Dr. Antonio Petrov
Founder, Urban Future Lab
Dr. Antonio Petrov is currently Associate Professor at the University of Texas San Antonio and founder of the Urban Future Lab, a think tank and teaching lab (housed within the UTSA College of Architecture, Construction and Planning). He is also founding editor of the Harvard GSD publication New Geographies, and founder and editor-in-chief of DOMA. In the past he also served as the co-program director at Archeworks in Chicago and Caudill visiting critic at Rice University. He received his doctoral degree in the history and theory of architecture, urbanism, and cultural studies from Harvard University. He edited the Harvard University Press published New Geographies Volume 5 “The Mediterranean: Worlds, Regions, Cities, and Architectures” and is currently working on manuscripts on “Reconsidered Geographies in the 20th Century” (forthcoming from Actar Publishers). Dr. Petrov taught architecture and urban design at Rice University, Harvard University, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Northeastern University, Iowa State University, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is also a recipient of a Fulbright fellowship, and has received several other grants, fellowships, and won international prizes and competitions in architecture, planning, and design.
Dr. Alberto Gomez Isassi
Visiting Scholar, Urban Future Lab
Dr. Alberto Gomez Isassi is the Co-founder and COO of Irys, a top 100 Smart City Data and Analytics technology company that improves the lives of communities through the use of technology. He is a professor at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, Director of the Media, Society, Culture, and Technology Research Group at the Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, and founder of the Tamaulipas Media Lab. He is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Urban Future Lab at UTSA. His work with the 311SA app for the City of San Antonio, Texas, has been recognized with a Smart 50 Award for “Community Engagement Innovation” in the public sector category. He publishes in multiple scholarly journals and is a contributor to the World Economic Forum. He holds a Ph.D. in Communication and Creative Industries from the University of Santiago de Compostela.
David Robinson Jr.
Visiting Scholar, Urban Future Lab
David Robinson Jr. serves as Director of Placemaking at Weston Urban. He joined Weston Urban from Blueprint Local, a firm investing in real estate development to promote long-term, inclusive economic growth. Prior to Blueprint Local, David led Admiral Capital Group’s efforts to make a social impact in the cities where the firm invested. David’s focus was to expand Admiral’s platform to make direct impact investments and scale philanthropic work. Before Admiral Capital Group, David worked for sports and education technology startups in Austin and New York City. David was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, and graduated from Texas at Austin. He recently earned a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Dr. Alberto Gomez
Dr. Woo Hyoung Lee
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2017 Students
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