Hamid Shirvani
President, California State University, Stanislaus
Academic Career
California State University, Stanislaus: President and Professor of Art and Architecture (2005- )
Chapman University: Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Martha Masters Professor of Art and Architecture (2000-05)
Queens College of The City University of New York: Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research and Professor of Urban Studies (1995-2000)
University of Massachusetts at Lowell: Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Philosophy (1992-1995)
University of Colorado at Denver: Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning (1986-90) and Professor of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Planning (1986-92)
University of Louisville: Director of the School of Urban Policy and Professor of Urban Planning and Development (1985-1986)
State University of New York at Syracuse: Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor/Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Sciences (1982-85)
Pennsylvania State University: Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning (1979-1982)
Book Publications
Beyond Public Architecture, New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. (1990)
The Urban Design Process, New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. (1985). Later translated into Chinese for mainland China and Taiwan.
Urban Design Review, Chicago, The Planner’s Press (1981)
Select Recent Articles
“The American Landscape: An Architecture in Transformation,” Architext, Architectura Design Arte, Vol. 11, p.138 (July 2004)
“The Impact of Modernism on American Landscape,” Architext, Architectura Design Arte, Vol. 11, p.132 (January 2004)
“No Borders: Global Citizenship in the 21st Century,” SGI Quarterly, Vol. 33 (July 2003)
“Innovation, Market and Ideology: Current Disparities in American Architecture,” OCTOGAN (February 2000)
“Post, Past or Post-Past Commodification of Architecture,” Differentia, No. 1-2 (Spring 1998)
“Dérivé Versus Détournement,” Controspazio, Vol. 29, No. 1 (1998)
“Postmodernism: Decentering, Simulacum and Parody,” American Quarterly, Vol. 46, No. 2 (1994)
“Difference and Indifference: An Interplay of Brecht and Theater,” Avant Garde, No. 6 (1993)
“Context and Divergence,” in Marcello Fabbri and Danielle Pastore, Editors, Architecture per il Terzo Millennio, Quaderno della Fondazione Adriano Olivett, No. 27 (1991)
“Criticial Inquiry in Landscape Architecture,” Landscape Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2 (1991)
Recent Editorial Service
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Architectural Education (1988-94)
Member, Editorial Board, Avant Garde (1988-94)
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Planning Education and Research (1987-93)
Editor, Urban Design and Preservation Quarterly (1987-89)
Dr. Shirvani has also in demand as a book reviewer in the field of architecture, and has spoken, lectured and made numerous conference presentations on higher education, art, architecture, and urban design.
Professional Affiliations
Fellow, Royal Society of the Arts, U.K.
Fellow, Royal Geographic Society, U.K.
Fellow, the American Society of Landscape Architects
Member, the American Planning Association
Member, American Institute of Certified Planners
Member, American Association of Higher Education
Member, Society for Research into Higher Education
Community Service
Member, Honorary Board, Luevano Foundation (2005- )
Member, Board of Trustees, World Affairs Council of Orange County (2001- )
Member, Technology, Resources and Information and Planning Committee, United Way (1999-2000)
Member, Board of Directors, Competition, Inc. (1986-88)
Member, Board of Directors, Wellness Forum (1985-86)
Select Recent Honors
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (2004)
Commendation, American Institute of Architects (2003)
Honorary Doctor of Humanities (L.H.D.) from Soka University, Japan (2003)
Justice Award, SGI-USA (2003)
Seikyo Culture Award, Seikyo Shimum, Japan (1999)
Education
Ph.D., Princeton University (1980)
M.L.A., Harvard University (1978)
M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic University (1977)
M.Arch., Pratt Institute (1975)
B.Arch., Polytechnic University of Central London, UK (1974)