The Dissertation : A Guide for Architecture Students

Iain Borden is an architectural historian and urban commentator. He is currently Vice-Dean for Communications at The Bartlett, University College London (UCL), UK, where he is also Professor of Architecture and Urban Culture. He graduated from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1985 and went on to complete a masters degree at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA, and another masters degree and a PhD at UCL. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Katerina Rüedi Ray is Director Emerita of the School of Art at Bowling Green State University, USA. From 1996 to 2002 she was the Director of the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. She studied architecture at the Architectural Association in London, and has a masters and a doctoral degree in architecture from the University of London. She taught architectural design and theory in the UK at the Architectural Association, The Bartlett and Kingston University before taking up her positions in America.