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Larry Beasley’s career has been dedicated to guiding the transformation of cities as a professional planner, urban designer, planning manager, and author.
Following many years as the chief planner of the City of Vancouver, he has led a successful consulting practice that has completed game-changing assignments in Abu Dhabi, Moscow, Dallas, Scandinavia, and across Canada.
Among many appointments, he has served terms on the National Capital Commission in Ottawa, the International Economic Advisory Board of Rotterdam in The Netherlands, TransLink (Greater Vancouver’s integrated transportation agency) and the Green Line Transit Project in Calgary.
In addition, he is a ‘Distinguished Practice’ Professor of Planning at the University of British Columbia, where he taught future planners for over 27 years
He has authored two popular books – “Vancouverism”, and, “Ecodesign for Cities and Suburbs”, while his online course offered via EdX has gained a worldwide following.
He is a Member of the Order of Canada, and has also received both the Kevin Lynch Prize from MIT and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Initially studying architecture, he has degrees in Geography/Political Science and Planning. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners, an Honorary Member of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, and has been recognized as an “Advocate for Architecture” by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. He has also received the Dean’s Medal of Distinction from UBC’s Faculty of Applied Sciences.
A full version of Larry Beasley’s CV can be found here.
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