Thomas "Tom" Spight Hines, Jr. (born 1936 in Oxford) is an American architectural historian and educator.
Hines is Professor Emeritus of History, as well as Architecture and Urban Design, at the University of California, Los Angeles.
His dissertation focused on the architect Daniel Burnham, and was written under the supervision of William L.
[2] Since graduating, Hines has taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he is now Professor Emeritus of History, and has a joint appointment for Architecture and Urban Design, as well.
In addition to Burnham, Hines has also written extensively on the architects Irving Gill, Richard Neutra, and Frank Lloyd Wright.