Dr. Paul Emmons

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

• Patrick and Nancy Lathrop Professor in Architecture

  Chair, PhD Program in Architecture + Design, Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center

  Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, College of Architecture and Urban Studies

  Virginia Tech

BIO

Paul Emmons is a registered architect and the Patrick and Nancy Lathrop Professor of Architecture at Virginia Tech serving as Associate Dean for Graduate Studies for the College of Architecture, Arts and Design. Dr. Emmons is based at the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center of Virginia Tech where he coordinates the PhD program in architecture and design research. He earned a PhD in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania (2003) and MArch from the University of Minnesota (1984). His research on the history and theory of architecture practices focusing on drawing and representation has been presented around the world and is widely published, including his book: Drawing, Imagining, Building (2020).

PH.D. DISSERTATION

The Image of Function: Architectural Diagrams in Handbooks and Normative Practices in the Twentieth Century

RECENT ARTICLES

• Paul Emmons and Berrin Terim, "Material Nature or Perversion: The case of Aluminum," ARQ (Architecture Research Quarterly) 27(1). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1359135523000040.
• Paul Emmons and Mehraneh Davari, “First Build then Draw (and repeat)! Circularity and Measured Drawings,” Charrette, 9(1), (2023), 11-32. https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/2054-6718.
• Paul Emmons, "Architects' Hidden Building Signatures" in Architectures of Hiding, Federica Goffi, Emelie Desrochers-Turgeon and Rana Abughannam (Routledge, forthcoming 2023).
• Paul Emmons, “Greater Horizons: Origins of Remote and Global Architectural Practices” in Remote Practices, Mathew Mindrup, ed. (Lund Humphries, 2022) 29-39.