RYAN E SMITH

Curriculum Vitae

RYAN E SMITH portrait
  • Director, Coll Of Architect & Plan-Dean, Integrated Technology in Architecture
  • Associate Professor, School Of Architecture, University of Utah

Biography

Education

  • B.Arch 2002, Architecture, University of Arizona
  • M.Arch 2003, Architecture, UC Berkeley

Honors & Awards

  • Upjohn Award and Stipend for Research: Solid Timber Building Performance. American Institute of Architecture, 12/01/2012
  • 20 UNDER 40 Mountain States: Influential leaders in the construction industry. Engineering News Record, 03/2012
  • Modular Building Fellowship Award - first recipient for service in being a leading researcher, thought leader, educator in the offsite modular industry. Modular Building Institute, 03/2012
  • The ARCC New Researcher Award, given to one individual annually, is intended to acknowledge and reward emerging figures in architectural and environmental design research that demonstrate innovation in thinking, dedication in scholarship, contributions to the academy, and leadership within architectural and environmental design research. Architectural Research Centers Consortium, 03/2011
  • Creative Achievement Award. “Integrated Technology in Architecture Program (ITAP)” Sustainable and lean integration research and teaching initiative . Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 03/2011
  • Upjohn Research Award + Stipend American Institute of Architects Energy Efficiency Benchmarks for Housing . American Institute of Architects, 2009
  • Best Paper Nomination. “Integrated Process and Products” Paper on IPD contracts, BIM and their affects on practice and education Building Technology Educators’ Society Conference 2009 (BTES09) . Building Technology Educators' Society, 2009
  • Creative Achievement Award. “Assembling Architecture Studio” Industry collaborative studio on production as a means of design process Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) . Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 2009
  • Design Award Winner. “Courtyard House” Utah Design Arts Program: regional design competition and exhibit . Utah Design Arts Council, 2009
  • Design Honorable Mention. “Second Life Iraqi Housing” Student: Eric Hansen . Environmental Protection Agency Lifecycle Building Challenge, 06/2008
  • Design Award Winner. “Bus Rapid Transit Shelter with UTA” . Utah Design Arts Council, 06/2007
  • Collaborative Practice Award. “Suburban Redux: Resource Conservation Housing Studio” Kennecott Land and local builder partnering studio to design prefabricated green housing . Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 03/2007

Biography

Ryan E. Smith is an Associate Professor and Director of the Integrated Technology & Architecture Center (ITAC) at the University of Utah, a university/industry teaching, research and outreach center that is an agent of change at the intersection of design, education and construction industries. Professor Smith’s research flattens design-to-production relationships through applied scholarship in the field of architectural technology toward a more productive, integrated, sustainable, and innovative built environment. Professor Smith has performed nearly $2 million in research grants and contracts from public and private institutions since 2004 including FEMA, USDA, AIA, BSA, AISC, and 3form to qualify and quantify industry related technology questions of production in architecture. Among his numerous publications, Smith is author of Prefab Architecture (Wiley 2010) and co-editor of Building Systems (Routledge 2012).  He speaks widely on emerging issues in the construction industry including offsite building, BIM, IPD and sustainability.  His industry integrative teaching and research has been awarded the 2007 ACSA Collaborative Practice Award, 2009 & 2011 ACSA Creative Achievement Award and the 2010 Lifecycle Building Award.  Smith is the recipient of the 2011 ARCC Research Award and the ENR 20 under 40 award in 2012.

Affiliations

  • Building Technology Educators' Society (BTES), President, 01/01/2011 - 12/30/2011
  • American Institute of Architects (AIA), Center for Integrated Practice Leadership Group Education Liason, 01/2010 - present
  • Common Ground Publishing (CGP), Constructed Environments Advisory Board, 01/2010 - 12/2011
  • Construction History Society of America (CHSA), Member, 06/2009 - present
  • Lean Construction Institute (LCI), Member, 06/2009 - present
  • Society of Building Science Educators (SBSE), Educational Materials Committee, 01/2009 - present
  • Wessex Institute of Technology (WIT), Scientific Advisory Board, 01/2009 - present

In the Media

  • Production Thinking in Architecture. 07/2011. http://www.architects.org/news/production-thinking...
  • Continuum Magazine Rio Mesa Summer 2011. 06/2011. http://continuum.utah.edu/
  • Sustainable Building Using Interlocking Cross-Laminated Timber. Newsletter of the Structural Engineers Association of Utah (SEAU). Volume XV – Issue VIII . 05/2011.
  • Moving from Service to Product Theory. 03/28/2011. http://ka-connect.com/blog/?p=152
  • BIM + IPD + Prefab. 03/27/2011. http://bimandintegrateddesign.com/2011/03/27/prefa...
  • AIA Picks 2009 Upjohn Research Projects. TAXI Design Network. www.designtaxi.com. 2009. 2009.
  • AIA Upjohn Awards for Research. AIA Website www.aia.org. 2009.
  • AIA Upjohn Announcement. Sources + Design Magazine: Swatches Nov/Dec 2009. www.sourcesanddesign.com. 2009.
  • 2008-2009 Architectural Education Awards Book. “Assembling Architecture Studio”. Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 2009. Pg. 38-39 ISBN 978-0-935502-72-5 . 2009.
  • Entrada Video Interview. University of Utah Press. 2009. 2009.
  • 2008-2009 Lifecycle of a School: Steel Design Student Competition. Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. 2009. Pg. 6 ISBN 978-0-935502-73-2. 2009.
  • 2009 Catalog: Design Arts Utah. Courtyard House. Ryan E. Smith. 2009.
  • Green Week Interview. KCPW Radio Interview Park City, Utah. November 2009. 2009.
  • AIA Picks 2009 Upjohn Research Initiative. Interior Design. www.interiordesign.net. 2009. 2009.
  • BSA Research Grants in Architecture. BSA Website www.architects.org. 2009.

Languages

  • Korean, basic.

Geographical Regions of Interest

  • Uganda
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland