Fil Hearn | |
---|---|
Born | Millard Fillmore Hearn, Jr. August 18, 1938 Lincoln, Alabama, US |
Title | Professor Emeritus |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Indiana University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Art and architectural history |
Institutions | University of Pittsburgh |
Millard Fillmore Hearn, Jr. (born 18 August 1938) [1] is an American architectural and art historian. He holds the title of Professor Emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh. [2]
He has published extensively on architectural history and theory in the antique, medieval and modern periods. [3] [4] [5] [6] His most recent work is a book Ideas That Shaped Buildings (2003), notable for its accessibility and breadth of history covered.
Hearn received his BA in history from Auburn University in 1960. He received an MA in history in 1964, and MA in art history in 1966, both from Indiana University.
In 1969, Hearn completed his Doctorate in Art History from Indiana University. [7] [8] In 1965 and 1966, he undertook course work for his PhD at the University of California, Berkeley. He completed another year of his Doctorate in absentia the following year at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. [9] His doctoral thesis was titled The Architectural History of Romsey Abbey. [10]
He was a scholar at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC in 1992.
In 2010, Hearn founded the Fil Hearn Study Abroad Award at the University of Pittsburgh to commemorate his dedication to the university's Semester-at-Sea programme. [11] This award gives undergraduate students of Architectural Studies the opportunity to study abroad and expand their understanding of their chosen subject. Having studied abroad extensively himself, Hearn encourages his students to learn from different cultures.
Hearn became Professor of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh in 1967. Between 1974 and 1978, he was Chairman of the History of Art and Architecture Department. In 1981, Hearn became Director of Architectural Studies, a post he held until his retirement in 2006. [2]
Hearn's book Ideas That Shaped Buildings won the Silver Award for Architecture in the 2003 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards. [12] The book was praised for how it brought together analysis of architectural theory and writing about buildings. [13] [14] It was subsequently published in Spanish, Mandarin, and Russian.
Hearn's article "Truth to the medium: Using materials", first published in 1996, is included as a critical text in the reader Introducing Architectural Theory: Debating a Discipline, edited by Korydon Smith and Miguel Guitart, and published by Routledge in 2013. [5] In it, Hearn discusses architectural theories and ideals developed by Ruskin, Viollet-le-Duc, Le Corbusier, and the Brutalism movement. Students are encouraged to compare Hearn's philosophy of architecture with the authors and designers he discusses. [5]
Fil Hearn | |
---|---|
Born | Millard Fillmore Hearn, Jr. August 18, 1938 Lincoln, Alabama, US |
Title | Professor Emeritus |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Indiana University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Art and architectural history |
Institutions | University of Pittsburgh |
Millard Fillmore Hearn, Jr. (born 18 August 1938) [1] is an American architectural and art historian. He holds the title of Professor Emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh. [2]
He has published extensively on architectural history and theory in the antique, medieval and modern periods. [3] [4] [5] [6] His most recent work is a book Ideas That Shaped Buildings (2003), notable for its accessibility and breadth of history covered.
Hearn received his BA in history from Auburn University in 1960. He received an MA in history in 1964, and MA in art history in 1966, both from Indiana University.
In 1969, Hearn completed his Doctorate in Art History from Indiana University. [7] [8] In 1965 and 1966, he undertook course work for his PhD at the University of California, Berkeley. He completed another year of his Doctorate in absentia the following year at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. [9] His doctoral thesis was titled The Architectural History of Romsey Abbey. [10]
He was a scholar at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC in 1992.
In 2010, Hearn founded the Fil Hearn Study Abroad Award at the University of Pittsburgh to commemorate his dedication to the university's Semester-at-Sea programme. [11] This award gives undergraduate students of Architectural Studies the opportunity to study abroad and expand their understanding of their chosen subject. Having studied abroad extensively himself, Hearn encourages his students to learn from different cultures.
Hearn became Professor of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh in 1967. Between 1974 and 1978, he was Chairman of the History of Art and Architecture Department. In 1981, Hearn became Director of Architectural Studies, a post he held until his retirement in 2006. [2]
Hearn's book Ideas That Shaped Buildings won the Silver Award for Architecture in the 2003 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards. [12] The book was praised for how it brought together analysis of architectural theory and writing about buildings. [13] [14] It was subsequently published in Spanish, Mandarin, and Russian.
Hearn's article "Truth to the medium: Using materials", first published in 1996, is included as a critical text in the reader Introducing Architectural Theory: Debating a Discipline, edited by Korydon Smith and Miguel Guitart, and published by Routledge in 2013. [5] In it, Hearn discusses architectural theories and ideals developed by Ruskin, Viollet-le-Duc, Le Corbusier, and the Brutalism movement. Students are encouraged to compare Hearn's philosophy of architecture with the authors and designers he discusses. [5]