Allan Jacobs
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Allan B. Jacobs is an urban designer, renowned for his publications and research on urban design
. His well-known paper "Towards an Urban Design Manifesto", written with Donald Appleyard
, describes how cities should be laid out.
Prior to teaching at Berkeley, Professor Jacobs taught at the University of Pennsylvania
, and worked on planning projects in the City of Pittsburgh and for the Ford Foundation
in Calcutta, India, and spent eight years as Director of the San Francisco Department of City Planning. Honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Berkeley Citation, and the Kevin Lynch Award from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Jacobs taught in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley
from 1975 until 2001, teaching courses in city planning and urban design and serving twice as the department's chair. He is currently a Professor emeritus. He is currently a consultant in city planning and urban design with projects in California, Oregon, and Brazil, among others.
of Architecture
, cum laude, from Miami University
and a Master
of City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania
in 1954. He then attended the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
From 1954 to 1955, Jacobs was studying City Planning as a Fulbright Scholar at University College in London.
Jacobs is currently married to one of his former students at the University of California, Elizabeth Macdonald.
Urban design
Urban design concerns the arrangement, appearance and functionality of towns and cities, and in particular the shaping and uses of urban public space. It has traditionally been regarded as a disciplinary subset of urban planning, landscape architecture, or architecture and in more recent times has...
. His well-known paper "Towards an Urban Design Manifesto", written with Donald Appleyard
Donald Appleyard
Donald Appleyard was an urban designer and theorist, teaching at the University of California, Berkeley.Born in England, Appleyard studied first architecture, and later urban planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After graduation he taught at MIT for six years,and later at Berkley...
, describes how cities should be laid out.
Prior to teaching at Berkeley, Professor Jacobs taught at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, and worked on planning projects in the City of Pittsburgh and for the Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
in Calcutta, India, and spent eight years as Director of the San Francisco Department of City Planning. Honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Berkeley Citation, and the Kevin Lynch Award from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Jacobs taught in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
from 1975 until 2001, teaching courses in city planning and urban design and serving twice as the department's chair. He is currently a Professor emeritus. He is currently a consultant in city planning and urban design with projects in California, Oregon, and Brazil, among others.
Education
Jacobs earned a BachelorBachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
of Architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
, cum laude, from Miami University
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
and a Master
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
of City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
in 1954. He then attended the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
From 1954 to 1955, Jacobs was studying City Planning as a Fulbright Scholar at University College in London.
Jacobs is currently married to one of his former students at the University of California, Elizabeth Macdonald.
Notable works
- The Boulevard Book (2003)- with Elizabeth MacDonald and Yodan Rofe
- Great StreetsGreat streets"Great Streets" refer to those select streets worldwide that function as gathering places for residents of their host communities, and attractive must-visit destinations for visitors.-Examples of Great Streets:* Avenue de Champs-Élysées...
(1995) - Looking at Cities (1985)
- Making City Planning Work (1980)
- The Urban DesignUrban designUrban design concerns the arrangement, appearance and functionality of towns and cities, and in particular the shaping and uses of urban public space. It has traditionally been regarded as a disciplinary subset of urban planning, landscape architecture, or architecture and in more recent times has...
Element of the San Francisco General PlanGeneral planA general plan is the policy of acceptable land uses in each jurisdiction. Each city and county adopts and updates their General Plan to guide the growth and land development of their community, for both the current period and the long term... - "Toward an Urban Design Manifesto" - Working Paper
Honors
- Kevin Lynch Award, presented at MIT's "Imaging the City" symposium, 1999.
- AIA Excellence in Education Award, California Chapter, 1994
- Resident in Architecture, American Academy in Rome, 1996
- Guggenheim FellowshipGuggenheim FellowshipGuggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
, 1982 - Fulbright Scholar
External links
- College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley.
- Barry, Sean. "Speakers Envision Downtown's Future", The Daily Californian, January 19, 2006.