JAY CHATTERJEE was formerly the Dean of the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (1982-2001) and is currently the Professor of Architecture and Planning at the University of Cincinnati, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the Indian Institute of Technology. Later studies took him to England and the United States. In London he received a Certificate in Tropical Housing and Planning from the Architectural Association (A.A.) School. He holds Master’s degrees in Architecture (urban design) from the Harvard University and in Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina.

Dean Chatterjee’s leadership at the College of DAAP resulted in the development of a process whereby the world’s leading architects were commissioned to design major buildings for the University of Cincinnati and the City of Cincinnati. His efforts sought a unique collaboration of national and regional architectural talent, which was first, implemented for the new Aronoff Center of Art and Design at the College of DAAP. It served as a model for successive projects, designed by several internationally renowned architects who could provide a distinguished and unique identity to the campus. Dean Chatterjee, as Chair of the Campus Green Committee, also initiated a master planning process to forge the different buildings on campus and provide spatial identity through landscaping. His efforts on behalf of college produced a new $35 Million building addition and significant gains in its endowment. The programs in Architecture and Interior Design also became premier programs in the country during his tenure.

Before becoming the Dean of the College of DAAP in 1982, he was the Director of the School of Planning at the University of Cincinnati from 1977 to 1982. His teaching expertise includes International Planning and Development, Urban Design, Urban Transportation planning and Design, and History of Urban Form (08) MARCH Theses Studio (08). In addition to numerous University policy-making appointments, Dean Chatterjee serves on many major civic and professional committees for the City of Cincinnati, including the Urban Design Review Board and the Historic Conservation Board. He is an Emeritus member of the Contemporary Arts Center Board of Trustees. He is a past-president (1983-85) of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (1983-85), the Seasongood Foundation for Good Government (2004-06), and The Architectural Foundation of the Greater Cincinnati (2003-05) and a past founding member of the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB). His membership in the American Planning Association (APA) and American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) includes leadership roles in several committees. Dean Chatterjee has been associated as an urban designer and planner with several notable firms and organizations both in the United States and abroad.

In 1991 Dean Chatterjee received the ACSP award for “outstanding contributions in city and regional planning, distinguished service to the Association of the Collegiate Schools of Planning as president of the ACSP, establishment of the Journal of Planning Education and Research (JPER), and for contributions to the success of many annual conferences.” In 1998 the Association named this annual award the “Jay Chatterjee Distinguished Service Award” in his honor.

In 1996 the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill presented Dean Chatterjee the Distinguished Alumnus Award on the occasion of the department’s 50th anniversary. He was a recipient of the 1996 Apple Award presented by the Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati, which honors those who have significantly established or influenced the quality of the built environment. In April 1999 Dean Chatterjee was inducted as a Fellow of the AICP at the national APA conference in Seattle, Washington. In November 1999 he won the Lifetime Achievement Post-Corbett Award in Cincinnati for his nationally recognized commitment to architecture and world-class design in the community and for his leadership as Dean of the College of DAAP. In May 2000 the American Institute of Architects bestowed to him the Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture, which recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions in the public sector. He is the recipient of the 2008 “Visionary” Award of the Contemporary Arts Center.