History of Art and Architecture

The Spear Endowed Architecture Lecture

A co-sponsored, annual architectural lecture presented by the History of Art and Architecture and Visual Arts departments.

Spear Lecture 2025, Thomas Phifer

Man in glasses wearing black shirt sits at a table in an all-white room

April 24th, 6 pm, List Art Building, 120

Thomas Phifer (b.1953) is an American architect based in New York City, and he will present the 2025 Spear Lecture.

 Phifer is perhaps best known for his design of the Glenstone Museum expansion in Potomac, Maryland, the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Corning Museum of Glass Contemporary Art + Design expansion, and the Brochstein Pavilion at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

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