Richard L. Thornton

Author: Richard L. Thornton

I am a Registered Architect, City Planner and expert on indigenous American architecture/communities/languages. While a student at Georgia Tech, I received a fellowship to study Mesoamerican architecture and urbanism in Mexico as a guest of the UNAH! The research syllabus included on-site studies of all major town sites and many minor ones. My fellowship coordinator was Dr. Román Piña Chán - an extraordinary experience. I have returned to Mexico several times since then and also visited Native American sites all over North America. I am an Eastern Creek Indian with also substantial Uchee and Sammi heritage. I worked for five years as a consultant to the Muscogee-Creek Nation in Oklahoma. I was also the Architect of the Trail of Tears Memorial at Council Oak Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma. My current research work involves the utilizes technical skills of an architect and city planner in the identification and computer modeling of ancient architecture and landscapes.