Keith Morgan
Director of Architectural Studies, Boston University Professor; American and European Architecture at Boston University
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Boston University
A scholar of nineteenth and twentieth century American and European architecture, Professor Morgan is interested in the relationships between architecture, urban planning and landscape architecture. Professor Morgan has taught at Boston University since 1980. He has served as the director of the Preservation Studies Program and of the American and New England Studies Program and as the chairman of the Art History Department on two occasions. He is a former national president of the Society of Architectural Historians. His recent publications include Shaping a New American Landscape: The Art and Architecture of Charles A. Platt, Boston Architecture, 1975-1990, which he coauthored with Professor Naomi Miller, and a new introduction for the republication of Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect. He is the editor and one of the principal authors for Buildings of Massachusetts: Metropolitan Boston, and serves as the architecture editor for The Encyclopedia of New England. He has received research grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Buildings of the United States project, several committees for the restoration of historic landmarks and is a trustee of the Hancock Shaker Village.
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Downtown View: When Should a Building be Landmarked?
February 23, 2016
North End Waterfront Keith Morgan, College of Arts & Sciences Mayor Walsh wants to illuminate Boston City Hall, which opened in 1969. William Rawn’s redesign of architect Philip Johnson’s 1971 addition to the Boston Public Library is coming to fruition… Expert quote: “City Hall is clearly of landmark quality. It’s the exceptional nature of its […]
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Red Brick And Beyond: How Boston Architecture Works & The Truth About City Hall
October 1, 2015
WGBH News Keith Morgan, College of Arts & Sciences The sensible and world-wise decision of the Walsh administration not to cave in, as Mayor Tom Menino did, to misguided populist demands that the city tear down Kallman and McKinnel’s new City Hall — a building lauded globally as one of the triumphs of Boston architecture […]
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The Boston University Castle is an architectural time machine
September 10, 2015
Boston.com Keith Morgan, College of Arts & Sciences Ever wondered what Tudor England would have been like? Step inside the Boston University Castle and get a peek into the past… Expert quote: “It’s a building that most people would consider a Tudor Revival structure. We know Lindsey had visited a major English country house [called] […]
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Historic Charm For Sale In $3.9 Million Blendon Hall In Lyme
October 5, 2012
Hartford Courant Keith Morgan, College of Arts & Sciences Lily Gamboa O’Boyle and Bill O’Boyle had just sold a 1720s farmhouse in Lyme and were planning the landscape for a new waterfront home when their gardener invited Lily to see a neighboring estate just on the market… View article
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How Boston City Hall was born
February 11, 2012
Boston Globe Keith Morgan, College of Arts & Sciences Whatever else you might think about it, Boston City Hall is an improbable building… View article
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