Henry Fernandez

Who is Henry Fernandez?

Henry Dietrich Fernandez was a Senior Lecturer in the Departments of Architecture and Interior Architecture for the Rhode Island School of Design. Fernandez received his BA from the University of California, Berkeley in 1978, his M.Arch from Harvard University in 1982 and his Ph.D. from University of Cambridge in 2003. He served as faculty at Tufts University, University of Cambridge, Harvard’s GSD, and the Warburg Institute in London and joined the RISD Architecture faculty in 1992 and Interior Architecture faculty in 1998. Since that time he taught a variety of architectural history courses. An inveterate traveler, Dr. Fernandez led several Wintersession travel courses and served as coordinator of 2008 RISD’s Summer Studio in Denmark. He was the recipient of numerous grants and awards including a Samuel Kress Research and Teaching Fellowship, RISD Professional Development Fund grant, and a Getty Foundation Grant.