About

John Bezemes is a New York City-based urban designer and educator. John grew up in Somerville, Massachusetts and moved to New York City in 2004 to attend Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture. He received a BARCH degree in 2009 and practiced for several years as a freelance designer. In 2018 John completed an Urban Placemaking & Management MS also at Pratt Institute and also holds a position as an Undergraduate Admissions Director during his time there.

Alongside his professional work, John is conducting research focusing on LGBTQ+ placemaking practices. This research began as a reaction to a movement in academic and professional practice towards the commodification of place, which reinforces existing repressive power structures in public space at the expense of marginalized people and places.