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Samantha Winn
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.2000.035
Title
Kristine K. Fallon Papers 1966-2018
Quantity
3.6 Cubic Feet, Two document boxes, one telescoping tube, three small A/V boxes, one 1/2 newspaper box
Creator
Fallon, Kristine K.
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
The Kristine K. Fallon Papers document Fallon's contributions to the built environment, the application of computer technology
in design, and the advancement of women in architecture from 1979 through 2016.
Permission to publish material from the Kristine K. Fallon Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
In some cases, additional permissions must be sought from content creators.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder],
Kristine K. Fallon Papers, Ms2000-035, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The Kristine K. Fallon papers were donated to Special Collections in 2005z, with additions in 2006 and 2017.
Processing Information
Processing of the Kristine K. Fallon Papers was completed in March 2018.
Kristine K. Fallon, FAIA, (1949 - ) is a licensed architect in Illinois and an internationally recognized authority in the
use of technology for design. Fallon graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1977 with a Master of Architecture.
Following graduation, Fallon joined Skidmore, Owings and Merrill in 1977 where she helped implement the use of computer-aided
design. Key projects from her SOM tenure include the Makkah Campus of King Abdulaziz University and King Abdulaziz International
Airport Facility. She served as an independent consulting architect for the exterior renovation of the Historic Pullman Center
in Chicago, . In 1984, Fallon began working for A. Epstein Companies as a leader in computer graphics technology. In 1986,
Fallon opened Computer Technology Management, a consulting subsidiary of A. Epstein cmopanies. In this capacity, she provided
expertise to architects and engineers on the effective use of computers in facility design. Fallon established her own technology
consulting firm, Kristine Fallon Associates, Inc., in April 1993. Major projects conducted by KFA Inc included a landmark
"CAD for Principals" study commissioned by Revit Technology, a web-based project management system (ProjectNet) designed for
the Chicago Transit Authority, and a 2004 research project with the Art Institute of Chicago to develop fundamentals for the
preservation of born-digital design data.
Fallon was elected to the AIA College of Fellows in 1995 for her contributions to computing and technology in design. She
was invited by the government of Singapore to give the keynote presentation at the 1997 meeting of BAUCON Asia on "Information
Technology and the Re-engineering of the Construction Sector." In 1997, Fallon published "The AEC Technology Survival Guide:
Managing Today's Information Practice" with John Wiley and Sons. Additional publications include her 2002 book with Arleen
Boyd, "Leading the Digital Practice: The A/E/C Firm Manager's Guide to Information Technology" and many articles for leading
journals in architecture, engineering, and construction. She taught courses on technology applications in design for the University
of Illinois at Chicago School of Architecture, the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering, Triton College,
and the Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering's Master of Project Management Program. Fallon served on AIA's
Technology in Architecture Practice Advisory Group from 2002-2007 and on the National Institute of Building Sciences' Board
of Directors. She also held various leadership positions in Chicago Women in Architecture and the AIA Women in Architecture
Network.
This collection comprises biographical and historic information on Fallon and her companies, documentation of Fallon's contributions
to the application of technology in design, proceedings of preparatory materials and correspondence for major publications
between 1983-2016, materials for courses taught by Fallon, and documentation for major projects conducted throughout her career.
Materials include correspondence, research notes, published and draft reports, drafts and copies of publications authored
by Fallon on technology in design, conference proceedings and participant materials, taped interviews and meeting records,
and selected project records.
The Kristine K. Fallon Papers are arranged according to the original order established by the creator, with guidance from
Shepherd and Lowell's "Standard Series and Subseries for Architecture and Landscape Design." The papers comprise the following
series and subseries:
Series I: Personal
Series II: Professional Papers
Series III: Teaching
Series IV: Office Records
Series V: Major Projects
This series is further sub-divided according to the managing company (e.g., Skidmore, Owings and Merrill; independent consulting
by Kristine Fallon; and Kristine Fallon Associates, Inc.)
Two publications were separated from the materials, cataloged, and added to Special Collection's rare books.
Architecture et archives numériques: l'architecture à l'ère numérique, un enjeu de mémoire [Architecture and digital
archives: architecture in the digital age, a question of memory]. Colloque architecture et archives numériques natives (2007
: Paris). Institut national d'histoire de l'art.
Fallon, Kristine K. The AEC technology survival guide: managing today's information practice. New York: John Wiley, 1997.
Publications Profiling, Featuring, or Interviewing Fallon (1 of 2)
1981-1988
box-folder 2 folder: 27
Publications Profiling, Featuring, or Interviewing Fallon (2 of 2)
1981-1988
box-folder 2 folder: 28
State of Illinois Architecture Licenses
2000-2018
American Institute of Architects
box-folder 1 folder: 2
Technology in Architectural Practice Affinity Group
box-folder 1 folder: 3
Chicago Architect (Magazine), May | Jun 2014
box-folder 1 folder: 4-5
Fellowship Nomination, 1994
oversize box-folder 4 folder: 2
Certificates
Writing
box-folder 1 folder: 6
Book (The AEC Technology Survival Guide: Managing Today's Information Practice)
box-folder 1 folder: 7
Articles by Fallon, 1983-1997, n.d.
box-folder 1 folder: 8
A/E Systems Report Newsletter, 1986-1987
box-folder 2 folder: 29
A/E Systems News Report, Vol. 11, No. 6, June 1987
Scope and Contents
Contains "The Skyline Software Project" by Fallon
Existence and Location of Copies
2 copies
box-folder 1 folder: 9-10
Architectural Record Correspondence, 1990-1995, 1998
box-folder 1 folder: 11
Correspondence with Sweet's Electronic Publishing, 1995
box-folder 1 folder: 12
A/E/C Systems: The Magazine of Computer Solutions, Summer 1997
box-folder 1 folder: 13
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, Vol. 20, No. 2, April - June 1998
box-folder 1 folder: 14
Fallon, K. (2002). "Tech Savvy IT Insights for A/E/C Leaders." Professional Services Management Journal.
box-folder 1 folder: 15
Boyd, A. & K. Fallon. (2002). "Leading the Digital Practice: the A/E/C Firm Manager's Guide to Information Technology." Professional
Services Management Journal Resources.
box-folder 1 folder: 16
2006 Report on Integrated Practice, American Institute of Architects v 0-11
Research
box-folder 1 folder: 17
History of Digital Design at SOM
box-folder 1 folder: 18
Adams, N. "Creating the Future (1964-1986): How a passionate group of SOM Architects and Engineers Came Together to Envision
Their Profession through the Lens of Technology." In SOM Journal, 2011, v8, pp. 121-136.
box-folder 1 folder: 19
Kennedy, M. (1981). "Gyn/Ecology: On the Relationship Between Women, Nature and Space." Prepared for the Annual Meeting of
the Finnish Association of Women Architects in Helsinki.
Cassette tapes
box 3
Murphy/Jahn Scott Pratt 04-17-03
box 3
04-09-03 Trung Le
box 3
03-21-03 Doug Garofalo
box 3
03-19-03 Interactive Design
box 3
03-12-03 Carol Ross Barney (2 tapes)
box 3
03-07-03 Rob Jones
box 3
02-25-03 Doug Garofalo
box 3
02-13-03 Martin Thaler
box 3
02-07-03 Joe Valerio
box 3
02-06-03 Hiroshi Ariyama
box 3
02-06-03 Art Institute Warehouse
box 3
Art Institute Meeting 1 (4 tapes)
box 3
SOM 03-21-03 (2 tapes)
Conferences
box-folder 2 folder: 30
"Computer Aided Design in Architectural Practice," UIFA 1979, Seattle, Wa.
Scope and Contents
Paper presented by Fallon at UIFA 1979, Seattle, Wa.
box-folder 1 folder: 20
UIFA 1979, Seattle, Wa.
oversize box-folder 4 folder: 3
Negatives, UIFA presentation, 1979
oversize box: 5
Large negatives, UIFA presentation
box-folder 2 folder: 31
Women and Housing Symposium program, 1980
General
Organized by Fallon, coordinated by Chicago Women in Architecture
box-folder 1 folder: 21
Proceedings of the SAE/ESD International Computer Graphics Conference and Exposition, Detroit, Mi., April 7-9, 1987
box-folder 1 folder: 22-23
"Re-architecting/Re-engineering the Construction Industry." BAUCON Asia '97 - Bau IT Conference, October 7-8, 1997
box 6
Presentation on Kristine Fallon Associates' Chicago Transit Authority project net system, 2003 [CD-ROM]
box 6
"Collecting, Archiving, and Exhibiting Digital Design Data" study, 2004, Joint presentation given by Kristine Fallon and Martha
Thorne [CD-ROM]
box-folder 1 folder: 24
Proceedings of ICAM 12, Venice, September 18-23, 2004
box-folder 1 folder: 25
Colloque Européen November 8-10, 2007, Architecture et Archive Numériques Natives - L'architecture à l'ère du numérique: une
question de mémoire
box-folder 2 folder: 32
"Improving Communication on Large Complex Projects," IAWA Symposium 2017, Blacksburg, Va.
Scope and Contents
Printouts of slide presentation, presented by Fallon at IAWA Symposium
A/E/C Systems Presentations (tape recordings)
box 7
Cassette tape: Virtual Organizations: Forming Virtual AEC Business/Project Teams
box 7
Cassette tape: System Compatibility: Achieving Effective Data Exchange
box 7
Cassette tape: System Compatibility: Achieving Effective Data Exchange
box 7
Cassette tape: System Compatibility: Achieving Effective Data Exchange (copy)/1994 AEC Systems Conference
box 7
Cassette tape: Managing, Motivating and Training in the Information Age (tape 1)
box 7
Cassette tape: Managing, Motivating and Training in the Information Age (tape 2)
University of Illinois at Chicago, Spring 1995 Arch 399/499 - CAD Tools: A Critical Comparison (Test Report)
box-folder 1 folder: 27
University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Architecture, Fall 1995 ARCH 399/499: Advanced CAD Tools ARCH 430: Computers
in Architecture
box-folder 2 folder: 1
University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Architecture, Spring 1996 ARCH 215: Computers in Architecture ARCH 499: Architecture
Elective II
box-folder 2 folder: 2
University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Engineering: "Implementing Advanced CAD and related Technologies to Maximize Investment."
Purgatory, Colorado, August 14-18, 2000
King Abdul Aziz University, Makkah Campus, 1979, Comprehensive Plan
box-folder 2 folder: 37
King Abdul Aziz University, Makkah Campus, 1979, "Overview on Computer Aided Design," Memo from Fallon to design team [3 copies]
box-folder 2 folder: 38
King Abdul Aziz University, Makkah Campus, n.d., "Economic Analysis of the Application of Computer Graphics to the Production
Effort of KAAU Makkah Campus," by Brian M. Jack
Independent consulting
box-folder 2 folder: 8
Exterior Restoration, Historic Pullman Center, 1981
box-folder 4 folder: 4
Elevation Drawings, Exterior Restoration, Historic Pullman Center, 1981
box-folder 4 folder: 5
Competition for a Student Services Center, Virginia Tech, 1983
Kristine Fallon Associates, Inc
Scope and Contents
The bulk of materials in this sub-series are audio cassettes relating to Fallon's work on the "CAD for Principals" project.
In 1999, Charles River Software (later Revit Technology Corporation) asked Fallon and her colleague Arleen Boyd to assist
in gathering input from principals of design firms about the features and technical capabilities of CAD systems they wanted
to see. Their work with Revit Technology on this project spanned roughly 3 years and culminated in the "CAD for Principals
Software Evaluation Report" (see box 2, folder 10). The cassette tapes in question are original recordings of interviews and
are labeled by interview subject. Those labeled "transcript" are anonymized and contain Fallon's dictated interview notes.
Other mixed audio materials include recordings related to the "Collecting, Archiving, and Exhibiting Digital Design Data"
study.
box-folder 2 folder: 10
CAD Software Evaluation Report, 2001 by CAD for Principals
box-folder 2 folder: 11
CAD For Principals Research Project, 1999-2000
box-folder 2 folder: 12
CAD For Principals Survey Responses
box-folder 2 folder: 13-14
CAD For Principals Survey Responses
box-folder 2 folder: 15
Chicago Transit Authority Capital Improvement Plan - Web-Based Project Management, 2000-2002
box-folder 2 folder: 16-17
Art Institute of Chicago Study: Collecting, Archiving and Exhibiting Digital Design Data, Jan 2003 - March 2004
box-folder 2 folder: 18
Walsh Construction BIM Implementation Project
box-folder 2 folder: 19
Construction to Operations Building Information Exchange (COBie)
Multimedia material
box 6
Cassette tape: CAD for Principals - Pritchett 1
box 6
Cassette tape: CAD for Principals - Pritchett 2
box 6
Cassette tape: CAD for Principals - Bob Barnes
box 6
Cassette tape: CAD for Principals - Walters, Cabrinha, Sheehan, Lay
box 6
Cassette tape: CAD for Principals - Greg Jakubonski
box 6
Cassette tape: CAD for Principals - Ross Barney and Jankowski
box 6
Cassette tape: CAD for Principals - Walter Hainsfurther
box 6
Cassette tape: CAD for Principals - Art Cantnell
box 6
Cassette tape: CAD for Principals - Eric Gabriel
box 6
Cassette tape: CAD for Principals - Landahl
box 6
Cassette tape: CAD for Principals - Clara Lopez
box 6
Cassette tape: CAD for Principals - Jack Hartray
box 6
Cassette tape: CITI Meeting 9/29/03 (1 of 2)
box 6
Cassette tape: CITI Meeting 9/29/03 (2 of 2)
box 6
Cassette tape: Advisory Committee Mtg 11/14/03 (1 of 2)
box 6
Cassette tape: Advisory Committee Mtg 11/14/03 (2 of 2)
box 6
Cassette tape: Mtg. Kate Butterly 9/30/03
box 6
Cassette tape: Alan Newman
box 6
Cassette tape: Meeting w. Gene Adams, IT Dir. 10/24/03
box 7
Cassette tape: Transcripts - End User 1, End User 10
box 7
Cassette tape: Transcripts - Interviews - 10B cont'd, End User 9
box 7
Cassette tape: Transcripts - Interviews - 7B, End User 7B, 8, 9, 10a, 10b
box 7
Cassette tape: Transcripts - Interviews - 6, End User 6, 7a, E.U. 7a
Cassette tape: Transcripts - Kristine Fallon Associates - Interview 4; Interview 3, End user 3
box 7
Cassette tape: CAD for Principals, SFW Metrics development
box 7
Cassette tape: CAD for Principals - Jason Morris DS+P
box 7
Cassette tape: CAD for Principals - Geoff Walters
box 7
Cassette tape: CAD for Principals - Steve Saunders
box 7
Cassette tape: CAD for Principals - Leonard Clagett
box 7
Cassette tape: CAD for Principals - Dave Gutierrez, Steve Santucci
box 7
Cassette tape: CAD for Principals - Ed Martinez
"Collecting, Archiving, and Exhibiting Digital Design Data" study
Scope and Contents
Various interview and meeting recordings from the Art Institute of Chicago's 'Collecting, Archiving, and Exhibiting Digital
Design Data' study
box 6
CD-ROM: Documentation gathered for 2003 SOM case study for Art Institute of Chicago "Collecting, Archiving, and Exhibiting
Digital Design Data" study
box 6
CD-ROM: Documentation gathered for 2003 Valerio Dewalt train case study for Art Institute of Chicago "Collecting, Archiving,
and Exhibiting Digital Design Data" study