Thomas Hines | |
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Born | Thomas Spight Hines, Jr. 1936 (age 86–87) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Professor Architectural historian |
Awards | John H. Dunning Prize |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Mississippi University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Thesis | Daniel Hudson Burnham: A Study in Cultural Leadership (1971) |
Doctoral advisor | William L. O'Neill |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University of California,Los Angeles |
Thomas "Tom" Spight Hines,Jr. (born 1936 in Oxford) is an American architectural historian and educator. Hines is Professor Emeritus of History,as well as Architecture and Urban Design,at the University of California,Los Angeles. [1]
Born to Polly and Thomas Sr. in Oxford,Hines received his Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from the University of Mississippi in 1958,and was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa. He then earned his Doctor of Philosophy in History from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1971. His dissertation focused on the architect Daniel Burnham,and was written under the supervision of William L. O'Neill. [2] Since graduating,Hines has taught at the University of California,Los Angeles,where he is now Professor Emeritus of History,and has a joint appointment for Architecture and Urban Design,as well.
In 1976,Hines won the John H. Dunning Prize from the American Historical Association for his book on Burnham titled Burnham of Chicago:Architect and Planner. In addition to Burnham,Hines has also written extensively on the architects Irving Gill,Richard Neutra,and Frank Lloyd Wright.
In 1987,Hines was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. Seven years later,he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. [3]
The archive of Hines is currently held by the Getty Research Institute. [4]
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