Urban Design
Experience
Resume: Walt Rogers, ASLA, RLA - Project Principal
Education
 | MBA, Master of
Business Administration, University of Phoenix, 1991 |
| MLA, Master of Landscape Architecture with Honors, emphasis
on Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts, 1970 |
| BS, Landscape Architecture with Honors, University of
Massachusetts, 1968 |
Registration
| Arizona Registered Landscape Architect No. 11462 |
Civic Activity
| American Society of Landscape Architects |
| Member, City of Tucson Storm Water Advisory Committee (1985 to
1986) |
| Member and Vice Chairman, Pima County Design Review
Committee (1985 to 1988) |
| Member and Chairman, Pima County Technical Review Committee
(1993 to 1998) |
| Member UNE Committee Region 5, Council of Landscape
Architectural Registration Boards (1984 to 1990) |
Professional Experience
| May, 1979 to Present: The Acacia Group, Inc., Principal
and President (Formerly: Rogers, Gladwin & Harmony,
Inc.) |
| October, 1976 to June, 1982: University of Arizona College of
Agriculture, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Landscape
Architecture Program, Assistant Professor and
Adjunct Professor
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| May, 1973 to October, 1976: Girl Scouts of the USA, National
Headquarters (New York, NY), Council Property Development, Director |
| January, 1971 to May, 1973: State University of New
York (SUNY) at Syracuse, New York, College of Environmental Science
and Forestry, Department of Landscape Architecture, Assistant
Professor
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| July, 1970 to July, 1971: Visiting Lecturer, Gloucestershire
College of Art and Design, Cheltenham, England
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Relevant Project Experience - Urban
Design
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Campbell Avenue. Urban design consultant for
improvements in the 280-foot extra right-of-way that resulted from
taking the houses along the west side of the street for one-half
mile on Campbell Avenue. Improvements included bus stops, entry
features, walls with pilasters, specialty paving and lighting.
Tucson, Arizona. |
| Design of a Standard Bus Shelter. The Acacia Group
is one of three finalist firms in a design competition sponsored
by the City of Tucson for a standard city bus shelter. The design
concept featured a single structural center pole, an arched steel
plate canopy, solar collectors, speakers, vertical shade screens,
a central leaner rail and seats of varying heights. Solar powered
lighting, bike racks, a drinking fountain, radio and signal
devices were listed as optional items. Tucson, Arizona. |
| Tucson Gateway Masterplan. Walt participated in a
multi-discipline planning and design charette aimed at developing
ideas for an improved and more aesthetic entry into the downtown
area of Tucson. Five planning teams made up of an architect, a
landscape architect, a civil engineer, an urban planner, a
neighborhood representative, and a city staff person addressed
five key planning and design issues. Tucson, Arizona. |
| Ronstadt Transit Center. Walt provided landscape
design and construction documents for this 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. |
| Two Parking Lots on Main Street in Historic Old Town
Cottonwood. Historically sensitive parking lots, street trees,
walls and street furniture were designed under the Arizona Main
Street Program. Walt served as project principal and project
designer. Cottonwood, Arizona. |
| A Downtown Concept Plan for Historic Florence, Arizona. Walt
developed a long-range plan for Downtown Florence emphasizing
parking, street furniture and streetscaping. He served as project
principal and a project planner. Florence, Arizona. |
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