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 Biographical Sketch & Bibliography

Hanno Weber
Adjunct Professor
Department of Architecture

hanweber@uwm.edu

 

 

Education
Princeton University: M.F.A. in Architecture, 1961
Princeton University: B.A., 1959

 

Teaching Area
Graduate Design, Building Morphology, Urban Habitation

 

Memberships
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards - NCARB Academic and Professional Honors

 

Academic and Professional Honors
First Place Design Competition, Dong Gu District Hall Complex, Pusan, Korea 2003
First Place Design Competition, City Hall Complex, Sacheon, Korea 2003
Finalist Design Competition, Energy Efficient Urban Infill Dwellings. Department of the Environment, Chicago, IL 2001.
First Place Design Competition, Yonje Gu Municipal Building, Pusan, Korea 1998
Finalist Design Competition, Oklahoma City Memorial, Oklahoma City, OK 1997
First Place Design Competition, City Hall Complex, Chin Ju, Korea 1996
Third Place Design Competition, High Speed Rail Station Complex Pusan, Korea 1996
Louis Henri Sullivan Chair, School of Architecture, University of Illinois, Chicago Circle Campus 1995
First Place Design Competition, Metropolitan Art Museum, Pusan, Korea 1993
Third Place Design Competition, Neighborhood Revitalization & Housing Peoria, Illinois 1993
AIA Urban Design Award, Municipal Government Center, Leesburg, VA. 1992
Chicago AIA Interior Architecture Award, Municipal Government Center, Leesburg, VA 1992
First Place Design Competition, City Hall Complex, Pusan, Korea 1991
First Place Design Competition, Infill Site Housing in Toronto's Main Streets, Toronto, Canada 1990
First Place Design Competition, Municipal Government Center, Leesburg, VA 1987
Chicago AIA Distinguished Building Award, Altamira Terrace, Highland Park, FL. 1987
First Place Urban Design Competition, Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 1984
Graham Foundation Fellowship in Applied Design Methods, DMG/DRS 1973
National Endowment for The Humanities Fellowship for Independent Study 1970
AIA Gold Medal, School of Architecture, Princeton University 1961

Registration
Architect: Florida, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia

 

Teaching Experience
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Adjunct Professor, 1997 - date
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Adjunct Associate Professor, 1983 - 1997
Washington University-St. Louis: Associate Professor of Architecture 1973 - 1980
University of California, Los Angeles: Visiting Lecturer in Architecture 1978
Universidad Nacional de Mexico Arquitectura Autogobierno: Visiting Lecturer 1975
Princeton University School of Architecture: Assistant Professor 1967 - 1973

 

Professional Experience
Hanno Weber & Associates - Architecture/Urban Design, Chicago, IL: Principal. 1984 - date
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago, IL: Associate & Studio Head 1980 - 1983
Paul Schweikher Associates, Pittsburgh, PA: Project Architect. 1963 - 1967
The Joint Center for Urban Studies of MIT & Harvard University
Guayana Project, Caracas - Venezuela: Urban Designer 1961 - 1963

 

Research Interests
Building Morphology with an emphasis on formal composition as it relates to building type precedents, to cultural and physical context and to building techniques, is practiced in his commissions and as a consultant to other architects in an extensive range of projects which include: urban settings and public spaces, urban habitation, municipal government facilities, museums and cultural facilities, education facilities and transportation terminals. 

Publications (Selected)
Project Publications

“Competitions - Pusan BujeonDong Agricultural Cooperative Complex”;Ideal Architecture Korean Monthly Review, 104, April 2001, p.156.
“Chin JU City Hall” Ideal Architecture Korean Monthly Review, 105, May 2001, pp.78-87.
“Competitions -  Sacheon City HallComplex”, Ideal Architecture Korean Monthly Review, 134, October 2003, p.84.
"Pusan Metropolitan Art Museum"; Ideal Architecture Korean Monthly Review, 9805, May 1998, pp. 48-63.
"The City Hall of Pusan"; Ideal Architecture Korean Monthly Review, 9803 March 1998, pp. 52-65. Contemporary Architecture, CA19, May l998, pp. 1l0-l25.
"Special Feature The City Hall of ChinJu", A & C Architecture & Design Competition, July 1997, Vol.7, 9705, pp. 151-159.
"Special Feature The Pusan High Speed Railway Station Complex Architectural Design Competition"; A & C Architecture & Design Competition Nov.1996 Vol.4 9611, pp.56-71.
"Three Issues of Competitions"; Ideal Architecture Korean Monthly Review, May 1993, pp. 58-64
"Town Center", V. Mays; Architecture, February 1993, pp. 54-59
"Urban Design Winners: Place or image", M. Bednar; Inform, Spring/Summer 1992
"Competition Pusan City Hall", Plus Architecture + Interior Design, January 1992

Selected Publications

On Architecture, On Building and On Composition”. Journal of IlShin Architects, Pusan, South Korea; June 2002, pp.28-37; July 2002, pp.21-34; August 2002, pp.26-39;
October 2002, pp.22-31; November 2002, pp.18-33; December 2002, pp.30-47; January 2003, pp.32-49; May 2003, pp.24-37; June 2003, pp.19-30; July 2003, pp.24-36.
"The Chicago Public Library Competition, Results and Opinions", Inland Architect July/August 1988.
"City and Symbol"; Metropolitan Review, January/February 1988
"Participation in Residential Design: A Method for Generating Choice and its Ideological Implications". In H. Sanoff (Ed.), Designing With Community Participation. Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross, Inc. 1978 (with M. Pyatok)

 

Research and Creative Activities

Recent Significant Projects Built & Under Construction

Dong Gu Municipal Building Complex, Pusan, Korea. Design Architect 2003 (with Korean Architect of Record)
Sacheon City Hall Complex, Sacheon, Korea . Design Architect 2003 (with Korean Architect of Record.
Yonje Gu Municipal Building, Pusan, Korea 2002. Design Architect 1998 (with Korean Architect of Record.
Metropolitan Art Museum, Pusan, Korea 1998. Design Architect 1993 (with Korean Architect of Record)
City Hall Complex, Pusan, Korea 1998. Design Architect 1991 (with Korean Architect of Record)
City Hall Complex, Chin Ju, Korea. Design Architect 1996 (with Korean Architect of Record)
Municipal Government Center: Town Hall, Town Green and Parking Structure, Leesburg, VA. Architect of Record 1991

Exhibitions

Habitation - Recent Faculty Work, Department of Architecture, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee, "Two Dwelling Projects by Hanno Weber & Associates", at I-Space Gallery, Chicago, IL, June 11-July 11, 2003.
Infill Housing on Chicago’s West Side: Housing and Community Design Competition – Westside Habitat for Humanity and Women in Planning & Development, Chicago, IL at The Chicago Athenaeum, October 6,1998 – January 24, 1999.
Competitions, Commissions & Compulsion - The Work of Hanno Weber & Associates - Architecture/Urban Planning at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, January 16 - February 27, 1998
Oklahoma City Memorial, Oklahoma City, OK in International Design competition Exhibition of the Finalists at Leadership Square - Oklahoma City, OK. July 1-31, 1997
Revitalization of Public Housing, Cabrini-Green, Chicago, IL. In the Chicago Tribune Architecture Competition for Public Housing, at the Chicago Athenaeum, Chicago, IL, June 19-22, 1993
Municipal Government Center, Leesburg, VA in “Chicago AIA Awards Exhibit”  by the American Institute of Architects, Chicago Chapter at the Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, IL , November 1992 – March 1993.
Municipal Government Center, Leesburg, VA in “AIA Urban Design Awards of Excellence” exhibit by the American Institute of Architects 1992 National Convention and Design Exposition at the Hynes Memorial Convention Center, Boston, MA June 19-22, 1992.

Service
Design Juror, Thesis Review, School of Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, December 1999
Design Juror, Metal Construction Association Merit award Program,  Chicago, IL, 1994-1998, Chair 1994
Community Assistance Panel, Broadway Lawrence Neighborhood Chicago, IL, 1992
Director & Chair, Architecture & Landscape Committees, 900/910 Lake Shore Drive Condominium Association, 1989-1995
Guest Co-editor DMG-DRS Journal, 1975

 

Faculty Research & Work