Anne-Marie Lubenau
Anne-Marie Lubenau, FAIA, is an architect, educator, and urbanist dedicated to increasing understanding of design of the built environment and its impact on our lives. She leads organizations and initiatives that engage people in planning and design to foster more beautiful, equitable, and resilient places and communities.
As a Lecturer in Urban Planning and Design and Academic Career Liaison at Harvard GSD, Anne-Marie teaches studios and seminars, curates programs, and coaches and mentors students on interdisciplinary design practices. She also maintains an independent consulting practice.
Previously, Anne-Marie was Director of the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence at the Bruner Foundation and President and CEO of the Community Design Center of Pittsburgh. Earlier in her career, she practiced in architecture and planning firms specializing in historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and affordable and supportive housing. She has designed and taught classes and workshops on architecture and the built environment for K-12 through post professional students.
Anne-Marie contributes regularly to local, national and international forums and publications on design. She is a member of the Boston Civic Design Commission and Massachusetts Arts Funders Network. She served on the boards of the Association of Architecture Organizations, Association for Community Design, and Boston Society for Architecture Foundation and was a founding member of the Pittsburgh Civic Design Coalition and the Pittsburgh Contextual Design Advisory Panel. Anne-Marie’s writing has been published in Metropolis and the book Idea City: How to Make Boston More Livable, Equitable, and Resilient.
Anne-Marie holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Carnegie Mellon. She is a registered architect in Pennsylvania and member of the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows.