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Phillip James Dodd is a bestselling author, award winning architect, and international speaker. He has been described by Julian Fellowes as “the leading expert on the architecture of The Gild Age”. Phillip takes his audiences on an entertaining tour though some of the most magnificent buildings ever constructed in this country, while also talking about the famous men and women who designed and commissioned them. Astor, Carnegie, Frick, Morgan, and Vanderbilt – names that still reek of money. From robber barons and social grandames to literary luminaries and circus impresarios; from selfless acts of generosity and philanthropy to family feuds, sham weddings, tragedy on board the RMS Titanic, and accusations of murder - all taken from an era that Mark Twain famously named The Gilded Age. Phillip has presented extensively throughout the United States on the subject and has appeared on C-Span and their American History TV series. In 2023 he gave the prestigious John G. Winslow Presentation from inside the great hall of The Breakers for the Historic Preservation Society of Newport County and was engaged by Cunard as one of their Guest Insight Program Speakers - where each year he gives a series of talks onboard The Queen Mary 2. He was invited to speak at The University Club on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the opening of their Charles McKim designed clubhouse; and at a similar event to celebrate the anniversary of the New York Yacht Club designed by Charles Warren 1901. He has talked at corporate retreats, such as the Chief Executives Organization at their Global Leaders Forum held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York. Born and raised in the United Kingdom, Phillip is an alumnus of the Prince of Wales’ Institute of Architecture in London. He moved to America more than twenty years ago, and after training with some of the most recognized classical architecture firms in the country founded his eponymous design firm. Phillip’s designs can be found in New York, Greenwich, The Hudson Valley, Palm Beach, and as far as away as Bangalore, India. He is the recipient of the Elizabeth L. and John H. Schuler Architectural Award, as well as the Addison Mizner Award for Excellence in Classical and Traditional Architectural Design. Phillip has a master’s in architecture from the University of Notre Dame, and an undergraduate Degree in Architecture from the Manchester School of Architecture. He is a Fellow Emeritus of The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. In 2013 Phillip was elected by his peers as an Honorary Fellow of the INTBAU College of Traditional Practitioners, an invited international body for practitioners in traditional architecture, under the auspices of the former Prince of Wales (now King Charles III). Phillip is the author of several best-selling books, the most recent of which was An American Renaissance: Beaux-Arts Architecture on New York City (2021) – which includes a foreword by the afore-mentioned Julian Fellowes (the acclaimed creator of Downton Abbey and the HBO series The Gilded Age). He has been featured in Architectural Digest, The Associated Press, The New Criterion and World of Interiors. He is currently working on a new book with Julian Fellowes and photographer Jonathan Wallen, due to be released in September 2027, on the Mansions of The Gilded Age.