My research on the Cathedral of Mogadishu was just featured in Geeska! In this interview, we explore how a medieval Sicilian cathedral inspired this Fascist-era monument, the hidden labor that built it, and the myth of “peaceful conquest” that its design embodied: www.geeska.com/en/claire-di...

In celebration of the @sah1365.bsky.social's fifth annual virtual conference, we've removed the paywall from the current issue of the "Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians." Access it here: online.ucpress.edu/jsah/issue/8... #SAHVirtual2025

This is excellent research by Claire Dillon and great reading. A fine example of medievalism and modern colonialism between Cefalú, Sicily; Rome; and Mogadishu online.ucpress.edu/jsah/article...

My article about the Cathedral of Mogadishu is free to read and download until October 22: online.ucpress.edu/jsah/article... In this first comprehensive study of the monument, I argue that its neomedieval design conveys a coercive message of coexistence between the colonizer and the colonized.

You can read about my time at the American Academy in Rome in this recent interview, which covers everything from medieval silk to the archives of modern missionaries, and the connections that are formed when living among designers, makers, and artists. www.aarome.org/news/feature...