Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Drew Armstrong, assistant professor and director of Architectural Studies. B.Arch., M.A. (Toronto); M.Phil., Ph.D. (Columbia), Assoc. AIA. Areas of research: 18th+19th-century European and American architecture and architectural theory; 18th-century European art and collecting. Courses taught since 2005: HAA 0480 Modern Architecture; HAA 1040 History of Architectural Theory; HAA 1910 Portfolio; HAA 2400 Special Topics: Architecture by the Book.

Gretchen Bender, lecturer and director of undergraduate advising for HAA. B.A. (Franklin & Marshall); M.A. (American U); Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr). Areas of research: German visual culture in the modern period. Courses taught since 2002: HAA 0900 Special Topics: Approaches to the Built Environment; HAA 1010 Approaches to Art History: Berlin Episodes in Architectural History.

Karen Gerhart, associate professor. Ph.D. (U Kansas). Areas of research: pre-modern Japanese art. Courses taught since 2002: HAA 1601 Special Topics: Authority in Japanese Art and Architecture.

Katheryn Linduff, UCIS research professor. Ph.D. (U Pittsburgh). Areas of research: ancient Chinese and Eurasian art and archaeology. Courses taught since 2002: HAA 1630 History of Chinese Architecture.

Franklin Toker, professor. B.A. (McGill); M.A. (Oberlin); Ph.D. (Harvard). Areas of research: Medieval and Renaissance architecture; American architecture and urbanism. Courses taught since 2002: HAA 0040 Introduction to Western Architecture; HAA 0510 Pittsburgh Architecture and Urbanism; HAA 1010: Approaches to Art History; HAA 1305 Early Renaissance Architecture; HAA 1306-W High Renaissance Architecture; HAA 1407 Eighteenth-Century Architecture; HAA 1530 American Architecture 1; HAA 1531 American Architecture 2.

Anne Weis, associate professor and director of graduate studies of HAA. B.A., M.A. (U Missouri); Ph.D (Bryn Mawr). Areas of research: Roman art and architecture; American art and architecture. Courses taught since 2002: HAA 1010 Approaches to Art History: Gendered Space in the Greek City; HAA 1160 Roman Architecture.

Visiting Instructors and Part-time Faculty

Angelique Bamberg, B.A. (U Virginia); M.A. (Cornell). Areas of research: 20th-century American architecture and urbanism; history of planned communities. Courses taught since 2001: HAA 1910 Special Topics: Introduction to Historic Preservation.

Brendan Froeschl, facilities manager, Waldorf School of Pittsburgh. B.A. (); AAS (Belmont Technical College). Courses taught since 2008: HAA 1910 Window Restoration Practicum.

Utkarsh Ghildyal, project architect, Renaissance 3 Architects. B.Arch. (Bombay); M.Arch. (U Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Assoc. AIA. Courses taught since 2007: HAA 1913 Design Studio 1 & 2.

Dan Kiefer, director of sales and estimating, Massaro Corporation. B.A. Architectural Studies (U Pittsburgh). LEED AP. Courses taught since 2000: HAA 1913 Architectural Studies Seminar.

Ken Neal, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (U Pittsburgh). Courses taught since 2002: HAA 0040 Introduction to Western Architecture; HAA 0440 Frank Lloyd Wright.

Jozef Petrak, project architect, Renaissance 3 Architects. B.A. Architectural Studies (U Pittsburgh); M.Arch. (Cal Polytechnic), Assoc. AIA. Courses taught since 2006: HAA 1913 Architecture Design Studio 1 + 2; HAA 1910 AutoCAD Practicum.

Georgia Petropoulis, executive director, Oakland Business Improvement District. B.A. Architectural Studies (U Pittsburgh); M.Arch. (Washington U). Courses taught since 2000: HAA 1913 Architectural Studies Seminar.

Jeff Slack, historic preservation specialist, Pfaffmann + Associates Architects. B.A. (Westminster College); M.A. (Cornell). Courses taught since 2008: HAA 1913 Conservation + Documentation Studio.

Staff

Linda Hicks, administrator for HAA.

Natalie Swabb, undergraduate + graduate secretary for HAA. B.A. (U Pittsburgh).

Special Projects

Field Trips

Every year our students visit sites of national and international significance, studying historic and contemporary architecture first hand.