Gabrielle Esperdy
Gabrielle Esperdy
Dean, Hillier College of Architecture & Design, Office of the Dean - HCAD
Professor
Professor
341 Weston Hall (WEST)
About Me
Gabrielle Esperdy is an architectural historian and critic working on the intersection of architecture, consumerism, and modernism in urban and suburban landscapes.
Education
M.S.; CUNY Graduate School and University Center; ; 1999
Ph.D.; CUNY Graduate School and University Center; Art And Architectural History; 1999
B.A.; Smith College; Art History; 1987
Ph.D.; CUNY Graduate School and University Center; Art And Architectural History; 1999
B.A.; Smith College; Art History; 1987
Website
2025 Spring Courses
USYS 790B - DISSERTATION RESEARCH
USYS 790E - DISSERTATION RESEARCH
ARCH 591 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
USYS 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
USYS 790A - DISSERTATION RESEARCH
ARCH 661 - DIRECTED STUDIES IN ARCH
USYS 790D - DISSERTATION RESEARCH
USYS 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
ARCH 464 - OPTIONS STUDIO II
ARCH 593 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
USYS 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
USYS 790C - DISSERTATION RESEARCH
USYS 790E - DISSERTATION RESEARCH
ARCH 591 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
USYS 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
USYS 790A - DISSERTATION RESEARCH
ARCH 661 - DIRECTED STUDIES IN ARCH
USYS 790D - DISSERTATION RESEARCH
USYS 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
ARCH 464 - OPTIONS STUDIO II
ARCH 593 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
USYS 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
USYS 790C - DISSERTATION RESEARCH
Teaching Interests
history and theory of modern and contemporary architecture and urbanism
Past Courses
ARCH 110: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES I: INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE THINKING
ARCH 210: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE I
ARCH 211: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE II
ARCH 251: HISTORY OF ARCH I
ARCH 251: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE I
ARCH 252: HISTORY OF ARCH II
ARCH 252: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE II
ARCH 381: HISTORY OF ARCH III
ARCH 381: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE III
ARCH 382: HISTORY OF ARCH IV
ARCH 382: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE IV
ARCH 464: OPTION STUDIO II
ARCH 528G: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE I
ARCH 531C: HIST OF MODERN ARCH
ARCH 534: ASPECTS OF URBAN + SUBURBAN FORM
ARCH 583: ST:MANIFESTOS
ARCH 583: ST:SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT
ARCH 662: SPECIAL TOPICS IN ARCHITECTURE
ARCH 662: ST:
ARCH 662: ST: HISTORY OF THE GLOBAL METROPOLIS
ARCH 662: ST: MANIFESTOS
ARCH 662: ST: METHODS OF URBAN HISTORY
ARCH 662: ST: URBAN THEORY AND CONTEMPORARY CITY
ARCH 662: ST:NJ RESEARCH SEMINAR
ARCH 662: ST:SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT
URB 788: SPECIAL TOPICS IN URBAN SYS I
URB 788: ST:EVOL OF AMER METROPOL1S
USYS 702: EVOLUTION AMERICAN METROPOLIS
USYS 702: EVOLUTION GLOBAL METROPOLIS
USYS 788: ST:
ARCH 210: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE I
ARCH 211: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE II
ARCH 251: HISTORY OF ARCH I
ARCH 251: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE I
ARCH 252: HISTORY OF ARCH II
ARCH 252: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE II
ARCH 381: HISTORY OF ARCH III
ARCH 381: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE III
ARCH 382: HISTORY OF ARCH IV
ARCH 382: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE IV
ARCH 464: OPTION STUDIO II
ARCH 528G: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE I
ARCH 531C: HIST OF MODERN ARCH
ARCH 534: ASPECTS OF URBAN + SUBURBAN FORM
ARCH 583: ST:MANIFESTOS
ARCH 583: ST:SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT
ARCH 662: SPECIAL TOPICS IN ARCHITECTURE
ARCH 662: ST:
ARCH 662: ST: HISTORY OF THE GLOBAL METROPOLIS
ARCH 662: ST: MANIFESTOS
ARCH 662: ST: METHODS OF URBAN HISTORY
ARCH 662: ST: URBAN THEORY AND CONTEMPORARY CITY
ARCH 662: ST:NJ RESEARCH SEMINAR
ARCH 662: ST:SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT
URB 788: SPECIAL TOPICS IN URBAN SYS I
URB 788: ST:EVOL OF AMER METROPOL1S
USYS 702: EVOLUTION AMERICAN METROPOLIS
USYS 702: EVOLUTION GLOBAL METROPOLIS
USYS 788: ST:
Research Interests
history and theory of modern and contemporary architecture and urbanism
Journal Article
Gabrielle Esperdy. 2022. “Beginning [on Architectural History’s Racial Reckoning.” SAH Archipedia/Society of Architectural Historians & University of Virginia Press, pp. 1750 words.
Gabrielle Esperdy. 2021. “On the Origins of New Jerseyism.” Dense, no. 1, pp. 1000 words.
Gabrielle Esperdy. 2021. “Off-Season: Tyler Haughey's New Jersey Photographs.” Places, pp. 3000 words.
Gabrielle Esperdy. 2019. “"The Twilight of Autopia".” Places, pp. 8000 words.
Gabrielle Esperdy. 2019. “"Who Needs the Top? An Ungentle Manifesto".” Platform, pp. 2226 words.
Gabrielle Esperdy. 2021. “On the Origins of New Jerseyism.” Dense, no. 1, pp. 1000 words.
Gabrielle Esperdy. 2021. “Off-Season: Tyler Haughey's New Jersey Photographs.” Places, pp. 3000 words.
Gabrielle Esperdy. 2019. “"The Twilight of Autopia".” Places, pp. 8000 words.
Gabrielle Esperdy. 2019. “"Who Needs the Top? An Ungentle Manifesto".” Platform, pp. 2226 words.
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Book
Gabrielle Esperdy. 2019. “American Autopia: An Intellectual History of the American Roadside at MidCentury.” 358 pp. Charlottesville, VA, USA: University of Virginia Press, 2019. ISBN 9780813942957.
Gabrielle Esperdy. 2013. “DesignInquiry Make/Do.” DesignInquiry, 2013. ISBN 0988991500.
Gabrielle Esperdy. 2013. “DesignInquiry Make/Do.” DesignInquiry, 2013. ISBN 0988991500.
Chapter
Gabrielle Esperdy. 2016. “"The Car and What Came of It".” In Amy L. Arnold and Brian D. Conway (Eds.), pp. 8 pages. Layton, Utah and Lansing, Michigan, United States: Gibbs-Smith and Michigan SHIPO, 2016.
Gabrielle Esperdy. 2014. “Ugly America: A Time-Life View of the 1950s & 1960s.” In Medina Lasansky (Eds.), London, UK: Berg Publishers, 2014.
Gabrielle Esperdy. 2014. “Ugly America: A Time-Life View of the 1950s & 1960s.” In Medina Lasansky (Eds.), London, UK: Berg Publishers, 2014.
Other
“American Road Trip @ esperdy.net”
2014.
“American Road Trip @ esperdy.net”
2013.
“American Road Trip @ esperdy.net”
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“American Road Trip @ esperdy.net”
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“American Road Trip @ esperdy.net”
2013.
“American Road Trip @ esperdy.net”
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“American Road Trip @ esperdy.net”
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Book Review
“Review of Drive, Overdrive, & Car Country”
Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, June 2014.
“Review of Greg Castillo's Cold War on the Homefront”
Buildings and Landscapes, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2011.
“Review of Andrew Shanken's 194x”
Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2010.
Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, June 2014.
“Review of Greg Castillo's Cold War on the Homefront”
Buildings and Landscapes, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2011.
“Review of Andrew Shanken's 194x”
Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2010.
Conference Proceeding
“The Thing Itself”
Material Evidence: New Designs for Architectural Practice, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2010.
Material Evidence: New Designs for Architectural Practice, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2010.