Alex Krieger

Alex Krieger is Professor Emeritus at the Harvard Gradu-

ate School of Design where he taught since 1977. An archi-

tect, planner, and author, he has directed design and planning

projects in American and international cities, including the

reconstruction of the Bund in Shanghai. Former chair of the

Department of Urban Planning and Design, and Director of

the NEA Mayor’s Institute on City Design, he remains an

advisor to public and educational institutions, including two

terms on the U. S. Commission of Fine Arts. His latest publi-

cation is City on a Hill: Urban Idealism in America from the Puritans

to the Present.