JotaÌýSamper
- Associate Professor
- Co-Director, CEDaR
- ARCHITECTURE
- SUSTAINABLE PLANNING & URBAN DESIGN

Design-BuildÌý|ÌýCommunity EngagementÌý|ÌýSocial JusticeÌý|ÌýUrban DesignÌý|ÌýTheoryÌý|ÌýHistory
SamperÌýis Associate Professor at the Program in Environmental Design.ÌýHis work atÌýÌýconcentrates on sustainable urban growth and dwells at the intersection between urban informality ("slums") and urban violent conflict. He obtained his BA in architecture in UNal in Medellin, a Master in City Planning from MIT and a Ph.D. on Urban and Regional Planning, also fromÌý, where he was a Lecturer for the past twoÌýyears. In 2010, hisÌýÌýwith estudio teddy cruz, exhibited at the MoMA.
He is a fellow of the “â€�, and advisor for the “Ìýfor theÌý. He is a co-founder ofÌýÌýa nonprofit dedicated to choreograph meaningful conversations,ÌýÌýandÌýÌýwith marginalized communities.