Stephen Gray

Biography: Stephen F. Gray, Assoc. AIA Associate Urban Designer Sasaki Associates, Inc. Watertown, MA Stephen Gray is an urban designer and planner practicing both internationally and domestically. He has extensive experience working in complex urban environments, where he represents a broad base of constituents including municipal agencies, collegesand universities, private developers, non-profits and the public. In addition to his professional responsibilities, Stephen is an active member of the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) with the Urban Design Committee and Innovation District Sub-Committee, and he was tapped to serve on a Urban Land Institute (ULI) panel, providing direction to the City of Fremont, CA as they establish a new innovation district. He also remains actively involved in academia by teaching studios, regularly attending reviews, and giving presentations to architecture and planning students. He is currently a Lecturer in Urban Design at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and has been a Lecturer in Urbanism at Northeastern University and a visiting design critic at several Boston area architecture and planning schools. His interests center on the intersection of design and engagement as tools for empowerment as well as drivers for the production of progressive urbanism. Stephen grew up in Cincinnati where he attended college and earned a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Cincinnati. He also earned a Master of Architecture in Urban Design (MAUD) with distinction from Harvard University, where he was awarded the Thesis Prize and the Award for Outstanding Leadership in Urban Design. Updated October 2013