DESIGNING PLACES FOR PEOPLE CAN ONLY BEGIN WITH A PASSION FOR BOTH
(404) 213-2569 JOHN.G.HIGHTOWER@GMAIL.COM
JOHN HIGHTOWER- PLA, MSUD, LEED GA Professional Landscape Architect + Urban Designer, Associate Project Manager
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE + URBAN DESIGN PORTFOLIO
JOHN HIGHTOWER- PLA, MSUD, LEED GA Professional Landscape Architect + Urban Designer, Associate Project Manager
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE + URBAN DESIGN PORTFOLIO JOHN.G.HIGHTOWER@GMAIL.COM (404) 213-2569
URBAN DESIGN
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SITE DESIGN
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STREETSCAPE DESIGN
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PARK DESIGN
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GATEWAY DESIGN
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JOHN HIGHTOWER - PLA, MSUD, LEED Green Associate Professional Landscape Architect + Urban Designer, Associate Project Manager
JOHN.G.HIGHTOWER@GMAIL.COM (404) 213-2569
Areas of Expertise
Awards
Urban Design Landscape Architecture Community Master Planning Street Corridor Studies Sustainable Design Land Planning
2012- South Carolina APA -Outstanding Planning Project for a Small Jurisdiction 2012- Georgia Partnership for Transportation Quality -Context Sensitive Design and Public Participation 2012- Keep Roswell Beautiful -Volunteer of the Year 2013- International Federation for Housing and Planning -Garden Cities for Tomorrow International Competition Finalist 2013- Georgia Institute of Technology -Charles R. Brown Urban Design Fellowship 2013- Georgia Partnership for Transportation Quality -Innovative Solution to Design Problem 2014- Georgia Partnership for Transportation Quality -Grand Prize Award
Professional Societies/ Affiliations American Society of Landscape Architects -Member -GSLA Industry Partner Ambassador (2011-2012) U.S. Green Building Council -Member -Emerging Green Professionals Committee Member (2011-2014) Keep Roswell Beautiful -Board of Directors Member -Roswell Green Business Designation Program Chair (2012) Urban Land Institute -Young Leaders Group Committee Member -Mentor Program “Protégé” (2013-2014) Congress for the New Urbanism
Guest Speaker Roles Guest Reviewer at Georgia Tech Graduate level Planning studios -Multiple Occasions
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Writings 2012- Stormwater and Urban Design: Urban Design Strategies for Four Sites on the Atlanta BeltLine 2012- Unconscious Urbanism 2013- André Kertész: A Study of an Icon’s Techniques 2013- Past, Present, and Future of Measuring our Land: The Evolution of Surveying Equipment 2013- Mixed-Use Guidebook 2014- Atlanta City Parks within the Evolution of Progressive Urbanism
JOHN HIGHTOWER - PLA, MSUD, LEED Green Associate Professional Landscape Architect + Urban Designer, Associate Project Manager
JOHN.G.HIGHTOWER@GMAIL.COM (404) 213-2569
Education
Registration/Certification
4.00 GPA- Master of Science in Urban Design /2013/ Summa Cum Laude Georgia Institute of Technology- College of Architecture 3.69 GPA- Bachelor of Landscape Architecture /2011/ Cum Laude University of Georgia- College of Environment & Design Landscape Architecture Studies / 2009 University of Georgia- Cortona, Italy
Professional Landscape Architect- Georgia License #LA001718 LEED Green Associate
Work Experience URS Corporation/AECOM (Atlanta, GA)
Roswell Recreation & Parks Department (Roswell, GA)
Aug 2011 – PRESENT (3 years, 5 months)
Mar 2010 - June 2010 (4 months)
Professional Landscape Architect / Urban Designer, Associate Project Manager Landscape Architecture Intern -Manage Landscape Architecture/Urban Design group’s backlog & projected revenue -Track hiring capabilities -Manage group’s client database -Build and keep current marketing material, group portfolio, project sheets -Plan and coordinate marketing efforts -Organize project teams and pursuits -Write project proposals/ Provide proposal graphics -Speak/present at project interviews -Maintain regular contact with current and potential clients -Lead entry-level staff -Write project books (documentation of on-going project work) -Act as Design Lead on projects in realms of: Master planning, Site design, Streetscape, Park, Plaza, Green roof, Studies -Offer project services including: Project client contact, Site analysis and inventory, Schematic hardscape and landscape design, Design development, Hand graphics, 3d modeling, Drafting, Detail documentation, Cost estimation, Specification writing, Charrette support -Offer technical skills including: Hand graphics, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, AutoCAD, MicroStation, ArcGIS, SketchUp, LandFX, Word, Excel
-Develop master plans for future park renovations -Develop planting plans for immediate installation in parks -Produce graphics for public meetings and postings in parks -Produce as-built drawings for county govt. approval
The Center for Community Preservation and Planning (Covington, GA) Jan 2010 – Mar 2010 (4 months)
Urban Planning Intern -Develop 2050 Build-Out Plan for Snapping Shoals community in Newton County, GA -Lead project team GIS research with County coordination -Develop trail system maps for City of Covington
Roswell Recreation & Parks Department (Roswell, GA) May 2004 - Aug 2011 (7 years, 4 months)
Park Monitor (part-time) -Prepare Roswell City parks for day-to-day operations -Monitor activities and supervise citizens in parks
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