Visiting Faculty

Global Insights, Local Expertise

In addition to our interdisciplinary Urban Fellows, the Urban Institute also welcomes esteemed visiting faculty and scholars from around the world.

Our Visiting Professors and Fellows collaborate across borders and transcend traditional boundaries to address the pressing questions of urban development in the context of Asia and beyond. 

Urban Life

Colin MCFARLANE
Visiting Professor
Professor, Department of Geography, Durham University, UK

CHUA Beng Huat
Visiting Fellow
Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, National University of Singapore

Jane M JACOBS
Visiting Professor
Vice-President of Research & Academic Affairs and Professor in Urban Design, Monash University Indonesia

Junxi QIAN
Visiting Fellow
Associate Professor, Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong

Urban Growth

Loretta LEES
Visiting Professor
Professor and Faculty Director, Initiative on Cities, Boston University, USA
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ZHENG Siqi
Visiting Professor
STL Champion Professor of Urban and Real Estate Sustainability, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Shauna BRAIL
Visiting Fellow
Associate Professor & Director, Institute for Management & Innovation, University of Toronto, Canada

Urban Infrastructure

Stephen CAIRNS
Visiting Professor
​​​​​​​Professor, Urban Design, Monash University Indonesia; Programme Director, Future Cities Laboratory, ETH Zurich

Shenjing HE
Visiting Professor
​​​​​​​Head of Department and Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Design, The University of Hong Kong

Eka PERMANASARI
Visiting Fellow
​​​​​​​Associate Professor, Urban Design, Monash University Indonesia