# About the Author **Paul Knight**, AICP, is a senior planner and architectural designer at Historical Concepts, an architecture and planning firm in Atlanta and New York. He also serves as the Director of Research at the Doug Allen Institute where he conducts research linking the history of urban form to contemporary planning issues. He received M.Arch and MCRP degrees from Georgia Tech in 2011. **The Douglas C. Allen Institute for the Study of Cities** The Doug Allen Institute is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization sharing the lessons of history and principles of good urbanism with students and professionals. With a focus on public education, the Institute seeks to make our increasingly urbanized world a better place to live. To learn more or to donate, please visit *www.DougAllenInstitute.org.* **Doug Allen** Douglas C. Allen, FASLA, beloved professor and visionary landscape architect, died on October 26, 2014, from brain cancer. Doug graduated in 1970 from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and from Harvard University in 1976 with a Master of Landscape Architecture. In 1977, he began a 37-year teaching career in the College of Architecture at Georgia Tech, except for the 1987-1988 year as visiting professor of landscape architecture at Harvard University. Doug made seminal contributions to the field of landscape architecture, particularly to the study of cities and the urban landscape. He published, served on juries, and lectured widely at universities all over the United States. He served for several years on the editorial board of Places Journal, co-founded Georgia Tech’s study abroad program in Italy, was honored by election to the Council of Fellows of the American Society of Landscape Architects (FASLA), and was awarded the ANAK Award in 2006 which is bestowed annually by a Georgia Tech secret society to a single professor for contributions to the students of the Institute. Perhaps Doug's greatest influence was through his legendary course *The History of Urban Form* which was taught annually at Georgia Tech. As a testament to his intellect and engaging teaching style, his course was voted by students as the most popular elective on the entire Georgia Tech campus.