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Dennis M. Ryan papers, 1958-2017
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Ryan, Dennis M.
- Title
- Dennis M. Ryan papers
- Dates
- 1958-2017 (inclusive)19582017
- Quantity
- 4.04 cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 6368 (Accession No. 6368-001)
- Summary
- Papers of a professor of Urban Design, Planning, and Architecture at the University of Washington
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on access. Digital media is closed until evaluated.
Material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Dennis M. Ryan is Associate Professor Emeritus of Urban Design, Planning and Architecture at the University of Washington. He was the director of the Urban Design Program, 1976 – 1986 and chair of the Urban Design and Planning Department, l986 – 1996. Dr. Ryan holds a B. Arch (1966) from Clemson University, and a Masters of City Planning (1968) and Ph.D. (Architecture/Urban Design) (1976) from the University of Pennsylvania. He was founding director of the award-winning Community, Environment and Planning (CEP) Program, l994 – 2014, the undergraduate major based on the principles of educational democracy, interdisciplinary learning that takes advantage of the entire University and community-engaged education.
Professor Ryan's research interests beyond education and social learning processes include urban design, regional-scaled concepts, and critical, reflective professional action. His recent research has focused on issues of design, urbanism and "region-thinking" in the Puget Sound Region and the larger context, the Cascadia Pacific region, between Seattle and Vancouver, BC. A former member of the Seattle Design Commission, the Public Arts Commission and the Seattle Planning Commission, he has served as an urban design consultant to neighborhoods, towns and cities, as well as professional architectural and planning firms. He is past president of the San Juan County Arts Council (2013 – 2017) and serves as a member of the Lopez Village Planning Review Committee in the San Juan Islands.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Urban Design program and administrative records from the University of Washington College of Architecture and Urban Planning; administrative records for the Community, Environment & Planning (CEP) Program; studio and course files; research files; grant files; writings; conference and workshop files; consulting files; portfolio and urban design practice records
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged in 5 series.
- Series 1, Academic Programs
- Series 2, University of Washington Studios and Classes
- Series 3, Research and Practice
- Series 4, Miscellaneous
- Series 5, Photographs
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Academic ProgramsReturn to Top
Urban Design in College of Architecture and Urban Planning and College, Environment & Planning (CEP)
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Urban Design Program 2 folders
Correspondence, materials related to establishing the Urban
Design Program
|
1966-1987 |
| 2/CEP 1 | College, Environment & Planning (CEP) 1 Correspondence, early development material and overview
pieces
|
1991-2001 |
| 2/CEP 2 | Early work Correspondence, materials from colloquium group – founders of
the program
|
1993-1994 |
| 2/CEP 3 | Spring-Summer Materials related to outreach and first entering cohort of
students
|
1994 |
| 2/CEP 4 | CEP Advisory Committee Initial formation materials
|
1995-1997 |
| 2/CEP 5 | Program Structure Correspondence, early materials related to developing CEP
program structure.
|
1995-1998 |
| 2/CEP 6 | Kellogg & Open House CEP Open House event
|
1997 |
| 2/CEP 7 | Curriculum Assessment Process CEP Program first curriculum assessment process
|
1996-1997 |
| 2/CEP 8 | Curriculum Assessment Products Correspondence, materials, reports
|
1996-1997 |
| 2/CEP 9 | Attendance Policy Early development of CEP Attendance Policy
|
2003 |
| 2/CEP 10 | Teaching Portfolio Project Materials related to CEP experience in UW Teaching Portfolio
Project
|
1996-1997 |
| 2/CEP 11 | Big Pix Assessment Material from internal assessment
|
2000 |
| 2/CEP 12 | Boatman Award Correspondence and materials related to CEP’s award recognition
|
June 1999 |
| 2/CEP 13 | Conference Session Conference records: ACSP session, CEP program
|
1997 |
| 2/CEP 14 | Conference Sessions Conference records: ACSP session, CEP program
|
2000, 2004 |
| 2/CEP 15 | Program Plans |
1999-2002 |
| 2/CEP 16 | Future Needs, Alliances Future needs, initiatives, research alliances and educational
structures
|
2002-2006 |
| 2/CEP 17 | CEP program communications, publications |
1997-2010 |
| 3/CEP 18 | Program References Reference materials related to early years of CEP program
|
1995-2004 |
| 3/CEP 19 | Program References Reference materials related to early design of CEP program
|
1996-1998 |
| 3/CEP 20 | Program References Reference materials related to early design of CEP program
|
1993-1998 |
| 3/CEP 21 | Commencement Remarks |
2011 |
| 3/CEP 22 | Education Design notes |
1995 |
| 3/CEP 23 | Class of 1998 information |
1997 |
| 3/CEP 24 | Summer Papers |
1997 |
Series 2: University of Washington Studios and ClassesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/7 | Urban Design and Planning Early course materials related to urban design
|
1979-1998 |
| 2/38 | Architecture in Rome (AIR) Program I &
II |
1982-1983 |
| 2/39 | College-wide class CAUP 200- Introduction to the professions/departments of the
College
|
1996, 1998 |
| 3/CEP 51 | UW Inquiry Seminar CEP 220 Field Studies
|
2003 |
| 3/CEP 52 | Inquiry Seminar CEP 498D – Inquiry on Planning
|
2000 |
Community, Environment, & Planning Core
Seminar |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/CEP 25 | CEP 301 Idea of Community |
1994 |
| 3/CEP 26 | CEP 301 Idea of Community, community
papers |
1994 |
| 3/CEP 27 | CEP 301 Idea of Community |
1995 |
| 3/CEP 28 | CEP 301 Idea of Community |
1996 |
| 3/CEP 29 | CEP 301 Idea of Community |
1997 |
| 3/CEP 30 | CEP 301 Idea of Community, evaluation |
1997 |
| 3/CEP 31 | CEP 301 Idea of Community, exits |
1997 |
| 3/CEP 32 | CEP 301 Idea of Community, assessment |
1997 |
| 3/CEP 33 | CEP 301 Idea of Community |
1998 |
| 3/CEP 34 | CEP 301 Idea of Community |
2000 |
| 3/CEP 35 | CEP 302 Environment Response |
1995, 1997 |
| 3/CEP 36 | CEP 303 Social Structures and Processes |
1996, 1997 |
| 3/CEP 37 | CEP 446 Internship, example |
1997 |
| 3/CEP 38 | CEP 460 Planning in Context |
2002 |
| 3/CEP 39 | CEP 460 Planning in Context |
2003 |
| 3/CEP 40 | CEP 460 Planning in Context |
2003 |
| 3/CEP 41 | CEP 460 Planning in Context |
2007 |
| 3/CEP 42 | CEP 460 Planning in Context |
2008 |
| 3/CEP 43 | CEP 461 Ethics and Identity |
1996 |
| 3/CEP 44 | CEP 461 Ethics and Identity |
1997 |
| 3/CEP 45 | CEP 461 Ethics and Identity |
1998 |
| 3/CEP 46 | CEP 461 Ethics and Identity |
2000 |
| 3/CEP 47 | CEP 461 Ethics and Identity, Declarations of Ethics
|
1997-2001 |
| 3/CEP 48 | CEP 461 Ethics and Identity |
2001 |
| 3/CEP 49 | CEP 462 Community and Environment |
1996, 1999 |
| 3/CEP 50 | CEP 462 Community and Environment, Senior project
guide |
1999-2001 |
Series 3: Research and PracticeReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/4 | Environmental Design and Continuity NSF-RANN funded research, conference, report with Richard
Ludwig. UW Graduate School Research Fund- Clarifying the concept of
environmental continuity.
|
1976-1979 |
| 1/5 | Urban design in context Puget Sound Correspondence and materials related to Edmonds, WA and Puget
Sound regional workshops
|
1977, 1979 |
| 1/8 | Urban Design and Puget Sound Shoreline Towns Sea Grant funded project with P. Burke, and others.
|
1979-1980 |
| 1/10 | Urban Design Critic- Seattle Times column |
1979-1984 |
| 1/16 | Urban design studies Materials related to design-assistance projects, R/UDAT
(AIA)
|
1977, 1985, 1989 |
| 1/17 | Urban design studies Materials related to design-assistance projects, R/UDAT (AIA),
including Jackson Hole, WY; Howell, MI; Lower Rio Grande Valley, TX.
|
1982, 1984, 1988 |
| 1/18 | Urban design studies Materials related to design-assistance project, R/UDAT (AIA),
North Tahoe, CA.
|
1989 |
| 1/19 | Urban design workshops, advisory activities |
1981-1999 |
| 1/21 | Urban Design consultation, Riyadh |
1993 |
| 1/25 | Regional design related Puget Sound Reginal Strategy (RDS) for PSRC Vision 2020+20
materials
|
2006-2008 |
| 1/26 | Regional Design Strategy related |
2004-2007 |
| 1/28 | Regional design Materials related to Cascadia Pacific region and the GreenHeart
project
|
2002-2006 |
| 1/29 | Regional design workshop- GreenHeart |
2005 |
| 2/35 | UW Urban project Correspondence, materials related to UW leadership in the urban
world
|
2005-2006 |
| 2/37 | Design study, The Hague Correspondence, materials related to Globe 750: Symposium and
design study of The Hague
|
1998-1999 |
| 2/40 | Urban design methods NEA grant application, Analysis of the Visual Urban Environment,
Ryan and Moudon
|
1988 |
| 2/41 | Urban design plan, San Francisco San Francisco Urban Design Plan- grant application materials
(proposal, grant, responses)
|
1968, 1971 |
| 4/42 | Urban design plan, San Francisco San Francisco Urban Design Plan- grant application materials
(proposal, grant, responses)
|
1969-1971 |
Series 4: MiscellaneousReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/2 | Early references, articles |
1958-1975 |
| 1/3 | College (Architecture and Urban Planning) related
correspondence College Dean search and Committee on the College
|
1978-1981 |
| 1/6 | Reviews |
1979, 1989, 1992 |
| 1/9 | Urban Design Correspondence, materials related to Seattle
|
1977-1989 |
| 1/11 | Design Column-Related Letters |
1982 |
| 1/12 | Design Column-Related |
1980-1981 |
| 1/13 | Design Column-Related History |
1979-1985 |
| 1/14 | Urban design in Seattle region |
1989-1991 |
| 1/15 | Publication (editor) Copies of several UD Review (APA) issues
|
1986-1987 |
| 1/20 | Urban Design and Growth Management related |
1990-1991 |
| 1/22 | Teaching and Learning related correspondence,
materials |
1995-2001 |
| 1/23 | Planning/Design related materials Professionals Council, practice and education
|
1989-1993 |
| 1/24 | Urban Villages appraisal |
1994 |
| 1/27 | Regionalism materials |
2001-2005 |
| 1/30 | Regional design framework Correspondence, materials related to Alaska Way Viaduct
deliberations
|
2006-2008 |
| 2/31 | Urbanization related materials |
2003-2004 |
| 2/32 | Regional well-being related material |
2005 |
| 2/33 | Sustainable Open Space conference |
2005 |
| 2/34 | Regional futures Correspondence, materials related to UW Dinner Series with Tim
Nyerges, Geography
|
2006 |
| 2/36 | UW Task Force on Environmental Education |
1995-1996 |
| 2/44 | Regional design, California The California Tomorrow Plan, 1971; The Bay Area at a
Crossroads, 1987
|
1971, 1987 |
| 4/45 | Portfolio items Includes resume
|
1971 |
| 2/46 | Urban design, Lopez Village Urban design- related materials in development of Lopez Village
Plan
|
2015-2017 |
| 3/CEP 53 | "THREE" flash drive iMac files titled Academic, CEP Courses, CEP matters,
GreenHeart, Region, Ryan CV, SJCArts Council, The Urban, UDP courses.
|
undated |
Series 5: PhotographsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/43 | Urban design, San Francisco 5 aerial photographs
|
1971 |
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