Steven J. Stainbrook
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Planning

Steven Stainbrook, AICP, an alumnus of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, brings 10 years of diverse design and planning experience to his position as an Associate Principal and Urban Designer for Kise Straw Kolodner. Joint studies at the Kennedy School of Government have provided him with an acute awareness of the powers of public policy and market forces in strengthening our urban centers and reshaping our suburban environments.

Trained both as an architect and urban designer, he is readily able to meld issues between a city and building scale. His experience in large scale planning along with his background in programming provides a broad reservoir of knowledge. His recent projects include working with the Economic Development Corporation on the Far Rockaway Redevelopment Plan, New York, NY; a Strategic Space Plan for Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; and a new arts center for Texas State University, San Marcos. Among the projects from his extensive previous professional experience are the Columbus College of Art and Design Master Plan, Columbus, OH; the New Haven Arts and Entertainment Master Plan, New Haven, CT. Midtown West Development Framework Olympic Square Master Plan, Manhattan, NY; Huai Rou Riverfront New Town Master Plan for 60,000, Beijing, China; Glenside Transit Center, Glenside PA; and 9th Square Master Plan & Arts District, New Haven, CT.

Mr. Stainbrook is a member of the American Planning Association, an Associate Member of the American Institute of Architects, and was recently appointed to New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service as an Adjunct Professor of Planning where he teaches an urban design course to graduate level students. His students are currently working on a plan for reshaping Gansevoort Plaza at Greenwich and Little West 12th Streets in the Meatpacking District. He holds a Masters of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard, a Bachelor of Architecture and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design from Ball State University, Muncie, IN.