Author Peter Christensen, The Conversation

Peter Christensen, The Conversation

Peter Christensen is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Rochester. His specialization is modern architectural and environmental history, particularly of Germany, Central Europe and the Middle East. His theoretical interests center on issues of geopolitics and multiculturalism. He also maintains a strong interest in infrastructure and its history. He explores critical applications of the digital humanities in his research and teaching which includes a major research project entitled Architectural Biometrics. He is the author of the book, Germany and the Ottoman Railway Network: Art, Empire, and Infrastructure (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017).

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Peter Christensen, The Conversation

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Author Peter Christensen, The Conversation

Peter Christensen, The Conversation

I Run ‘Facial Recognition’ on Buildings to Unlock Architectural Secrets