Urban
Design Experience
Resume: John R. Hucko, ASLA, RLA - Project Landscape Architect
Education
 | BLA, Landscape Architecture, University of Arizona, 1982 |
Registration
| Arizona Registered Landscape Architect, No. 18943, October
11, 1985 |
Civic Activities
| American Society of Landscape Architects |
| Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Board of Trustees |
| American Society of Landscape Architects, Southern Arizona
Chapter, Co-chairperson,
1989-1990 |
Professional Experience
| June 1984 to present: The Acacia Group, Inc.,
Principal,
Vice President and Corporate Secretary |
| May 1982 to June 1984: Rogers & Gladwin, Landscape
Architect |
Relevant Project Experience
| Broadway/Arroyo Chico Interchange of the Barraza-Aviation
Parkway. $1.25 million urban design improvement budget. The
project included $900,000 in landscape and irrigation
improvements. Bicycle paths and bike nodes for the enjoyment of
bicyclists and pedestrians. The project also provided for
significant involvement with neighborhood groups and a
public-private design coordination committee. Tucson, Arizona. |
| Tucson City Center, Norwest Bank Plaza. An urban
plaza provides the outdoor setting for this high-rise tower and
underground parking complex in downtown. The main plaza features a
fountain and Arizona Ash shade trees planted over the top of the
parking garage. Seat walls surround the central features,
providing rest areas for pedestrians. Tucson, Arizona.
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| South Tucson Municipal Center. This project includes
a municipal center, library, fire station, police department and
detention facilities. The design features a Mexican theme and
incorporates security elements, a fountain, hardscape, two
interior atriums, drought-tolerant plants and a detention basin.
Landscape and irrigation design plans, construction documents and
specifications were prepared. Construction surveillance was
carried out. South Tucson, Arizona. |
| Ronstadt Transit Center. Landscape design and
construction documents for unique central transit transfer
station. The project is constructed from used bricks that were
salvaged from buildings removed from the site. Shade and
durability were important design criteria for the landscape
architecture. Tucson, Arizona. |
| City of Tucson Police Headquarters Expansion.
Landscape architectural services for $8.5 million, six-story
high-rise addition to the City of Tucson Police Headquarters. The
landscape architectural work included design of a courtyard and
security entrance. Preservation of a mature oleander hedge as well
as transplanting tall fan palms to scale down the building were
important parts of the project. Landscaping, irrigation and
hardscape design services were provided. Tucson, Arizona. |
| Broadway Corridor Transit and Gateway Study, Urban
Design and Landscaping Criteria. The firm served as the urban
design sub consultant for a long-range planning study of
introducing light rail transit in the 13.5-mile Broadway corridor
ending in downtown
Tucson, Arizona. |
| Pima Community College Downtown Campus Masterplan.
The firm participated in the preparation of a masterplan to guide
the future growth of the downtown campus of Pima Community
College, located in Tucson’s central city area. Our work focused
on the urban contextual analysis and site planning for future
educational facilities. An important element in the plan was the
creation of a safe and inviting pedestrian environment. The
development of a program for street closures and the design of
outdoor pedestrian spaces were prepared with this goal in mind.
Tucson, Arizona. |
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