Career: Charles C. Bohl is a Research Associate Professor and Director of the Knight Program in Community Building at the University of Miami’s School of Architecture. In his role as Director, Professor Bohl oversees all of the Knight Program’s activities including fellowship seminars and study tours held in cities throughout the United States, an annual symposium, the work of graduate scholars in the Suburb and Town Design Program, and publications sponsored by the Knight Program. Before joining the University of Miami, Professor Bohl taught in the fields of planning and architecture at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and North Carolina State University’s School of Design. He was also a Senior Research Associate at UNC’s Center for Urban and Regional Studies where he established an interdisciplinary research programme on Smart Growth and the New Economy, and served as Senior Fellow for the Weiss Urban Livability Program at the University of North Carolina. Professor Bohl has published across disciplines with funding from the Fannie Mae Foundation, the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, the Urban Land Institute, and the North Carolina Department of Social Services and Department of Community Affairs. Professor Bohl also consults in the fields of planning and urban design, and most recently worked with Duany Plater-Zyberk on the Downtown Fort Myers Plan which was adopted by the City Council in 2002. Prior to launching his academic career, Professor Bohl worked as an economic developer for a major utility company in upstate New York. He is co-editor of the Journal of Urbanism (see url below).

Publications include: Place Making: Developing Town Centers, Main Streets, and Urban Villages 2002; numerous articles in professional journals

Contact details: Address: Knight Program in Community Building, University of Miami School of Architecture, PO Box 249178, Coral Gables, FL 33124-5010, USA; Tel: +1 305-284-4420; Fax: +1 305-284-4426; Email: knight@arc.miami.edu ; Website: http://www.arc.miami.edu/knight/ ; Website: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/17549175.asp/ .