John Alexander, Assistant Professor PhD, M.Arch. Hist, B.Arch ______

Educational Background Doctor of Philosophy in Architectural History. University of Virginia, 2001 Master of Architectural History. University of Virginia, 1991 Bachelor of Architecture. University of Detroit, 1986.

Positions held in Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, UTSA. 2006 - Present. Academic Institutions Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Texas A&M University. 2001 - 2006. Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Texas A&M University. 2000 - 2001. Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Arts and Sciences, American University of . 1999 - 2000. Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Architecture's Rome Studies Program, University of Notre Dame. 1997 - 1999. Adjunct Professor of Architectural History, School of Architecture, University of Maryland. 1993.

Courses Taught UTSA ARC 2423 History of Architecture II ARC 3613 History of Modern Architecture Texas A&M University History of Modern Architecture, Art and Architecture of Rome Architecture, Baroque Architecture Early Modern Architectural Theory American University of Rome Art and Architecture of Rome, Renaissance Art and Architecture Baroque Art and Architecture University of Notre Dame Architectural Design, Drawing and Watercolor University of Maryland History of Architecture II

Significant Publications "The Architectural Language of Carlo Borromeo's Patronage." Sacred Creative Projects / Architecture Journal 15 (2009): 16-22. Paper Presentations From Renaissance to Counter Reformation: The Early Architectural (Partial List) Patronage of Carlo Borromeo. Fonti e Studi , VII. Rome: Bulzoni, 2007. "The Collegio Borromeo: Patronage and Design." Arte Lombarda 144.2 (2005): 38-48. "The Educational Buildings of Pius IV: Variations upon a Building Type in Urban Monuments." Landscape and Urban Planning 73 (2005): 89-109. "Shaping Sacred Space in the Sixteenth Century: Design Criteria for the Collegio Borromeo's Chapel." The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 63.2 (2004): 164-79. "Federico Borromeo at the Collegio of Pavia: Student and Patron." Studia Borromaica: Saggi e documenti di storia religiosa e civile della prima età moderna 18 (2004): 165 - 91. "Documentation of the Loggia dei Mercanti, , 1556 - 1564." Studia Borromaica: Saggi e documenti di storia religiosa e civile della prima età moderna 11 (1997): 193 - 238. "The Architecture of Academic Paradise: The Use and Meaning of Cloisters in Medieval English Colleges." Medieval Perspectives 9 (1994): 1 - 14. Conference Papers "The Cappella Trivulzio and Carlo Borromeo's Early Reforms." Annual Meeting of the Renaissance Society of America, Los Angeles, 2009 "Collegi e seminari: l'avanzamento delle fabbriche fondate da Carlo Borromeo ." Dies Academicus 2007. Annual conference of the Accademia di S. Carlo . Biblioteca Ambrosiana, , . 2007 "Il Collegio Borromeo di Pavia. Mecenatismo e architettura ." " Domenico e Pellegrino Tibaldi. Architettura e Arte a nel Secondo Cinquecento ." Bologna, Italy. 2006 “Borromeo and the Architecture of Convent Reform, 1564 - 1565.” Exploring the Renaissance. South Central Renaissance Conference. Malibu, CA. 2005 " and Pius IV: An Initial Study into the Architect-Patron Relationship." Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Society of Architectural Historians. Knoxville, TN. 2004 "Federico Borromeo al Collegio di Pavia: Studente e Patrono ." Dies Academicus 2003. Annual Conference of the Accademia di S. Carlo . Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, Italy. 2003

Research Topics Renaissance and Baroque Architecture; the architecture of the Counter-Reformation in northern Italy

Awards, Recognition, TRAC Grant, University of Texas at San Antonio. 2009 Grants, Competitions Faculty Award, Department of Architecture, UTSA . 2008 (Partial List) Stipend for Ambrosiana Microfilm Collection Research, Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame. 2008, 2006. Visiting Scholar Status, Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame. 2008, 2005 Graham Foundation Grant, Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. 2006 Montague-Center for Teaching Excellence Scholar Award, Center for Teaching Excellence, Texas A & M University. 2005 Grant from Program to Enhance Scholarly and Creative Activities, Office of the Vice President for Research, Texas A&M University. 2005 Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching, Association of Former Students of Texas A & M University. 2004 Skaggs Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Architectural History, Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame. 2004 (declined) Summer Stipend, National Endowment for the Humanities. 2004 Research Grant, College of Architecture's College Research and Interdisciplinary Council, Texas A & M University. 2004 Department of Architecture/Glasscock Center Faculty Fellowship, Department of Architecture and Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, Texas A&M University. 2003 - 2004 Dissertation Grant in the History of Art, Kress Foundation. 1996 - 1997 Kress Institutional Fellowship to the Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome. Kress Foundation. 1994 - 1996 Dumas Malone Fellowship, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia. 1994 - 1995 (declined) Insignis Scholarship, University of Detroit. 1981 - 1986

Professional College Art Association, Member Membership/Service Renaissance Society of America, Member Society of Architectural Historians, Member