About Stefan Al
Stefan Al is an architect, urban designer, author, and Associate Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at Hunter College. He has published eight books on topics such as transit-oriented development, climate adaptation, and urban density, which have been widely praised by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and NPR.Selected Publications
Supertall: How the World’s Tallest Buildings Will Reshape Our Cities and Our Lives (W.W. Norton, 2022), Adapting Cities to Sea Level Rise: Green and Gray Strategies (Island Press, 2018), Beyond Mobility: Planning Cities for People with Places (Island Press, 2017). Co-authored with Robert Cervero and Erick Guerra, The Strip: Las Vegas and the Architecture of the American Dream (MIT Press, 2017)
Recent Courses Taught
Housing and the Global City, Site Planning Workshop, Land Use, People and Environment, History and Theory of Planning
Stefan Al
Associate Professor