How could Erie better connect its bayfront with the downtown and bayfront
neighborhoods? That was precisely the mission of the Cleveland Urban
Design Collaboration when it came to Erie and the Jefferson in late October
for an intensive weekend of study and design. The final report of the creative
work by students and faculty of Kent State University's College of Architecture
and Environmental design will be presented at the program, titled "Erie,
Pa.: Reconnecting the Bayfront." That is also the title of the group's report
published by the Jefferson Educational Society. Lead program presenter will
be Professor Kristen Zeiber, urban designer.
– Kristen Zeiber, MS
Kristen Zeiber, M.S., is a Project Manager, Urban Designer, and Adjunct Faculty
at the CUDC. She has been with the CUDC since 2013, and contributes to the
organization’s neighborhood planning, research, mapping, and student advising.
She also teaches the annual Midwest Urban Design Charrette for Masters students in
Architecture and Urban Design in collaboration with several other universities. She is
on the Board of Directors and co-chairs the Scholarship Committee for the Cleveland
chapter of ACE Mentors, a nonprofit extracurricular program which introduces high
school students to the Architecture, Construction, and Engineering professions.
Kristen’s previous Community Design Center and Design/Build experience includes over
four years post-Katrina at Mississippi State University’s Gulf Coast Community Design
Studio in Biloxi, MS, with founder David Perkes; and short internships with the Center
for Urban Pedagogy in New York and the Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Vermont.
She holds a MS in Architecture Studies (SMArchS-Urbanism) from MIT, and a Bachelor’s
of Architecture from Penn State University.