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Michael Abrahamson is an Assistant Professor at the School of Architecture, University of Utah, specializing in 20th-century architectural history and criticism. His research bridges business and labor history with cultural studies, focusing on the tension between individual authorship and collective labor in architectural practice.
- Education: PhD in Architecture History and Theory (University of Michigan, 2019), M.Arch (Ohio State University), B.Arch (Kent State University, 2007).
His work interrogates the materiality of buildings, master planning, and organized labor's architectural legacy, as seen in projects like The Introspective Professional: Practicing Architecture Between Genius and Bureaucracy and Solidarity Houses: Architecture and Organized Labor in the US, 1865–1970.
Michael’s peer-reviewed articles span topics such as Albert Kahn’s General Motors Building, Cold War authorship ideologies, and the labor dynamics of Gunnar Birkerts and Associates. His awards include the Society of Architectural Historians’ Founders Award (2020).
- Grants: Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts (2021); Utah Museum of Fine Arts/Marriott Library (2021).
- Professional Activities: Salt Lake City Historic Landmark Commission (2021–present).
