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JJR Board of Directors Announce New 2010 Associates
August 2010 - The JJR Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of the following seven individuals as Associates this year. These professionals have not only exhibited leadership during the last year, but have also demonstrated high levels of performance in Communications, Customer Satisfaction, Effectiveness, Teamwork and Technical Ability.
Patrick Brawley - Landscape Architecture Studio Discipline Leader - Chicago
Patrick Brawley has been with JJR since 2007 and has over 9 years of industry experience. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Ornamental Horticulture and Environmental Design from Delaware Valley College. Patrick is the proud winner of the Illinois Chapter ASLA Honor Award for project work at Loyola University Chicago and was a speaker at this year's SCUP Annual Conference. Patrick's impeccable client relationship skills really shined on his work with Loyola and Dallas Center for Performing Arts (DCPA).
James Greene - Landscape Architect - Ann Arbor
James Greene, RLA, LEED AP began his landscape architecture career at JJR in 2004 after graduating from Michigan State University. James' greatest strengths include his flexibility and interest in working on a range of projects with diverse teams and challenging goals. He plays an active role in the organization of JJR Live! and is actively involved in our Technical Committee and is often the "go-to" person for digital 3-D graphics and communications. His involvement on the University of Michigan Stadium and the Dearborn Intermodal project has demonstrated both his commitment to quality and client satisfaction.
Michael Johnson - Landscape Architect - Ann Arbor
Michael Johnson, RLA, LEED AP started at JJR in 2008 after earning his Master of Urban Design degree from the University of Michigan. He received a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree from Ball State University and worked for several years for EDSA in Florida. Michael strives for collaboration, challenges the norm and seeks constant input from colleagues of all disciplines and experience to ensure solutions are sound and beyond expectations. Although his projects have mainly been in the campus planning practice, with such successes as the Indiana University Master Plans, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Master Plan and University of Nebraska Innovation Campus, he brings value to many projects in all practice areas through his integration with the firm and desire to collaborate with his colleagues.
Naota Kumazawa - Landscape Architect - Phoenix
Naota Kumazawa (Kuma), RLA, LEED started out studying Architecture in his native country of Japan and received a Master of Architecture Degree. After coming to the US, he attended the University of Arizona where he attained his Master of Landscape Architecture degree. In 2005, he joined Floor Associates. He's made exceptional design and technical contributions to Phoenix projects including Troon North Park, Phoenix Bio Medical HSEB, Cancer Treatment Center and GCC Public Safety Sciences Building Project
Jeremy Matthei - Civil Engineer - Ann Arbor
Jeremy Matthei, PE, LEED AP began working at JJR in 2005. He received his Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Albion College and continued on at the University of Michigan to attain another Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering. The learning never stops for Jeremy, as he is currently pursuing his MBA. He has successfully coordinated a cross office Civil 3D training course to help others gain the skills necessary to take JJR to the next level. His engineering expertise, expectation of quality and constant questioning to ensure the right solution has brought great value to many of our projects and clients including MSU's Plant Science Building and the Ann Arbor Fuller Intermodal facility.
Emily McKinnon - Civil Engineer - Ann Arbor
Emily McKinnon, PE, LEED AP began her career at JJR in our Chicago studio in 2007, and has since moved to the Ann Arbor studio. She has over 10 years experience in civil engineering. Emily earned a Physics degree from Alma College and then went on to earn her Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in Civil & Environment Engineering. Emily's strengths include water resources engineering and infrastructure design. She has certainly proven herself a team player, great communicator and collaborator on many projects including Loyola University, Case Western Reserve National Cemetery, Sylvania Riverwalk and many others.
Joel Thomas - Landscape Architect - Phoenix
Joel Thomas, RLA started out with Floor Associates back in 2007. Joel received his Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture from Colorado State University. He has demonstrated excellent design and management skills during his three years with us. He has done campus master planning for UNLV, the Banner Ironwood Medical Center and, most recently, Stanford University. We are very proud to say, he was recently elected as the Vice President for the Arizona Chapter of ASLA.JJR (www.jjr-us.com) creates great places and spaces, effects a positive change in people's lives, promotes sustainability, and provides excellence in design and technical solutions. JJR is a nationally recognized leader in landscape architecture, planning, urban design, civil engineering, and environmental science with offices in Ann Arbor, MI; Chicago, IL; Madison, WI; Phoenix, AZ; and Washington, DC.
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Leading Environmental and Engineering Experts Join JJR
July 2010 - JJR announces the addition of Mark O'Leary, Senior Ecologist and Mike Stirk, Senior Civil Engineer to its staff of nationally recognized leaders in landscape architecture, planning, urban design, civil engineering, and environmental science.
Mr. O'Leary is an environmental scientist with over 16 years of ecological consulting experience. An expert in natural areas management and restoration, he has served as ecologist for some of the country's benchmark urban environmental restoration efforts, including High Line Park in New York, Northerly Island in Chicago, and Johnson Creek in Arlington, Texas - where he's been working to protect and restore a nine-mile stretch of waterway in conjunction with the construction of the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium. He also helped establish a new national model for natural channel design and soil bioengineering in his work on the Rio Pedras River restoration in Puerto Rico.
Mr. Stirk is a civil engineer with over 20 years of experience and an impressive track record of leadership and accomplishment in Chicago's design and construction industries. He offers outstanding expertise in the management of complex, multidisciplinary projects, with particular fluency in design/build project delivery and construction oversight. He has served as Project Civil and Construction Engineer for the $110 million improvement of Chicago's Lake Shore Drive and Museum Campus in the late ?90s, and most recently as Project Manager for Aurora, Illinois' $89 million River Edge Park and River Walk Master Plan and Music Garden project. He has also been highly active in local, statewide and national committees defining new standards for green accreditation and other best practices for the profession.
JJR (www.jjr-us.com) creates great places and spaces, effects a positive change in people's lives, promotes sustainability, and provides excellence in design and technical solutions. JJR is a nationally recognized leader in landscape architecture, planning, urban design, civil engineering, and environmental science with offices in Ann Arbor, MI, Chicago, IL, Madison, WI, Phoenix, AZ, and Washington, DC.
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Brian Peterson joins JJR with over 20 years of experience as a project manager and senior designer for planning, urban redevelopment, infrastructure renewal and schematic architectural design projects throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa. He brings extensive involvement in all aspects of project conceptualization and implementation including public presentations and workshops.
Mr. Peterson is an adjunct professor at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where he teaches urban design and architecture. He also taught urban design and architecture studies in the Department of Landscape Architecture at UW-Madison. Mr. Peterson earned a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and has also studied architecture abroad at Oxford Polytechnic in England, and Ecole Special D' Architecture in France.
Prior to joining JJR, Mr. Peterson was a principal at the Planning and Design Institute in Milwaukee and worked previously in the Chicago offices of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and Perkins & Will. He also held the position of Campus Architect in the Department of Planning and Construction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison).
JJR (www.jjr-us.com) creates great places and spaces, effects a positive change in people's lives, promotes sustainability, and provides excellence in design and technical solutions. JJR is a nationally recognized leader in landscape architecture, planning, urban design, civil engineering, and environmental science with offices in Ann Arbor, MI, Chicago, IL, Madison, WI, Phoenix, AZ, and Washington, DC.
For more information:
Terri L. Severson
608.327.4425
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March 2010 - The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), Wisconsin Chapter has presented JJR with two planning and design awards, including the ASLA's highest award for professional work. A California-based jury gave JJR the Award of Excellence for Design for Lakeshore State Park and an Honor Award for the Kinnickinnic River Corridor Neighborhood Plan. A total of five awards were given out this year by Wisconsin ASLA.
The American Planning Association (APA), Wisconsin Chapter also recognized the Kinnickinnic River Corridor Plan with a 2010 Plan Document Award. A total of four awards were given out this year by Wisconsin APA.
Lakeshore State Park is a 17-acre man-made island that is Wisconsin's first urban state park and a celebration of its Great Lakes heritage and legacy. The park includes native landscaping, interpretive features, naturalistic open space, bioengineered shoreline, a signature pedestrian bridge, accessible trail/pathway system, a large and small water craft basin, small boat beach, fishing access, and transient boat dockage. This project received the Award of Excellence, the highest award an ASLA jury can bestow.
JJR worked with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District and the Sixteenth Street Community Health Center to develop the Kinnickinnic River Corridor Neighborhood Plan for the corridor surrounding the Kinnickinnic River on the south side of Milwaukee. The river, which was channelized and concrete-lined in the 1960s, currently poses health and safety risks to nearby residents due its inability to safely convey floodwaters. Rehabilitating the river will include significantly widening the existing channel and removing as many as 84 existing homes in the dense and narrow residential corridor. The planning team used the context of this major catalytic project to provide recommendations for maintaining the neighborhood character and affordability, replacing the lost housing with new developments, finding new opportunities for economic development, greening the existing neighborhood through sustainable initiatives, improving the parks, and creating new quality neighborhood open space and connections. The new KK River corridor is envisioned to include bike and walking paths, naturalized stream banks, water quality treatment facilities, aquatic habitat improvements, community gardens, outdoor classrooms and other educational opportunities.
JJR (www.jjr-us.com) creates great places and spaces, effects a positive change in people's lives, promotes sustainability, and provides excellence in design and technical solutions. JJR is a nationally recognized leader in landscape architecture, planning, urban design, civil engineering, and environmental science with offices in Ann Arbor, MI; Chicago, IL; Madison, WI; Phoenix, AZ; and Washington, D.C.
For More Information:
Terri L. Severson
608.327.4425
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March 2010 - The JJR Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Bruce Lunde and Ed Freer as our newest principals.
Bruce Lunde has worked in the marina and waterfront development industry for over 15 years and has made a significant contribution to JJR's Waterfront practice since joining the company in 2004. Bruce is the classic seller-practitioner. His most recent accomplishments include securing and leading project teams for significant waterfront projects including Clarksville, Tennessee Fairgrounds and Riverfront Park; Egg Harbor, Wisconsin Marina and Park; Dillon, Colorado Marina and Downtown Waterfront Park; and Paducah, Kentucky Riverboat Excursion Dock. Bruce graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture.
Ed Freer served as a Principal at JJR from 1992 through 2007 and helped open the JJR Madison Studio. After a one year hiatus with a real estate developer specializing in urban development and brownfield projects, Ed returned to JJR in 2008 to reconnect with his waterfront planning and urban design roots. His most recent accomplishments include urban planning and design work on Frankfort, Kentucky's Riverfront; Dubuque, Iowa's Millwork District; Patriots Point in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina; and Euclid, Ohio's waterfront. Ed graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor's Degree in Landscape Architecture and a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
JJR (www.jjr-us.com) creates great places and spaces, effects a positive change in people's lives, promotes sustainability, and provides excellence in design and technical solutions. JJR is a nationally recognized leader in landscape architecture, planning, urban design, civil engineering, and environmental science with offices in Ann Arbor, MI, Chicago, IL, Madison, WI, Phoenix, AZ, and Washington, DC.
For More Information:
Terri L. Severson
608.327.4425