Curriculum Vitae
Education
| 2006 | Master of Architecture - Concentration in Urban Design Kent State University |
| 2002 | Bachelor of Science in Architecture The Ohio State University |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| Seventh Hill LLC | |
| 2018 - | Founding Principal |
| Kent State University - College of Architecture and Environmental Design | |
| 2014 - 2018 | Assistant Professor of Urban Design - NTT Faculty |
| Kent State University - Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative | |
| 2012 - 2018 | Associate Director |
| 2011 - 2012 | Senior Urban Designer |
| 2006 - 2011 | Urban Designer |
| Herman Gibans Fodor Architects, Inc. | |
| 2002 - 2004 | Intern Architect |
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS + HONORS
| 2019 | Best Practice Award - American Planning Association (APA) Ohio Chapter for Making Our Own Space in partnership with Kent State CUDC |
| 2018 | Great Places Award in Planning - Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) for CPL150: Community Vision Plan |
| 2017 | Activism Award - American Institute of Architects (AIA) Cleveland |
| 2017 | Great Places Award in Planning - Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) for Making Our Own Space |
| 2014 | National Planning Achievement Award for Public Outreach - American Planning Association for Pop Up City |
| 2013 | Great Place Research Award - Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) “Pop Up City: Temporary Use Strategies for a Shrinking City” |
| 2012 | National Planning Excellence Award for Innovation in Best Practices for Sustaining Places - American Planning Association for Re-imagining a More Sustainable Cleveland |
| 2011 | Organization Award - Ohio Chapter of the American Association of Landscape Architects |
Select Project ExperiencE
| 2020 - 2021 | W. 25th Street TOD Plan - Cleveland, OH |
| Buckeye Road TLCI Corridor Plan - Cleveland, OH | |
| 2019 - 2020 | Reaching Lincoln Heights | Tremont Neighborhood Plan - Cleveland, OH |
| Elevate The East | Public Art Plan - Cleveland, OH | |
| 2018 - 2019 | SIT + SEE Public Art Competition, Winner | LAND Studio - Cleveland, OH |
| Urban Agriculture Innovation Zone, Agrihood Redevelopment Plan - Cleveland, OH | |
| Making Our Own Space (MOOS) Youth Placemaking Program - Cleveland/Shaker Heights, OH | |
| 2018 | Urban Agriculture Innovation Zone | Agrihood Redevelopment Plan - Cleveland, OH |
| Sandusky Neighborhood Plans - Sandusky, OH | |
| Design Diversity Index Report - Cleveland, OH | |
| 2015 - 2017 | Cleveland Public Library CPL150 Community Vision Plan - Cleveland, OH |
| 2017 | Moreland Rising Neighborhood Public Art Plan - Shaker Heights, OH |
| Van Aken District Public Art Plan - Shaker Heights, OH | |
| 2016 | Conneaut Harborfront Master Plan - Conneaut, OH |
| 2014 | Step Up Downtown Vision + Tactical Plan - Cleveland, OH |
| Homeless Futures: Shaping and Sharing Development in the City - Cleveland, OH | |
| Duck Island Master Plan - Cleveland, OH | |
| 2013 | Campus District North/South Connectivity Study - Cleveland, OH |
| Avalon: Cleveland’s First Bike Boulevard - Cleveland, OH | |
| Detroit-Superior Bridge Lower Level TLCI Project - Cleveland, OH | |
| East Akron Neighborhood Revitalization Plan - Akron, OH | |
| 2012 | Pop Up Rockwell - Cleveland, OH |
| City of North Canton Master Plan - North Canton, OH | |
| Clifton Boulevard Transportation Enhancement Project - Cleveland/Lakewood, OH | |
| 2011 | EcoVillage Community Design Charrette - Cleveland, OH |
| Buckeye-Woodhill TLCI Project - Cleveland, OH | |
| Connecting Cleveland: Beyond the Burnham Plan Local Design Charrette - Cleveland, OH | |
| 2010 | Summit Lake Community Design Charrette - Akron, OH |
| Re-imagining a More Sustainable Cleveland: Strategies for the Reuse of Vacant Land - Cleveland, OH | |
| Cleveland State University Masterplan Update - Cleveland, OH | |
| Central and Kinsman-Union Neighborhoods Master Plan - Cleveland, OH | |
| 2009 | The Bridget Project Design [Build] Charrette - Cleveland, OH |
| City of Oberlin Planned Development District Design Guidelines - Oberlin, OH | |
| STEPS to a Healthier Cleveland maps - Cleveland, OH | |
| City of Elyria Master Plan - Elyria, OH | |
| Vacant Land Reutilization Strategies for Model Blocks Neighborhoods - Cleveland, OH | |
| Cleveland Rowing Foundation Charrette - Cleveland, OH | |
| 2008 | Larchmere Boulevard Master Plan Update - Cleveland/Shaker Heights, OH |
| 2007 | Pop Up City - Cleveland, OH |
| Cuyahoga Heights Master Plan - Cuyahoga Heights, OH | |
| Boardman Community Design Charrette - Boardman, OH | |
| Howard Street Charrette - Akron, OH | |
| Shrinking Cities Housing Study - Cleveland, OH | |
| Vatnysmiri Competition Entry - Reykjavik, Iceland | |
| W. 117th Street Design Charrette - Cleveland/Lakewood, OH | |
| 2006 | Stockyards/Ohio City/Detroit Shoreway Joint Planning Area Study - Cleveland, OH |
| Oak Hill Neighborhood Charrette - Youngstown, OH |
Invited Lectures + Keynotes
| 2020 | “Transformational Experiences in Community Design”
Field Museum & the Consulate General of France - Chicago, IL |
| 2019 | “Design to Transform”
Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Lectures - Cleveland, OH |
| 2018 | “Fostering Social Equity in Place”
Association of Independent Colleges of Art + Design (AICAD) - Chicago, IL |
| “Design Diversity Index: Building a Data Feedback Loop”
American Planning Association (APA) - Columbus, OH |
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| “Equity in Winter Cities”
American Planning Association (APA) - Cleveland, OH |
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| 2017 | “Serendipity Spaces”
Creative Mornings - Cleveland, OH Video: https://creativemornings.com/talks/david-jurca |
| “Neighborhood Branding: Transforming Liabilities Into Assets” Cleveland Neighborhood Progress | Progress Institute - Cleveland, OH | |
| 2016 | “Winter City Design”
Urban Land Institute (ULI) Alberta - Calgary and Edmonton, Canada |
| “Creative Constraints: Transforming Mobility Challenges into Assets”
Hope for the City: Mobility Matters Lecture Series, Old Stone Church - Cleveland, OH Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwD8UWZGQCw |
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| 2015 | “The Well-Seasoned City”
Pecha Kucha Volume 24 - Cleveland, OH |
| “Urban Design in High Freeze-Thaw Environments”
Winter Cities Shake-Up - Edmonton, Canada |
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| 2014 | “Coldscapes: Design Ideas for Winter Cities” DIALOGUES #8, Guide to Kulchur: Text, Art, and News - Cleveland, OH |
| “Designing the Design Competition: A COLD Case Study” Kent State University CAED Faculty Lecture Series - Kent, OH | |
| 2013 | “Community Design: Engaging Local Culture and Cold Weather”
University of Minnesota College of Design - Minneapolis, MN |
| 2012 | “Life in the Street: Reclaiming Public Space”
SXSW Eco - Austin, TX |
| “Pop Up Rockwell: Temporary Use & Public Engagement”
University of Texas, School of Architecture - Austin, TX |
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| 2011 | “Designing Neighborhoods by Building Community”
Global Cleveland Summit - Cleveland, OH |
SERVICE TO PROFESSION
| 2012 - | Chair, City of Cleveland Near West Design Review Committee |
| Chair, Planning & Development Committee - Friends of the Romanian Cultural Garden | |
| Member, Gateway District Public Realm Advisory Committee | |
| 2013 - 2018 | Founding member, Design Diversity initiative - www.designdiversity.org |
| 2010 - 2015 | Vice-chair, Franklin Boulevard - West Clinton Avenue Historic District Design Review Committee |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| Kent State University | |
| Advisor, Graduate Capstone Studio IV, ARCH UD-60704 College of Architecture and Environmental Design - M.Arch + M.U.D. |
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| 2018 | Knowhere: Applying Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences to Urban Design - Emily Williams |
| 2016 | Autonomous Vehicles and Urban Campus Environments - Morgan Gundlach |
| 2015 | Transcultural Urbanism: Building Opportunities for Refugees in Cleveland - Alena Miller |
| 2014 | Responsive Loop: Chaos Theory Principles for Neighborhood Growth - Derek Behm |
| 2014 | The Shared City: Designing Environments for Human & Wildlife Cohabitation - Amy Robertson |
| 2013 | Public Space and the Effects on Digital Culture - Thom Nester |
| 2012 | Transitional Urbanism: Neighborhoods for the Refugee Experience - Nti Awakessien |
| 2012 | Blending Boundaries: Port and Downtown Cleveland - Utkarsh Kankariya |
| 2010 | Cyber/Space: Networks, Architecture, and Instant Anywhere - Alex Koch |
| 2010 - 2018 | Lead Instructor, Urban Design Graduate Research Studio III, ARCH UD-60703 College of Architecture and Environmental Design - M.Arch + M.U.D. |
| 2009 - 2018 | Lead Instructor, Community Design Charrette Course, ARCH 66995 College of Architecture and Environmental Design - M.Arch, M.U.D. + Arch. Studies |
| 2005 - 2018 | Studio Review Juror, Urban Design Graduate Research Studio III, ARCH UD-60703 College of Architecture and Environmental Design - various undergraduate and graduate course |
| Case Western Reserve University | |
| 2010 - 2012 | SAGES Fellow and Part-Time Lecturer Designing Urban Green Spaces Course |
Recognition of Student Work
| 2015 | Honor Award - AIA Cleveland Design Competition for Reintegration: Proposal for Cleveland’s Opportunity Corridor by J.R. Lennon |
| 2014 | Second Place - Dawntown Alternative Mobilities International Design Competition Studio instructor for Mobile Miami team: Matt Dureiko and Jeff Jasinski |
| 2014 | Honorable Mention - Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition Design advisor for Second Nature team: Claire Markwardt, Neil Reindel (KSU), Dan Whalen, Abraham Weiner, and Tom Brown (CWRU) |
| 2013 | Honorable Mention - Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition Design advisor Active East team: Ian Jones, Claire Markwardt, Neil Reindel (KSU), Greg Soltis (CSU), and Abraham Weiner (CWRU) |
| 2013 | Excellence in Student Planning Award - American Planning Association Ohio Chapter Studio instructor for Pop Up Rockwell: Nti Awakessien, Thomas Chesnes, Gabriel Fey, Antonia Marinucci, Thomas Nester, Arthur Schmitt III |
Publications
| 2015 | Jurca, David. “Pop Up Rockwell.” Tactical Urbanism. Lydon, Mike and Anthony Garcia, eds. Island Press. Publication date: March 2015. ISBN: 978-1610915267 |
| 2013 | Jurca, David and Brad Valtman, eds. Coldscapes: Design Ideas for Winter Cities. Cleveland: Kent State University, 2013. Print. ISBN: 978-1467592154 |
| 2012 | Jurca, David. “The Hipp Deck Project.” Doing It Differently. Ed. Legge, Kylie. Australia: Lindsay Yates Group, 2012. Print. ISBN: 978-0-987305404 |
| 2011 | Jurca, David. “A Parking Garage Becomes Hip for a Day.” Next American City. Web. October 2011. http://americancity.org/buzz/entry/3186/ |
| 2011 | Schwarz, Terry and David Jurca, eds. Cleveland Stories: True until Proven Otherwise. Cleveland: Kent State University, 2011. Print. ISBN: 978-1607433729 |
Certifications and Memberships
| 2015 - | Associate, American Institute of Architects (AIA) |
| 2013 - | Member, Winter Cities Institute |
| 2011 - 2018 | Human Subjects Research Curriculum Certificate - Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) |
| 2009 | ESRI Certification, ArcGIS I |
| 2008 | Sustainable Stormwater Management Workshop with Professor J.T. Tourbier, Technische Universität Dresden. Cleveland, OH |
Conference Presentations (Peer Reviewed)
| 2018 | “Fostering Social Equity in Place: A Critical Evaluation and Deep Lessons of Place Attachment from Making Our Own Space (MOOS)” - Jun. 7, 2018 Environmental Design Research Association - Oklahoma City, OK https://www.edra.org/page/edra49schedule |
| 2017 | “Urban Interventions Along A Crooked River” - Oct. 5, 2017 KSU Water and Land Symposium - Kent, OH https://www.kent.edu/water |
| 2014 | “COLDSCAPES: Design Ideas for Winter Cities” - Feb. 13, 2014 International Winter Cycling Congress - Winnipeg, Canada http://wintercyclingcongresswinnipeg.org/speaker-lineup/david-jurca/ |
| 2012 | “Pop Up Rockwell: A Temporary Complete + Green Street Case Study” - Nov. 8, 2012 Context Sensitive Solutions National Dialogue, Center for Transportation and the Environment, North Carolina State University - Federal Highway Administration - Lansing, MI http://www.cssnationaldialog.org/2/workshops/lansing.asp |
| 2011 | “Pop Up City: Temporary Use as Public Engagement” - Oct. 11, 2011 Association of Architecture Organizations - Design in Action Conference - Philadelphia, PA http://www.communitydesign.org/DIA2011/sessions |
| 2009 | “Experiential Narrative Designs Through the Lenses of Visual Communicators: Collaborations
Between Urban Design and Photojournalism Students” - April 17, 2009 Western Social Science Association - Albuquerque, NM Presented interdisciplinary studio with photojournalist Theresa Hernandez http://wssa.asu.edu/conferences/WSSAPROGRAM2009.pdf |
Exhibitions
| 2017 | “Cuba Now" Cleveland Print Room - Cleveland, OH (Nov 1 - 25, 2017)
Exhibition includes photography from Cuba research project |
| 2016 | “INDEX Studio: Visions for Cleveland and Havana" - Havana, Cuba (Nov. 14 - 18, 2016)
Architectural exhibition at Fábrica de Arte Cubano |
| 2014 | “Spontaneous Interventions” Governor’s Island - New York City, NY (May 24 - Sep. 28, 2014)
Exhibition includes Pop Up City projects |
| 2013 | “COLDSCAPES” Star Plaza - Cleveland, OH (Nov. 15 - Dec. 15, 2013)
Exhibition of winning entries from the COLDSCAPES Design Competition |
| “Activate Union Station” Metropolitan Planning Council - Chicago, IL (Aug. 24 - Sep. 2, 2013)
Winning installation Blah Blah Blob! with Latent Design on public display in Union Station |
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| “Spontaneous Interventions” Chicago Cultural Center - Chicago, IL (May 24 - Sep. 1, 2013)
Exhibition includes Pop Up City book and projects |
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| 2012 | “Spontaneous Interventions: Design Actions for the Common Good” Venice Biennale of
Architecture, U.S. Pavilion - Venice, Italy (Aug. 29 - Nov. 25, 2012) Exhibition includes Pop Up City book and projects |
| 2012 | “Life in the Street: Reclaiming Public Space”
SXSW Eco - Austin, TX |
| “Pop Up Rockwell: Temporary Use & Public Engagement”
University of Texas, School of Architecture - Austin, TX |
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| 2011 | “Cleveland Stories” Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland Institute of Art (April 1 - April 30, 2011)
Exhibition includes commissioned works from the Cleveland Stories project |
| 2011 | “Designing Neighborhoods by Building Community”
Global Cleveland Summit - Cleveland, OH |
Research Grants + Fellowships (total awarded: $350,000+)
| 2016 | Project Support Grant - Saint Luke’s Foundation
“Making Our Own Space (MOOS) Youth Build Workshop” |
| City of Shaker Heights
“Making Our Own Space (MOOS) Youth Build Program in Moreland” |
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| Cleveland Foundation’s Minority Arts and Education Fund (MAEF)
“Making Our Own Stories Youth Podcast” |
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| 2014 | Project Support Grant - Saint Luke’s Foundation
“Public Space Youth Build Workshop” |
| Project Support Grant - Ohio Arts Council
“COLDSCAPES 2.0: Seasonally Responsive Infrastructure” competition and symposium |
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| 2013 | Next City Vanguard Fellowship http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/announcing-the-2013-vanguard-class |
| National REACH Coalition Grant - YMCA of Greater Cleveland
“Eastside Connectivity Plan” physical activity and the built environment research |
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| Project Support Grant - Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
“Center for Outdoor Living Design (COLD) Initiative” research and exhibition |
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| 2012 | Summer Research Grant - KSU College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Funded research with Adil Sharag-Eldin and Sagree Sharma “Mapping Outdoor Urban Livability Conditions” |
Design Competitions
| Competition Recognition | |
| 2013 | Winner - Activate Union Station Competition, The Metropolitan Planning Council - Chicago, IL
BlahBlahBlob! with Katherine Darnstadt |
| 2011 | Winning entry - Life at the Speed of Rail Competition, Van Alen Institute - Washington D.C.
ChiLand |
| 2009 | Winning entry - Neighborhood Watch Video Competition, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland
Pop Up City |
| Competition Organizing and Planning | |
| 2016 | COLDSCAPES: Adapt - International Design Competition |
| 2013 | COLDSCAPES: Design Ideas for Winter Cities - International Design Competition |
| 2007 | Cleveland Design Competition, organizing partner |
| Competition Jury Invitations | |
| 2012 | See Also Public Art Competition. Cleveland Public Library and LAND Studio
Juried competition to select artwork for CPL’s Eastman Reading Garden |
Community Involvement
| Franklin Garden Design Committee | |
| Member, SPACES World Artist Program Committee | |
| Member, The Cleveland Bike Rack Advisory Committee | |
| Member, Friends of the Joseph M. Gallagher School | |
| Member, SC2019 Sustainable Transportation Action Team | |
| Founding Member, The Cleveland Coalition | |
| Member, Sustainable Cleveland 2019 Steering Committee | |
Media Coverage
| National Press & Magazine Articles | |
| 2024 | "CLEVLOT website and tool aims to streamline the process of repurposing Cleveland’s vacant land" Jenna Thomas, The LAND. January 2024. [Link>][1] |
| 2019 | "Residents & stakeholders weigh in on Lincoln Heights Land Use Study." Bruce Checefsky, Plain Press. October 2019. [Link>][2] |
| 2018 | "Urban Designers Kayak from Kent to Cleveland to Highlight Cuyahogas River's Importance and Recovery." Kabir Bhatia, WKSU. August 2018. [Link>][3] |
| 2016 | "MOOS Teens to Shake Up IngenuityFest." Freshwater. Douglas J. Guth. August 2016. [Link>][4] |
| "Crooked River Commute rolls on—to Buring River Fest." Cleveland Plain Dealer. James Ewinger. August 2016. [Link>][5] | |
| 2015 | "Survey says Tremont residents want South Branch library reopened." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Steven Litt. May 2015. [Link>][6] |
| 2014 | "City Ambassadors: 7 People Changing the Conversation about Cleveland." Freshwater. Nikki Delamotte. December 2014. [Link>][7]. |
| "Kent State grad students take second place in international design competition (with video)." Crain's Cleveland Business. Scott Suttell. June 19, 2014. [Link>][8] | |
| "Bright futures envisioned for Kinsman, Duck Island, and West 65th Street neighborhoods in Cleveland." The Plain Dealer. Steven Litt. May 3, 2014. [Link>][6] | |
| “Kent State Architecture Graduate Students Earn High Honor in International Design Competition”, kent.edu/news, Emily Komorowski, June 18, 2014. [Link>][9] | |
| “Lecturer aspires to find design solutions for cold cities.” Justin Sheil, kentwired.com. March 6, 2014. [Link>][10] | |
| 2013 | "New Design Center Makes Cold Weather Cool." Scene Magazine. April 2013. [Link>][11] |
| “Second Hinterlands Uses Plowed Snow to Create Public Winter Wonderlands.” Jess Baker, weather.com. December 31, 2013. [Link>][12] | |
| “Second Hinterlands Proposal Poses Urban Snow as an Asset, Not a Nuisance.” Scott Kelly, archpaper.com. December 18, 2013. [Link>][13] | |
| “A Creative Plan to Turn Chicago’s Massive Snowfall Into a Winter Playground.” Jillian Wong, designtaxi.com. December 16, 2013. [Link>][14] | |
| “Opportunity Corridor falls short for neighborhoods, says group hosting public meetings this weekend.” Alison Grant, The Plain Dealer. December 13, 2013. [Link>][15] | |
| “Forget Snowplows: Let’s Turn Snow from the Next Winter Storm into Giant Forts." Adele Peters, Fast Company Online. December 11, 2013. [Link>][16] | |
| “Suite Life: House Trends.” Cleveland Magazine. December 2013. [Link>][17] | |
| “Instead of Plowing Snow, What If We Shaped It Into Fun Climbing Mountains of Dunes?” John Metcalfe, The Atlantic Cities. November 26, 2013. [Link>][18] | |
| “Urban Design Students Win Award for Pop Up Rockwell Project." Kent State University E-Inside. December 4, 2013. [Link>][19] | |
| “Student Team Performs Strongly in Urban Design Competition.” Kent State University E-Inside. March 25, 2013. [Link>][20] | |
| 2012 | “Blogging from SXSW Eco: Cleveland Takes the Stage” GreenCityBlueLake. October 3, 2012. [Link>][21] |
| “Pop Up City included in the U.S. exhibit at the 2012 Venice Biennale of Architecture.” ARCHITECT Magazine. August 2012. [Link>][22] | |
| 2009 | “Happening Places - Pop Up City.” Cleveland Magazine. September 2009. [Link>][23] |
| 2006 | “The Incredible Shrinking City.” Metropolis Magazine. May 2006. [Link>][24] |