Paul Emmons
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Paul Emmons is an architect, professor, and author best known for his writings on the history and theory of architectural drawing practices. Currently, at Virginia Tech's Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center (WAAC), Emmons is the Patrick and Nancy Lathrop Professor of Architecture.[1] He also serves as the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies for the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design.[2] Additionally, he chairs the History and Theory track at WAAC of the Ph.D. program in Architecture and Design Research.[citation needed]
Emmons has written a number of books on the history and theory of architectural practices, including Drawing Imagining Building (2020), Ceilings and Dreams (2019), and Confabulations (2018).[1]
Career
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Paul Emmons has constructed a distinguished career in architecture, contributing significantly to both academic and professional spheres. Since 1998, he has been a key figure at Virginia Tech, especially within the WAAC. Emmons assumed leadership of the PhD program founded by Marco Frascari after Frascari departed to head the architecture program at Carleton University. Emmons was named the Patrick and Nancy Lathrop Professor of Architecture.[1] Emmons also organizes international Frascari Symposia to continue developing Frascari’s research agenda.
In addition to teaching and research, Emmons has served as Associate Dean of Graduate Studies since 2018.[2] Among his contributions, Emmons chaired the committee for the creation of the new College of Architecture, Arts, and Design and instituted and organized the college's Research Forum to promote and share faculty research. He also has served as editor and member of editorial boards for journals, including the Journal of Architectural Education, as well as manuscript reviewer, for publishing houses.[3][4]
Before his long-term role at Virginia Tech, Emmons held teaching positions at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Minnesota. Internationally, he was the Haas Visiting Professor at Newcastle University.[5]
Emmons practiced at several architecture firms in Minneapolis from 1983 to 1995. Clients he worked with include leading institutions, such as the Minneapolis Public Library, the Science Museum of Minnesota, and numerous universities including the University of Minnesota, University of Chicago, University of Virginia, University of California, Berkeley, and Yale University.[6]
Since moving full-time into academia, Emmons has continued a small practice of competition entries, residences, and creative works including a collaboration with his sister, artist Carol Emmons. This work has resulted in exhibitions at galleries such as the Philadelphia Art Alliance and has been reviewed and published.[by whom?] The pair were selected to complete a permanent sculptural installation, titled Mneme XXXI: Dwelling in the Plan, at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee's School of Architecture and Urban Planning Building.[7] Emmons has curated several exhibitions featuring other artists and architects at WAAC, both group shows and solo exhibitions of drawings by architects such as Douglas Darden.[citation needed]
Bibliography
[edit]- Emmons, Paul (2019-04-01). Drawing Imagining Building: Embodiment in Architectural Design Practices. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-17952-8.[3]
- Emmons, Paul (2003). The Image of Function: Architectural Diagrams in Handbooks and Normative Practices in the Twentieth Century. University of Pennsylvania.
Books Edited
[edit]- Finishing in Architecture: Polishing, Completing, Ending (Routledge, forthcoming). Co-edited with Marcia Feuerstein and Negar Goljan.
- Ceilings and Dreams: The Architecture of Levity (Routledge, 2019): Co-edited with Federica Goffi and Jodi La Coe.
- Confabulations: Storytelling in Architecture (Routledge, 2018 [softcover], 2017 [hardcover]): Co-edited with Marcia Feuerstein and Carolina Dayer, the book features 226 pages and 59 color plates.
- The Cultural Role of Architecture (Routledge, 2012): Co-edited with John Hendrix and Jane Lomholt, this book is 228 pages long and explores the impact of culture on architectural design.
- ^ a b c "Paul Emmons named Patrick and Nancy Lathrop Professor of Architecture". Virginia Tech. 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ a b "Paul Emmons named CAUS Associate Dean for Graduate Studies". Virginia Tech. 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ a b Foote, Jonathan (2019-12-31). "Paul Emmons. Drawing Imagining Building: Embodiment in Architectural Design Practices. Routledge, 2019". Montreal Architectural Review. 6. ISSN 2368-6952.
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- ^ "2014 yearbook by School of APL, Newcastle University - Issuu". issuu.com. 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ Emmons, Paul; Kulawik, Bernd; Ranogajec, Paul; Ronnes, Hanneke; Leach, Andrew (2019-06-21). "Reviews Spring 2019". Architectural Histories. 7 (1). doi:10.5334/ah.409. hdl:11245.1/74144412-b317-4e95-bdd8-ee0a5c27784b. ISSN 2050-5833.
- ^ "Art @ UWM | Campus Planning and Capital Budget". Retrieved 2024-01-31.