Brian C. R. Zugay

Brian C. R. Zugay is an Associate Professor at Texas Tech University's Huckabee College of Architecture, where he teaches modernism, American architecture, and skyscraper history. His research bridges architectural design, material culture, and religious institutions, focusing on how denominations shaped church-building standards and design practices.

• Ph.D. and A.M. in History of Art and Architecture, Brown University
• B.A. in Architecture and History, Carnegie Mellon University

Dr. Zugay is a leading authority on religious architecture, particularly 19th-century mail-order church plan industries and grassroots community influences on ecclesiastical design. His current work examines childhood religious philanthropy through architectural model-making and symbolic attachments between children and church buildings.

He has received the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching at both Brown and Texas Tech Universities. Contact: brian.zugay@ttu.edu | Office: Room 505, Huckabee College of Architecture.