Jonathan Geib, Researcher, urbanist, and architect engaging with the dynamics of urban participatory processes

About

Jonathan Geib is a researcher (PhD), urbanist, and architect engaging with the dynamics of urban participatory processes. His PhD was part of the EU Marie Curie network PhD project TRADERS (Training Art & Design Researchers in Participation for Public Space, 2014-2017) and engaged with actors in the public sector and external art and design practitioners. He led and analyzed art-, design-, and culture-based participatory workshops focused on the city and urban development and involving children, youth, and/or seniors. His doctoral thesis, Critical indirectness as a design approach in participatory practice (2019), centered on developing capacities for critical wayfinding within the complexities of institution-linked urban participatory processes. He holds master's degrees in Urbanism & Strategic Planning (2013) and Human Settlements (2010) from KU Leuven, and a bachelor's degree in Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin (2002). From a transdisciplinary, practice-oriented research approach he develops dialogue between the worlds of design, participation, urbanism, art, architecture, and governance.

Experience

DIS Stockholm

Jun 2021 – Present

Stockholm

External Lecturer

• Teaching courses on design thinking, co-creation, and smart & sustainable cities. • Guiding interdisciplinary student teams to innovatively address global challenges. • Coordinating field studies and other experiential learning activities.

International Youth Think Tank (IYTT) / Lindholmen Science Park

Dec 2020 – Jan 2022

Gothenburg

Research Fellow

• Developed funding applications and outreach through research and writing. • Co-moderated annual conferences involving 24 youth from throughout Europe. • Conducted a research overview resulting in the think tank’s first Working Paper.

EU Marie Curie project TRADERS / Chalmers University of Technology

Mar 2014 – Nov 2019

Gothenburg

Research Fellow / PhD Student

• Managed doctoral research project on engaging in urban participatory processes. • Collaborated with colleagues across EU to create & lead academic & public events. • Initiated and led a project involving 160 participants & seven institutional partners. • Designed two participatory exhibitions attracting over 1900 visitors. • Analyzed three case studies in Gothenburg via extensive observations & interviews. • Presented research and own case study often—to academic and public audiences.

Laguarda.Low Architects

Jan 2011 – May 2012

Dallas

Project Architect

• Designed and visualized large mixed-use projects worldwide. • Innovated a dynamic modular roof design in coordination with the cultural context. • Presented the project to the mayor and local development team in Zhuzhou, China.

Quimby McCoy Preservation Architecture

Mar 2009 – Sep 2009

Dallas

Project Architect

• Coordinated condition and repair analysis of a historical house museum as part of its preservation and restoration. • Produced a 60-page assessment report detailing repair & replacement recommendations. • Conducted client contact, cost estimates, and coordinated with consultants (structural, mechanical, specifications, accessibility).

Vincent Snyder Architects

Aug 2006 – Mar 2009

Dallas

Project Architect

• Managed the design, details, & construction administration of a custom residence which received awards for its combination of design and sustainability (LEED Gold; HERS 50). Its contemporary aesthetic integrated passive solar design, a rainwater catchment system and fountain, a roof sloped for future solar panels, geothermal heating, and slate cladding. • Conducted material, product, and code research; produced cost estimates; and developed construction documents, including 2D/3D details.

DiMarzio | Kato Architecture

Aug 2003 – Aug 2006

Los Angeles

Designer

• Developed the design and details of large mixed-use projects worldwide through 3D modeling, 2D drawings, and rendering. Precise Rhinoceros 3D modeling resolved geometry and construction details of a five-story glass-paneled atrium staircase at the base of a 50-story office tower.

Built Records

Feb 2003 – Aug 2003

Austin

Junior Designer

• Contributed to the conceptual and schematic design development of six residences, as well as a competition entry for a 37 ha self-contained city.

Vincent Snyder Architects

Oct 1998 – Feb 2003

Student/Design Assistant

1998–2003 [intermittent with final 1½ years continuous] • As a student and after, worked on design-award-winning ‘paper architecture’ (unbuilt) projects, including a historical-cultural museum and interpretive center of complex curved geometry and three custom residences, contributing design refinement in 2D and 3D, materials research, and project representations. • Learned advanced Rhinoceros 3D modeling and techniques in order to digitize a complex handmade sculptural design into a precise 3D model comprised of developable curved surfaces which could be unrolled, printed in 2D, and reassembled in physical 3D form.

O'Brien & Associates Architecture

Jun 1998 – Mar 2002

Dallas

Intern

1998–2002 (intermittent) • Involved with the schematic design, design development, and construction documentation of small office/retail warehouse buildings and retail center masterplans. Projects included tilt-wall and heavy steel structures.

Education

Chalmers University of Technology

Mar 2014 – Nov 2019

Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture , Participation

KU Leuven

Sep 2012 – Sep 2013

Master of Urbanism and Strategic Planning , Urbanism & Urban Planning

KU Leuven

Sep 2009 – Jul 2010

Master of Human Settlements , Urbanism & Urban Planning

University of Texas at Austin

Aug 1997 – May 2002

Bachelor of Architecture , Architecture

Jonathan Geib

Researcher, urbanist, and architect engaging with the dynamics of urban participatory processes

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