Jonathan Hale is an architect and Emeritus Professor of Architectural Theory in the Department of Architecture and Built Environment at the University of Nottingham, UK, where he was Head of the Architecture, Culture and Tectonics research group. His research interests include architectural theory and criticism, phenomenology and the philosophy of technology, the relationship between architecture and the body, and museums and architectural exhibitions. He is the author of Building Ideas: An Introduction to Architectural Theory and Merleau-Ponty for Architects, as well as co-editor of Museum Making: Narratives, Architectures, Exhibitions, The Future of Museum and Gallery Design, Housing and the City, and Rethinking Technology: A Reader in Architectural Theory. He has obtained research grants from the EPSRC, the Leverhulme Trust, the British Academy, and the Arts Council. He is a founder and steering group member of the Architectural Humanities Research Association (AHRA), and he has supervised around thirty PhD students in completing their studies.