Richard Ingersoll (1949–2021) earned a Ph.D. in Architectural History at UC Berkeley and taught at Rice University, ETH Zürich, and at Syracuse University in Florence.
He was the author of several books, including World Architecture, A Cross-Cultural History (Oxford University Press, 2013), a revision of Spiro Kostof’s History of Architecture. In his book Sprawltown, Looking for the City on its Edges ( Princeton Architectural Press, 2006; published in Italian as Sprawltown, cercando la città in periferia, Roma, 2004) he proposed the notion of Agricivismo as a means of mitigating the effects of sprawl.
Richard was advisor for my Master's thesis `Tecno-Nature: The case study Waddenzee NL` at Politecnico Di Milano in 2014. Since then, he has been a mentor me in my professional life and a close friend. When I decided to start my own business, he helped me name the office write a manifesto that reflects our shared vision of architecture as a way of life. We both share a passion for travel and a belief that architecture is more than just a job Thank you, Richard.