William Benedict Resume

Education

Master of Architecture
Design: Charles Moore Studio
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Graduation: 1989

Bachelor of Architecture
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
Graduation: 1967

Professional Experience

Design Work

Web Design

My web design work typically includes client contact and presentations, concept generation, design development, coding and site maintenance training.

SLO Quilters, Website, San Luis Obispo, CA
San Luis Obispo Bicycle Club, Website, San Luis Obispo, CA
College of Architecture & Environmental Design, Website, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
Architectural Engineering Department, Website, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
Architecture Department, Website, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
City & Regional Planning Department, Website, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
Construction Management Department, Website, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
Landscape Architecture Department, Website, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA

Graphic Design

The majority of my graphic design work is in the area of corporate identity programs. My responsibilities typically include programming, client contact and presentations, design development, production of final art, specifications and production inspection.

Evelyn and Harold Hay Fund, Logo, San Luis Obispo, CA.
University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture, Identify Program, Austin, TX.
Schaffner Technologies, Identity Package, Knoxville, TN.
Andrew Smith Architects, Identity Package, Chattanooga, TN.
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, 1987/88 brochure and flyer, Knoxville, TN.
East Tennessee Community Design Center, Report, newsletter, Knoxville, TN.
East Tennessee Community Design Center, Identity Program, Knoxville, TN.
Main Street Knoxville, Inc., Identity Package, Knoxville, TN.
Don P. Smith Chair Co., Identity Package, Loudon, TN.
AFG Technologies, Mini-Float Glass System brochure, Kingsport, TN.
Elographics, E274 Touch Screen, brochure, Oak Ridge, TN.
ROSS/FOWLER, P.C., Corporate Identity Program, Knoxville, TN.
TRW, Steering & Suspension Division, folder, Rogersville, TN.
JBF Associates, company brochure and folder, Knoxville, TN.
Cherokee Borders, Inc., Corporate Identity Program, Knoxville, TN.
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, 1983/84 brochure & ads, Knoxville, TN.
Clinch River Breeder Reactor, Technical Review, newsletter, Oak Ridge, TN.
AVT Television Productions, Corporate Identity Program, Knoxville, TN.
Portasound, Corporate Identity Program, Knoxville, TN.
Industrial Design & Advertising, Identity Package, Knoxville, TN.
Micro Sensors Inc., Identity Package, Knoxville, TN.
Spinlab, Corporate Identity Program, Knoxville, TN.
New Prospect Craft Center, logo design, Knoxville, TN.
Southeast Unitarian Universalists Summer Institute, Identity Package, Radford, VA
Central Peninsula Psychiatric Hospital, logo & letterhead, Louisville, TN.
TVA, General Graphic Design, Knoxville, TN.
TVA, 1971, 1972, 1973, and 1974 TVA-OEDC Annual Reports, Knoxville, TN.
Knoxville-Oak Ridge Classic Guitar Society, logo and letterhead, Oak Ridge, TN.
TVA, OEDC recruitment brochure, Knoxville, TN.
TVA, OEDC recruitment poster, Knoxville, TN.
TVA, 1971 American Power Conference report, Knoxville, TN

Signage

Tennessee River Park, Logo and Signage Program, Chattanooga, TN, completed 1989.
Cummings Research Park, Logo and Signage Program, Huntsville, AL, completed 1986.
JBF Associates, Corporate Headquarters exterior and interior signage, Knoxville, TN.
Spinlab, Corporate Headquarters exterior and interior signage, Knoxville, TN.
TVA, Land Between the Lakes, Logo and Signage Program, Golden Pond, KY.

Architecture

My architectural design work consistently involved project responsibility from programming through design development and included client contact and presentations. Upon completion of the design development phase I typically acted as a consultant to the production staff to ensure appropriate development of design intentions.

Benedict Residence Renovation, 1,400 sq. ft., San Luis Obispo, CA, completed 1998.
Cedar Bluff Office Building, 10,000 sq. ft., Knoxville, TN, completed 1987.
English Residence, 1,200 sq. ft., Knoxville, TN, completed 1987.
Precision Litho, 18,000 sq. ft. Office & Laboratory Facility, Knoxville, TN, completed 1986.
Shuler Residence, 3,000 sq. ft., Knoxville, TN, completed 1986.
Benedict Residence Renovation, 1,200 sq. ft., Knoxville, TN, completed 1986.
Gables West Shopping Center, 20,000 sq. ft., Knoxville, TN, completed 1985.
Neil Residence Renovation, 1,200 sq. ft., Knoxville, TN, completed 1983.
Spinlab Corporate Headquarters, 32,000 sq. ft., Knoxville, TN, completed 1980.
Sprague Residence, 1,300 sq. ft., Speedwell, TN, completed 1975.
TVA, Raccoon Mountain Pump-Storage Hydro Facility, Chattanooga, TN, completed 1977.
TVA, Power System Control Center, 34,000 sq. ft., Chattanooga, TN, completed 1972.
TVA, Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Soddy Daisy, TN, completed 1980.
Highlander Center, 3,500 sq. ft., Conference Center, Knoxville, TN, completed 1970.
TVA, Team Member on the Timberlake New Town Feasibility Study, Tellico Reservoir, TN, 1970.
TVA, Land Between The Lakes, Camp Energy, Golden Pond, KY, completed 1969.

Interior Design

My interior design work typically involved space planning with some finish and furniture specification and custom cabinet design. Project responsibilities included programming, client contact and presentations, design development, working drawings, specifications and installation supervision.

Spinlab, Space Planning for Corporate Offices, Knoxville, TN, completed 1988.
Hartco Flooring Co., Space Planning for Corporate Offices, Oneida, TN, completed 1985.
Control Technologies, Inc., Space Planning for Manufacturing, Knoxville, TN, completed 1984.
13-30 Corporation, Space Planning for Staff Offices, Knoxville, TN, completed 1983.
JBF Associates, Design of Corporate Offices, Knoxville, TN, completed 1982.
Spinlab, Design of Corporate Offices & Manufacturing Facilities, Knoxville, TN, completed 1980.
TVA West Tower, Prototypical Division Office Layout, Knoxville, TN, completed 1974.

Product Design

My product design work responsibilities typically included programming, client contact and presentations, design development, working drawings, specifications and production inspection.

Schaffner Technologies, MTM & AFIS, Laboratory Test Instruments, Knoxville, TN.
Spinlab, Micronaire, Laboratory Test Instrument, Knoxville, TN.
Spinlab, 530/HP85 Interface, Laboratory Test Instrument accessory, Knoxville, TN.
Spinlab, 900 System, Laboratory Test Instruments, Knoxville, TN.
ATV Television Productions, Mobile Television Production Truck, Knoxville, TN.
Portasound, 132 Portable Public Address Lectern, Knoxville, TN.
Spinlab, 800 System Software screen displays and presentation logic, Knoxville, TN.
Spinlab, 800 System, Laboratory Test Instruments, Knoxville, TN.
Portasound, Lectern One, Furniture Lectern with Audio System, Knoxville, TN.

Publications

"Creating Relationships" (pdf) (1016KB). 2008. William R. Benedict, Architecture Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA

"Drawing Form" (pdf) (4.1MB). 2008. William R. Benedict, Architecture Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA

"Design's Community of Knowledge: Identifying and Organizing Design's Fundamental Concepts to Support Teaching and Learning" In The Predicament of Beginning, Proceedings of the 18th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, 2002.

Selected text and diagrams from early versions of "Drawing Form" are included in "Architectural Drawing: A Visual Compendium of Types and Methods" by Rendow Yee, 1997, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0-471-16573-5.

"Beliefs for Creating More Inclusive Beginnings" In Representation 1996: Journal of the Design Communication Association, Edited by Joan McLain-Kark with associate & production editor Mohammed Saleh Uddin.

"Inclusive Beginnings: Recreating the Beginning Drawing Studio" In Recreation: Currents & Tides in Architectural Education. Editors: Joyce Noe and Gordon Tyau. Proceedings from the ACSA Western Regional Meeting, School of Architecture, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1995.

"Nine Square Matrix: Context for Diverse Exploration" In the Proceedings of the 11th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, Co-Chairs: Jeff Hartnett, Greg Herman, Murray Smart, School of Architecture, The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 1994.

"Nine Square Matrix." Coauthored with Jim Bagnall and Laura Joines. In Foundations in Architecture: An Annotated Anthology of Beginning Design Projects. Edited by Michael Jordan & Owen Cappleman, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993.

"Concepts: The Studio's Essential Content" Coauthored with Professor Donna Duerk. In The Design Studio In The 21st Century: Proceedings of the 1992 ACSA West Regional Meeting. Published by the Architecture Department, College of Architecture & Environmental Design, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA, 1992.

"Complexity." In Retrofit, Issue Two, edited by Eric Geddes, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Cal Poly, 1992.

"Parti: New Paint for an Old Lady." In the Proceedings of the 8th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, edited by Mary Hardin and Tim McGinty, School of Architecture, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 1991.

"Ideas into Things: A Structure and Vocabulary for Visual Design Education." In the Proceedings of the 7th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, edited by Nicholas Markovich & Ethel Goodstein, Baton Rouge, LSU Press, 1990.

"Visual Design Decisions." In Best Beginning Design Projects, Vol.1, No. 1, edited by Tim McGinty, Milwaukee: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1979.

Lectures & Presentations

"Pedagogical Positions and the Beginning Design Studio" Paper presented at The 19th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, April 3­­-5, 2003. Hosted by the School of Architecture, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.

"Design's Community of Knowledge: Identifying and Organizing Design's Fundamental Concepts to Support Teaching and Learning" Paper presented at The 18th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, March 14–16, 2002. Hosted by the Department of Architecture, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon.

"Using Digital Tools To Explore Value In Drawing" Paper presented at The 10th Biannual Conference of the Design Communication Association, January 3–5, 2002. Hosted by the School of Architecture, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.

"Perspective Without Method: Searching For The Fundamental" Paper presented at The 10th Biannual Conference of the Design Communication Association, January 3–5, 2002. Hosted by the School of Architecture, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.

Digital Tools In The Curriculum Workshop. Two day workshop for CAED faculty covering Photoshop, Form-Z, Freehand and Dreamweaver. Held June 21-22, 2001.

Architecture's Articulation Seminar. For teachers and administrators of California Community Colleges. Designed to present the theory, content and teaching methodologies for Cal Poly's beginning design and visual communication program. Held at Cal Poly, June 1993-95, 1998 -2002.

"Studio Teaching Tips: Cooperative Learning Strategies for the Studio" Paper presented at The 9th Biannual Conference of the Design Communication Association, January 7–9, 2000. Hosted by the College of Architecture, The University of Arizona, Tucson.

Panelist: Opening Session, 2000 Tools: National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, April 17, 1998. Hosted by the Department of Architecture and Urban Design, UCLA, Los Angeles.

"Projects for More Inclusive Beginnings" Paper presented at The 8th Biannual Conference of the Design Communication Association, January 8–10, 1998. Hosted by the College of Architecture, The University of Arizona, Tucson.

"Inclusive Beginnings: Recreating the Beginning Drawing Studio" Paper presented at the ACSA Western Regional Meeting, February 2 - 5, 1996. Hosted by the School of Architecture, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

"Beliefs for Creating More Inclusive Beginnings" Paper presented at The 7th Biannual Conference of the Design Communication Association, January 7–9, 1996. Hosted by the College of Architecture, The University of Arizona, Tucson.

"Nine Square Matrix: Context for Diverse Exploration" Paper presented at the 11th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, April 8–9, 1994. Hosted by the School of Architecture, The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

"From Day One" Presentation at and participant in The Education and Practice of Designing with Computers: Search for a Model Curriculum workshop, March 5, 1994. College of Environmental Design, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA.

"Hand & Mouse" Paper presented at The 6th Annual Conference of the Design Communication Association, January 7–9, 1994. Hosted by the College of Architecture, The University of Arizona, Tucson.

"Teaching Perspective as a Continuum: Relating the Concepts for Today's Context" Paper presented at The 5th Annual Conference of the Design Communication Association, April 2–4, 1993. Hosted by The Department of Architecture, Auburn University at the Pickwick Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama.

"Concepts: The Studio's Essential Content." Presented a paper coauthored with Professor Donna Duerk at the 1992 ACSA West Region Meeting, October 22–25, 1992, hosted by the Architecture Department, College of Architecture & Environmental Design, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California.

"Parti: New Paint for an Old Lady." Paper presented at the 8th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, March 8–9, 1991, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona.

"Parti: Staking A Claim for Architecture." Paper presented at the ACSA Western Regional Meeting, October 18–20, 1990, Denver, Colorado.

"Ideas into Things: A Structure and Vocabulary for Visual Design Education." Paper presented at the 7th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, April 5–7, 1990, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

"Developing Corporate Identity Programs." Invited lecture, Communications Design Seminar, University of Tennessee, Spring Quarter 1987, Knoxville, Tennessee.

"The Business of Design." Invited lecture, Communications Design Seminar, University of Tennessee, Spring Quarter 1986, Knoxville, Tennessee.

"You Are How You Look: Visual Decisions and Your Image." Invited lecture, Tennessee College Public Relations Association, Fall 1985 Regional Workshop, Kingsport, Tennessee.

"Problem-Solving in Graphics: Creating a Corporate Image." Invited lecture, Volunteer Chapter, Public Relations Society of America, March 1985, Knoxville, Tennessee.

"Corporate Identity and Your New Business." Seminar session, 1985 Small Business Seminar, The Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, Knoxville, Tennessee.

"The Designer and Your New Business." Seminar session, 1985 Small Business Seminar, The Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Awards

2002 Architecture Department Faculty Merit Award

1997/98 Disability Resource Center Distinguished Faculty Award

1987 Regional Design Competition
The Art Directors Club of Knoxville

• First Place Award for the ROSS/FOWLER, P.C brochure.

1987 Greater Knoxville Advertising Club Addy Awards
American Advertising Federation

• Bronze Award for the ROSS/FOWLER, P.C brochure.

1984 Southeast Regional Communications Design Competition
International Graphics Inc. / East Tennessee Chapter

• Second Place for the Instacount brochure.
• Second Place for the ROSS/FOWLER, P.C. letterhead

1982 Southeast Regional Communications Design Competition
International Graphics Inc. / East Tennessee Chapter

• First Place in Product Design for the Lectern One.
• Second Place for the Industrial Design & Advertising letterhead.
• Award of Merit for the Portasound letterhead.
• Third Place for the Spinlab, Inc corporate identity program.
• Third Place for the Portasound corporate identity program.
• Award of Merit for the Audio Visual Technology corporate identity program.
• Third Place for the Spinlab Ad Series
• Award of Merit for the Fibrosampler brochure
• Award of Merit for the 800 Series brochure

1982 STC Technical Communications Competition
East Tennessee Chapter of the Society of Technical Communication

• Award of Excellence for the Fibrograph Determination of Draft Roll Space Settings Technical Paper

1980 Greater Knoxville Advertising Club Addy Awards
American Advertising Federation

• Award of Excellence for the Lectern One brochure.

1971 Annual Report Competition
Mead Paper Company

• Award of Excellence for the OEDC, TVA, Annual Report