William Sims
Professor
2008
DEA

Web Bio Page

Biography

Education
Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974
M.Arch University of Pennsylvania, 1965
MCP University of Pennsylvania, 1965
B. Arch. University of New Mexico, 1963
University of Oslo, 1966


Administrative Responsibilities
Acting Chair January to March 2008
Department Renovation Review


Courses, Websites, Pubs

Courses Taught



Selected Publications
Becker, F., Sims, W., and Schoss, J., Interaction, Identity and Collocation: What Value is a Corporate Campus? Journal of Corporate Real Estate Volume Five, Number Four September 2003, pp344-366

Becker, F., Sims, W., and Schoss, J., Interaction, Identity and Collocation: What Value is a Corporate Campus?, International Workplace Studies Program, Cornell Univ. (IWSP), 2003,

Becker, F., Sims, W., Offices That Work: Balancing Communication, Flexibility and Cost, International Workplace Studies Program, 2002,

Sims, W., Becker, F., “Chapter 4 - Planning and Programming Process”, 77 pages, in Smith, P., ed. Facilities Engineering and Management Handbook: Commercial, Industrial and Institutional Buildings, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 2000, 1450 pages, ISBN 0-07-059323-X

Sims, W., Joroff, M., & Becker, F., Managing the Reinvented Workplace, International Development Research Council, 1996, Atlanta, 140 pp, ISBN 0-931566-53-3

Sims, W., Joroff, M., & Becker, F., Teamspace Strategies: Creating and Managing Environments to Support High Performance Teamwork, International Development Research Council, 1998, Atlanta, 204 pp, ISBN 0-931566-63-0

Sims, W., "Teamspace: Planning and Managing Environments to Support Teamwork", International Facility Management Journal, Vol. 1, 1997

Sims, W., Becker, F., and K. Quinn (1996). Organizational workplace analysis for selecting and Designing alternative workplace strategies.  In Baird, G., Gray, J., Isaacs, N., Kernohan, D., and McIndoe, G. (Eds.).  Building Evaluation Techniques.  New York:  McGraw-Hill.

Becker, F.D. and Sims, W.R. (1986). Facility management.  In F. Duffy, et. al.,   Planning Office Space.  London:  Architectural Press.

Becker, F. & Sims, W. (2000). Managing Uncertainty: Integrated Portfolio Strategies for Dynamic Organizations,. New York: Cornell University International Workplace Studies Program (IWSP), 85pp.

Sims, W., Teamspace Strategies for Cross Team Communication and Organizational Learning, Proceedings of the World Workplace Asia Conference, Hong Kong, 1999

Sims, W., Team Environments -- Lessons Learned, Proceedings, Alt Office Conferences in Chicago (June 5, 1999), and New York (Oct. 29, 1999)

Sims, W. (1999). Team Environments, Proceedings of IDRC World Congress; A Performance Revolution: Competitive Advantage of Place, Space and Technology, Boston, and London

Sims, William. 1998. Workspaces in the New Information Age. Proceedings of NSF Conference, Washington.