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Jeffrey M. Chusid is an Associate Professor in Cornell University's Department of City and Regional Planning within the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning. With expertise spanning historic preservation, modernist architecture, and sustainable development, he has consulted on conservation projects across India, China, Ukraine, Fiji, and the United States. Previously serving as Department Chair from 2017-2021, Chusid maintains active research and teaching roles including co-leading Cornell's Rome planning workshop.
- A.B. in Environmental Design, University of California-Berkeley (1978)
- M.Arch., University of California-Berkeley (1982)
Chusid's research focuses on the intersection of historic preservation with contemporary urban challenges, particularly examining how cultural exchange shapes the built environment in contested territories. His work explores modernist architecture conservation in India, historic cements, and sustainable development approaches that honor cultural heritage while addressing current needs. He emphasizes that preservation must consider multiple disciplinary perspectives to capture a site's full significance beyond physical form.
His publications reveal a consistent thread connecting architectural history with contemporary planning challenges, particularly examining how preservation can serve sustainability goals and how cultural narratives shape urban spaces. Chusid's work demonstrates how historical understanding informs contemporary planning practice, especially regarding immigrant communities and contested heritage sites.
- Clarence Stein Institute Grant for Research in India (2009)
- Distinguished Teaching Award, Cornell (2006)
- Outstanding Studio Teaching Award, University of Texas (2000)
Chusid has advised numerous graduate students including Harman Singh Dhodi and Matthew Reyes (M.R.P. '21), and currently co-teaches innovative courses such as 'Queer Space / Queering Space' examining how LGBTQ+ communities transform physical and conceptual spaces. His consulting work spans public policy development for Shanghai, Sevastopol, Levuka, and Bastrop, plus preservation projects for institutions including the Huntington and Hearst Castle.
Currently collaborating with Cornell Library to catalog Joseph Allen Stein's archive, Chusid is writing a book on Stein's architectural legacy while leading interdisciplinary projects examining cultural narratives in Rome's Esquilino and Statuario neighborhoods.
