Jon Lang is an international consultant on architecture and urban design and is an emeritus professor of architecture at the University of New South Wales. Jon was educated in India, England, South Africa, and the USA. He was formerly a director of ERG, Inc., in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and headed the joint MArch/MCP program at the University of Pennsylvania. He has served as a juror, including as chief juror, on international architectural competitions. He has authored books on architectural and urban design theory and practice and modern architecture in India. In 2010, he received the Reed and Malik Medal from the Institution of Civil Engineers in London.