William L
Kaplan, R.A., M.Arch.
Adjunct Associate Professor
Community and Regional Planning
Bill Kaplan is
an architect, planner and urban designer
whose diverse professional experience and
training converge in a deep interest in the
cultural influences on human communities. He
has served in various capacities for major
renewal projects in Baltimore, Boston and
communities throughout Delaware,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He designed the
original restoration plan for historic Cape
May.
Mr. Kaplan’s
education includes a Degree in Architecture
from North Carolina State University, where
he graduated first in his class; a Master’s
Degree in Architecture from Harvard Graduate
School of Design; and a year of
post-graduate studies at Princeton’s Woodrow
Wilson School of Public and International
Affairs.
He has served in
various leadership positions in the
Philadelphia regional offices of both the
Departments of Housing an Urban Development
(HUD) and Energy (DOE) where he was Director
for ten years. His HUD positions included
environmental, housing, community planning
and urban design, and the Energy positions
were primarily in conservation.
He has received
numerous awards, including several for
superior performance from the federal
government, and has participated by
invitation in the Experiment in
International Living and in an international
seminar on town planning in Venice. He was
a Fulbright Scholar in Europe, with study
emphasis on medieval cities.
He is a member
of Phi Kappa Phi (honorary scholastic
fraternity). His past affiliations include
the American Institute of Architects, the
American Planning Association and Lambda
Alpha, the urban issues fraternity.
Bill Kaplan
brings to his position a rich exposure to
the cultures of Europe, where he has
traveled and studied extensively. His
travels also include North Africa, Colombia
and the South Pacific, as well as the United
States.
In addition
to his teaching, Mr. Kaplan is a consultant
in architecture and urban design.
