MIT World Speakers

Thomas J. Campanella

Thomas J. Campanellais a Faculty Fellow of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities at UNC, and a former Fulbright fellow at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He previously was a Lecturer in City Design and Development in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT.

Campanella is a recipient of the Spiro Kostof Book Award from the Society of Architectural Historians, and has also been awarded the John Reps and de Montequin Prizes from the Society for American City and Regional Planning History. In addition to his scholarly work, Campanella has written for Metropolis, Salon, Architectural Record, and other publications, and he is a former contributing writer for Wired.

Campanella has consulted on urban design and planning projects in China, South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan and the United States. He serves on the Chancellor's Committee for Buildings and Grounds at UNC, and on the Town Planning Board of Hillsborough, NC, where he recently completed an award-winning restoration of a 200 year-old home.