Zakcq Lockrem

Urban Planning + Design

Research Interests

e-mail
zlockrem@gmail.com

phone
612.226.7180

address

909 Texas Street #1906 Houston, TX 77002

Socio-spatial Theory The Social Construction of Urban Space; Film, Media and Depictions of the Urban; Comparative Urbanisms;
Everyday Life; Gender, Race and Queer Studies, Community Capacity Building

Design Everyday and Tactical Urbanism; Active Transportation; Sustainable Development; Urban Form

Education
Harvard University Graduate School of Design 2010
Master of Urban Planning
Specialization: History and Theory of Planning

Thesis: La Rvolution Moderne: Expo 67 and the Spatial Production of National Identity in Qubec Advisor: Susan Fainstein Reader: Enrique Silva

Boston University 2007

Bachelor of Science in Urban Affairs

Specialization: Urban Design and Community Development

Thesis: The Contested City: Urban Space, Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism in Montral Advisor: Walter Carroll

Academic Experience
Adjunct Professor Fall 2011 - Present
Texas Southern University, Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs, Department of Urban and Environmental Planning
Courses Taught: UPEP 803: Introduction to Site Design (Required Course for Masters Students, Fall 2011, 16 Students) UPEP 812: Theory of Urban Form (Spring 2012, 9 Students) UPEP 874: Wuhan, China: Old City Renewal (Travelling Studio, Summer 2012, 25 Students) Doctoral Committees: Darren Preacely (Where Do Cars Park their Cities? 2012)

Teaching Assistant Spring 2009

Harvard University Graduate School of Design

GSD 5214: Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods in Urban Planning

Research Assistant Fall 2008 - Spring 2010

Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Prof. Brent Ryan Neil Morris, Loeb Fellow, Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Teaching Fellow Spring 2008 - Spring 2010

Boston University, Metropolitan College, Department of Applied Social Sciences

Urban Affairs 613: Designing Urban Space (2008 and 2010) Urban Affairs 510: Urban Design Studio: Jackson Square, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

English Instructor October 2001 - May 2003

Berlin, Germany
Employers: Siemens Training u. Beratung, Daimler Chrysler, Freie Universitt Berlin, Arbeitsamt Berlin Ost, T-Mobile

Additional Studio Experience

Guest Critic final review for Prof. Matthew Johnson, University of Houston (2012) Guest Critic Community Design Charrette, Community Design Resource Center, University of Houston (2011) Guest Critic mid- and final reviews for Prof. Madhu Dutta-Koehler, Boston University (2010) Guest Critic mid-reviews for Prof. Quilian Riano, Wentworth Institute of Technology (2010)

Professional Experience
Asakura Robinson Houston, Texas
Director of Planning March 2012 - present Urban Planner and Designer Feb 2011 - March 2012

ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability Houston, Texas

Regional Associate July 2010 - Jan 2011

Alta Planning + Design Cambridge, Massachusetts TransForm Oakland, California

Urban Planning and Design Consultant May 2009 - July 2010 Media Intern June 2009 - Dec 2009

Borders Book Store East Boston, Massachusetts

Associate Store Manager July 2003 - Sept 2008

Project Experience
2012
Springwoods Village Bicycle Master Plan+ Harris County, Texas Our Town Southeast Houston+ Houston, Texas Better Block Washington Avenue Houston, Texas CHDO - TA \ Disaster Recovery Node Identification+ Houston, Texas Better Block Washington Avenue Houston, Texas Five Corners Management District Environmental Design Master Plan* Houston, Texas METRO Bike and Ride Feasibility Study Harris County, Texas The Fantastic Pruitt-Igoe!!!* St Louis, Missouri Washington Avenue Livable Centers Plan* Houston, Texas Fort Bend Subregional Mobility Study+ Fort Bend County, Texas East End Mobility Study+ Houston, Texas Divergent Metropolis Clear Lake Pedestrian and Bicyclist Study+ Houston, Texas Better Block Midtown Houston, Texas Lower Washington Cultural Arts District Map* Houston, Texas Green Office Challenge Campaign Management Houston, Texas Regional Development and Recovery Plan Artibonite Department, Haiti Charles River Basin Accelerated Bridge Reconstruction Boston - Cambridge, Massachusetts Green Renew Zone Conceptual Plan New Orleans, Louisiana Le Kinkeliba Artists Colony Master Plan Tambacounda, Senegal Car-Free Challenge Campaign Management San Francisco - Oakland, California Naugatuck River Greenway Waterbury, Connecticut Aquidneck Island Visual Conservation Plan Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island Green Street (Calle Verde) Project Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico

2011

2010

2009

* Project Manager + Firm Team Lead

Professional Affiliations
Association for Canadian Studies in the United States Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals Planners Network Rice Design Alliance

Conferences, Exhibitions and Lectures

1. Conference Presentations and Lectures
Nov 2012 June 2012 Dec 2011 Oct 2011 May 2011 May 2011 March 2011 Feb 2011 Jan 2011 Nov 2010 Oct 2010 Sept 2010 March 2010 Flexible Spaces: A Processual Approach to Place-Making with Maria Lucia Vidart, American
Anthropological Association, San Francisco, California

Empowering Planning: A People-Centered Approach Hauzhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan,
Hubei, China

Complete Streets for Houston Livable Houston Initiative, Houston, Texas Putting Parking in its Place: Quality of Life and Redevelopment in Urban Houston My Houston 2040,
Houston, Texas

Cultural Urbanism with Leila Bozorg, Sarah Nusser and Sara Zewde, Congress for New Urbanism Next Gen
Conference, Madison, Wisconsin

Complete Streets and Livable Centers: Why Location Matters with Robin Holzer, Gulf Coast Green,
Houston, Texas

Lhomme dans la cit: Expo 67 and the Spatialization of Identity in Qubec Urban Affairs Association
Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana

Complete Streets and Better Blocks: Imagining Houstons Future AIA Houston, Houston, Texas Creative Energy Efficiency/Renewable Financing Options from Around the US New Opportunities, New
Challenges: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Programs in Texas Symposium, Houston, Texas

Climate Action Planning and the New Urbanism Central Texas Chapter of the Congress for New Urbanism,
Austin, Texas

Planning for Climate Change: Building Climate Resilient Communities in Central Texas San Antonio
Community Development Summit, San Antonio, Texas

La Rvolution Moderne: Expo 67 and the Spatialization of Identity in Qubec Middle Atlantic and New
England Council for Canadian Studies Conference, Providence, Rhode Island

No Zoning: Why Houston may be our future StreetTalk, Livable Streets Alliance, Cambridge, Massachusetts

2. Exhibitions
July/Aug 2012 Pruitt-Igoe Now Old North Saint Louis Restoration Group, St. Louis, Missouri Feb 2012 Sept 2011 Lees Circle monuMENTAL, Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana By the City / For the City Urban Design Week: Institute for Urban Design, New York, New York

Nov/Dec 2010 PLATFORM 09 Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts

3. Invited Panelist
October 2011 Non-Business Interest Groups in Business-Government Relations Invitied panalist, Rice University, Houston,
Texas

2011 - 2012 Sept 2011 August 2011

Planners Revolution Film Series Invited panalist, Planners Revolution, Houston, Texas

USGBC Green Film Series Invited panelist, Rice Film Center. Houston, Texas
Trends in Urban Planning Invited panelist, Costello, Inc. Houston, Texas

4. Conference, Panel and Seminar Organization

Nov 2012 April 2010 April 2010 Design Ethnography : Ethnographic Design Co-organizer with Maria Lucia Vidart, Discussant: Keith Murphy
American Anthropological Association, San Francisco, California

Planners Network Graduate Student Research Salon Co-organizer with Molly McCullagh, Rob Goodspeed and
Derek Valentine, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Helping Cities Grow: The Role of Agriculture and Justice in Urban Community Revitalization Co-organizer
with Molly McCullagh, Tufts Food System Planning Coalition and Planners Network Boston Chapter. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Publications
1. Journal Articles
Complete Streets and Livable Centers: Why Location Maters Holzer, Robin and Zakcq Lockrem (2011) in The Journal
of Green Building. Vol 6. No. 3.

2. Book Contributions
BYNYCFORNYC.ORG Calabrese, Christina, Zakcq Lockrem and Alexandra Miller (2011) in An Atlas of Possibility
for the Future of New York City. Anne Guiney and Brendan Crain, Eds. New York: Multi-Story Books.

No Zoning Lockrem, Zakcq (2010) in VIEW on Harvard GSD 2. London: Tank Books. Ecological Urbanism Conference Blog Lockrem, Zakcq (2010) in Ecological Urbanism. Moshen Mostafavi and Gereth
Doherty, Eds. Baden: Lars Mller Publishers.

Everyday Aquidneck Lockrem, Zakcq (2009) in GSD Platform 2. Barcelona: Actar. The Territorialization of Identity Lockrem, Zakcq (2009) in VIEW on Harvard GSD. London: Tank Books.

3. Edited Volumes
Hankau Dazhi Gate Railway Station Redevelopment Joint Studio Lockrem, Zakcq and Rong Li, Eds (2012) Wuhan,
Hubei, China: Huazhong University of Science and Technology Department of Architecture and Urban Planning Press.

Outside/In: Gender and Space Egon, Natalya, Shelby Doyle, Zakcq Lockrem and Jade King, Eds (2010) Cambridge, MA:
Trays Publications.

Ecourbanism v Oblivion Lockrem Zakcq and James Moore, Eds. (2009) Cambridge, MA: Trays Publications.

3. Editoral Appointments
Cite: The Architecture and Design Review of Houston Editorial Committee Member (2012 - Present)

4. Web Magazines
Plurale Tantum: A New Project on Urbanism and Identity Editor and Contributor (2010 - Present)
www.PluraleTantum.com

Trays Journal Editor (2008-2010) Harvard University Graduate School of Design

www.students.gsd.harvard.edu/Trays

Grants, Prizes and Awards

People Places Promenades Unifying Museum Park Super Neighborhood August 2012
Rice Design Alliance Charrette Best Design Idea

The Fantastic Pruitt-Igoe!!! June 2012 Young Scholars Grant May 2010

Pruitt-Igoe Now Design Competition Third Place

Middle Atlantic and New England Council for Canadian Studies $500

Alumni Council Unsung Hero Award April 2009

Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Community Service Fellowship Program - International Travel Grant Dec 2008

Harvard University Graduate School of Design $500

Community Service
Social Agency Lab
Co-founder August 2011 - Present

Houston/Harris County Obesity Prevention Collaborative Houston, Texas

Steering Committee January 2012 - Present

Citizens Transportation Coalition Houston, Texas

Outreach Coordinator December 2010 - 2012 Vice-Chair April 2011 - 2012 Board Member March 2011 - 2012

Planners Network Ithaca, New York

Member, Membership and Chapters Committee Sept 2009 - Present

Houston Habitat for Humanity Houston, Texas

Bike to Build Committee Member Feb 2011 - Sept 2011

LivableStreets Alliance Cambridge, Massachusetts

Events Chair Nov 2009 - July 2010 Board Secretary March 2009 - Oct 2009 Board Member Feb 2009 - July 2010

Planners Network Boston Chapter Boston, Massachusetts

Leadership Committee Chair Sept 2009 - May 2010 Co-founder Sept 2009

Vecinos English Language Program Minneapolis, Minnesota

Co-founder Spring - Summer 2004

English Learning Center Minneapolis, Minnesota

English Teacher Spring - Summer 2001

Reviews, Interviews and Media Mentions

Winning projects envision new life for Pruitt-Igoe site Singer, Dale (June 25, 2012) St. Louis Beacon. monu_MENTAL at Antenna Gallery Cameron, Charley (February 29, 2012) PelicanBomb. monu_MENTAL at Antenna through March 4 Bookhardt (February 26, 2012) New Orleans Art Insider. Building better cities 24 hours at a time Seigle, Wendy (August 5, 2011) Marketplace. American Public Media, NPR.

Language Skills
German proficient reading, proficient speaking Spanish elementary reading, elementary speaking French elementary reading

Other Interests
Photography Publications
A Short History of Ireland Wallace, Martin (2008) Belfast: Appletree Press Schmap Travel Guides Boston, Halifax, Minneapolis, Montreal, Newport, New York City

Graphic Design Freelance Customers

The Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality Rice University, Houston, Texas Chao Center for Asian Studies Rice University, Houston, Texas Kinder Institute for Urban Research Rice University, Houston, Texas Department of Anthropology Rice University, Houston, Texas