Bruno Giberti has three degrees in architecture: a BS from Cal Poly (1980), an MArch from UC Berkeley (1989), and a PhD. (1994), also from UC Berkeley. He worked in architecture and architectural journalism, most notably for the magazine Arts + Architecture, before returning to Cal Poly in 1994 as an architectural historian specializing in topics relating to the US and to the modern period. His book, Designing the Centennial: A History of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, was awarded the Material Culture Award by the University Press of Kentucky and was published in 2002 as the first in the series Material Worlds. He is currently taking the Architectural Registration Exams with the goal of being a California licensed architect.
Articles
Review of Richard Longstreth, The American Department Store Transformed, 1920-1960, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (2012)
Review of Samuel G. White and Elizabeth White's "McKim, Mead & White: The Masterworks" and Kristen Schaffer's "Daniel H. Burnham: Visionary Architect and Planner", Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (2005)
As any undergraduate knows, architectural history is a relentlessly visual subject. It is not impossible,...
Review of Irving Gill and the Architecture of Reform by Thomas S. Hines, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (2003)
In a 1916 essay that was probably his most important written statement, Irving Gill railed...
The Chalet as Archetype: The Bungalow, The Picturesque Tradition and Vernacular Form, Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review (1991)
The history of the Swiss chalet is a history of recycled form. This paper considers...
Review of John A. Walker "Design History and the History of Design" and Peter Dormer "The Meanings of Modern Design", Design Book Review (1991)
The history of design is not a new subject. It has been the theme of...