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Ken Greenberg
Principal, Greenberg Consultants Inc.
As Former Director of Urban Design and Architecture for the City of Toronto, Architect and Urban Designer Ken Greenberg, Principal of Greenberg Consultants has played a leading role on a broad range of assignments in highly diverse urban settings. Much of Ken's work has focused on the rejuvenation of downtowns, waterfronts and neighborhoods, campus master planning, regional growth management, and new community planning in his own city Toronto and in such cities as Amsterdam, Paris, New York, Boston Montreal and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
His projects include the award-winning Saint Paul on the Mississippi Development Framework, the Brooklyn Bridge Park on the East River in New York, the East River waterfront in Lower Manhattan, the Fan Pier in Boston, the Southwest and Southeast Waterfronts in Washington, D.C., the Vision Plan for the District of Columbia and the preparation of a Master Plan for the NoMA District (North of Massachusetts Avenue) in Washington D.C., Kendall Square and NorthPoint Master Plans in Cambridge, the Downtown Hartford Economic and Urban Design Action Strategy, the preparation of a Strategic Framework for Midtown Detroit surrounding the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University, the implementation of the Harbourfront Master Plan and Plans for the new FilmPort (Toronto Film Studios complex) on the Toronto Waterfront and an interim role as Chief Planner at the BRA (Boston Redevelopment Authority) for the City of Boston including oversight of the Crossroads Initiative which builds on the 'Big Dig' and the Rose Kennedy Greenway.
With over two decades of experience, he has managed large multi-disciplinary staff and consultant groups for both the public and private sectors. He applies a holistic approach to city building, crossing traditional boundaries and working in team settings collaborating with many talented professionals from a variety of disciplines. Current projects include:
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The preparation of a Master Plan for the former Rockcliffe Military Base in Ottawa | |
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The preparation of the 2010 Vision and Strategic Framework for Hartford | |
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The preparation of a Strategic Master Plan for Boston University |
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The preparation of the San Juan Waterfront Master Plan in San Juan, P.R. | |
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Implementing the Master Plan for the renewal of Regent Park, the transformation of a major public housing project in Toronto into a new urban neighbourhood | |
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Plans for the new Don River Park in Toronto |
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Integrated strategies for transit-oriented redevelopment along the proposed new north/south LRT line in Ottawa |
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A Master Plan for the Grand Parade in Halifax | |
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Visiting Professor in the Master of Urban Design Program at the College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley | |
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Lower Don Lands, a comprehensive plan for the mouth of the Don River where it enters Toronto Harbour addressing urban design, transportation, naturalization, sustainability and other ecological issues. |
In each city, with each project, his strategic, consensus-building approach has led to coordinated planning and a renewed focus on urban design. Ken has also worked on master plans for a number of institutions, including the University of Minnesota, Trinity College and the University of Toronto.
A frequent lecturer and teacher in North America and Europe, Ken has been the Charles Moore Visiting Professor in Architecture at the Taubman School at the University of Michigan, has led 2 Masters studios in urban design at Harvard's Graduate School of Design and has taught in the Masters Program in Urban Design at the University of Toronto at the University of Pennsylvania Department of City and Regional Planning. He is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Institute of Architects, the Toronto Society of Architects and the Institute for Urban Design as well as a frequent participant in the Mayors Institutes. His work has garnered awards from the Canadian Institute of Planners, Progressive Architecture, the City of Toronto, the Canadian Architect and the American Planning Association.
