SettingsAmerican architecture writers
A. L. A. Himmelwright
Abraham Lincoln Artman Himmelwright (February 7, 1865–1936), a civil engineer, author, adventurer, and marksman was the general manager of The Roebling Construction Company, the New York City fi...
Abraham Lincoln Artman Himmelwright (February 7, 1865–1936), a civil engineer, author, adventurer, and marksman was the general manager of The Roebling Construction Company, the New York City fi...
Ada Louise Huxtable
Ada Louise (Landman) Huxtable (b.
Ada Louise (Landman) Huxtable (b.
Alfred Dwight Foster Hamlin
Alfred Dwight Foster Hamlin, A.M., L.H.D. (1855-09-05–1926) was an American architect, born at Istanbul, Turkey as the son of Cyrus Hamlin.
Alfred Dwight Foster Hamlin, A.M., L.H.D. (1855-09-05–1926) was an American architect, born at Istanbul, Turkey as the son of Cyrus Hamlin.
Allan Temko
Allan Bernard Temko (1924-January 25, 2006) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic and writer based in San Francisco.
Allan Bernard Temko (1924-January 25, 2006) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic and writer based in San Francisco.
Allison Arieff
Allison Arieff (born October 29, 1966) is Food & Shelter Ambassador for GOOD and writes an "opinionator" column on design for The New York Times.
Allison Arieff (born October 29, 1966) is Food & Shelter Ambassador for GOOD and writes an "opinionator" column on design for The New York Times.
Andrew Jackson Downing
Andrew Jackson Downing was an American landscape designer, horticulturalist, and writer, a prominent advocate of the Gothic Revival style in the United States, and editor of The Horticulturi...
Andrew Jackson Downing was an American landscape designer, horticulturalist, and writer, a prominent advocate of the Gothic Revival style in the United States, and editor of The Horticulturi...
Anthony Alofsin
Anthony Alofsin is an architect, artist, art historian, writer, and professor.
Anthony Alofsin is an architect, artist, art historian, writer, and professor.
Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr.
Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr. is a leading American preservationist, urbanist, writer and activist.
Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr. is a leading American preservationist, urbanist, writer and activist.
Bainbridge Bunting
Bainbridge Bunting (b. Kansas City, Missouri November 23, 1913, d. February 13, 1981) was an American architectural historian, teacher and author.
Bainbridge Bunting (b. Kansas City, Missouri November 23, 1913, d. February 13, 1981) was an American architectural historian, teacher and author.
Barry Bergdoll
Barry Bergdoll is a Professor of architectural history in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University and the Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design at ...
Barry Bergdoll is a Professor of architectural history in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University and the Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design at ...
Barry Onouye
Barry Onouye (born ???) is a structural engineer, emeritus faculty member in the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington, and author of multiple textbooks on structural engine...
Barry Onouye (born ???) is a structural engineer, emeritus faculty member in the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington, and author of multiple textbooks on structural engine...
Beverly Willis
Beverly Willis, FAIA, (born February 17, 1928), is an American architect known for her design achievements, her development of new technology and her philanthropic efforts on behalf of architect...
Beverly Willis, FAIA, (born February 17, 1928), is an American architect known for her design achievements, her development of new technology and her philanthropic efforts on behalf of architect...
Buckminster Fuller
Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American engineer, author, designer, inventor, and futurist.
Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American engineer, author, designer, inventor, and futurist.
Catherine Bauer Wurster
Catherine Krause Bauer Wurster (May 11, 1905 – November 21, 1964) was a leading member of a small group of idealists who called themselves "housers" because of their commitment to improvi...
Catherine Krause Bauer Wurster (May 11, 1905 – November 21, 1964) was a leading member of a small group of idealists who called themselves "housers" because of their commitment to improvi...
Charles A. Platt
Charles Adams Platt (October 16, 1861 – September 12, 1933) was a prominent artist, landscape gardener, landscape designer, and architect of the "American Renaissance" movement.
Charles Adams Platt (October 16, 1861 – September 12, 1933) was a prominent artist, landscape gardener, landscape designer, and architect of the "American Renaissance" movement.
Charles Amos Cummings
Charles Amos Cummings (1823–1911), is a nineteenth century American architect and architectural historian who worked primarily in the Venetian Gothic style.
Charles Amos Cummings (1823–1911), is a nineteenth century American architect and architectural historian who worked primarily in the Venetian Gothic style.
Charles Jencks
Charles Alexander Jencks (born 21 June 1939) is an American architectural theorist, landscape architect and designer.
Charles Alexander Jencks (born 21 June 1939) is an American architectural theorist, landscape architect and designer.
Charles Mulford Robinson
Charles Mulford Robinson (1869–1917) was a journalist and a writer who became famous as a pioneering Urban Planning theorist.
Charles Mulford Robinson (1869–1917) was a journalist and a writer who became famous as a pioneering Urban Planning theorist.
Christine Schwartz Hartley
Christine Schwartz Hartley (born August 12, 1965, in Saint-Étienne, France) is an art, architecture and design writer living in Brooklyn.
Christine Schwartz Hartley (born August 12, 1965, in Saint-Étienne, France) is an art, architecture and design writer living in Brooklyn.
David Gebhard
David S. Gebhard was a leading architectural historian, particularly known for his books on the architecture and architects of California.
David S. Gebhard was a leading architectural historian, particularly known for his books on the architecture and architects of California.
David Leatherbarrow
David Leatherbarrow is Professor of Architecture and Chair of the Graduate Group in Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design, Philadelphia, where he has taught since 1984.
David Leatherbarrow is Professor of Architecture and Chair of the Graduate Group in Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design, Philadelphia, where he has taught since 1984.
Denise Scott Brown
Denise Scott Brown, (née Lakofski; born October 3, 1931 in Nkana, Northern Rhodesia) is an architect, planner, writer, educator, and principal of the firm Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates in ...
Denise Scott Brown, (née Lakofski; born October 3, 1931 in Nkana, Northern Rhodesia) is an architect, planner, writer, educator, and principal of the firm Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates in ...
Diana Balmori
Diana Balmori is an internationally renowned landscape and urban designer.
Diana Balmori is an internationally renowned landscape and urban designer.
Douglas Haskell
Douglas Putnam Haskell (1899 - August 11, 1979) was an American writer, architecture critic and magazine editor.
Douglas Putnam Haskell (1899 - August 11, 1979) was an American writer, architecture critic and magazine editor.
Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. (1910 – July 31, 1989) was an American architect, lecturer, and author.
Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. (1910 – July 31, 1989) was an American architect, lecturer, and author.
Esther McCoy
Esther McCoy (November 18, 1904–December 30, 1989) was an author and architectural historian who was instrumental in bringing to the attention of the world the modern architecture of Calif...
Esther McCoy (November 18, 1904–December 30, 1989) was an author and architectural historian who was instrumental in bringing to the attention of the world the modern architecture of Calif...
Francis Kowsky
Francis ("Frank") R. Kowsky (born 1943) is a notable architectural historian and State University of New York (SUNY) Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts at Buffalo State College, SUNY, Buffalo,...
Francis ("Frank") R. Kowsky (born 1943) is a notable architectural historian and State University of New York (SUNY) Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts at Buffalo State College, SUNY, Buffalo,...
Frank Ching
Frank Ching is a widely recognized author of books addressing architectural and design graphics.
Frank Ching is a widely recognized author of books addressing architectural and design graphics.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright (born Frank Lincoln Wright, June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and ...
Frank Lloyd Wright (born Frank Lincoln Wright, June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and ...
Frederick Gutheim
Frederick Gutheim (3 March 1908 – 2 October 1993) was a urban planner and historian, architect, and author.
Frederick Gutheim (3 March 1908 – 2 October 1993) was a urban planner and historian, architect, and author.
G. E. Kidder Smith
George Everard Kidder Smith (1913, Birmingham, Alabama - 1997) was an American architectural writer and photographer.
George Everard Kidder Smith (1913, Birmingham, Alabama - 1997) was an American architectural writer and photographer.
Grant Hildebrand
Grant Hildebrand is an American architect and architectural historian who is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Architecture in the College of Built Environments at the University of Washin...
Grant Hildebrand is an American architect and architectural historian who is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Architecture in the College of Built Environments at the University of Washin...
H. Allen Brooks
H. Allen Brooks (6 November 1925, New Haven, Connecticut - 8 August 2010, Hanover, New Hampshire) was an architectural historian and longtime professor at the University of Toronto.
H. Allen Brooks (6 November 1925, New Haven, Connecticut - 8 August 2010, Hanover, New Hampshire) was an architectural historian and longtime professor at the University of Toronto.
Henry-Russell Hitchcock
Henry-Russell Hitchcock (1903-1987) was the leading American architectural historian of his generation.
Henry-Russell Hitchcock (1903-1987) was the leading American architectural historian of his generation.
Herbert Muschamp
Herbert Mitchell Muschamp was an American architecture critic.
Herbert Mitchell Muschamp was an American architecture critic.
Hermann Pundt
Hermann Johannes Gustav Pundt (28 August 1928 – 15 September 2000) was a leading architectural historian and Professor in the University of Washington Department of Architecture.
Hermann Johannes Gustav Pundt (28 August 1928 – 15 September 2000) was a leading architectural historian and Professor in the University of Washington Department of Architecture.
Howard Davis (architect)
Howard Davis is an American architect, writer and professor of architecture at the University of Oregon in Eugene.
Howard Davis is an American architect, writer and professor of architecture at the University of Oregon in Eugene.
Howard Mansfield
Howard Mansfield is an American author who writes about history, preservation, and architecture.
Howard Mansfield is an American author who writes about history, preservation, and architecture.
J. B. Jackson
John Brinckerhoff "Brinck" Jackson, J.B. Jackson, (September 25, 1909, Dinard, France - August 28, 1996, La Cienega, NM) was a writer, publisher, instructor, and sketch artist in landscap...
John Brinckerhoff "Brinck" Jackson, J.B. Jackson, (September 25, 1909, Dinard, France - August 28, 1996, La Cienega, NM) was a writer, publisher, instructor, and sketch artist in landscap...
Jackie Craven
Jackie Craven is an American writer and author who specializes on architecture, designs and cultural travel.
Jackie Craven is an American writer and author who specializes on architecture, designs and cultural travel.
James F. O'Gorman
Dr. James F. O'Gorman (b.
Dr. James F. O'Gorman (b.
James S. Ackerman
James Sloss Ackerman (born 1919) is a prominent American architectural historian, a major scholar of Michelangelo's architecture, of Palladio and of Italian Renaissance architectural theory.
James Sloss Ackerman (born 1919) is a prominent American architectural historian, a major scholar of Michelangelo's architecture, of Palladio and of Italian Renaissance architectural theory.
Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs, (May 4, 1916 – April 25, 2006) was an American-Canadian writer and activist with primary interest in communities and urban planning and decay.
Jane Jacobs, (May 4, 1916 – April 25, 2006) was an American-Canadian writer and activist with primary interest in communities and urban planning and decay.
Jeff Kipnis
Jeffrey Kipnis (born 1951, Georgia, USA) is an architectural critic, theorist, designer, film-maker, curator, and educator.
Jeffrey Kipnis (born 1951, Georgia, USA) is an architectural critic, theorist, designer, film-maker, curator, and educator.
Jeffrey Karl Ochsner
Jeffrey Karl Ochsner (born 1950) is an architect, architectural historian, and professor at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Jeffrey Karl Ochsner (born 1950) is an architect, architectural historian, and professor at the University of Washington in Seattle.
John Desmond
John Jacob Desmond (April 5, 1922 – March 27, 2008) was an American architect in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who designed such public buildings as the Baton Rouge River Center, the Louisiana S...
John Jacob Desmond (April 5, 1922 – March 27, 2008) was an American architect in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who designed such public buildings as the Baton Rouge River Center, the Louisiana S...
John Hejduk
John Quentin Hejduk (19 July 1929 - 3 July 2000), was an architect, artist and educator who spent much of his life in New York City.
John Quentin Hejduk (19 July 1929 - 3 July 2000), was an architect, artist and educator who spent much of his life in New York City.
John O. Simonds
John Ormsbee Simonds was born in Jamestown, North Dakota on March 11, 1913.
John Ormsbee Simonds was born in Jamestown, North Dakota on March 11, 1913.
John T. Lyle
John T. Lyle (1934–1998) was a professor of landscape architecture at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona); the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies at Cal Poly ...
John T. Lyle (1934–1998) was a professor of landscape architecture at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona); the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies at Cal Poly ...
Joseph Siry
Joseph M. Siry is a leading American architectural historian and professor in the Department of Art and Art History at Wesleyan University.
Joseph M. Siry is a leading American architectural historian and professor in the Department of Art and Art History at Wesleyan University.
Keith N. Morgan
Keith N. Morgan is an architectural historian and professor of American and European architecture at Boston University.
Keith N. Morgan is an architectural historian and professor of American and European architecture at Boston University.
Kenneth Frampton
Kenneth Frampton (born 1930, Woking, UK), is a British architect, critic, historian and the Ware Professor of Architecture at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at C...
Kenneth Frampton (born 1930, Woking, UK), is a British architect, critic, historian and the Ware Professor of Architecture at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at C...
Kevin A. Lynch
Kevin Andrew Lynch (1918 Chicago, Illinois - 1984 Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts) was an American urban planner and author.
Kevin Andrew Lynch (1918 Chicago, Illinois - 1984 Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts) was an American urban planner and author.
Leland M. Roth
Leland M. Roth is a leading American architectural historian who is the Marion D. Ross Distinguished Professor of Architectural History in the Department of Art History in the School of Architec...
Leland M. Roth is a leading American architectural historian who is the Marion D. Ross Distinguished Professor of Architectural History in the Department of Art History in the School of Architec...
Lewis Mumford
Lewis Mumford was an American historian, philosopher of technology, and influential literary critic.
Lewis Mumford was an American historian, philosopher of technology, and influential literary critic.
Margaret Henderson Floyd
Dr. Margaret Henderson Floyd (1932-18 October 1997) was Professor of Architectural History at Tufts University.
Dr. Margaret Henderson Floyd (1932-18 October 1997) was Professor of Architectural History at Tufts University.
Mark Alan Hewitt
Mark Alan Hewitt is an architect and architectural historian living in Bernardsville, New Jersey.
Mark Alan Hewitt is an architect and architectural historian living in Bernardsville, New Jersey.
Mark Jarzombek
Mark Jarzombek (born 1954) is a US-born architectural historian, author and critic.
Mark Jarzombek (born 1954) is a US-born architectural historian, author and critic.
Mark Wigley
Mark Antony Wigley is a New Zealand-born architect, author, and (since 2004) Dean of Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, New York, United States.
Mark Antony Wigley is a New Zealand-born architect, author, and (since 2004) Dean of Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, New York, United States.
Martin Filler
Martin Myles Filler (September 17, 1948) is a prominent American architecture critic.
Martin Myles Filler (September 17, 1948) is a prominent American architecture critic.
Meredith Clausen
Dr. Meredith L. Clausen (born 1942) is an architectural historian, and professor in the School of Art and the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, U...
Dr. Meredith L. Clausen (born 1942) is an architectural historian, and professor in the School of Art and the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, U...
Montgomery Schuyler
Montgomery Schuyler, AIA, (August 19, 1843, Ithaca, NY – July 7, 1914, New Rochelle, NY) was a highly influential critic, journalist and editorial writer in New York City who wrote about and inf...
Montgomery Schuyler, AIA, (August 19, 1843, Ithaca, NY – July 7, 1914, New Rochelle, NY) was a highly influential critic, journalist and editorial writer in New York City who wrote about and inf...
Nicolai Ouroussoff
Nicolai Ouroussoff (born October 3, 1962) is the architecture critic for The New York Times.
Nicolai Ouroussoff (born October 3, 1962) is the architecture critic for The New York Times.
Norman Johnston
Norman J. Johnston (b. 3 Dec.
Norman J. Johnston (b. 3 Dec.
Norval White
Norval Crawford White (June 12, 1926 - December 26, 2009) was an American architect, architectural historian and professor.
Norval Crawford White (June 12, 1926 - December 26, 2009) was an American architect, architectural historian and professor.
Paul Goldberger
Paul Goldberger is the Architecture Critic for The New Yorker, where since 1997 he has written the magazine's celebrated "Sky Line" column.
Paul Goldberger is the Architecture Critic for The New Yorker, where since 1997 he has written the magazine's celebrated "Sky Line" column.
Richard Guy Wilson
Dr. Richard Guy Wilson (born 1940) is a noted architectural historian and Commonwealth Professor in Architectural History at the University of Virginia.
Dr. Richard Guy Wilson (born 1940) is a noted architectural historian and Commonwealth Professor in Architectural History at the University of Virginia.
Richard Longstreth
Dr. Richard W. Longstreth (born 4 March 1946, Pasadena) is an architectural historian and a professor at George Washington University where he directs the a program in historic preservation.
Dr. Richard W. Longstreth (born 4 March 1946, Pasadena) is an architectural historian and a professor at George Washington University where he directs the a program in historic preservation.
Robert Campbell (journalist)
Robert Campbell is a writer and architect.
Robert Campbell is a writer and architect.
Robert Sharoff
Robert Sharoff is an architectural writer for the New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Chicago Magazine.
Robert Sharoff is an architectural writer for the New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Chicago Magazine.
Robert Venturi
Robert Charles Venturi, Jr. (born June 25, 1925 in Philadelphia) is an American architect, founding principal of the firm Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, and one of the major figures in th...
Robert Charles Venturi, Jr. (born June 25, 1925 in Philadelphia) is an American architect, founding principal of the firm Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, and one of the major figures in th...
Robert Winter
Robert Winter (born 1924) is one of California's leading architectural historians.
Robert Winter (born 1924) is one of California's leading architectural historians.
Rudolf Wittkower
Rudolf Wittkower (22 June 1901 – 11 October 1971) was a German art historian.
Rudolf Wittkower (22 June 1901 – 11 October 1971) was a German art historian.
Russell Sturgis
Russell Sturgis (October 16, 1836 - February 11, 1909) was an American architect and art critic of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Russell Sturgis (October 16, 1836 - February 11, 1909) was an American architect and art critic of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Sanford Kwinter
Sanford Kwinter is a Canada-born, New York-based writer and world-renowned architectural theorist, and a co-founder of the influential Zone Books publishers.
Sanford Kwinter is a Canada-born, New York-based writer and world-renowned architectural theorist, and a co-founder of the influential Zone Books publishers.
Sarah Landau
Dr. Sarah Bradford Landau (born 1935) is a noted architectural historian who taught for many years in the Department of Art History at New York University.
Dr. Sarah Bradford Landau (born 1935) is a noted architectural historian who taught for many years in the Department of Art History at New York University.
Serge Chermayeff
Serge Ivan Chermayeff (Issakovitch; October 8, 1900 – May 8, 1996) was a Russian born, British architect, industrial designer, writer, and co-founder of several architectural societies...
Serge Ivan Chermayeff (Issakovitch; October 8, 1900 – May 8, 1996) was a Russian born, British architect, industrial designer, writer, and co-founder of several architectural societies...
Spiro Kostof
Dr. Spiro Konstantine Kostof (7 May 1936 - 7 December 1991) was a leading architectural historian and inspirational teacher at the University of California, Berkeley.
Dr. Spiro Konstantine Kostof (7 May 1936 - 7 December 1991) was a leading architectural historian and inspirational teacher at the University of California, Berkeley.
Steven Izenour
Steven Izenour (1940 in New Haven – August 21, 2001 in Vermont) was an American architect, urbanist and theorist.
Steven Izenour (1940 in New Haven – August 21, 2001 in Vermont) was an American architect, urbanist and theorist.
Steven J. Schloeder
Steven J. Schloeder, Ph.D. (b.
Steven J. Schloeder, Ph.D. (b.
Steven Song
Steven Phillip Song (born 1981, USA) is a Korean-American architect and writer on architecture.
Steven Phillip Song (born 1981, USA) is a Korean-American architect and writer on architecture.
Thomas Hines (architectural historian)
Thomas S. Hines is a notable professor emeritus of history and architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he taught cultural, urban and architectural history for many years.
Thomas S. Hines is a notable professor emeritus of history and architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he taught cultural, urban and architectural history for many years.
Thomas Hubka
Thomas C. Hubka (born 1946) is an American architectural historian whose primary focus is vernacular architecture and related issues of architecture and cultural meaning.
Thomas C. Hubka (born 1946) is an American architectural historian whose primary focus is vernacular architecture and related issues of architecture and cultural meaning.
Tom Bender
Tom Bender is one of the American founders of the "green architecture" and "sustainability" movements.
Tom Bender is one of the American founders of the "green architecture" and "sustainability" movements.
Vincent Scully
Vincent Joseph Scully, Jr. is Sterling Professor Emeritus of the History of Art in Architecture at Yale University, and the author of several books on the subject.
Vincent Joseph Scully, Jr. is Sterling Professor Emeritus of the History of Art in Architecture at Yale University, and the author of several books on the subject.
Werner Hegemann
Werner Hegemann was a city planner, architecture critic, and author.
Werner Hegemann was a city planner, architecture critic, and author.
William H. Whyte
William Hollingsworth "Holly" Whyte (1917 - 12 January 1999) was an American urbanist, organizational analyst, journalist and people-watcher.
William Hollingsworth "Holly" Whyte (1917 - 12 January 1999) was an American urbanist, organizational analyst, journalist and people-watcher.
William Jordy
Dr. William H. Jordy (1917 - 10 August 1997) was a leading American architectural historian.
Dr. William H. Jordy (1917 - 10 August 1997) was a leading American architectural historian.
William Pierson, Jr.
William Harvey Pierson, Jr. (June 4, 1911 - December 3, 2008) was an American painter and art historian.
William Harvey Pierson, Jr. (June 4, 1911 - December 3, 2008) was an American painter and art historian.
William Seale
William Seale is an American historian and author.
William Seale is an American historian and author.