# Paul Jamtgaard > On Sabbatical- recharging and researching Car free Community-Oriented Development Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/pauljamtgaard Former VP of Urban Design and a member of the founding team at Glydways planning systems and designing infrastructure for the next generation mode of mass transportation, Paul Jamtgaard shifting his focus to help developers, communities, planners and designers to create thriving, sustainable communities integrating both new and traditional modes of mobility with a focus on human-scale environments and meaningful placemaking. A registered architect and urban designer with over 25 years of varied experience creating award winning projects in the US and abroad. His work strives to find solutions befitting the clients’ goals, location, and resources, regardless of the combination of disciplines and skills required. He founded the Pecha Kucha Night event series in San Francisco in 2006 to foster interdisciplinary inspiration and collaborations. He has produced and hosted over 50 events since then. He has also hosted presented at events at Harvard University, the Venice Biennale and Las Vegas. Educated at both University of California at Berkeley and the Harvard Design School, he has balanced his studies and career between architecture and urban design. He has taught and been a design critic at schools in the Bay Area (Berkeley, Stanford, Academy of Art and CCA) and at Harvard Design School. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, SPUR and a board member of the Center for Architecture & Design, Harvard Design School Alumni Council. He lives in San Francisco. ## Work Experience ### Founder/ Principal @ JAMTGÅRDESIGN Jan 2014 – Present | San Francisco An interdisciplinary design consultancy ### Vice President of Urban Design @ Glydways Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States Lead system planning, urban integration and infrastructure design. ### Head of Infrastructure Planning and Urban Solutions @ Glydways Jan 2018 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, CA ### Director Of Architecture @ 3DEN Lounge Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, New Yotk Co-Founder of new retail/ hospitality start-up. Working closely with the core team to conceive a new 3rd place in the City. Guiding architecture in tandem with brand development and user experience. ### Instructor @ Academy of Art University Jan 2000 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Directed the Thesis Studio for undergraduates in their final 5th year. The scope encompassed developing critical responses to a real world urban conditions culminating in a comprehensive architectural proposition. ### Co-Founder @ Pecha Kucha San Francisco Jan 2005 – Jan 2015 Manage the external relationships with the design community and sponsors; host monthly live events showcasing the diverse talents of the San Francisco Design Community. ### Architect, Senior Designer, Associate @ Group 4 Architecture Jan 2004 – Jan 2015 Lead project design conceptualization through final construction execution for civic projects including community centers, libraries. I have also worked in a number of new typologies including learning centers and environmental innovation centers. All our work pursues very high levels of sustainability and commitment to the unique needs of each community with whom we work. ### Founding Principal, Architect @ UrbanLab Jan 1998 – Jan 2004 | San Francisco A critical practice engaging principles of density, placemaking, diversity and sustainability through ### Architect, Designer @ KMD Architects Jan 1994 – Jan 2000 | San Francisco Designer on mixed-use and commercial projects in the US and Asia. ### Designer @ Fletcher Farr Ayotte Inc Jan 1994 – Jan 1995 Urban Designer, architecture design Intern. ## Education ### MDes in Digital Media, Urban Design Harvard University Graduate School of Design ### MArch in Architecture University of California, Berkeley ### MArch in Architecture UCLA ### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics + Art University of Oregon ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/paul-jamtgaard-1b7b167 --- Source: https://flows.cv/pauljamtgaard JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/pauljamtgaard/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-08