Prof. Brian McGrath is an advisor for the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore – India’s first prospective National Innovation University addressing the challenges of urbanisation through an integrated programme of education, research, consulting and advisory services.
Education:
- Masters in Architecture (M.Arch), Princeton University.
- Bachelor in Architecture (B.Arch), Syracuse University
Career Highlights
Prof. Brian McGrath is the Research Chair in Urban Design at Parsons The New School for Design. He is also the founder and principal of Urban-Interface, LLC, an urban design consulting practice. Urban-Interface combines new research in urban ecosystems and digital technologies to provide urban design models that engage local participants in flexible, innovative approaches to urban densification and revitalisation. The firm is currently working on mega-city mobility, social inclusion in smart cites, and urban water management. Prof. McGrath’s recent projects at Urban Interface include partnerships with governmental agencies, private developers and cultural institutions such as the USDA Forest Service, New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Edison Properties, Tern Landing Development, the Ironbound Community Corporation and the Skyscraper Museum.
Prof. Brian McGrath is the Research Chair in Urban Design at Parsons The New School for Design. He is also the founder and principal of Urban-Interface, LLC, an urban design consulting practice. Urban-Interface combines new research in urban ecosystems and digital technologies to provide urban design models that engage local participants in flexible, innovative approaches to urban densification and revitalisation. The firm is currently working on mega-city mobility, social inclusion in smart cites, and urban water management. Prof. McGrath’s recent projects at Urban Interface include partnerships with governmental agencies, private developers and cultural institutions such as the USDA Forest Service, New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Edison Properties, Tern Landing Development, the Ironbound Community Corporation and the Skyscraper Museum.
Prof. McGrath is also a principle researcher in the Baltimore Ecosystem Study, a National Science Foundation’s long term ecological research, where he leads the urban design working group.
Awards & Recognitions
- India China Institute Fellow, 2006-2008
- Fulbright Senior Scholar in Thailand, 1998-99
Areas of interest
Prof. McGrath’s areas of interest include architecture, data visualisation, film, sustainable design and urban design.
Prof. McGrath’s areas of interest include architecture, data visualisation, film, sustainable design and urban design.
Publications
- Resilience in Ecology and Urban Design, (co-editor with S.T.A Pickett and M.L Cadenasso), Springer Verlag, 2013.
- Urban Design Ecologies Reader; John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2012.
- Digital Modelling for Urban Design and Transparent Cities, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2008.
- Cinemetrics: Architectural Drawing Today (co-authored with Jean Gardner)Wiley-Academy, 2007.
- Sensing the 21st Century City, (co-edited with Grahame Shane), Academy Press, 2005.
