Alexandros Washburn

At-a-Glance

Principal at DRAW Global LLC, a design firm combining policy, finance, and design.
Founder of DRAW Global.
Former Chief Urban Designer of New York City.
Author of "The Nature of Urban Design, a New York Perspective on Resilience."
Directed the Coastal Resilience and Urban eXcellence (CRUX) project at Stevens Institute of Technology.
Winner of the 2013 New York Public Architect Award.
Holds a Master of Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

Biography

Alexandros Washburn is the founder and principal of DRAW Global LLC, an innovative design firm that integrates policy, finance, and design to address urban challenges. He is recognized as a global authority on the design of cities and is the author of "The Nature of Urban Design, a New York Perspective on Resilience." Currently, he consults globally on cities while designing and building locally.

Previously, Washburn served as the Chief Urban Designer of New York City.