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Robert Proctor

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1966
Religious Tourism and SpacesHistorical and Architectural StudiesArchitecture, Modernity, and DesignArchitecture and Art History StudiesHistorical Architecture and Urbanism

Publications

101

Citations

903

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

59

Publishing since 1966

Research summary
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Robert Proctor studies the history of modern architecture, with particular attention to religious buildings such as Roman Catholic churches and pilgrimage sites in Britain and Ireland, as well as civic architecture and welfare-state buildings. Some recent work also touches on psychology topics like attention, design, and theoretical frameworks in psychology, suggesting an interest connecting design studies with psychological perspectives. This research would suit students interested in architectural history, religious spaces, and the built environment of the twentieth century.

Modern religious architectureRoman Catholic church design in Britain and IrelandPilgrimage sites and sacred spaceCivic and welfare-state architecture historyPsychology of design and attention

Publication output shows an irregular pattern over the last decade, with a peak in 2018, a gap from 2020–2022, and only occasional output since, averaging less than one publication per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 5 publications5182019: 3 publications192021222023: 3 publications232024: 1 publication242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Architectural History×2
  • The American Journal of Psychology×2
  • Journal of Historical Geography×1
  • Material Religion×1
  • Theory & Psychology×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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