Dr. Juan Luis Burke has been promoted with tenure to Associate Professor of Architecture by the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. A scholar and practitioner of both architecture and historic preservation, Burke’s teaching and research explore the early modern history and theory of architecture and urbanism in Mexico and its connections with Spain and Italy, with a particular focus on the intersections of architectural form, urban governance, race and the politics of empire.
Burke has collaborated with firms on three continents and played an instrumental role in the preservation of historic sites in his native Puebla, Mexico. His 2021 book, Architecture and Urbanism in Viceregal Mexico, published by Routlege, documents the birth and growth of the Mexican city of Puebla de los Ángeles between the 16th and 18th centuries. A forthcoming book will examine Mexico City’s architectural and urban development during the 18th century. He has taught at institutions across North America and Latin America, including SUNY Alfred and the School of Architecture and Design at the Technological Institute of Monterrey in Mexico.
Burke holds a Ph.D. in the Theory and History of Architecture and a Master of Architecture from McGill University, an M.A. in Museum Studies from the University of Gothenburg, a graduate degree in historic preservation from the University of Alcalá de Henares in Madrid, and a Bachelor of Architecture from the State University of Puebla.
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