William Menking is an architectural historian, writer, critic, and curator of architecture and urbanism.  He is professor of architecture, urbanism and city planning at Pratt Institute and has lectured and taught at schools in the United States and Europe.   He has been published in numerous architectural publications, anthologies, and museum catalogues.  He has curated and organized international exhibitions on the visionary British architects Archigram, the Italian radical architect Superstudio, and contemporary English design and he served as Commissioner of the US Pavilion at the 2008 Venice Biennale.  He has participated in various juries including the 2006 and 2008 New York City AIA New Practices, 2007 and 2008 San Francisco AIA Honor Awards, and the 2007 Lumen awards for lighting.