Richard Guy Wilson

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.

Wilson was born and raised in Los Angeles (residing in a house designed by Rudolph Schindler. He received his B.A. at the University of Colorado in 1963, and his M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in 1968 and 1972 respectively. Wilson taught at Michigan and Iowa State University before moving to the University of Virginia in 1976. He received the outstanding professor award at Virginia in 2001.

He directs the Victorian Society’s Nineteenth Century Summer School since 1979 that has been located in Boston, Philadelphia and currently Newport, RI.

Wilson's research and writing has focused on American architecture from the 18th to the 20th centuries. He has authored, co-authored or edited over a dozen books. He has served as an advisor and commentator for a number of television programs on PBS, C-Span, History Channel and A&E; he frequently appeared on the program "America’s Castles".

Books

* Wilson, Richard Guy, "The AIA Gold Medal", McGraw-Hill, New York 1984; ISBN 007070810X

* Wilson, Richard Guy (editor), "Buildings of Virginia: Tidewater and Piedmont", Oxford University Press, Oxford and New York 2002; ISBN 0195152069

* Wilson, Richard Guy, and Butler, Sara A., "The Campus Guide: University of Virginia", Princeton Architectural Press, New York 1999; ISBN 1568981686

* Wilson, Richard Guy, "The Colonial Revival House", H.N. Abrams, New York 2004; ISBN 0810949598

* Wilson, Richard Guy, "Honor and Intimacy: Architectural Drawings by AIA Gold Medalists, 1907-1983", American Institute of Architects Foundation, Washington DC 1984.

* Wilson, Richard Guy, Pilgrim, Dianne H., and Tashjian, Dickran, "The Machine age in America, 1918-1941", Brooklyn Museum in association with Abrams, New York 1986; ISBN 0810914212

* Wilson, Richard Guy, "McKim, Mead & White, Architects", Rizzoli, New York 1983; ISBN 0847804917

* Wilson, Richard Guy, and Robinson, Sidney K. (editors), "Modern Architecture in America: Visions and Revisions", Iowa State University Press, Ames IA 1991; ISBN 0813803810

* Wilson, Richard Guy, and Robinson, Sidney K., "The Prairie School in Iowa", Iowa State University Press, Ames IA 1977

* Wilson, Richard Guy, Eyring, Shaun and Marotta, Kenny (editors), "Re-creating the American Past: Essays on the Colonial Revival" University of Virginia Press, Charlotteville VA 2006; ISBN 0813923484

External links

* [http://www.arch.virginia.edu/faculty/RichardGuyWilson/ University of Virginia]
* [http://www.victoriansociety.org/summerschoolsrgw.html Victorian Society in America Summer School]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Richard Wilson — There have been many people named Richard Wilson, including:* Dick Wilson (born 1916), American actor known for the sitcom Bewitched and Charmin commercial character Mr. Whipple * Richard A. Wilson (1874 1949), Canadian English Professor and… …   Wikipedia

  • Wilson (Familienname) — Wilson ist ein englischer Familienname. Herkunft und Bedeutung Der Name bedeutet Sohn des Wil. Somit handelt es sich um einen patronymisch gebildeten Namen. Verbreitung 1990 war Wilson in den USA der achthäufigste Familienname.[1] Varianten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Richard Coeur-de-Lion — Richard Ier d Angleterre Pour les articles homonymes, voir Richard Cœur de Lion (homonymie) et Richard Ier …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Richard Coeur-de-lion — Richard Ier d Angleterre Pour les articles homonymes, voir Richard Cœur de Lion (homonymie) et Richard Ier …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Richard Coeur de Lion — Richard Ier d Angleterre Pour les articles homonymes, voir Richard Cœur de Lion (homonymie) et Richard Ier …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Richard Cœur-de-Lion — Richard Ier d Angleterre Pour les articles homonymes, voir Richard Cœur de Lion (homonymie) et Richard Ier …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Richard Cœur de Lion — Richard Ier d Angleterre Pour les articles homonymes, voir Richard Cœur de Lion (homonymie) et Richard Ier …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Richard I d'Angleterre — Richard Ier d Angleterre Pour les articles homonymes, voir Richard Cœur de Lion (homonymie) et Richard Ier …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Richard Löwenherz — Richard Ier d Angleterre Pour les articles homonymes, voir Richard Cœur de Lion (homonymie) et Richard Ier …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Guy Revell — Voller Name Guy John Revell Nation …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”