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Elwin C. Robison

Elwin C. Robison received a BS in Civil Engineering from Brigham Young University and a MA and PhD in Architectural History from Cornell University. He is a professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State University and is a professional engineer. Dr. Robison consults in historic building restoration and conservation. He is a coauthor of Architectural Technology up to the Scientific Revolution (MIT Press, 1993), and author of The First Mormon Temple: Design, Construction, and Historic Context of the Kirtland Temple (BYU Press, 1997).