James T. Kalsbeek (Architecture Faculty)

James T. Kalsbeek
Associate Professor, Tenured, Appointed 1990

Education

Teaching Experience

Associate Professor of Architecture, The Pennsylvania State University, 1997-present.
Assistant Professor of Architecture, The Pennsylvania State University, 1990-1997
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati, 1984-1990.

Research Grants

The following grants have all supported various phases of the on-going project:” Structures of Memory: The Architecture of the Mnemonic Method of Loci,” a study of the mnemonic function of architecture.
Faculty Research Fellowship, The Institute for Arts and Humanistic Studies, (funded $2,500). Research conducted at The Warburg Institute, The University of London, Summer 1991.
Faculty Research Support, The Penn State College of Arts & Architecture (funded $2,000) to support on-site research in Rome while on teaching assignment for the Department’s Program Abroad, Fall 1992.
Penn State Fund for Undergraduate Education, (funded $9,000) for on-site research in Rome with a team of interdisciplinary, undergraduate research assistants, Summer 1994.
Faculty Research Support, The Penn State Office for Undergraduate Education (funded $3,000), Summer 1994.
Faculty Research Support, The Penn State Institute for Arts & Humanistic Studies (funded $1,000), Summer 1994.
Faculty Research Award, Penn State College of Arts & Architecture (funded $3,250), Summer 1994.
Faculty Research Award, Penn State College of Arts & Architecture (funded $4,500). Supported on-site research in Rome and at the Warburg Institute, The University of London, Summer 1998.

Illustration

Ancient Mysteries, Television Series produced by Greystone Productions for the A&E Network. Commissioned to create 10 historical re-construction drawings for various documentary programs on the ancient world, 1995-96.
Philip’s Granary - A Coloring Book. Published by Philip’s Granary, a nonprofit, international service organization. 30,000 copies distributed, to 8 countries and published in 11 languages, 1996
Church Building Spaces: Architectural Guidelines (with Doug Hoffman, author), published by the General Board of Glob al Ministries of the United Methodist Church, New York, 1997.

Publications

"Furnishings of Divine & Human Presence." Furniture designs published in Design Solutions, The Journal of the Architectural Woodwork Institute, Spring 1991

Public Lectures & Papers Presented

“Not only Design, but also Construction: Building Projects in the First-Year Studio.” 1997 National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, Carnegie-Mellon University, April, 1997.
“From Maybeck to Mega-Churches: The Evolution of Religious Architecture in the 20th Century.” AIA National Convention, Minneapolis, May 1996.
“Memory, Architecture & Ethics: The Moral Obligation of Mnemonic Design.” The Fifth Conference of the International Society For the Study of European Ideas (ISSEI) , Utrect, the Netherlands, August, 1996.
“The Collaboration of Image & Place.” CIVA Annual Conference, Berkeley, California, July 1995.
“Models for Mnemonic Design: Current Research.” Society of Architectural Historians, Southeast Chapter, New Orleans, October 1994.
“Memory & The City: The Practice of Mnemonic Design in Rome.” ACSA East Central Mtg. Cincinnati, Oct 1994.
"The Campidoglio and Its Context." The ACSA Annual Meeting, Washington, DC; April 1991.
"Through the Eyes of the Mnemonist." Society of Architectural Historians, Southeast Chapter, Annual Meeting 1989.

Academic and Professional Honors

College Teaching Award (for Tenure Track Faculty), Penn State College of Arts and Architecture, 1996,
ACSA Design Studio Project Award for “Campus Constructions: Building Projects in First Year Studio, March 1996.

Professional Experience

(Registered Architect, State of Ohio, No. 8838; 1987)
James T. Kalsbeek - Architect; State College, PA, Sole Proprietor, 1990 - present
Jones & Speer Architects; Cincinnati, OH, Architect & Project Designer, 1987-90
Eric Doepke & Associates; Cincinnati, OH, Designer; 1983
Kohn, Pedersen, Fox Associates; New York, NY, Draftsman; 1982-83
City of Cincinnati Office of Architecture & Urban Design; Draftsman; 1981-82
Marks, Cooke, Shack, Thomas, Inc., Baltimore, MD, Draftsman; 1980-81

Public Service