Introducing Architectural Theory (PDF)

Korydon Smith is an architecture professor and cofounder of the Community of Excellence in Global Health Equity at the University at Buffalo-The State University of New York, where he has served as department chair and associate dean. Smith holds an EdD in higher education leadership and a professional MArch degree and has taught a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses, as well as study abroad-receiving international recognition for his students' work and seven awards for outstanding teaching. Drawing together expertise in the learning sciences, creative problem-solving, design, and social justice, Smith has conducted collaborative, applied research throughout the Global South. He is the author/editor of eight books-including four with Routledge-garnering two international book awards.

Miguel Guitart is an architect, author, and academic. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Architecture at the University at Buffalo-SUNY, Buffalo, New York. Guitart obtained his PhD in Architecture from ETSAM, Polytechnic University of Madrid, and a professional MArch degree from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University as a JW Fulbright Scholar. His research focuses on the experiential intersections between matter, perception, and memory. Guitart has been awarded by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), the Architecture + Design Program at the New York State Council for the Arts (NYSCA), and the UB Humanities Institute as a Faculty Fellow. He is the author of Behind Architectural Filters: Phenomena of Interference (Routledge, 2022) and editor of Approaching Architecture: Three Fields, One Discipline (Routledge, 2023).