Biography:

As a long time member of the DAAP faculty, Professor David Lee Smith has fulfilled various roles during his tenure at UC. In the first third of his UC career, Smith balanced his commitment to teaching with his devotion to architectural practice, spending a number of years as a principal in an active architectural practice, Smith Stevens Architects. When the partnership dissolved, he became more engaged in his ongoing research related to the environmental technologies and their effective application in architectural design. In recent years, Smith's major efforts, beyond those involved with his teaching commitments, have been directed towards university governance. He is the only UC faculty member to have served two terms as Chairperson of the All-University Faculty, the first in the late '80s and the second in the late '90s. Another major aspect of Smith's significant university involvement included his participation in the development and administration of the University of Cincinnati General Education Program.

Currently, Professor Smith is primarily involved in teaching, scholarship, and professional service. One major aspect of his teaching is his service as coordinator of the new SAID first year design program.

Degrees:

MArch, Harvard University, 1964
BA, Harvard University, 1961

Areas of Interest:

Beginning Design
Environmental Technologies (Lighting, Acoustics, ECS)
Sustainable Design

Links to Web-Based Material:

Indian Journal

This is a journal from my trip to India during the winter break, December 2006. You can also open or download (right click) a PDF file of the journal if you wish - PDF file of Journal

Indian Video

Unfortunately, since this is a rather large file, it will take some time to initially access the file before you can view it. Be patient.

Vital Signs - Aronoff Center

This links to a student project executed during the 1997 and 1998 academic years. The project primarily focuses on the lighting qualities in the Aronoff Center.

Solar Calculator

This link will download an Excel file/program that can be used to determine various solar angles. While this file is a work in progress, it is operational.

SBSE 2005 Retreat Presentation

This links to a PowerPoint presentation made at the 2005 SBSE Retreat held in Savannah. The presentation covers how the beginning design studio in the School of Architecture and Interiior Design addresses various issues related to technology.