R. Brooks Jeffery, an Associate Dean at the UA College of Architecture & Landscape Architecture, is presenting "Architectural Legacy: Islamic Influences in the American Southwest," on June 20th at 2:00 p.m., as part of Pima Community College's Discovering Southern Arizona series. This free lecture will be held at PCC's Community Campus, 401 Bonita Avenue.
Synopsis: "Evident in ornamentation, architectural forms and urban open spaces of the Spanish Colonial period, the influences of Islamic cultures are still present in the American Southwest."Brooks is also coordinator of CALA's Preservation Studies and an expert on the architects and architecture of southern Arizona. He contributed the content to our website Josias Joesler: An Architectural Eclectic and to sections of Spanish Colonial Mission Church Revival Architecture: St. Philip's In the Foothills Church.He is an excellent speaker and his presentations always get rave reviews.
