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Peter Ekman is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the USC School of Architecture, affiliated with the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (via the Center on Science, Technology, and Public Life) and the Berggruen Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in Geography from UC Berkeley (2016) and an A.B. from Harvard (2007). His research focuses on the history and theory of landscape, urbanism, and the built environment, with emphasis on postwar urban studies, interdisciplinary research networks, and the socio-spatial dynamics of cities in crisis and renewal.
- Affiliations: USC School of Architecture, Berggruen Institute, USC Dornsife Center on Science, Technology, and Public Life
- Teaching: Courses include 'Landscape as Urbanism: Case Studies,' 'Global History of Designed Landscapes,' and 'Urban Theory: Los Angeles Case Study.'
His work traces the intellectual history of urban planning and its intersections with geography, emphasizing the role of 'organized research' in shaping 20th-century urban policies. Current projects include studies of industrial suburbs in the San Francisco Bay Area and historical geographies of urban soundscapes.
- Awards/Fellowships: Berggruen Institute Fellow, Mellon Fellow in Urban Landscape Studies, Clarence S. Stein Fellow, Mauk and Nunis Fellow, McColl Fellow
Ekman's scholarship bridges historical analysis with contemporary urban challenges, advocating for interdisciplinary approaches to urban theory and design. His book Timing the Future Metropolis (Cornell UP, 2023) examines how urban futures were conceptualized through mid-20th-century research institutions.
