Education
BSAS, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1989
MArch, Columbia University, 1992

Research Interests
The integration of building sciences and arts both historically and in contemporary practice

Current Projects
The Technical Evolution of the Chicago Skyscraper, 1871-1934.

Contact Information
Phone: (515) 294-8460
Email: tleslie@iastate.edu
WWW: www.acme-architecture.net
Office: 589 Design

Mailing Address
Architecture Department
146 College of Design
Ames, IA, 50011

• Design-Tech: Building Science for Architects, 12/13/2006
• Louis I. Kahn: Building Art, Building Science (New York: Braziller, 2005), 08/01/2005
• "From Jetport to Worldport: The Pan Am Terminal at Idlewild/Kennedy and the Transition from Jet Age to Space Age." Design Issues Volume 21, no. 1. Winter, 2005, 12/01/2005
• “Steel and Glass: Regional Industry and the Making of the Chicago Skyscraper”: National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend, 05/01/2006
• “Writing About Architecture”: ACSA Creative Achievement Award (with Ann Sobiech-Munson), 05/01/2006
• “Millau Viaduct,” “Oresund Bridge,” “Repsol Service Station,” and “Dresden Station.” (essays). Norman Foster: Works 5 (Berlin: Prestel, 2006), 12/13/2006
• “Just What is it that Makes Capsule Homes so Different, So Appealing? Domesticity and the Technological Sublime, 1945-1975.” Space and Culture, Vol. 9, no. 2. May, 2006, 09/13/2006
• “1:1” (Theme Issue, Co-Edited with Jori Erdman, Clemson University). The Journal of Architectural Education, Volume 60, no. 2. November, 2006, 11/13/2006