Name Leland Roth | Education Yale University | |
Books Entender La Arquitectura, Understanding Architecture: Its Eleme, American Architecture: A History, A concise history of American, Shingle styles | ||
UO Today #506: Leland Roth
Leland M. Roth is a leading American architectural historian who is the Marion D. Ross Distinguished Professor of Architectural History in the Department of Art History in the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon.
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Roth earned his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Illinois in 1966 and his Ph.D. in architectural history from Yale University in 1973. His research has focused on American architecture, primarily in the years 1865 to 1940. He is particularly known for his writing on the architects McKim, Mead and White.
A contributor to The Oregon Encyclopedia, he has written several articles, one of which is on notable Oregon architect John Yeon. He has recently pursued specialized interests in the architecture of Oregon.