Faculty & Staff Faculty :: Ligia Römer, Ph.D., AIA

Licensing

• REGISTERED ARCHITECT. Mississippi State. License # 3525. 2002
• NCARB CERTIFICATE. Certificate # 55,190. 2002
• REGISTERED ARCHITECT. New York State. License # 022325-1. 1991

Research Projects

• Toward a Philosophy of Architecture. (in progress, 300 pp.). An investigation and analysis of the uncritical adoption of philosophical theories in architectural theory. I propose a philosophical framework that systematizes future theoretical pursuits while accommodating unrelated current theories. I also argue for the formulation of a genuine philosophy of architecture. 2003

• Language Understanding and Compositional Semantics. dissertation. (Michigan: UMI Dissertation Services, 1999). An inquiry of how competent speakers are able to understand the meanings of indefinitely many novel sentences of their language, by analyzing the dominant Chomsky-inspired approach to explaining semantic competence. I argue that an appeal to tacit knowledge and to compositional semantics is indeed necessary in an explanation of semantic competence. 1996-99

• Composition X or Penelope & Henry. architectural senior thesis. (NY: Rensselaer architecture library, 1988). A library / meditation place exploring the influence of spatial arrangement on human experience and psyche. 1988

Academic Work

• ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Department of Philosophy, University of South Alabama (USA). Courses: Philosophy of Art, Introduction to Philosophy. 1999-00
• VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, School of Architecture, University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL) (now: University of Louisiana @ Lafayette). Courses: Graphic Communication I & II, Basic Design Studio, Physical Systems. 1998-99
• VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – Joint appointment, School of Architecture (SARC) and Dept. of Philosophy & Religion, Mississippi State University (MSU). Courses: History of Architecture III (Colonial American, 19th & 20th century arch.), First Year Design Studio (studio coordinator in 1998), First Year Design Honors Studio, Introduction to Philosophy. 1996-98
• VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, MSU-SARC. Courses: Philosophy of Architecture, Second Year Design Studio 1996-98
• ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, School of Architecture, Tulane University. Courses: First Year Design Studio, Thesis Design Studio, Thesis Program. 2000-05
• ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, School of Architecture, RPI. Courses: First Year Design Studio. 1995
• ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, School of Architecture, RPI. Courses: First Year Design Studio. 1994
• ADJUNCT LECTURER, Department of Philosophy, Hunter College. Courses: Introduction to Philosophy. 1993
• TEACHING ASSISTANT, School of Architecture, RPI. Courses: Second Year Design Studio. 1987-88
• USA: Curriculum Committee. 1999-00
• USL: Graphics Committee; Research Committee; Basic Design Committee; Curriculum Committee; B.Arch / M.Arch Sub-committee. 1998-99
• MSU: Curriculum Committee, Lecture Committee, Contractor-internship Committee. 1996-98
• SESSION MODERATOR, Faculty Design session: “Materiality Reconsidered”. 91st ACSA Annual Meeting. 04.02
• GUEST LECTURER, title: “Aesthetic Impressions”. Lecture Series, School of Architecture, USL. 04.98
• SESSION MODERATOR, session: “Architectural History, Myth and Literary Imagination”. 86th ACSA Annual Meeting. 03.97
• GUEST LECTURER, title: “Image and Appearance”. Lecture Series, School of Architecture, USL. 11.96
• INVITED SPEAKER, Plenary Panel: “Diversity in Architecture”. 83rd ACSA Annual Meeting.
  11.94 GUEST LECTURER, title: “A Room for Truth: Wittgensteinian Concerns in Building and Language”. “New Faculty: Works in Progress” Lecture Series, School of Architecture, RPI. 03.96
• REVIEWER, Journal of Architectural Education. 1996-01
• REVIEWER, ACSA International Conference. Topic “Design Pedagogy”. 1997
• REVIEWER, 86th ACSA Annual Meeting. Topic: “Preservation”. 1997
• REVIEWER, 83rd ACSA Annual Meeting. Topic: Open Session on “Diversity in Architecture”. 1994
• GUEST JUROR, design studio projects @: Florida A&M University (S. 01), Southern University A&M (S. 98), Cornell University (F. 96), Pratt Institute (S. 96), Howard University (S. 96), MSU (F. 95), Columbia & Barnard College (F. 94), RPI (S. 94). 1994-

Professional Practice

• Established BOUWKUNST, DBA Architectural Firm, sole proprietor. 2001
• BOUWKUNST – STEADMAN, INC. Design-Built Firm, limited liability partnership. 2001-03
• Established BOUWKUNST, name, logo, architectural design consultant. 1992
• 0704 HINDMARCH RESIDENCE: renovation in Ocean Springs, MS (SD) 2007
• 0703 VOS STUDIO: new art studio in Ocean Springs, MS (DD) 2007
• 0702 PILGER RESIDENCE: new residence in Ocean Springs, MS (SD) 2007
• 0701 PASQUINI RESIDENCE: addition in Ocean Springs, MS (SD) 2007
• 0610 CHAPEL OF THE CROSS FAMILY LIFE CENTER: 19000 sf new construction in Columbia, MS (SD) 2006
• 0609 CARPENTIER RESIDENCE: new residence in Ocean Springs, MS (SD) 2006
• 0607 KISLING RESIDENCE: renovation in Ocean Springs, MS (DD BUILT 2006)
• 0501 PRICE RESIDENCE: new residence in Escatawpa , MS (SD BUILT 2006) 2005
• 0404 RYAN RESIDENCE: renovation in Ocean Springs, MS (DD) 2004
• 0309 DUBOIS RESIDENCE: 1200 sf. addition & renovation in Pascagoula, MS (DD) 2003
• 0306 PASCAGOULA MAIN STREET PROGRAM: consultant on renovation guidelines in Pascagoula, MS 2003
• 0305 SCRANTON’S RESTAURANT: renovation in Pascagoula, MS (SD) 2003
• 0203 HURLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: new church in Hurley, MS (CD BUILT 2006.) 2002
• 0201 SUMRALL RESIDENCE: new residence in Pascagoula, MS (CA BUILT 2002) 2002
• 0103 MOORE WATERFRONT HOME: historic renovation & addition, Pascagoula, MS (CA BUILT 2002-04) 2001
• 0102 KEENE RESIDENCE: historic renovation & addition, Pascagoula, MS (CA BUILT 2001-02) 2001
• 0005 TIRMAN RESIDENCE: new residence in Gautier, MS (DD) 2000
• 0004 SHELL LANDING RESIDENCE # 37: new residence in Gautier, MS (CD) 2000
• 0004 SHELL LANDING RESIDENCE # 08: new residence in Gautier, MS (DD) 2000
• 0003 CHINNOCK RESIDENCE: new residence in Biloxi, MS (CA BUILT 2001-02) 2000
• 0001 PORTO PASEO RESORT: new 12-room hotel as part of larger resort in Curaçao (SD) 2000
• 9904 DR. TOM’S DEN: one room addition & brick fireplace in Escatawpa, MS (DD BUILT 2001) 1999
• 9903 THRASHER RESIDENCE: renovation & addition in Pascagoula, MS (CD BUILT 2001) 1999
• 9902 FINCH RESIDENCE: apartment renovation in New York (SD) 1999
• 9503 CARIBBEAN HOUSE III: RÖMER-BEUKENBOOM: new residence in Curaçao (CD BUILT 1999) 1995
• 9304 CARIBBEAN HOUSE II: BEUKENBOOM WEEKEND HOUSE: new residence in Bonaire (CD BUILT 1996) 1993
• 9101 CARIBBEAN HOUSE I: pensionado residence: new residence in Curaçao (DD) 1991

Projects & Exhibits

• EXHIBIT (0700): “Untitled: 14 Drawings”, abstract expressionist drawing exhibit @ Mocha Moose in Ocean Springs, MS 2007
• EXHIBIT (9901): “Occupying Time”, architectural installation, Lafayette Artists’ Alliance, Lafayette, LA. In collaboration with professors: A. Chandler, E. Gaskin, and C. Jordan, H. Lasala. 1999
• PROJECT (9701): “Remnants of Memory”. A photographic and textual interpretation of Mississippi landscapes, cityscapes and remnants of the rural environment. 1997
• EXHIBIT (9702): “Some Things Real, Some-Thing Ideal: Interdisciplinary Collisions” MSU, School of Architecture. 1997
• COMPETITION ENTRY (9501): KOMA, Korean-American Museum of Art. Museum/Cultural Ctr. in LA. 1995
• COMPETITION ENTRY (9502): The Juice, The End’s 3rd Annual Competition. Memorial Garden in LA. 1995
• COMPETITION ENTRY (9301): Innovations in Housing. W/ Paraskevi Mouzaki. 1993
• COMPETITION ENTRY (9001): Vietnam Women’s Memorial. W/ Karen Schrader. 1990

Honors

• People’s Bank Award for UNTITLED #2 “an exceptional pastel or colored pencil” (100.00) 2006
• University fellowship, GSUC-CUNY (4,000.00). 1992-93
• International student scholarship, RPI (10,000.00). 1983-88
• Honorable Mention, Harriet Peck Prize for best senior thesis project of the year. 1988