Diana Fernandez Bibeau
Deputy Chief of Urban Design
City of Boston
As Deputy Chief of Urban Design for the Boston Planning Department, Diana Fernandez Bibeau elevates the importance of urban design and champions the transformative power of sustainable and walkable communities for all ages and abilities. As the leader of a team of over 30 design professionals, Diana is responsible for regulating and overseeing the development of the built environment in Boston.
With over 15 years of private and public practice experience, Diana has built a design portfolio that reassesses the policies that have perpetuated race, gender, environmental, and socioeconomic inequality, and created design methodologies that can respond to and correct them. Diana brings to each project—as well as a myriad of service initiatives—strong critical thinking, a willingness to engage in thoughtful debate, and a commitment to quality.
As part of her work, Fernandez partners on the Mayor’s Green New Deal agenda with City departments, including the Boston Transportation Department, the Environment Department, Parks and Recreation, Mayor’s Office of Housing, Public Works, Public Facilities, Boston Public Schools, and Boston Public Libraries, along with the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture to align urban design efforts into a comprehensive vision for Boston.
With over 15 years of private and public practice experience, Diana has built a design portfolio that reassesses the policies that have perpetuated race, gender, environmental, and socioeconomic inequality, and created design methodologies that can respond to and correct them. Diana brings to each project—as well as a myriad of service initiatives—strong critical thinking, a willingness to engage in thoughtful debate, and a commitment to quality.
As part of her work, Fernandez partners on the Mayor’s Green New Deal agenda with City departments, including the Boston Transportation Department, the Environment Department, Parks and Recreation, Mayor’s Office of Housing, Public Works, Public Facilities, Boston Public Schools, and Boston Public Libraries, along with the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture to align urban design efforts into a comprehensive vision for Boston.