Daniel Campo

Daniel Campo serves as Associate Professor, Chair of the Department of Graduate Built Environment Studies, and Director of the Graduate Program in City and Regional Planning at Morgan State University's School of Architecture and Planning in Baltimore, Maryland. His leadership extends to the Joint MIT-MSU City Planning Initiative and waterfront studies collaboration with the Maryland Port Administration.

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Urban Research, University of Pennsylvania
• Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, City and Regional Planning
• M.U.P., Hunter College of the City University of New York
• B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton

Dr. Campo's research focuses on postindustrial urbanism, examining how communities transform neglected industrial landscapes through DIY interventions and cultural preservation. His work bridges urban planning, historic preservation, public space studies, and cultural landscape theory, with particular emphasis on Rust Belt cities, waterfront redevelopment, and the intersection of art with urban planning. His ethnographic approach reveals how grassroots movements reshape urban environments in economic decline.

His publications demonstrate consistent focus on postindustrial urban transformation, particularly how communities reclaim and reinterpret industrial heritage sites. The research trajectory shows evolution from Brooklyn waterfront studies to broader Rust Belt investigations, increasingly emphasizing community-led preservation tactics and the role of cultural memory in urban regeneration.

• National Endowment for the Humanities Research Fellowship (2010-11)
• Morgan State University Outstanding Researcher Award (2015)
• University Appreciation Award – Research

As Principal Investigator for multiple Maryland Port Administration projects including the Masonville Cove Design study and Climate Change Mapping Project, Dr. Campo leads significant waterfront research initiatives. His Smart Family Foundation grants supported groundbreaking work on postindustrial DIY preservation and Rust Belt icon recovery. He actively mentors students through professional projects and thesis guidance while collaborating with organizations like AIA Baltimore and the North Brooklyn Parks Alliance.

Dr. Campo directs the MIT-MSU Planning Collaborative and leads Morgan's waterfront studies team working with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Studies, focusing on South Baltimore's working waterfront. His Chance Ecologies Public Art Project investigations demonstrate interdisciplinary integration of creative practice with academic research.