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Jonathan Barnett, American urban planner, educator, architect. Recipient Dale prize, California Polytech. Institute, 2007, Athena medal, Congress New Urbanism, 2007.

Background

Barnett, Jonathan was born on January 6, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of David and Josephine Barnett.

Education

Bachelor magna cum laude, Yale University, 1958. Master of Architecture, Yale University, 1963. Master of Arts Mellon fellow, University Cambridge, England, 1960.

Career

Designer, Haines, Lundberg & Waehler, Archts., New York City, 1963, 64; associate editor, Architectural Record, New York City, 1964-1967; consultant, New City Exhibition at Museum Modern Art, 1966, 67; principal urban designer, New York City Planning Department, 1967-1968; director urban design group, New York City Planning Department, 1969-1971; professor, director graduate program in urban design, City College of New York, 1971-1998; professor of city and regional planning, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1998. Visiting professor University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1981. William Henry Bishop professor Yale University, 1983.

Kea distinguished visiting professor U. Maryland., 1988, 89. Sam Gibbons eminent scholar U. South Florida, 1991-1994. Planning consultant, since 1971.

Consultant American Institute of Architects, South Street Seaport Museum, National Park Svc., Louisville, Kansas City, Cleveland, Charleston, South Carolina., Norfolk, Virginia, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, Sioux City, Iowa, Wildwood, Missouri, New York City, Miami, Florida, Brookfield, Wisconsin, also others. Lecturer in field; member visiting committee Harvard University Graduate School Design, 1976-1981, Yale University School Architecture, 1974-1980, University of California at Los Angeles, 1990.

Achievements

  • Jonathan Barnett has been listed as a notable Architect, city planner by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

All works

Membership

Member of advisory board Environment and Behavior, 1968-1978. Board directors District of Columbia Preservation League, since 1996. Member Committee of 100 on Federal City.

Fellow American Institute of Architects. Member American Institute Certified Planners, Archl. League New York (vice president 1968-1970, director 1975-1998, president 1977-1981), Municipal Art Society (board directors 1970-1978, 81-86), Institute for Urban Design (board directors since 1989), Berzelius Society, New York Landmark Conservancy (board directors 1972-1997), Congress New Urbanism(board directors since 1995), Yale Club, Century Association, Elizabethan Club of Yale.

Connections

Married Nory Miller, March 19, 1983.

Father:
David Barnett

Mother:
Josephine Barnett

Spouse:
Nory Miller