Profile
Since founding CM+ in 1984, Steven I. Doctors has maintained hands-on responsibility for a broad
range of projects for building owners, tenants, financial institutions, educational groups and non-profit
organizations. As a project manager, architect, contractor, architectural historian, and educator, he brings diverse perspectives to the entire design and construction process, from initial program development through construction and project close-out.
Steven received a Bachelor of Architecture at Cornell University and both a Master of Science and Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of California (Berkeley). He is an adjunct professor in the Department of Art + Architecture at the University of San Francisco, where he teaches architectural history, professional practice, and the introductory course to architecture and community design. His research interests include the history of architectural practice, design theory and methods, project management methodologies, project delivery strategies, 20th century Italian architecture, and sacred spaces. Steven is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the AIA Practice Management Knowledge Community, the American Society for the Advancement of Project Management, and the International Project Management Association.
Professional & Academic Activities:
Speaker, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Teachers Seminar, 2011
Historical problematics of the collaborative divide
Member, Strategic Advisory Board, 2010
ZETA Zero Energy Communities
Organizer, 1st Annual USF Architecture Student Symposium, 2010
Exploring the principles, practices, and purpose of the architectural profession
Speaker, Society of Architectural Historians, 2008
Architect/engineer collaboration after the Second World War
Recipient, Scot Opler Endowment Fellowship, 2008
Society of Architectural Historians
Author, "Scales of Application," in arcCA: Journal of the AIA California Council, 07.4
Article on prefabrication methodologies (Publication link)
Speaker, California State University (Sacramento) Symposium, 2007
Collaboration in early 20th century architectural practice
Panel member, Society for College and University Planning, 2007
An alliance approach to evidence-based design
Panel member, University of California, Berkeley, 2006
Career options for architects
Guest speaker, University of San Francisco, 2006
Early formation of the American architectural profession
Guest speaker, California College Preparatory Charter School, 2006
Architects and scale
Research team member, American Institute of Architects Latrobe Fellowship, 2005-2006
Trans-disciplinary knowledge production and evidence-based design (Publication link)
Speaker, Society of Architectural Historians, 2005
Warped surface technologies
Recipient, Rosann S. Berry Fellowship, 2005
Society of Architectural Historians
Graduate student instructor, University of California, Berkeley, 2005
Design theory & methods
Committee chair, University of California, Berkeley, 2005
Wayne/Stout Prize for undergraduate architectural history papers
Organizing committee member and speaker, University of California, Berkeley, 2004
MS/PhD Symposium on architectural research
Graduate student instructor, University of California, Berkeley, 2003
Renaissance engineering and architecture
Recipient, AIA/AAF Fellowship, 2003
Research on St. Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco
Expert Witness, San Francisco, CA, 1991, 1992 and 1996
Construction
Panel member, College of Architecture, Art & Planning, Cornell University, 1992
Career options for architects
The CM+ Group, LLC
Project Management
Construction Consulting
Architectural Research
