Paul Knox

Distinguished Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Paul Knox is University Distinguished Professor, Dean of the Honors College and former Dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech in the United States. He is a member of the editorial board of seven international journals and has served as Co-Editor of Environment and Planning A, Co-Editor of the Journal of Urban Affairs, and book review editor for Environment & Planning C: Government & Policy. Among his books are Better by Design? Architecture, Urban Planning, and the Good City (2020). Metroburbia: The Anatomy of Greater London (2017). London: Architecture, Building, and Social Change (2015), Atlas of Cities (2014), Palimpsests: Biographies of 50 City Districts (2012), an examination of landmark and exemplar districts of various kinds in Western cities; Cities and Design (2010); Small Town Sustainability (2009); and Metroburbia USA (2008)."