Garvin, Alexander D.

Mr. Garvin has combined a career in urban planning and real estate with teaching, architecture, and public service. He is currently president and CEO of Alex Garvin & Associates, Inc. of New York City. From 1996 to 2005 Mr. Garvin was managing director for NYC2012, New York City’s committee for the 2012 Olympic bid. During 2003–2004 he was the vice president for planning, design, and development of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, the agency charged with the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site following 9/11. Mr. Garvin has held prominent positions in New York City government, including deputy commissioner of housing and city planning commissioner. He is a member of the board of the Citizens Housing & Planning Council, the Forum for Urban Design, and the Ed Bacon Foundation and a member of the National Advisory Council of the Trust for Public Land and was a fellow of the Urban Land Institute. Mr. Garvin is the author of The American City: What Works, What Doesn’t, winner of the 1996 American Institute of Architects book award in urbanism; Parks, Recreation, and Open Space: A 21st Century Agenda; and one of the principal authors of Urban Parks and Open Space, published jointly, in 1997, by the Trust for Public Land and the Urban Land Institute. Mr. Garvin’s most recent publications include The Beltline Emerald Necklace: Atlanta’s New Public Realm, commissioned by the Georgia office of The Trust for Public Land. He is currently engaged in planning and design management for De Kalb County, Georgia; Shelby County, Tennessee; and Omaha, Nebraska as well as development projects for private developers in Florida, Maryland, and New York.