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Arn Henderson

E-mail Address
ahenderson@ou.edu
Telephone
405-325-3868
Office
500 W. Main
Arn Henderson
Professor Emeritus
Education
Columbia University: M. Architecture, 1964
University of Oklahoma: B.S. Architectural Engineering, 1961
University of Oklahoma: B. Architecture, 1961
Teaching Area
Architectural Design, Seminars on Historic Preservation and Architectural History of the American Southwest
Memberships
AIA, Sigma Tau, Friends of Kebyar, Vernacular Architecture Forum, Oklahoma Historical Society, National Trust for Historic Preservation
Academic and Professional Honors
National Endowment for the Arts, Design Fellowship, 1970
Award for Excellence, 1976 Honors Award, AIA Oklahoma Chapter.
Distinguished Lectureships, University of Oklahoma, 1984 & 1988
Award of Commendation, 1985 Honors Award, AIA Oklahoma Chapter.
Oklahoma Historical Society, Award for Historic Preservation, 1991
Friend of Main Street Award, 1994, Oklahoma Main Street Program.
Fellow, American Institute of Architects, 1996
Registration
Registered Architect: Illinois and Oklahoma
Teaching Experience
University of Oklahoma: Professor of Architecture, 1973-2002
University of Oklahoma: Associate Prof. of Architecture, 1968-1973
University of Illinois: Assistant Prof. of Architecture, 1964-1968
Publications (selected)
Guthrie, A Plan for Historic Preservation, Co-author D. Rosenthal, Norman, OK, 1978, 104pp.
The Point Riders Great Plains Poetry Anthology, Co-editor, Point Riders Press, Norman, 1982
"Architecture in Norman," scriptwriter and narrator, 30 minute color documentary film, 1982. 2nd place award, Community Video Festival, Norman Arts and Humanities Council, 1984.
"Low-Style/High-Style: Oklahoma Architectural Origins and Image Distortion," in The Culture of Oklahoma, H. Stein and R. Hill, Editors, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, 1993.
"Folk Architecture," in Encyclopedia of the American West, four volumes, MacMillan Publishing Co., New York, 1977.
Creative Activities
Architectural projects included in the Japanese journal A+U (1981 & 1985) and the Italian journal Archittetura (1982)
Exhibitions in London, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Wyoming, Arkansas, Kansas, Alabama, Colorado and Texas.