URBAN DESIGN
Who I am
I am Arjan Jager, an urban designer based in Chicago. I use design to connect people with each other, with their neighborhood and with opportunities. I enjoy working on multiple scales and am passionate about creating designs together that impact people’s lives tomorrow, next year and in 10 years.
My goal is always to create a better living environment. Better for the people and organizations I collaborate with, better for other people living and working in the neighborhood, and also better for the planet. Aim high, every little bit helps.
I have 25 years of international experience in strategic urban transformation of cities. In the Netherlands, my home country, I worked for the Planning Department of Amsterdam and leading urban design and landscape architecture offices. I also worked and lived in Zimbabwe and Indonesia, where simple, spot on designs can make a huge impact on quality of life.
In the US I worked on several projects in the Bay Area before becoming the first urban designer for the City of Oklahoma City, where I teamed up with residents, developers, politicians, planners, engineers and other experts to make plans and policies for a more walkable, bicycleable, sustainable and inclusive city.
I enjoy combining my urban design work with teaching, which I did for many years at the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam and at the University of Oklahoma in Tulsa.
Since 2019 I call Chicago home.
Contact
Thinking of a project? I'd love to collaborate.
Send me an email at mail@arjanjager.com to see how we can work together.