Patrick L. Lucas

Patrick Lee Lucas, Associate Professor of Interior Architecture at the University of North Carolina Greensboro – Ph.D. American Studies, Michigan State University (2002), M.S. Interior Design, University of Kentucky (1998), B.Arch. University of Cincinnati (1988). He is the recipient of a number of grants relating to the preparation of a manuscript entitled “Athens on the Frontier: Grecian Style Architecture in the Valley of the West, 1820-1860.” His current work includes the development of a book manuscript on the architect Edward Loewenstein and the mid-century modern design aesthetic. Active in history, American studies, and design organizations, Lucas has given numerous papers at conferences throughout the United States and abroad. He has published in several journals and his work will appear in the premiere issue of Interiors: Design, Architecture, and Culture. An award-winning instructor at UNCG and MSU, Lucas teaches the two-course history and theory of design sequence as well as design studio at all levels of the Interior Architecture program. In 2009-2010, Lucas served as the Chancellor's Fellow to the Lloyd International Honors College where he taught material and visual analysis to honors students across the campus. In 2010-2011, Lucas was named the Faculty Fellow to the Office of Leadership and Service-Learning. Under this fellowship, he studies the impact of community engagement on the department.