Talbot Faulkner Hamlin

• American

Talbot Faulkner Hamlin was a notable American American architect, historian and author whose work helped define mid-20th-century architectural scholarship. His writing ranged widely — books, encyclopedia and dictionary entries, critical essays, reviews, poetry, plays, and fiction — reflecting both technical expertise and literary range. He served as editor of the four?volume Form and Functions of Twentieth Century Architecture, a major survey of modern architectural thought. Hamlin's most influential works include Greek Revival Architecture in America and his biography Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the latter earning him the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. He championed modern architecture in his criticism, highlighting figures such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, and the Russian avant-garde, and helped introduce broader audiences to the intellectual foundations of modern design. - AsNotedIn