APA Sustainable Communities - Excellence in Sustainability Award (Utile, Inc)
Detroit Eastern Market Neighborhood Framework and Stormwater Management Plan : 2020 Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Award, Honorable Mention - Urban Design (Utile, Inc.)
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EDUCATION
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Georgia Institute of Technology / Atlanta, GA 2002 – 2004
Master of City and Regional Planning / Specialization: Urban Design
University of Georgia / Athens, GA 1996 – 2000
Bachelor of Arts in Art History
Presidential Scholar
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
City of Cambridge, MA / Community Development Department Feb.19 – present Senior City Planner
+ Lead interdepartmental coordination, tracking, and implementation of Envision Cambridge, the city’s 10-year comprehensive plan.
+ Manage multi-disciplinary consultant teams, working across City divisions, departments, and the executive office.
+ Lead large community engagement processes, negotiating interests of local stakeholders, residents, and organizations.
+ Direct long range district and area-wide planning studies.
+ Coordinate with City Council on drafting and implementation of city policies.
+ Collaborate and implement innovative climate resilience projects.
Utile, Inc. / Boston, MA
Mar.13 – Feb.19 Associate / Senior Urban Designer and Planner
+ Managed comprehensive projects with a focus on urban design, zoning and land use, and climate change adaptation.
+ Provided senior direction of urban design and planning staff
+ Conducted research initiatives for the urban design and planning studio
+ Directed multi-disciplinary teams for projects in local and national markets
Chan Krieger Sieniewicz | NBBJ / Cambridge, MA
Associate / Urban Designer and Planner
Apr.10 – Mar.13
+ Responsible for project coordination, client interaction, production oversight and staff management
+ Managed large scale infrastructure and urban redevelopment projects in New Haven, CT and Philadelphia, PA
+ Directed university campus planning projects from detailed facility planning to urban design master plans.
+ Authored, prepared and coordinated RFP/RFQs
EDAW | AECOM / Atlanta, GA
Jul.08 – Nov.09 Urban Designer
+ Instrumental in the development of citywide urban design, planning and transit projects in Atlanta, including the regeneration of a former rail line for parks, trails and future transit.
+ Created design guidelines and plan reports for MARTA, (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority and assorted private clients
+ Authored design guidelines for Miami-Dade Comprehensive Plan update
+ Assisted in marketing and proposal writing for design and planning services
Drew Kane, AICP
Urban Planning and Design
AWARDS (CONTINUED)
Envision Cambridge Citywide Plan: 2019 Comprehensive Plan Award, APA Massachusetts Chapter (City of Cambridge)
Boston Coastal Flood Resilience Design Guidelines & Zoning Overlay District: 2019 Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Award - Unbuilt Urban Design (Utile, Inc.)
Boston Coastal Flood Resilience Design Guidelines: 2019 USGBC Massachusetts Chapter’s 2019 Market Leader in Resilience Award (Utile, Inc.)
Malden River Greenway: 2018 Green Infrastructure Award, Congress for the New Urbanism - New England Chapter (Utile, Inc.)
Union Square Neighborhood Plan: 2016 Urbanism Award, Congress for the New Urbanism - New England Chapter (Utile, Inc.)
Union Square Neighborhood Plan: 2015 Comprehensive Planning Award, American Planning Association - Massachusetts Chapter (Utile, Inc.)
The Green Line: 2009 Award of Excellence, Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (the HOK Planning Group)
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology: 2008 Charter Award, Congress for New Urbanism (the HOK Planning Group)
PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING
“Malden River Greenway”, SNEAPA Conference, Fall 2018
“Wooster Square, New Haven: Preserving Neighborhood Character in the TOD Era”, SNEAPA Conference, Fall 2017
“Building on Local Identity”, Zube Lecture Series, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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HOK: the HOK Planning Group / Atlanta, GA Jan.07 – Jul.08
Urban Designer
+ Led design workshops for public, community based projects, as well as private client master plans
+ Primary contact for clients on day-to-day production and project development
+ Worked with city officials and public/private partnerships for urban infill development in Downtown Atlanta
Cooper Carry, Inc. / New York, NY and Atlanta, GA May.04 – Jan.07
Urban Designer
+ Assisted in the design development of large scale master plans for greenfield, grayfield and brownfield projects
+ Created design guidelines and standards for both new towns and redevelopment plans
+ Design and rendering of plans by multiple mediums (hand and digital)
+ Responsible for the creation of graphic design and presentation material
Georgia Museum of Art / Athens, GA
Sept.01 – Aug.02 Curatorial Assistant
+ Reported immediately to the director of the museum and departmental curators
+ Conducted research on permanent collections and exhibitions
+ Contact for artists, galleries and institutions
+ Authored essays for exhibition catalogues
TEACHING & RESEARCH
Boston Architectural College / Boston, MA
Jan.13 – Jul.14 Adjunct Faculty
+ Instructor for urban design studios focusing on corridor development and public space.
Georgia Institute of Technology / Atlanta, Georgia Aug.02 – May.03
Graduate Research Assistant
+ Assisted in land preservation research and programming.
University of Georgia / Cortona, Italy Jun.01– Aug.01 | Jun.03 – Aug.03
Teaching and Program Assistant
+ Teaching assistant for undergraduate and graduate level art history courses Lectured on Italian art, architecture and urban space.
SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) SketchUp, AutoCAD, GIS (ArcMap). Microsoft Office, professional and academic research, technical writing, public speaking and presentation.
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
Urban design, public space, resilience planning, zoning and land use planning, and everyday urbanism LINKS
Drew Kane, AICP
Urban Planning and Design
PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING (CONTINUED)
“Identity as Placemaking”, Mass Development TA Connects Workshop
“Landscape of Contrast: The Integration of Environmental Design and Industrial Development”’ Boston Society of Architects Lecture Series
“Immigrant Communities: Transforming the Strip”, Building Metropolitan Atlanta, Congress for the New Urbanism National Publication
“Learning from Buford Highway Via Las Vegas”, Here Magazine, Vol. 2, 2006.
“Basic Skills You Need for the Long Haul”, Georgia Planning Association
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SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
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City of Cambridge Community Development Department
+ Envision Cambridge Citywide Plan - The 10-year comprehensive plan for housing, urban form, economic development, community well-being, mobility, and open space.
+ Our Cambridge Street - A neighborhood-based plan focused on the preservation of small businesses, creation of new housing, and active public spaces, meanwhile setting the framework for a density-based upzoning.
+ Mass Ave Planning Study - Community-based plan focused on the rezoning of a two mile stretch of the city’s primary corridor, following a policy order set by City Council.
+ CloudHouse Shade Pavilion - A temporary, architecturally innovative pavilion to provide shade in areas with low tree canopy to help mitigate the impacts of Urban Heat Island.
+ Central Square City Lots - A development study evaluating the potential of municpallyowned property disposition for affordable housing and community centered uses,.
+ Citywide Open Space Needs Assessment - An equity-based assessment of the allocation of open space through the lenses of climate change, public health, socio-economic factors and access.
+ Alewife District Plan and Guidelines - A plan for an active industrial area, intending to preserve an industrial economy while accommodating new commercial and residential uses, and public space.
