Cityland describes places where Larry Witzling has worked, lived. and practiced. As an academic, teacher, and practitioner he sees the fields of urban planning and urban design from multiple, often conflicting, perspectives. His photographs reflect both the harmonious as well as disharmonious places that inspire him.

These essays come from years of work with colleagues, students, teachers, family and friends. Barclay Jones, his mentor in his doctoral studies, taught him that innovation begins in practice, not in academia. Colin Rowe activated history and tradition as a never ending source of great ideas. Grady Clay taught him that no project is finished until you report its outcomes. Don Schon’s book, The Reflective Practitioner, created the hope that this way of seeing professional work has value.

Currently Larry resides in Milwaukee Wisconsin. He is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee where he taught several generations of planners and designers since 1972. He continues to practice as a principal and senior planner at GRAEF, a national engineering and planning firm. Larry holds a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Architecture from the Cooper Union.

In 2017 he was named the American Planning Association’s Planning Pioneer of the Year. His professional achievements have been recognized by Progressive Architecture, the American Institute of Architects, the Congress for the New Urbanism, the American Planning Association as well as local, state and regional organizations. Prior to joining GRAEF, Dr. Witzling led the Planning & Design Institute, Inc. (PDI), a firm he founded in 1988, and partnered with Jeffrey Ollswang in Design Competition Services where they managed over 20 national and international design competitions.

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