Frank Dimster, FAIA, BDA, AIP
ProfessorTeaching Area
Architectural Design, Professional PracticeEducation
MArch, (Urban Design), Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1965
Diploma, Academy of Creative Arts, Vienna, Austria, 1963
BS (Architectural Sciences), Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1962Teaching and Administrative Experience
Courses Taught
ARCH 302 - Third Year Design Studio
ARCH 402 - Topic Studio
ARCH502 - Thesis Studio
ARCH 521 - Pro Practice: Project Documentation
ARCH 523 - Pro Practice: Legal and Economic ContextPositions
Associate Professor, USC School of Architecture, 1977-present
Guest Lecturer, Fachhochschule Stuttgart, Germany, 1992
Guest Lecturer, Technische Universitat, Vienna, Austria, 1992
Guest Lecturer, University of Virginia at Charlottesville, VA, 1977
Adjunct Professor, USC School of Architecture, 1975-1977
Assistant Professor, UCLA, Masters in Architecture Program, 1967-1969
Instructor and Research Assistant, UCLA, 1965-1967Memberships
AIA (American Institute of Architects) 1982-present
BDA (Bund Deutscher Architekteu)1980-present
Academic and Professional Honors
100/100 Exhibit, Pacific Design Center, West Week, 1994
AIA/LA Certificate of Appreciation, 1986
Olympic Architects, Long Beach Convention Center, Museum of Science and Industry, 1984
Local AIA Chapter Award, 1979
40 Under 40 Exhibit, Pacific Design Center, West Week, 1984
Publications (Selected)
The Detail in Wood Construction, with G. Gutdeutsch (eds), (Stoneham MA: Butterworth Press [English] & Birkhauser-Verlad [German]), in progressArchitectural Design, 'Rizzoli' International, The New Austrian Architecture , 1995
The American House Design for Living, Volume I, AIA Press, 1992
Der Tagesspiegel (Berlin Newspaper), 1992
Ediciones Atrium S.A., Architectural Houses, Kenter Residence, 1991
Urban Housing, Kenter Residence, April 1985
Abitare Magazine, Kenter Residence, 1982
Architectural Digest, Feature Article On Two Family Houses In The Bahamas, 1982
Global Architecture, GA, Kenter Residence, 1982
Progressive Architecture, Bay Center Mixed Use Project, 1982
Research (Selected)
USC Grant for a Housing Study in Vienna, Austria, 1994
Contemporary Architects and their work, 1990-present
Urban Design Issues and Problems related to Housing and Transportation Systems, 1985-present
Alternate Use of Existing Structures; such as Boulevard Department Stores, 1982-present
Service
School
Dean Search Committee, 1994-1995
Lecture Committee, 1994-1995
Coordinator of Third Year, 1991-1992, 1993-1996
Executive Committee, 1991-1995
Professional
Member of the Visiting Team to the "New School of Art and Architecture," San Diego, 1995
Council for Private Post Secondary and Vocational Education, 1995
Chair, Search Committee for Director of "Villa-Aurora", a non-profit institute for scholars, 1994-1995
Registration
California, 1982
Professional Experience
Private Practice, 1980-presentVice President, William Pereira Associates, 1972-1974
Consultant, DMJM, Parsons, Washington University Campus Planning Office, 1969-1975
Some of the more significant projects are as follows: Houston Center, Downtown Urban Design project of 32 city blocks and first phase construction of two city blocks; Master plan for the Center of "Woodlands," a Private new town development thirty miles outside of Houston; Yin Pien Master Plan, Taipei, Taiwan, Downtown large area at the time occupied by the military; Vacia Taiega Master Plan, San Juan Puerto Rico; Various Transportation Studies as they effect Urban Centers: Santa Barbara Airport, Ontario Airport, Saigon 'Ton Sun Nut' Airport, "SCAG" study, La Guardia Expansion, Atlanta Airport Expansion, Puerto Rico Airport Expansion, and Dulles Airport Expansion. Various Commercial Developments such as department stores, shopping centers, and office complexes in California and other states.
Renovation and reconstruction of "Villa Aurora." Lionel and Mart Feuchtwanger Residence became a Literary Institute for Scholars
Single and Multiple family housing projects in Los Angeles, Ascona, Switzerland, Bahamas and surrounding communities.
Worked in Germany, Austria, Puerto Rico, St. Louis, MO, Saigon (Ho Chi Min City), Washington, D.C., Hawaii, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Orange County and in San Diego.
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