Thomas Morton

Architecture, especially its history, is Thomas Morton’s passion. Educated as an art and architectural historian in the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of the History of Art, and trained as a field archaeologist with projects in North Africa and Italy, he examines many aspects of Roman architecture and urbanism in his scholarship. He frequently presents his research at professional meetings and universities and for organizations in North America, Europe, and North Africa. His teaching experience is much broader; he has taught the history of architecture and urbanism from prehistory to the present day from a global perspective.

Prior to joining the faculty at Pitt, Morton taught in the Architecture Program at Arizona State University, in the Art Department at Swarthmore College, and in the Growth and Structure of Cities Department at Bryn Mawr College. Morton also served in the Division of Education at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Morton has an active commitment to service, both at the local and national levels. He served two terms as the national Vice President for Societies of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) and was a five-term president of the Central Arizona Society of the Archaeological Institute. As the Vice President for Societies, he oversaw 117 local societies and represented them on the Institute’s Executive Committee and Governing Board. Before relocating to Pittsburgh, he was on the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Society of the Archaeological Institute.