Professor
Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment
John Shapiro is a full-time professor and former Chair of Pratt’s Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment. Prior to this, he spent 25 years as a principal at Phillips Price Shapiro Associates, Inc., one of the region’s leading planning consultancies. John teaches across disciplines, including multi-program studios, thesis work in both the planning and placemaking programs, the economics of placemaking, downtown/"Main Street" revitalization, adaptive reuse of historic structures, zoning and preservation, and implementation tools (regulations, financing, etc.). A former geographer, John's current research focuses on climate change's impact on land use, infrastructure, and community "climigration." He has contributed to books on participatory planning, urban industry preservation, and the future of zoning. During his three decades as a consultant, John worked on a wide variety of plans, from site-specific to regional and from rural to metropolitan. Since joining Pratt, he has consulted on the desegregation of suburban New York and the high-stakes mediation of complex NYC urban redevelopment and policy issues. John is a former president of the Metro NY chapter of the American Planning Association and remains active in civic affairs, including the Regional Plan Association and the Municipal Art Society of NY. He and his work have won over 20 awards, including the national American Planning Association’s first Presidential Award.
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