Gray Read

Gray Read teaches history, theory, and sustainable design in the School of Architecture at Florida International University. She holds a PhD from University of Pennsylvania and is a licensed architect. She has written two books on historical urbanism, focusing on human scale and the theatrical nature of public spaces, design qualities that can contribute to more sustainable cities. Recently she led a group of students in visualizing the history of the main street of Black Coconut Grove when it was the lively center of the community