W. Arthur Mehrhoff

Department of Architectural Studies

Ph. D. - Adjunct professor E-mail: mehrhoffw@missouri.edu

Address
Museum of Art & Archaeology
University of Missouri – Columbia
1 Pickard Hall
Columbia , MO 65211
V (573) 882-0696
F (573) 884-4039
Museum website: http://maa.missouri.edu

Education
Ph.D., American Studies, Saint Louis University , May 1986.
M.A., Urban Affairs, Washington University in St. Louis , May 1976.
B.S., Education. Concordia College ( Seward , Nebraska ), May 1971.
Ph.D. Dissertation: “The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial as Symbolic Landscape.” Pius XII Library, Saint Louis University , 1986.

Teaching Experience
2004-2007. Guest Lecturer, American Culture Studies, Washington University in Saint Louis .
1988-2004. Professor, Department of Community Studies. Saint Cloud State University , St. Cloud , Minnesota .
1986-1988. Adjunct faculty in American History. Jefferson College , Hillsboro , Missouri .
1984-1986. Graduate Teaching Fellow, American Studies program. Saint Louis University , St. Louis , Missouri .

Awards/Honors
AIA Minnesota Sustainable Development Award, August 2003.
Inductee, Phi Kappa Phi National Honorary Society, May 1999.
Research Fellow, Northwest Area Foundation, Fall 1998.
Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow, Spring 1998.
Faculty Senator, Saint Cloud State University, 1992-95.
Scholar, Centre for British Studies, Summer 1992.
Outstanding Faculty Award, Saint Cloud State University , 1991.
Excellence in Teaching Award nominee, Saint Cloud State University , 1990.
Faculty Improvement Award, Saint Cloud State University , 1989.
Alpha Sigma Nu, National Jesuit Honorary Society, 1986.
Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1986.
Member, Saint Louis University Graduate Studies Council, 1984-85.
Graduate Teaching Fellow, Saint Louis University, 1983-85.
Cum Laude graduate, Concordia College , 1971.
Dow Jones Achievement Award, Concordia College , 1970.
Curator's Award, University of Missouri , 1967.
National Honor Society, 1967.

Publications
Is Universal Design a Critical Theory? In S. Keates , P. J. Clarkson, P. M. Langdon P. Robinson (Eds.), Designing a More Inclusive World, Springer-Verlog 2004, 2-10.
The Analysis of Wholes and Parts in a Row House Design Project. Design Methods: Theories and Practice , 2005, 39:1.
Architect as a Yogi: Meditative Practices and Architectural Imagery. A+D, Journal of Indian Architecture , April 2005.
Signs that don't Mime: Re-examining the Late Architecture of Charles Correa. A+D, Journal of Indian Architecture, Nov 2003.
The (Non) Relationship between Efficiency and Choice of Computer Design Modeling: An Automated Protocol Analysis. International European Academy of Computer Aided Architecture Design 22, Austria, 2003.
Intertextuality or Indeterminacy? Re-examining Meanings in Contemporary Indian Architecture. Environment Design Research Association 34 , Minnesota , May, 2003.
Sign and Design: Modernity in India Reexamined. Modern Asian Architecture Network 2, Singapore 2002.
A New Agenda for Asian Design Studios: Striking a Balance between Context-specific and Universal Issues. Asian Century Architectural Education , Singapore , 2001.

Research Experience
“Sustainable Urban Development” in The Encyclopedia of Cities . Routledge Publications, 2004.
Community Design: A Team Approach to Dynamic Community Systems . Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage Publications, 1999.
“Cultural Tourism” in Encyclopedia of American Cities and Suburbs . ABC-Clio Press, 1999.
“The Minnesota Design Team: A Process of Place-Making.” Small Town , September/October 1995.
“The Wasteland Revisited.” Book review in Urban Affairs Review , July/August 1995.
The Gateway Arch: Fact and Symbol . Bowling Green , OH : Popular Press, 1992.
“Canadian Provincial and US State Roles in urban planning and development.” Environment and Planning C: 10, May 1992. [With Michael Keating of the University of Western Ontario ].
“The New Frontier: A Case Study of Cultural Tourism.” Canadian Review of American Studies , Fall 1991.
“The American, This New Man. ” Winterthur Portfolio 25: Autumn 1990.
“The Phenomenology of Place.” Humanities Education , VII, Summer 1990.
“The Image of the City.” Urban Affairs Quarterly 24: September 1988.
“Revitalization of the City Center : The Impact of Regional Growth Pressures on Downtown Saint Louis .” AIA Press, February 1988.
“Remembrance of Things Past: The Saint Louis Riverfront as Case Study in Preservation.” Urban Resources 4: December 1987.
“The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial as Symbolic Landscape.” Ph.D. Dissertation. Pius XII Library, Saint Louis University , 1986.
“Citizen Participation in Environmental Impact Analysis.” M.A. thesis, Washington University , 1976.

Scholarly Presentations

Keynote address. National Trust for Historic Preservation Your Town workshop. Charleston , W.VA: May 2003.
“In Each Other's Wake: A Synergistic Approach to Community Development.” Community Development Society annual conference. Duluth , MN : July 2001.
“Creating Sustainability Indicators.” Creativity and Sustainability Conference. Saint John's University , Collegeville , Minnesota : October 2000.
“The Minnesota Design Team: A Process of Place-Making.” Community Development Society annual conference. St. John , New Brunswick : July 2000.
“The Four Scholarships.” Community Development Society annual conference. Spokane , Washington : July 1999.
“Sustainable Development.” Economic Development Association of Minnesota annual conference. Brainerd , Minnesota : Spring 1998.
“Developing and Using Tests Effectively.” Center for Teaching Excellence, Saint Cloud State University , January 1997.
“The Minnesota Design Team: Building a Process of Collaboration.” AIA Minnesota annual conference. Minneapolis , Minnesota : October 1996.
“From Anomie to Concinnity: The Relationship of Urban Development to the Urban Underclass.” Peace Studies Conference. Saint John's University , Collegeville , Minnesota : October 1996.
“A Fresh Idea that Really Works! The Minnesota Design Team Community Visioning and Planning Approach.” Urban Affairs Association 25th Annual Conference. Portland , Oregon : May 1995.
“Incorporating Applied Research into the Classroom.” Bush Foundation Critical Thinking Series, Saint Cloud State University , January 1991.
“Canadian provincial and U.S. state roles in urban planning and development: a case study of London , Ontario and Saint Cloud , Minnesota .” Urban Affairs annual conference. Vancouver , B.C.: April 1991.
Panel discussant, “Exhibitions and the City: Growth, Change and the Aesthetics of Urban Life.” Urban Affairs Association annual conference. Vancouver , B.C.: April 1991.
“The New Frontier: A View of Post-Industrial America .” Canadian Association for American Studies annual conference. Montreal , Quebec : November 1990.
“Downtown in the Post-Industrial Age.” Urban Affairs Association annual conference. Charlotte , N.C. : April 1990.
“A View of Post-Industrialization from the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.” Urban Affairs Association annual conference. Baltimore , MD : April 1989.
“If Stones Could Talk: The Material Culture of the Missouri Rhineland .” University of Tubingen ( Germany ) Abteilung Fur Amerikanistik: July 1986.
“The Rainbow and the People: Three Centuries of American Artifacts.” Mid-American Studies Conference. Wichita , KS : April 1986.