Michael Waters

Vice President

Michael is an architectural historian and an assistant professor in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University. His scholarly research focuses on Italian fifteenth-century architecture and practices of making; the study of antiquity in the Renaissance; and the use and transmission of early modern architectural prints, drawings, and treatises. In 2011, he co-curated the exhibit Variety, Archeology, and Ornament: Renaissance Architectural Prints from Column to Cornice at the University of Virginia Art Museum. A New Haven resident since 2020, he also has a strong interest in American architecture and has published essays on several buildings in Connecticut.