Daniel Bluestone
Professor
History of Art and Architecture
Boston University
United States of America
Biography
Professor Bluestone is a specialist in nineteenth century American architecture and urbanism.. Mr. Bluestone’s Buildings, Landscapes, and Memory: Case Studies in Historic Preservation (W.W. Norton, 2011) received the Society of Architectural Historians 2013 Antoinette Forrester Downing Book Award for “the most outstanding publication devoted to historical topics in the preservation field that enhances the understanding and protection of the built environment.” The book surveys the changing history, nature, and politics of historic preservation in the United States between the early 19th century and today. Mr. Bluestone’s book Constructing Chicago (1991) was awarded the American Institute of Architects International Book Award and the National Historic Preservation book prize.
Research Interest
Preservation Studies , History, Arts, American architecture and urbanism
Publications
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Bluestone D. Academics in tennis shoes: Historic preservation and the academy. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 1999 Sep 1;58(3):300-7.
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Bluestone DM. Buildings, landscapes, and memory: case studies in historic preservation. WW Norton & Company; 2011.
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Bluestone DM. "The Pushcart Evil" Peddlers, Merchants, and New York Citys Streets, 1890-1940. Journal of Urban History. 1991 Nov;18(1):68-92.
