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Mitch Glass is a lecturer at Cornell University, specializing in landscape architecture and city and regional planning. His teaching encompasses graduate and undergraduate studios and workshops, concentrating on the regeneration of urban neighborhoods, particularly in Rust Belt cities. He focuses on community-based planning, environmental justice, green infrastructure strategies, and neighborhood visioning. Glass collaborates with research teams at Cornell on subjects like soil development and bionutrient recycling and leads studios highlighting pre-colonial and Indigenous landscapes in upstate New York, notable for their rich cultural heritage. In addition to his teaching role, he serves as a Faculty Advisor for the ULI Hines Student Urban Design Competition and is actively involved in the City of Ithaca’s Planning and Development Board since 2018. His prior experience includes work in both public and private sectors as a landscape architect and urban designer in major U.S. cities like Philadelphia, Chicago, and Boston.
Cornell University • Ithaca, NY
Teaches graduate and undergraduate studios and workshops focusing on urban regeneration and collaborative planning.
Department of Architecture