Texas A&M Department of Architecture: Faculty Résumé
Name: D. Kirk Hamilton, FAIA, FACHA, EDAC
Courses Taught (Two academic years prior to current visit):
· ARCH 606 Architectural Design II (M.Arch.)
· ARCH 607 Architectural Design III (M.Arch.)
· ARCH 674 Typologies of Contemporary Hospital Design
· ARCH 689 Foundations of Healthcare Architecture & Design
· ARCH 693 Final Study Capstone (M.Arch.)
Educational Credentials:
· Current Doctoral Study Arizona State University (3rd year, Nursing & Healthcare Innovation)
· MSOD Pepperdine University 2003 (Organization Development)
· B.Arch. University of Texas at Austin 1970
Teaching Experience:
· Texas A&M University Professor of Architecture 2011 - Present
· Texas A&M University Associate Professor of Architecture 2004 – 2011
· Master Class Berlage Institute Rotterdam 2008
· University of Houston – Clear Lake Adjunct Professor 1990 – 2004
· Harvard University GSD Executive Education Program 1999 - 2002
Professional Experience:
· Founding Principal: Watkins Hamilton Ross Architects Houston 1983 - 2004
· Senior Design Architect, Shareholder: FKP Architects Houston 1976 -1983
· Senior Design Architect: Page Southerland Page Houston 1976
· Design Architect: Caudill Rowlett Scott Houston 1973 - 1976
· Junior Designer: Page Southerland Page Austin 1972 - 1973
Licenses/Registration:
· Registered Architect Texas 1975 - Present, 23 other states (now surrendered)
· Board Certified, American College of Healthcare Architects 1999 - Present
· National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Certificate 1973 - 2007
Selected Publications:
· Co-editor, Health Environments Research & Design (quarterly peer-reviewed journal)
· Hamilton, DK & Shepley, MM (2010) Design for Critical Care: An Evidence-Based Approach, Oxford, (UK): Architectural Press (Elsevier).
· Hamilton, DK & Watkins, DH (2009) Evidence-Based Design for Multiple Building Types, New York: Wiley & Sons.
· Hamilton, DK (2008) “Design Based on Evidence,” in The Architecture Student’s Handbook of Professional Practice: 14th Edition, New York: Wiley & Sons, 281-292.
· Hamilton, DK & Ulrich, RS (2008) “Evidence-based design of the cardiothoracic critical care,” in Klein, A, A Vuylsteke & SAM Nashef, eds., Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care, Cambridge (UK): Cambridge University Press, 468-474.
· Hamilton, DK, ed. (2000) ICU 2010: ICU Design for the Future, Houston, TX: Center for Innovation in Health Facilities.
· Hamilton, DK. (1999) Innovations in Planning for Health Facilities, Houston, TX: Center for Innovation in Health Facilities.
Professional Memberships:
· American Institute of Architects, Texas Society of Architects
· Society of Critical Care Medicine
18 April 2013