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Urban Design Experience

Resume: John R. Hucko, ASLA, RLA - Project Landscape Architect

Education

bulletBLA, Landscape Architecture, University of Arizona, 1982

Registration

bullet Arizona Registered Landscape Architect, No. 18943, October 11, 1985

Civic Activities

bullet American Society of Landscape Architects
bullet Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Board of Trustees
bullet American Society of Landscape Architects, Southern Arizona Chapter, Co-chairperson, 1989-1990

Professional Experience

bullet June 1984 to present: The Acacia Group, Inc., Principal, Vice President and Corporate Secretary
bullet May 1982 to June 1984: Rogers & Gladwin, Landscape Architect

Relevant Project Experience

bulletBroadway/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.
bulletTucson 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.
bulletSouth 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.
bulletRonstadt 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.
bulletCity 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.
bulletBroadway 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.
bulletPima 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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