Miriam Gusevich
Courses Taught (Two academic years prior to current visit):
ARPL 201 Architecture Foundations III
ARPL 212 / 512 History of Architecture II
ARPL 302 Architectural Design II
ARPL 314 / 514 Architectural Theory
ARPL 401 Architectural Design IV
ARPL 636 Site Design
Educational Credentials:
B.Arch. Cornell University, 1975
M.Arch, Cornell University, 1979
Loeb Fellowship, Harvard University, 1997.
Teaching Experience:
Assistant Professor Washington University, St. Louis 1979-1982
Associate Professor –Tenure University of Wisconsin Milwaukee 1982-1989
Adjunct Associate Professor University of Illinois Chicago 1990 -1996
Associate Professor –Tenure The Catholic University of America 2000 – Present
Professional Experience:
Booth – Hansen and Associates, Chicago, IL Urban design consultant 1984-85
Chicago Park District. Planning and development 1987-96
MIRIAM GUSEVICH, Urban Design Consultant 1998-2013
Gusevich – Miles Studio, LLC. Founding Partner Since 2013
Licenses/Registration:
None
Selected Publications and Recent Research:
Competitions, Design Awards:
Water_Works. Gowanus by Design. Honorable Mention for Community Programming. Faculty leader.
Student: Joseph Barrick, 2012.
SIBBESBORG, Sipoo, Finland. “HEART AND SOUL” International Design Competition, Honorable
Mention. 2011. Team leader. Jay Kabriel, Scott Aker, Anna Cero, Mariel Deppner.
Conference presentations:
Gusevich, M. McMillan Slow Sand Filtration Plant, Washington, DC (1906); history, controversy and
alternative visions. Nineteenth Century Studies Association, URBANISM AND URBANITY, Chicago,
Illionois, March 20-24 2014.
Gusevich,M. Corporate Fashions. Culture of the Suburbs Symposium, Hofstra University, June 27-28,
2013
Gusevich, M. Sibbesborg, A New Town in a Post Industrial World. 42nd Urban Affairs Association,
Pittsburgh, PA, April 18-21, 2012.
Gusevich, M. “Urban Pentimento: redeeming the Metropolitan Landscape”. CITIES WITHOUT LIMITS,
International Conference European Urban Research Association. Copenhagen, DN. June 23-25 2011
Gusevich, M. and Cero, A. “Urban Pentimento, rebuilding cities and rebuilding public trust.”
RECLAIMING THE CITY. 41st Urban Affairs Association, New Orleans, LA. March 16-19, 2011.
Gusevich, M. “Architecture, Ecology and Economy.” ECONOMY, University of Wales, Cardiff, 2011.
Work in progress:
Urban Fashions: Shaping the Modern Metropolis. Book.
Urban Pentimento.