Hilary Lewis is an expert on architecture, urban planning and real estate development who has produced books, articles and other media. Trained in public policy, urban planning and history of architecture, she is well equipped to examine and comment on the challenges confronting the 21st-century city as an author, lecturer and consultant.

Lewis has collaborated with leading figures of the building industry. With eminent architect Philip Johnson, Lewis has written two books, multiple articles and produced a short film. Additionally, Johnson spent 5 years with Lewis recording his memoirs and ideas on architecture – material that will be used for multiple publications. She has also served as a consultant to Hines, the international real estate firm headed by Gerald D. Hines and known for its dedication to design excellence in commercial development.

Her current projects include THINK New York:  A Ground Zero Diary, a book on the rebuilding at Ground Zero, produced with Rafael Viñoly Architects and expected from Images Publishing in spring 2006.  She has also begun work on an illustrated volume that will examine the historic architecture and urbanism of Iraq  and a third volume on Johnson, both for The Monacelli Press.

She is a founding member of the editorial board and a contributing editor at two new publications launched in 2003 and 2004, HOME Fort Lauderdale and HOME Miami, both dedicated to exploring new ideas about architecture, real estate and design in Florida. She is also a contributor to The Architect’s Newspaper and has published in Harvard Design Magazine and Landscape Architecture.

In addition to research, consulting and writing, Lewis is a skilled public speaker. Her talents in this area were developed over a ten-year period of teaching, first at MIT, then at Harvard. She is available for speaking engagements on a wide-range of topics including real estate development, Florida’s new architecture, various periods of architectural history and the future of Lower Manhattan. Please send requests to info@hilarylewis.com.