Joseph M. Siry is a leading American

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and professor in the Department of Art and Art History at

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. Siry's publications have focused particularly on the architecture of

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and the

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. Siry received his education at

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(B.A.), the

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( M.Arch.), and the

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(Ph.D.). Siry's book, ''The Chicago

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: Adler and Sullivan's Architecture and the City'' received the

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of the

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in 2003. He is a member of the

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Books

* Siry, Joseph M., ''Carson Pirie Scott: Louis Sullivan and the Chicago Department Store'',

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, Chicago and London 1988, * Siry, Joseph M., ''The Chicago Auditorium Building: Adler and Sullivan's Architecture and the City'',

, Chicago and London 2002, * Siry, Joseph M., ''Unity Temple: Frank Lloyd Wright and Architecture for Liberal Religion'', Cambridge University Press, London and New York 1998, * Siry, Joseph M., ''Beth Sholom Synagogue: Frank Lloyd Wright and Modern Religious Architecture'',

, Chicago and London 2012,

References

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