Dr. Zimmerman is Associate Professor of Architecture at UM’s Taubman College of
Architecture and Urban Planning, and of History of Art at the College of Literature, Science, and Arts. She received a masters from Harvard and a Ph.D. from the City University of New York. Prof. Zimmerman teaches courses on 19th and 20th century architecture with emphasis on architectural media, Weimar Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom. She is the author of numerous articles and books.

This lecture will discuss architect Albert Kahn’s important role in the “Second Industrial Revolution” of the twentieth century. Touching on themes of mass production, factory design, and architectural history, the lecture assesses Kahn’s influence in the history of the built environment, and his troubled place in architectural history after WWII.

This is the ninth in OLLI’S distinguished lecture series for 2017-18. A variety of topics will be covered. There is one lecture each month, for a total of ten. The next lecture will be on June 12, 2018. The subject is: Stem Cell Therapy for Neurological Diseases: Where Are We Now?