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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.

Biographical Note

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.

Sources: http://kfa-inc.com/kfa16/publications/ http://kfa-inc.com/kfa16/about-us/kristine-k-fallon/

Scope and Contents

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.

Arrangement

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.)

Separated Material

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Architecture -- Computer-aided design
• History of Women in Architecture
• International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)
• Women architects -- Illinois

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Kristine K. Fallon Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).