Vincent Scully

A carefully researched biography written with sympathy and style by A. Krista Sykes, allow[ing] all of us to witness the impact of a teacher upon the lives of his students. * Architectural Record * Drawing on interviews she conducted with Scully during his lifetime, unprecedented access to his personal papers, and a deep familiarity with the architectural culture of the 20th century, Sykes treats Scully’s long career with intelligence, compassion, and admirable clarity. * The Architect's Newspaper * Krista Sykes’s carefully-researched book on Vincent Scully beautifully captures his unparalleled ability to ignite the imagination of his students with his eloquence, passion for architecture, and concern with social justice that made his lectures electrifying and his writings a call to action. * Esther da Costa Meyer, Professor Emerita of Architectural History, Princeton University, USA and Visiting Professor at Yale University, USA * The story of an era, Vincent Scully’s biography illuminates our understanding of the state of architecture and cities today. Beloved professor and public intellectual, he was dedicated to initiating the public into the sometime arcane world of architecture and architects. He exerted an unprecedented influence as a historian on the turn of events of his own time, with expansive knowledge and empathy for his subjects, and the conviction that past and present are one. * Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Professor of Architecture, University of Miami, USA * [A] crisply written and highly accessible biography ... while acknowledging Scully’s unique impact, Sykes does not shrink from the complexities of his character and the choices he made that cloud his legacy. * Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians *