Millard Fillmore Hearn, Jr. (born 18 August 1938)[1] is an American architectural and art historian.
[2] He has published extensively on architectural history and theory in the antique, medieval and modern periods.
[3][4][5][6] His most recent work is a book Ideas That Shaped Buildings (2003), notable for its accessibility and breadth of history covered.
[5] In it, Hearn discusses architectural theories and ideals developed by Ruskin, Viollet-le-Duc, Le Corbusier, and the Brutalism movement.
Students are encouraged to compare Hearn's philosophy of architecture with the authors and designers he discusses.