Jordan Block

Biography: Serving as Global Urban Design Discipline Lead for Stantec, Jordan works across the boundaries of urban design, mobility, policy, health, and ecology with an eye towards creating better communities through thoughtful development and infrastructure design. He is committed to solving complex urban challenges, pushing beyond the traditional confines of planning and design to create dynamic, vibrant, and resilient human-centered places. Jordan has worked across the country and world on projects ranging from forward-looking visions and redevelopment master plans to detailed design for fine-grained urban places. He has partnered with a wide range of clients including developers, states, cities, transit agencies, and community groups believing that great community change happens at all scales. Jordan is based in Denver; his hometown though he spends time working across the continent and world. He shares his passion as an adjunct professor in the University of Colorado’s Master of Urban Design program. He is heavily involved with the Urban Land Institute, both locally and nationally, and chairs the Colorado Urban Mobility and Development (UMAD) committee and sits on the Executive Committee. He is a proud member of Denver’s Planning Board.