's Office of Lower Manhattan Development, New York, NY, 1971-1974
  • Senior Urban Designer, Mayor's Office of Midtown Planning & Development, New York, NY, 1969-1970
  • Designer & Site Planner, Levatich & Miller, 1968-1969
  • Associate, Hirshen & Van Der Ryn, 1965-1968
  • Urban Designer, Cesar Garces V. y Associates, 1963-1965

Licensing and Certifications

  • Architect's License: District of Columbia, Tennessee, Virginia, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island, California
  • Certified, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

Awards

  • Service Award, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 2003
  • Honorable Mention, Blue Ridge Chaper of The American Institute of Architects, 1999 - Appalachia School of Law
  • Special Award, Art Commission of the City of New York, 1993 - Newsstands
  • Fellow, The American Institute of Architects, 1986
  • Progressive Architecture Award, 1974 - Lower Manhattan Implementation Plan
  • Progressive Architecture Citation, 1970 - Elmira Psychiatric Center
  • Award of Excellence, AISI, 1967 - Trefethan Garden Pavilion

Grants

  • $3,000 - Town/Gown: A Proposal Linking CUA to Brookland, Cunningham + Quill Architects, September-December 2005

Presentations

  • "Thomas Jefferson, the Architect," Corcoran Gallery of Art, June 2004.
  • "Shashestan Pahlavi and the Culture of Iran," The Islamic Cities Conference, The Library of Congress, Washington, DC, May 2004.
  • "The Case for Hybrid Housing," Urban Land Institute Spring Council Forum, Baltmire, MD, May 2003.
  • "Architectural Education and the Profession," AIA Chesapeake Bay Chapter, Annapolis, MD, February 2003.
  • "Shashetan Pahlavi: Iran from Public to Private," Johns Hopkins Center, Washington, DC, February 2003.
  • Junior Faculty Development Program, American Councils for International Education, Washington, DC, January 2003.

Publications

  • "Density: To Be Or Not To Be, That Is The Perception," On-Site Magazine, Vol. 1, Number 1 (November 2005), pp. 36-37
  • H Street 2006: A Development Proposal. with contributions by Scott Aker, April 2006
  • Washington Jesuit Academy: A Catalyst for Change. 2003
  • Resurrecting Ground Zero. with contributions by George Bott, 2003
  • The Capital Market Revisited, 2002
  • SSA01: Koper. with contributions by Breen Murphy, 2002

Exhibitions

  • National Association of Industrial & Commercial Property Owners, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington, DC, April-May 2004
  • Curator, "Modeled Space/Space Modeled," National Building Museum, January-March 2002
  • "Resurrecting Ground Zero," Municipal Arts Society of New York, December 2001
  • Co-Curator, "Cesar Pelli: Connections," National Building Museum, 2001

Academic Service

  • Coordinator, Thesis Culminating Discussions, Spring 2006
  • Member, Committee on Advancements and Promotion, School of Architecture and Planning, 2005-present
  • Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, School of Architecture and Planning, 1999-present
  • Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, School of Architecture and Planning, 1999-2005
  • Member, Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools Accreditation Team, 2004
  • Director, Summer Session Abroad, Cuba, 2002-2003
  • Co-Director, Summer Semester Abroad, Slovenia, 2000-2001

Professional Service

  • Site Consultation, Weissberg Corporation, Spring 2006
  • Planning Consultation, H Street/Main Street Steering Committee, Fall 2005
  • Member, Education Committee, Congress for New Urbanism, 2002
  • Member, Steering Committee, AIA/ACSA Design + Practice Summer Institute, 1994-1997
  • President, New York Chapter of The American Institute of Architects, 1984-1985