Margaret Jankowsky

About Margaret Jankowsky

Margaret is the Director of Urban Design at Trahan Architects, where she focuses on master planning and civic space as well as understanding the impact of the firm’s work on surrounding neighborhoods and the environment. Her deep love for cities and the energy found in urban public spaces is paired with an understanding of how large-scale environmental, social, and infrastructural systems interact with and impact one another. Previously Margaret was with James Corner Field Operations, where she worked as a designer on transformational large-scale public realm projects in Seattle and Miami, and then led the firm’s business development efforts as the Director of Market-ing and Business Development. Margaret was one of the Urban Design Forum’s 2018 Forefront Fellows, where her collaborative work researching homelessness in New York City led to a proposal to create a citywide Office of the Public Realm. She has been a guest critic for design studios at PennDesign, RISD, Columbia University’s GSAPP, Keane University, and Rensselaer University, and is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and the Urban Design Forum.

Experience

1. Director of Urban Design

   Trahan Architects

   Nov 2020 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• University of Pennsylvania School of Design

  Masters of Landscape Architecture (MLA)

  2009 — 2011

• University of Pennsylvania

  Bachelor of Arts

  2003 — 2007