Alexander Garvin

Alexander Garvin is a noted American urban planner, educator, and author. He is currently in private practice at AGA Public Realm Strategists in New York City and is also an adjunct professor at the Yale School of Architecture, where he has taught since 1967. He is widely known for creating the master plan of Atlantas proposed greenbelt park system, the Atlanta BeltLine, devising New York Citys 2012 Olympic Games bid, and overseeing efforts to redevelop lower Manhattan after the September 11th attacks with the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. Garvin has also written a number of books on the subject of planning including The Planning Game Lessons from Great Cities and The American City What Works, What Doesnt. Garvin has also served in a variety of positions in New York City government including director of comprehensive planning.

Garvin was born in New York City to Jacques and Margarita Garvin. In 1962, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Architecture from Yale College and later both a Masters in Architecture and a Masters in Urban Studies from the Yale School of Architecture in 1967. He resides in New York on the citys Upper East Side, where he has lived for most of his life.

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