Thomas Leslie is the Morrill Pickard Chilton Professor in Architecture at Iowa State University, where he researches the integration of building sciences and arts both historically and in contemporary practice. He is the author of Louis I. Kahn: Building Art, Building Science (2005), Chicago Skyscrapers, 1871-1934 (2013) and, with Jason Alread and Robert Whitehead, Design-Tech: Building Science for Architects (2014).
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Participating Programs
Brick, Iron, and Steel: Material Matters in Chicago Skyscrapers, 1870–1890
Chicago’s Other Skyscrapers: Grain Elevators and the City, 1838-1957
Rewriting Skyscraper History: Looking Back from the 21st Century
Re-framing the Debate Over the “First Skyscrapers” Tall Building Construction in New York vs. Chicago, 1883-1900
