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History of Art and Architecture
Alumni Spotlights
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
HIAA alum, Rebecca Barron, Director of Preservation at Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
HIAA alum, Rebecca Barron, Director of Preservation at Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Barron works at Taliesin West, a studio and home developed by Wright in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Jones Architecture
HIAA alum, Peter Shanahan, Project Designer at Jones Architecture
HIAA undergraduate alum, Peter Shanahan, joined Jones Architecture as Project Designer in 2024. In 2023, Shanahan received his M.Arch. from the Rhode Island School of Design.
Society for Experiential Graphic Design
HIAA Undergrad Alum, Ian Callender, Designer at SEGD
HIAA undergraduate alum, Ian Callender, is a designer with SEGD (Society for Experiential Graphic Design). Callender is a New York City-based artist and designer exploring the intersection of the built environment and digital technologies.
Columbia Department of Art History & Archaeology
Brown Undergraduate Alum, Rhea Stark, PhD Candidate at Columbia
Brown alum, Rhea Stark, is a PhD student in the Department of Art History & Archaeology at Columbia University. Stark specializes in Islamic art.
Princeton School of Architecture
Brown Undergraduate Alum, Jeremy Wolin, PhD Candidate at Princeton
Undergraduate alum, Jeremy Lee Wolin, is a PhD candidate in History and Theory of Architecture at Princeton University.
HIAA undergraduate concentrator, Anna Gasha, is currently a PhD candidate at Columbia University, studying Historic Preservation.
News from HIAA
Alumni Spotlight: Philip Batler ‘20
News from HIAA
Alumni Spotlight: Theodore Lau ‘19.5
News from HIAA
Alumni Spotlight: Alexis Lowry '07
Dominik Halás, History of Art & Architecture concentrator, is one of the youngest team members trusted by vintage, designer clothing reseller, the RealReal. for the New York Times writes, "Mr. Halás started buying and reselling secondhand clothes online as a teenager. “If I had $100 to invest, I would buy something on Japanese eBay and sell it on the U.S. site for $300,” he said. After graduating from Brown University, where he studied art history and architecture, he worked at showrooms including Goods and Services in New York, and then consulted for Helmut Lang before joining the RealReal."
News from Brown
HIAA Alum Patrick Nasta '22 Awarded Fulbright Scholarship
Patrick Nasta '22, Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and History. His career interests revolve around sustainable architectural design and renewable urban agriculture. Beginning in October '22 he will spend a year in Pollenzo, Italy on a Fulbright Scholarship to study for a Masters in Gastronomy with a focus on World Food Cultures and Mobility.
Ella Comberg has published two articles: one in the Brown Alumni Magazine, and one in Hidden City Philadelphia.