Thomas Leslie FAIA

Morrill Professor, Architecture

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

Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934-1985

Current Scholarship

• Booth Family Rome Prize in Historic Preservation, 04/03/2013
• Design-Tech: Building Science for Architects, 12/13/2006
• "Millau Viaduct", "Oresund Bridge"," Repsol Service Station", and "Dresden Station". (essays). Norman Foster: Works 5 (Berlin: Prestel, 2006), 12/13/2006
• "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
• "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
• "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
• "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
• Louis I. Kahn: Building Art, Building Science (New York: Braziller, 2005), 08/01/2005