Robert E. Clay

Robert E. Clay (“Bob”) has lectured and written on the architectural career of William C. Knighton and owned a Knighton-designed house which he secured a registration to the National Register of Historic Places. Bob is a docent for the Architectural Heritage Center in Portland, and a Past President of the Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association. He retired after a 37-year career in urban planning and housing policy, including 27 years as a Chief Planner with the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. Bob holds an undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley, a Master of Urban Planning degree from the University of Oregon, School of Architecture and Allied Arts, and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California, School of Public Administration in Washington, D.C.