Wendell T. Joseph, Assoc. AIA is an urban strategist and transdisciplinary design practitioner with over a decade of experience in local government, higher education, and the private, non-profit, and philanthropic sectors.

His portfolio of work spans neighborhood, district, citywide, and institutional plans, policies, and projects; community needs and benefits administration; public speaking and community engagement; retail real estate strategy and place-based research; and design education at the Boston Architectural College and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

He has a passion for creating compelling narratives and intentional frameworks for the growth and wellbeing of cities and communities through imagination, collaboration, and facilitation. As a visionary and systems thinker, he provides intentional and integrated solutions to complex spatial and social issues by interrogating local and historical contexts, centering mutual learning and collective decision-making, and nurturing spaces where people can honestly discuss their past, present, and future.

He holds a Master of Architecture from Andrews University (’11) and a Master of Urban Planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (’15).

He is currently the Design Studio Manager at Envision Resilience — a philanthropic organization that works to advance innovative planning and design in the face of climate change through student and community partnerships. In this capacity, he curates and manages the Envision Resilience Challenge, a multi-university, interdisciplinary research and design studio and community engagement program. The Challenge convenes students, faculty, municipal and regional officials, community leaders, subject matter experts, and creative partners to collectively imagine and work towards alternative futures in the face of a rapidly changing climate.