June Williamson

June Williamson is a Visiting Professor of Architecture at the University of Arizona's College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture, with a primary affiliation as a professor at The City College of New York’s Spitzer School of Architecture. Her work bridges suburban urban design, sustainable redevelopment, and community-focused planning.

• Current Role: Visiting Professor at University of Arizona
• Prior Role: Professor at The City College of New York
• Research Focus: Suburban transformation, sustainable infrastructure, and social equity

Williamson’s research emphasizes retrofitting suburban landscapes to address urgent challenges like automobile dependence, public health, aging demographics, social equity, job competitiveness, and climate resilience. She documents these themes in her three-book series on suburban futures, culminating in 2021.

Her teaching integrates urban design studios (e.g., ParkingPLUS, RapidTYPING, Housing55PLUS) that tackle real-world suburban issues. She actively involves students in competitions like National Parks Now and collaborates on boards such as ACSA and AIA New York.

Outside academia, she enjoys live theater, set design, and regional literature. She advocates for multidisciplinary approaches to the designed built environment.