Douglas C. Allen, of Atlanta, on Oct. 26. Allen was a beloved professor in the College of Architecture and a visionary landscape architect who left a lasting legacy in his field. Allen held an illustrious 37-year career at Georgia Tech. In addition to teaching architecture, he served five years as the College of Architecture’s associate dean for academic affairs, a year as interim dean and another three years as senior associate dean. After retiring in 2011, he decided to return to the classroom to do what he loved most, and began teaching on a part-time basis. Throughout his career, Allen made seminal contributions to the field of landscape architecture, particularly to the study of cities and the urban landscape. In 2013, he was honored by election to the Council of Fellows of the American Society of Landscape Architects. At Tech, Allen co-founded the Institute’s popular study abroad program in Italy, which he led for more than 20 years. Students and colleagues have honored Allen in many ways over the decades. One of his proudest moments was winning the ANAK Award in 2006, bestowed annually by the Tech secret society to a single professor for contributions to the students body. An endowed lecture series at Tech, the Douglas C. Allen Lecture, invites renowned landscape architects and architects from around the world to lecture at the College of Architecture. In addition to his prolific academic career, Allen practiced landscape architecture for more than 40 years. He designed and planned commercial, residential and institutional projects for clients as close as Smyrna, Ga. and as far away as the West Bank in Israel. Allen was also a loving and devoted family man-— a husband, father and grandfather. Though his life was cut short by brain cancer, Glioblastoma multiforme did not conquer his view of a life well lived.
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