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· Visualization methods, 3D modeling, virtual reality

Publications

Journal Articles

· Al-Kodmany, K. The potential of the Web for Augmenting Lynch’s Five Elements of Imageability. The Journal of Planning and Environment B. Forthcoming.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Web-based Mapping Surveys. Extending Lynch’s and Nasar’s Work in Community Planning. The Journal of Planning and Environment B. Forthcoming.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Extending Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Meet Neighborhood Planning Needs: Recent Developments in the Work of the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Journal of Urban and Regional Planning Systems. Forthcoming.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Bridging the Gap between Technical and Local Knowledge. Journal of Architecture and Planning Research. Forthcoming.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Urban Design Visualization Methods and Public Participation: From Freehand Sketches to Virtual Reality. The Journal of Planning Literature. Forthcoming.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Public Participation, Technology, and Democracy. The Journal of Architecture Education. May, 2000.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Using Geographic Information Systems and Web-Based Technologies in Community Planning. Journal of Urban Technology. April, 2000.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Using Geographic Information Systems and Web-Based Technologies in Community Planning. Journal of Urban Technology—Online Version. April, 2000.

· Al-Kodmany, K. GIS in the Urban Landscape: Reconfiguring Neighborhood Planning and Design Process. Journal of Landscape Research. March, 2000.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Using Visualization Techniques for Enhancing Public Participation in Planning and Design: Process, Participation, and Evaluation. Landscape and Urban Planning, An International Journal of Landscape Ecology, Landscape Planning and Landscape Design. September, 1999.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Unleashing Local and Technical Expertise in Collaborative University-Community Partnerships. Journal of Urban Technology. August, 1999.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Combining Digital and Traditional Visualization Techniques in Community-Based Planning and Design. Digital Creativity Journal. July, 1999.

· Kheir Al-Kodmany R. Varkki George, Angelica Marks Joseph Skach. Lessons learned from teaching an urban design course on two campuses simultaneously. UI Online, Spring 1999.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Visualization Tools and Public Participation: From Crayons to Computers. Critical Planning. Spring, 1999.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Combing Artistry and Technology in Participatory Community Planning. Berkeley Planning Journal. Spring, 1999.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Women’s Visual Privacy in Traditional and Modern Damascus. The Journal of Architecture and Planning Research. May 2000.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Residential Visual Privacy: Traditional and Modern Architecture and Urban Design. The Journal of Urban Design. November 1999.

Refereed Proceedings

· Al-Kodmany, K. Employing the World Wide Web (WWW) in Community Planning: Advancing Nasar’s Work on Urban Likability and Dislikability. Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA). May, 2000.

· Al-Kodmany, K. The Art of Community Design: Stimulating Shared Neighborhood Vision. Environmental Design and Research Association (EDRA). June, 1999.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Advancing Visual Thinking for Planners: The Use of Imaging Technology. Environmental Design and Research Association (EDRA). March 1998.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Cultural Change and Residential Privacy: the Case of Women in Damascus. Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA). May 1997.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Traditional Arab-Islamic Attitudes to Privacy. Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA). June 1996.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Women’s Privacy in Traditional and Modern Neighborhoods in Damascus. The International Association of the Study of the Traditional Environment (IASTE). Working Paper Series. December 1998.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Re-reading the Physical Development in Damascus: An Urban Design Analysis. 5th Australian Urban History/Planning History Conference. University of South Australia. Adelaide, Australia, April 13-15, 2000.

Proceedings

· Al-Kodmany, K. GIS in Neighborhood Planning and Design: An Evaluative Assessment. An International Conference on Public Participation and Information Technology. Proceedings. Lisbon, Portugal, October 1999.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Multimedia GIS Applications for Neighborhood Planning and Design: The Case of Pilsen, Chicago. Urban and Regional Information Study Association (URISA). Chicago, August , 1999.

Professional Newsletters

· Al-Kodmany, K. GIS in Neighborhood Planning: Lessons from Academia. American Planning Association, newsletter. January 2000.

Book Chapter

· Al-Kodmany, K. GIS and the Artist: Shaping the Image of a Neighborhood in Participatory Environmental Design, in William J Craig, Trevor M. Harris, and Daniel Weiner, Community Participation and Geographic Information Systems. Forthcoming.

Book Reviews

· Al-Kodmany, K. Urban Design Downtown: Poetics and Politics of Form by Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris and Tridib Banerjee. Urban Studies Journal, October 1999.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Cities for a Small Planet by Rogers, Richard. Journal of the American Planning Association Journal. Summer 1999.

· Al-Kodmany, K. The Sky’s the Limit: A Century of Chicago Skyscrapers by Saliga, Pauline A., ed. Journal of the American Planning Association. Summer 1999.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities by Michael Southworth and Eran Ben-Joseph. Journal of Architecture and Planning Research. Spring, 1998.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Designing the City: A Guide for Advocates and Public Officials. Adele Fleet Bacow. Journal of Planning Education and Research. Fall, 1997.

· Al-Kodmany, K. Ethics and Urban Design: Culture, Form, and Environment. Gideon S. Golany. Journal of Planning Education and Research. Fall, 1997.

Invited Presentations

· Fukui Prefectural University, Department of Economics. GIS Web-based Applications for Planners. Fkui, Japan: June 14-26, 2000.

· The MIT’s Urban Studies Program. Web-based applications for public participation. Cambridge, MA, November 1, 1999.

· Rutger’s Urban Planning program. Urban Visualization Workshop. New Jersey, December 16-17, 1999. (One of top nine researchers in the area of urban visualization).

· University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Geographic Modeling Systems Lab (GMSLab). Web-based Visualization tools for Public Participation. September 13, 1999.

· The Illinois Geographic Information Systems Association (ILGISA). Paper title: "Extending Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Meet Neighborhood Planning Needs: Recent Developments in the Work of the University of Illinois at Chicago." Urbana, IL, April 18-19, 2000.

· CUPPA Dean’s Advisory Council. November 17, 1999. The dean invited community leaders as well as myself to show them innovative technological development in research projects in CUPPA.

· Third International Saudi Projacs Conference. Urban Design in the 21^st Century: Examples of Union Station, DC; Horton Plaza, San Diego; Tyson’s Corner Center, Fair Fax County, Virginia; and Seaside, Florida. Chicago, August, 1999.

· Third International Saudi Projacs Conference. Multi-media Applications in Urban Planning. Chicago, August, 1999.

· Instructional Technology Laboratory Conference. Presentation on Web-based applications and mapping tools for instructional purposes.

Presentations at Professional Meetings

· The 37^th Urban and Regional Information Study Association (URISA). Web-based Applications for surveying local residents needs. Orlando, Florida, August 19-23, 2000.

· The 31^st Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA). Using GIS and Web-based technologies in participatory planning: advancing the work on public evaluative image of the city. San Francisco, CA, May 10-14, 2000.

· The 31^st Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA). Implementing GIS in neighborhood planning: a case study in Chicago. San Francisco, CA, May 10-14, 2000.

· The 30^th Urban Affairs Association (UAA) Annual Meeting. The potential of the Web for increasing public participation in neighborhood planning and design. Los Angeles, May 3-6, 2000.

· The 5^th Australian Urban History/Planning History Conference. University of South Australia. Traditional and Modern Urban Design in Damascus. Adelaide, Australia, April 13-15, 2000.

· The 3d Tools for Community Design and Decision-Making (TCDDM) Working session III. Stuart, Florida, November 30- December 1, 1999.

· The 2ed Great Cities Urban Data Visualization Program Retreat. “New Web-based mapping applications.” UIC, Chicago. December 11, 1999.

· The 1999 Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference. Computer Users Group. Cutting Edge Visualization Research. Chicago. October 21, 1999.

· The 1999 Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference.. Utilizing Technical Expertise and Local Knowledge in Community-based Planning and Design: The University of Illinois at Chicago and the Pilsen Community. Chicago. October 21-25, 1999.

· The 1999 Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference. Computer Users Group. Round-table discussion on: Teaching Information Technology. Chicago. October 21-25, 1999.

· The 6th International Meeting of the Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management. Using GIS and Web-Based Technologies in Participatory Planning: Advancing Kevin Lynch’s and Jack Naser’s Work on a Public Evaluative Image of the City. September 21-24. 1999.

· The 36^th Urban and Regional Information Study Association (URISA) ’99. GIS and the Artist: Shaping the Image of a Neighborhood in Environmental Design. Chicago, August 21-25, 1999.

· The 3d International Saudi Projacs Conference. Urban Design in the 21^st Century: Examples of Union Station, DC; Horton Plaza, San Diego; Tyson’s Corner Center, Fair Fax County, Virginia; and Seaside, Florida. Chicago, August, 1998.

· The 3d International Saudi Projacs Conference. Multi-media Applications in Urban Planning. Chicago, August, 1998.

· The 9th International Conference of the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)). Paper Title: “Image Base Application for the GIS: The Case of Chicago.” San Diego, California. July 24-28, 1999.

· The 30^th Environmental Design Research Association. The Art of Community Design: Stimulating Shared Neighborhood Visions. June 2-6, Orlando, Florida.

· UIC’s Computer Summer Camp. Multi-media GIS: Applications for Neighborhood Planning. May 12-13, 1999.

· Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Administrative Conference. Distance Education: How to be on the leading, not the bleeding edge. Chicago, May 14-15, 1999.

· UPP Friday Research Forum. New Developments in Urban Visualization Research November 12, 1999.

· 30th Urban Affairs Association (UAA) Annual Meeting. The potential of the Web for increasing public participation in neighborhood planning and design. Los Angeles, May 3-6, 2000.

· 5th Australian Urban History/Planning History Conference. University of South Australia. Traditional and Modern Urban Design in Damascus. Adelaide, Australia, April 13-15, 2000.

· 6th International meeting of the Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management. Using GIS and Web-Based Technologies in Participatory Planning: Advancing Kevin Lynch’s and Jack Naser’s Work on a Public Evaluative Image of the City. September 21-24. 1999.

· The 1999 Urban and Regional Information Study Association (URISA). Multimedia GIS Applications for Neighborhood Planning and Design: The Case of Pilsen, Chicago. Chicago, August 21-25, 1999.

· The 30th Environmental Design Research Association. The Art of Community Design: Stimulating Shared Neighborhood Visions. June 2-6, Orlando, Florida.

· UIC’s Computer Summer Camp. Multi-media GIS: Applications for Neighborhood Planning. May 12-13, 1999.

· The American Collegiate School of Planning (ACSP) Administrative Conference. Distance Education: How to be on the leading, not the bleeding edge. Chicago, May 14-15, 1999.

· The 29th Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association. Shaping the Image of a Neighborhood in Participatory Environmental Design. Lousville, Kentucky, April 14-17, 1999.

· The 6th Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments. Paper Title: “Women’s Visual Privacy in Traditional and Modern Damascus.” Cairo, Egypt. December 15-19, 1998.

· The 4^th International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks. November13-15, 1998. New York, NY.

· The 1998 Association Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference. Paper Title “A Video-Computer Visualization Tool for Site Study.” Pasadena, California. November 5-8, 1998.

· The 1998 Association Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference. Cultural Context in Urban Design. Discussant and Moderator. Pasadena, California. November 5-8, 1998.

· The 1st Urban Data Visualization Program Retreat. “Advancing Visual Methods via Electronic Media.” October 23, 1998. UIC, Chicago.

· The 1st Conference on Chicago Research and Public Policy. Paper title: “Organizing and Archiving Historical Records: The Use of Multi-Media Technology.” Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois. October 19-20, 1998.

· The 8^th International Conference of the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) on the GIS and the Internet. Paper Title “MapObjects IMS or ArcView Internet Map Server: The Pros and Cons.” Redlands, California. September 21-25, 1988.

· The 5^th Annual Meeting of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation TechForums98 . Presentation title: “Examples of the Use of Multi-Media in Classroom.” Urbana, Illinois. September 15, 1995.

· The 2ed International Saudi Projacs Conference. Urban Design in the 21st Century: Examples of Union Station, DC; Horton Plaza, San Diego; Tyson’s Corner Center, Fair Fax County, Virginia; and Seaside, Florida. Chicago, August, 1998.

· The 2ed International Saudi Projacs Conference. Multi-media Applications in Urban Planning. Chicago, August, 1998.

· The Eighth International Conference of the Environmental Systems Research Institute (the world’s largest GIS software producer). Paper Title: “Image Base Application for the GIS: The Case of Chicago.” San Diego, California. July 24-28, 1998.

· The 28th Urban Affairs Association meeting. Paper Title: “Tenants’ Satisfaction in Single Room Occupancy: The Case of Lakefront SRO in Chicago.” April ,1998. Fort worth, TX.

· The 89^th American Planning Association. Co-presented with Richard Trinidad a paper titled: “Multi-Media and 3-d Modeling for Urban Planning.” Boston, April 1998.

· The 29^th of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) conference. Paper titles: “Tenants’ Satisfaction in Single Room Occupancy: The Case of Lakefront SRO in Chicago.” St. Louis, Missouri, March 4-8, 1998.

· The 29^th of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) conference. Paper title: “Women’s Privacy in Public Spaces in Damascus;” St. Louis, Missouri, March 4-8, 1998.

· The 29^th of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) conference. “Advancing Visual Thinking for Planners: The use of Imaging Technology.” St. Louis, Missouri, March 4-8, 1998.

· Planning Commission of Bloomington, IL. Title: “A comparison between Through streets and Cul-de-sacs.” Bloomington, IL. March, 1998.

· American Colleague Schools of Planning Annual Conference. Paper title: “Advancing Visual Thinking for Planners: The Use of Imaging Technology.” Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

· Co-Presented with Varkki George a paper titled: “Bridging Distances: Teaching an Urban Design Course on Two Campuses Simultaneously.” November 1997.

· Space and Globalization Conference. Title: “The Use of Multimedia Technology for Professional Planning Presentation.” Ann Arbor, Michigan. November, 1997.

· Muslim Students Association Conference. Title: “Notes on Islamic Art and Architecture.” Urbana, IL. November, 1997.

· 1998 UIC Faculty Computer Camp. “Examples of the use of technology in classroom. May 1998.

· The Faculty/Student Forum. Title: “Tenants’ Satisfaction in Single Room Occupancy Hotels.” September, 1997

· The 28^th Environmental Design Research Association. Paper titled: “Comparison between Cul-de-sac and Through Streets, ” Montreal, Canada. May 1997.

· The 28^th Environmental Design Research Association. Paper titled: “Cultural Change and Women’s Privacy, the Case of Women in Damascus.” Montreal, Canada. May 1997.

· Inter-institutional Faculty Summer Institute on Learning Technologies in Urbana-Champaign Campus, May 19-23. 1997.

· Arab Planners Annual Association Conference. “Traditional and Modern Planning in the Third World.” October 1996. Damascus, Syria.

· American Collegiate Schools of Planning. “Urban Design Analysis of Damascus: A Manifestation of Public and Private Space Transformation.” Toronto, Canada, July 26-31, 1996.

· The 27^th Environmental Design Research Association. Paper titled: “Privacy in Dense Suburban Residential Areas: The Case of the U.S.” Salt Lake, UTA, June 12-17, 1996.

· The 27^th Environmental Design Research Association. Paper titled: “Gender-Based Data Interpretation—A Methodological Approach: The case of Women’s Privacy.” Salt Lake, UTA June 1996.

· The 27^th Environmental Design Research Association. Paper titled: “Women’s and Men’s Privacy in Traditional and Modern Damascus.” Salt Lake, UTA June 1996.

· The 27^th Environmental Design Research Association. Paper titled: “Changes in the Meanings of Privacy: The Case of Women in Damascus.” Salt Lake, UTA. June 12-17, 1996.

· The 27^th Environmental Design Research Association, Paper titled: “Cultural Change and the Arab-Muslim Women.” Salt Lake, UTA, June 12-17, 1996.

· Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference. “Urban Design Analysis of Damascus: A Manifestation of Public and Private Space Transformation.” Toronto, Canada, July 26-31, 1996.

· Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference. Paper titled: “Cultural Change and Urban Design: Women’s Privacy in Traditional and Modern Damascus.” Detroit, Michigan, October 22-26, 1995.

AWARDS / HONORS

· Great Cities Seed Fund Competition, UIC, March 1998, $500,000.

· Instructional Technology Grant, UIC, March 1997, $60,000.

· Lakefront Single Room Occupancy, April 1997, $100,000.

· Learning Technology for Higher Education, UIC, November 1995, $400,000.

· The Outstanding Ph.D. Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Fine and Applied Arts, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, May 1995.

· The Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Fine and Applied Arts, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, May 1995.

· Ranked by Students as an Excellent Instructor, UP 203: Cities, Regions and Social Sciences, Fall 1994.Fall 1994, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Urban and Regional Planning.

· Ranked by Students as an Excellent Teaching Assistants, UP 401: Land use and Site Development Planning, Fall 1994, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Urban and Regional Planning.

· Ranked by Students as an Excellent Teaching Assistant ,UP 401: Land use and Site Development Planning, Fall 1993, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Urban and Regional Planning.

· Ranked by Students as an Excellent Teaching Assistant ,UP 402: Planning Problems and Cases, Spring 1992, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Urban and Regional Planning.

· Excellent Instructor, University of Damascus, Spring 1987.Graduate Collage Dissertation Research Grant, Office of International Programs and Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Spring 1994.

· A Creative and Performing Arts Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Spring 1991.

· Honorable Mention in the National Design Competition of the American Institute of Architecture Students, titled "Arrival in Arabia," November 1988.

· Scholarship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988-1989.Top project in Design Competition, titled "Three Towers," School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, April 1988.

· Ranked fourth out of one hundred and sixty-three students, upon graduation B.Arch., B.S., University of Damascus, Syria, May 1986.

· Golden Medal, B.Arch Thesis. First Prize in the National Student Design Competition of the Syrian Institute of Architecture Students, 1986.

· Top Project, "Memorial Site for an Architect," Final Exam, 1983.

· Top Project, "Gymnasium," Final Exam, 1981.