History of Art and Architecture
Paul Wu
PhD Candidate
Research Interests
Architecture and Modernity, Global Caribbean, Panama Canal, Social History, City Planning
Biography
Paul Wu is a doctoral candidate in the Department of the History of Art and Architecture. He researches the history of architecture and modernity in the Global Caribbean with a focus on the relationship between labor and the built environment. Paul’s dissertation studies the planning and building projects of the Panama Canal Zone through a social history of the employees that contributed to its creation and lasting operation.
Prior to joining Brown, Paul worked in professional architecture offices and contributed to the book Way Beyond Bigness (2023). In 2021, he co-led field workshops for the Watershed Weekend event hosted by Exhibit Columbus. Paul received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture with a minor in Architectural History from Washington University in St. Louis (2017) and Master of Architecture from Yale (2020).