Doug Farr

Doug Farr is an Adjunct Lecturer at the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, specializing in Urban Planning and Policy. He is the president of Farr Associates and a prominent author of influential works such as Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature (2007) and Sustainable Nation: Urban Design Patterns for the Future (2018). Farr holds a degree in architecture from the University of Michigan and Columbia University.

• Education: Architecture, University of Michigan; Architecture, Columbia University

His research and professional work focus on sustainable urbanism and innovative urban design strategies that integrate ecological principles into city planning. Farr’s contributions have been recognized by Planetizen readers, who named him among the 100 most influential urbanists of all time in 2017.