Danilo Palazzo

About Danilo Palazzo

Danilo Palazzo is a Professor and Director of the School of Planning at the University of Cincinnati. Before moving to Cincinnati, he was an associate professor at the Polytechnic of Milan. He earned an M.Arch from the Polytechnic of Milan and a Ph.D. in Planning from IUAV Venezia.

Areas of Expertise

Urban Design

Selected Publications

Co-author with Frederick Steiner, of Urban Ecological Design: A Process for Regenerative Places (Island Press, 2011, also translated in Chinese—Yilin Press, Nanjing, 2018—and in Farsi—Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Press, 2023), Co-editor with Vikas Mehta of the Companion to Public Space (Routledge, 2020), Co-editor with Leah Hollstein and Stephen Diko of the Routledge Companion to Professional Awareness and Diversity in Planning Education (Routledge, 2023), Co-editor with Vikas Mehta, Chris Auffrey, Conrad Kickert, and Terry Grundy of The Case for Cities (Routledge, 2024).

Recent Courses Taught

PLAN 5099 Senior Capstone: Planning Futures, Innovations and the Public Good (Studio), co-taught with Hye Yeon Park, PLAN 5175/6175, Public Art and Public Space, co-taught with Kate Bonansinga, PLAN 5136/6036, Landscape+Urbanism, PLAN 5121/6021, Elements of Urban Design