Suzanne Lennard, PhD

Director
International Making Cities Livable
Portland, OR

Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard Ph.D.(Arch.) is Co-founder (1985) and Director of the International Making Cities Livable Conferences llc, and Co-Founder & Director, Child-Friendly Communities Alliance.

Dr. Crowhurst Lennard’s work concerns the social, cultural and psychological aspects of architecture, urban design and city-making, clarifying how the built environment affects social interaction, health and quality of everyday life. Her studies encompass making cities “livable” for children, youth and the elderly; relationship between physical health, social health and the built environment; walkability, bikeability and transit; small footprint mixed use urban fabric as essential for a livable city; the mixed use square as the “heart” of the city; the DNA of the city; city identity through regional architecture; balanced transportation planning to enhance health, social life and community.

Through intensive case studies of numerous European cities that since the 1970s have been implementing innovative approaches to land use planning, transportation planning, housing, architecture, urban space design and sustainability, she has identified strategies and successful solutions that contribute most to creating livable cities.

Dr. Crowhurst Lennard has co-authored the following books that summarize this work: Genius of the European Square (2008); The Forgotten Child (2000); Livable Cities Observed (1994); Livable Cities, People and Places (1987); and co-edited The Wisdom of Cities (2005); and Making Cities Livable (1997). She has published numerous articles in professional journals, e.g. Planning, Urban Land, The Mayor, Western City, Environment & Behavior and other journals for professionals and city officials."