Rowe is currently the Raymond Garbe Professor of Architecture and Urban Design and the Harvard Distinguished Service Professor at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where he has held various teaching positions since 1985.
[1] He is also the chairman and co-founder of the New York-based practice SURBA – Studio for Urban Analysis, founded in 2012.
Based in Brooklyn, New York, the studio focuses on exploring urbanization at various scales, particularly in developing countries.
Between 1981 and 1987, Rowe also spent significant time in professional practice as Principal at Environmental Planning and Design (EplDes) in Houston, Texas.
At EplDes, Rowe was involved in a number of significant projects working with urban modeling, growth forecasting, environmental impact assessment, urban design and planning, and public policy evaluation.