Martha PollakMartha Pollak is Professor of Architectural History at the University of Illinois in Chicago. A recipient of fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, te Kress Foundation, and the American Academy in Rome, she is the author and editor of several books, including Turin, 1564-1680: Urban Design, Military Culture and the Creation of the Absolutist Capital. Read More Read Less