Dale Allen Gyure, JD, Ph.D., is a professor in the College of Architecture and Design at Lawrence Technological University, where he teaches courses on the history of architecture. He began teaching at LTU in 2001 after earning his Ph.D. in architectural history from the University of Virginia. Prior to his academic career, he earned a law degree from Indiana University in 1989 and practiced as a trial attorney in Tampa, Florida, for six years. His undergraduate studies were in psychology at Ball State University.

Dr. Gyure has published articles, essays, and book reviews in numerous journals and has presented papers and lectures across the country. His research focuses on American and modern architecture of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with particular attention to the intersections of architecture, education, and society.

»  Education

• M.Arch. History and Ph.D. in Architectural History, University of Virginia, 2001
• JD, Indiana University, 1989
• B.S.  in Psychology, Ball State University, 1984

» Research Interests

• American architecture (19th and 20th centuries)
• Modern architecture
• Architecture and education
• Architecture and society
• Historic preservation

» Publications & Research

• Author of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Florida Southern College (University of Florida Press)
• Author of The Chicago Schoolhouse, 1856–2006: High School Architecture and Educational Reform (Center for American Places/University of Chicago Press)
• Author of Minoru Yamasaki: Humanist Architecture for a Modernist World (Yale University Press)
• Author of The Schoolroom: A Social History of Teaching and Learning (Bloomsbury)

» Professional Experience

• Chair of Architecture, Lawrence Technological University, 2020-2025
• Professor of Architecture, Lawrence Technological University, 2001 – Present
• Trial Attorney, Tampa, Florida (1989–1995)

» Affiliations & Service

• Book Review Editor, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (2016-2029)
• Peer reviewer for architectural history journals, publishers, and the National Park Service
• Board Member, Society of Architectural Historians (2021-2016)
• Board Member, Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy (2011-2017)
• Board Member, Docomomo Michigan
• Member, Michigan State Historic Preservation Review Board (2013-2020)