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Art History Department m/c 201
1815 N. Orchard Street #7
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| EDUCATION: |
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Mount Lebanon High School, graduated 1966 Principia College, BA. 1970 with highest honors University of Pennsylvania Ph.D. 1976. Dissertation: The Architecture of the Hospital 1770-1870: Design and
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| UNIVERSITY POSITIONS: |
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University of Pennsylvania, Teaching Fellow 1971-72 University of Pennsylvania, Head Teaching Fellow 1972-74 Philadelphia Community College, Lecturer, 1975-76 Philadelphia College of Art, Lecturer, 1976-77 University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Architecture and Art
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Visiting Assistant Professor,
Fall
Columbia University, Visiting Associate Professor, Fall 1989
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| OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: |
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Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service
Historic American Buildings Survey, National Park Service
Faculty Member National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute
on
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| HONORS AND AWARDS: |
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Teaching Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, 1972-74
Penfield Scholarship in Diplomacy, International Affairs and Belles
lettres
Founder's Award, Society of Architectural Historians 1978 for best article
University of Illinois at Chicago, Faculty summer fellowship, summer 1980 Fellowship, National Endowment for the Humanities 1983-84
Senior Fellowship, Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American
Fellowship, Institute for the Humanities, U. of Illinois at Chicago,
1992-93
Spiro Kostof Award for best book on architecture and Urbanism, 1996-97,
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| PUBLICATIONS: |
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1. Books written: |
| Benicia: Portrait of an Early California Town: An Architectural History,
1846 to the Present, 101 Productions, San Francisco, 1980. Review in Journal of Society of Architectural Historians, Oct. 1982. Holabird & Roche/Holabird & Root, Catalog of Work 1910-1940,
three volumes,
The Architects and the Metropolis: Holabird & Root of Chicago
1919-1945 in
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| 2. Books Edited: |
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A Guide to 150 Years of Chicago Architecture, Chicago Review Press,
1985
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| 3. Electronic Publications: |
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Traveling Fellows: Fifteen Years of Years of Student Awards
by the
The Chicago Imagebase Project, (with Peter B. Hales) interactive World
Wide
Geographic Information System (GIS). Funding from office of
the Vice
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| 4. Essays for books of multiple authorship: |
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"Architecture Confronts Technology: A Historical Perspective," in Energy
"Preservation, Conservation, Restoration," in An International Handbook
of
"HABS in the Awkward Years," in Historic America, Edited by Ford Peatross,
"Post-Modernism" in Encyclopedia of Modern Architecture, Revised edition,
Urban Elements, Introductory text for Ralph Johnson of Perkins &
Will,
The Architect as Urbanist,in Roberto de Alba editor, Paul Rudolph
The Paradoxes of Urban Sprawl Reform, forthcoming in Robert Freestone,
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| 5. Articles on History of Architecture and Urban Development: |
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"The Energy Crisis, A Pre-History," in Journal of Architectural Education,
"Early Central Heating and Forced Ventilation and Architectural Design,"
"The Tribune Competition: The Metropolis of the 1920s," Inland Architect,
"Holabird and Roche and Holabird and Root, the First Two Generations,"
"Two Post-Modernist Visions of Urban Design," Landscape, Summer 1982,
pp.
"Little Journeys to the Offices of the Architects," Inland Architect
"Architecture without the Capital A: Documentation in a Post-Modern
World"
The ACSA Conference on the Chicago World Fair of 1992," in Central:
Papers
"Planning for Today's Downtown," Inland Architect, Nov.-Dec. 1987,
pp.
"The Colossus of North Michigan Avenue: Urban Implications," (On John
"Music and the Friendly Skies" (On tunnel at United Terminal) Twenty-One,
"The Art Institute Expands: Challenges of Mid-Century," in Museum Studies,
"The Marquette Building and the Myth of the Chicago School," Threshold,
"United Airlines Terminal One," in Alice Sinkevtich, Ed., AIA Guide
to
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| 6. Exhibition Catalog Essays: |
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"Daniel Burnham, Jules Guerin and the Image of the City," in The Plan
of
"Utilitas, Firmitas , Venustas and the Vox Populi, A Context for
"Panorama," (With Sabra Clark) in Robert Bruegmann, Cynthia Weese and
Paul
"When Worlds Collided: European and American Entries to the Chicago
Tribune
"Paul Rudolph: Four Recent Projects in Southeast Asia," booklet for
Art
"From the City Beautiful to the Jazz Age City" essay for catalog Fragments
"The Pencil and the Electronic Sketchpad: Architectural Representation
and
"Dreams and Details," booklet for exhibition on the work of Paul Rudolph,
"Schaumburg, Oak Brook, Rosemont and the Recentering of the Chicago
"Chicago Avenue Armory" in Art at the Armory, for installations show
at the
"Herbert Tullgren and America in the 1930s," in Brian Wishne, Editor,
^ÓAirport City,^Ô in John Zukowsky, Editor, Building for
Air Travel:
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| 7. Criticism of Recent Architecture and Urban Development: |
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"What Price Preservation?" Planning, June 1980. Reprinted in National
Trust
"Relighting the Skyline," Inland Architect, March-April 1982 "Rowhouse Revival" (On City Commons and other new Chicago rowhouse
"High Flight: United Gambles and Wins at O'Hare," (On new United Terminal
by
"The New Main Street" (On speculative office buildings along the
"Local Asymmetries" (On Morton International Building and Orland Park
Civic
"Preservation's Touchstone," (On Rookery Building restoration), Inland
"Vox Populi," (On discount malls and strip centers) Inland Architect,
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| 8. Magazine Issues edited: |
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(With Roberta Feldman) "Affordable Housing" issue of Inland Architect,
Sept.
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| 9. Reviews Essays: |
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Michel Foucault et al, Les machines a guerir: a l'origine de l'hopital
Vittorio Lampugnani, Architecture of the 20th century in Drawings, in
Design
Library of Congress, Fire Insurance Maps in the Library of Congress,
in
Robert Twombly, Louis Sullivan His Life and Work, David Andrew, Louis
Victoria Newhouse, Wallace K. Harrison, Architect, in Architectural
Record,
Richard Plunz, A History of Housing in New York City, in Journal of
the
Michael J. Dear, H. Eric Schockman and Greg Hise, editors, Rethinking
Los
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| 10. Other publications: |
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"New Centers on the Periphery," Interview between Robert Bruegmann and
Tim
The Twenty Three Percent Solution, Invited comment on Bold New City
or
Various articles in the Christian Science Monitor, Preservation News,
11593
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| 11. Book Series Edited: |
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Editor (with David Van Zanten, Wim de Wit, Joan Draper) of University
of
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| MUSEUM AND CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE: |
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Participant in "Philadelphia: a Panorama of Civilization" Philadelphia,
1976
Guest curator for exhibition "Holabird and Roche/Holabird and Root the
First
Co-Curator (With John Zukowsky) of "New Chicago Architecture: Beyond
the
Author, slide show script for "Chicago and New York: Architectural
Co-Curator for show on recent southeast Asia work by Paul Rudolph for
Art
Advisory Board, Chicago Architecture Foundation, for television, exhibition
Consultant for "Put the City Up" exhibition organized by the Chicago
Advisory Committee, Architecture of Flight exhibition, Art Institute
of
Advisory Committee, Building for Space Travel, Art Institute of Chicago,
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| CONFERENCES AND INSTITUTES ORGANIZED OR DIRECTED: |
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Guest Director, Keynote Speaker and Moderator, "New Centers on the
Organizer, keynote speaker and summary, The Exploding City: Urban
Form,
Director, NEH Summer Institute, The American City 1900-2000:
Public and
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| SELECTED LECTURES AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: |
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"Two American Hospitals in 1876" SAH annual meeting Philadelphia, May 1976 "American Innovations in Heating and Ventilating Technology, Society
of
"Late Entries to the Chicago Tribune Competition," Museum of Contemporary
"Holabird & Roche/Holabird & Root," American Institute of Architects,
"The Temple, The Tower and the Metropolis of the 1920s" Art Institute
of
Presentation "Lighting Chicago's Skyline" at Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne
Press
"The Marquette Building and the 'Chicago School,'" SAH annual meeting,
"Chicago Architecture," for Chicago Presidents' Organization, Chicago,
Oct.
Participant in American Collegiate Schools of Architecture Forum, "Looking
"Architecture in Chicago's South Suburbs," for Northeast Illinois Planning
" Moscow, Berlin, Washington, Bismarck, Some Thoughts on Architecture
and
Moderator, session on Cityfront Center, for Chicago Chapter AIA, Jan. 1988 "Is Architecture Fundamentally different from Fashion Design?" for symposium
"High Tech, Broad Shoulders," Paul Angle Annual Endowed Lecture at the
Jury member. 25 Year Award. Chicago Chapter AIA, July 1988
Lecture on Contemporary Landscape for Dept. of Landscape Architecture,
Session and Tour of Chicago suburbs organized for Society of Architectural
Panel on landscape design for Chicago Architectural Club, April 1989 Panel Chair, Contemporary Boston architecture and Urbanism at Society
of
Organizer and Moderator, Panel on "Landscape Design," for Chicago
Juror, Schiff Fellowships for students of architecture, Art Institute
of
Lecture on Chicago architecture for Friends of the Reunion des arts
"Chicago in the Late 19th Century" for "fin de siecle: construccio d'un
"Contemporary Art in the City" for Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago,
Organizer and Moderator, Panel on "The Industrial Park," for Chicago
Keynote Speaker for conference "The American Suburb and Change," Highland
Speaker and panelist at conference "Art in the City," sponsored by Museum
of
Lecture on Chicago, Sister Cities conferences organized by Chicago Dept.
of
"The Center and the Park," for Texas Tech University, April 1992 Panel Chair, Design of Superhighways, Chicago Architecture Club, April 1992 Tour of Loop for Organization of American Historians, annual meeting,
April
Lecture on experiments in low cost housing between the wars at U. of
Wisc.
Reader for publication grants competition, Getty Trust, Oct. 1992
Panelist on "Chicago Tonight" show on contemporary architecture, WTTW
"The Architecture of Money Making," for opening of Chicago Architecture
"The Center and the Park," for Chicago Art History Colloquium, March 1993 Jury member, American Council of Learned Societies for Luce fellowships,
Reader for Scully Awards, Architecture History Foundation, April 1993 "The Park: Office and Industrial," for invited conference at UCLA on
the
"The Center and the Park," for Society of Architectural Historians annual
"If Burnham Came to Schaumburg," for American Planning Association annual
"If Burnham Came to Schaumburg," Major presentation for AIA college
of
Panelist on show discussing future of Meigs Field airport, WTTW radio,
"If Burnham Came to Schaumburg," Keynote address for American Society
of
Lecture on architecture of Paul Rudolph for Steelcase Partnership, Thomas
The Strip Center for Chicago Architecture Club meeting, Sept. 1994 Lecture on Public Buildings for Public Works Association annual meeting,
Panelist on WTTW television, Chicago Tonight show on designation of
Arts
Lectured on recent changes in North American city for seminar organized
by
Presented concluding remarks for Preserving the Recent Past conference,
Presentation and panelist for session on preservation, AIA Chicago lecture
Concluding remarks for Preserving Recent Landscapes conference, Wave
Hill,
Panelist for conference on transit oriented design sponsored by Regional
Lecture, Socialist Moscow and Capitalist Seaside: Why Reformers
Can't Fi
Keynote lecture on Chicago urban history, AIA Urban Design Conference,
Lecture, Chicago for Rice Design Alliance, Houston, Oct. 1997 Lecture, The Empire State Building Museum of the City of New York, New
Lecture, Center and Periphery, Main Street and Mall, Learning from Mall
Lecture, Bashing the Suburbs, at Andrews University, April 1998 Lecture, Los Angeles and the Politics of Urban History, at Society of
Lecture, The Politics of Urban Sprawl Reform, at meeting of the
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| ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES: |
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Society of Architectural Historians, Chicago Chapter, Vice President
1980-81
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| MEMBERSHIPS: |
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College Art Association
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| FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: |
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Modern and contemporary architecture and urbanism, landscape architecture
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| RESEARCH IN PROGRESS: |
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The low density middle class city
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| PUBLICATIONS IN PROGRESS: |
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Book-length essay on decentralization of American cities today
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