Background
Barrie, Thomas was born on April 10, 1955 in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Carl Ephramson and Eleanor Colwell Barrie.
(Architecture has always been more than mere shelter--it e...)
Architecture has always been more than mere shelter--it expresses some of the most fundamental and universal aspects of human existence. Through an in-depth survey of religious buildings and sacred sites around the world--from Japanese Zen temples to the Stonehenge-like structures of England--the author shows how sacred architecture symbolizes and recapitulates the spiritual quest.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1570620059/?tag=2022091-20
architect writer architecture educator
Barrie, Thomas was born on April 10, 1955 in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Carl Ephramson and Eleanor Colwell Barrie.
Bachelor in English, University North Carolina, 1978. Master of Architecture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1981. Master of Philosophy in Architectural History-Theory, University Manchester, England.
Teaching assistant Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1979-1981. With Architectural Resources Cambridge Inc., 1980, Huygens and DiMella Inc., Boston, 1981-1983, Payette Associates, Inc., Boston, 1983-1987. Owner Thomas Barrie Architects, 1987-1990, Royal Oak, Michigan, since 1993.
Visiting lecturer Manchester Metropolitan University, England, 1990-1991, University Manchester, England, 1991-1992. Associate professor Lawrence Technology University, since 1993. Coordinator The Detroit Studio, Lawrence Technology University, since 1999, co-coordinator Junior Year Integrated Design Studios, since 1994.
Adjunct professor Roger Williams University, 1987-1990, 93. Co-director Oasis Studio Inc., Boston, 1988-1990, director lecture series, 1984-1987. Juror Syracuse University Thesis Superjury, 1999.
Guest lecturer Wayne State University, 1997, University Detroit Mercy, 1997. Guest critic University Manitoba, Canada, 1997, University Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1997, University Arkansas, 1997, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom, 1994, 97, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987-1990, Rhode Island School of Design, 1990, Wentworth Institute of Technology, 1990, Boston Architectural Center, 1989-1990. Plenary speaker University Cincinnati, 1997.
Presenter numerous conference papers, lecture series.
(Architecture has always been more than mere shelter--it e...)
Member housing concerns committee Old South Church, Boston, 1989-1990. Member American Institute of Architects, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (cert)., ACSA (director east central region since 1998, faculty councilor 1996-1998, nominations committee, publications committee architecture in society committee, session co-chair, moderator annual meeting 2000), Downtown Royal Oak Association.
Married Lisa Grele, November 7, 1987. Children: Ian Harris, Simon Colwell.