Dr. Jonathan Kline

Biography

Jonathan Kline is a Professor of Practice at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Architecture. With a decade of teaching and research at CMU, he has explored the future of cities and mentored generations of students. Since 2002, Jonathan has taught upper-level undergraduate urban design studios, building upon the public interest design legacy established by David Lewis in the 1960s. He is a core faculty member of the Master of Urban Design program and was instrumental in launching and shaping its curriculum. His recent studio courses have focused on global cities, with travel to the Middle East, Africa, and Europe for graduate and undergraduate urban design studios. Alongside teaching, Jonathan has engaged in numerous research projects with the Remaking Cities Institute and is the principal founder of Studio for Spatial Practice, an innovative and award-winning design firm that integrates architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, and art. His professional work includes mixed-use developments and revitalizing urban neighborhoods, enhanced by creative approaches to urban mobility for the twenty-first century. Jonathan’s work has earned numerous accolades and has been featured in exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale Architettura and the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. He is also trained as an artist, creating paintings and drawings that visualize the changing spatial and social networks within cities.

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