Philip Morris
Philip A. Morris (born c. 1940 in Kansas City, Missouri; died September 14, 2017 in Birmingham) was the editor of Southern Living and editor-at-large with Southern Progress Corporation. He was also an architectural historian and critic and was deeply involved in preservation and urban design issues in Birmingham.
Morris received a degree in English literature from Rockhurst College in Kansas City, and was a Loeb Fellow at Harvard Graduate School of Design. He became editor of Southern Living in 1976, and was named editor-at-Large for the parent company Southern Progress Corporation in 1991, a position he held until his retirement in 2000.
Morris authored several books on architecture and historic buildings, and was an activist for historic preservation. He volunteered with design teams working on Vulcan Park, Railroad Park, the City Center, Mountain Brook's villages and other projects. He also initiated the creation of the Birmingham Architecture & Design Collection at the Birmingham Public Library archives.
References
- Tomberlin, Michael (January 23, 2011) "Philip Morris, architectural activist and historic preservationist." The Birmingham News
- "Groundbreakers" (December 2013) Birmingham magazine