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Relevant Experience
<br />Ben Johnson
<br />Landscape Architecture Analyst / Landscape Architecture / Site Master Planning / Urban Design /
<br />Active and Passive Park Design / Streetscape Planning and Design
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<br />LPPL36016.16-O Sunny Isles Beach Landscape Architect Services Resumes.indd
<br />Regatta Park, Miami, FL — Served as landscape architecture analyst for the Kimley-Horn
<br />team that provided landscape architecture services for Regatta Park in the City of Miami,
<br />a new15 acre waterfront passive park that will transform the underutilized waterfront into
<br />a more cohesive and vibrant public space that will help connect the general public to the
<br />waterfront. The main features of the park include the Expo Lawn, Regatta Lawn, Tropical
<br />Gardens, Promenade, Multi-use Path Connector, Tree Alee and Children’s Play Area. Kimley
<br />Horn was tasked with the landscape architectural and civil engineering design of the park
<br />from concept through construction administration.
<br />City of Miami Coral Way Medians, Miami, FL — Serving as landscape architecture analyst
<br />for the conceptual plans, exhibits, and construction drawings of the landscape improvements
<br />within 2.5 miles of existing Coral Way medians between SW 12th Avenue and SW 37th
<br />Avenue. Key to the design is the preservation of the existing historic Banyan Trees and the
<br />integration of proposed shrubs and groundcovers around them in order to create an iconic
<br />look for this important roadway within Miami Dade County.
<br />South Miami Intermodal Transportation Plan (ITP), South Miami, FL — Serving as
<br />landscape architecture analyst on the Kimley-Horn team that prepared the South Miami
<br />Intermodal Transportation Plan (SMITP). The City of South Miami desires to enhance the
<br />existing transportation system and mobility choices available to residents, workers, and visitors
<br />to the City. An integral component of this effort is to establish and implement the SMITP, which
<br />identifies an interconnected network of mobility and safety improvements based on smart
<br />growth and complete streets principles.
<br />Miami Worldcenter, Miami, FL — Serving as landscape architecture analyst on the Kimley-
<br />Horn team. Kimley-Horn partnered with a private developer, the City of Miami, the Miami
<br />Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), and other stakeholders in preparing typical sections
<br />for streetscapes for the City’s largest proposed downtown project. Kimley-Horn also partnered
<br />with numerous utility companies to determine existing underground conditions. Once this
<br />information was obtained, we worked with multiple stakeholders to develop and evaluate
<br />various streetscape options for roads and avenues within the multi-block project limits.
<br />North Bay Village Baywalk Plaza Area Design, North Bay Village, FL — Served as
<br />landscape architecture analyst for the Kimley-Horn team - As prime consultant, Kimley-
<br />Horn and Associates Inc. provided North Bay Village with landscape architecture and civil
<br />engineering services for the site improvements to separate plaza areas and connector
<br />boardwalk under the east bridge along JFK Causeway. Services include the design of
<br />landscape architectural components including hardscape, landscape, site furniture, site
<br />lighting and irrigation from concept through construction. Part of the design elements of the
<br />project includes an iconic “sail structure” to serve as a focal point.
<br />Design Place, Miami, FL — Served as a Landscape analyst for this project to provide a site
<br />design and design vision package. Design Place is centrally located within minutes of South
<br />Beach, Brickell and Coconut Grove. Avoid Miami’s commute hassles by being just blocks away
<br />of the Julia Tuttle Causeway and I-95. The new improvements will include residence, retail and
<br />hospitality areas. Connection to a metro platform and complex planning design.
<br />Flamingo Garage Lanai, South Beach, FL — Served as a Landscape analyst for the
<br />conceptual design and technical drawings on the renovation of the pool deck and outdoor
<br />spaces of the Flamingo Garage Lanai in South Beach.
<br />Special Qualifications
<br /> •Software experience includes
<br />AutoCAD, LandF/X, Adobe Suites
<br />(Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign),
<br />Microsoft, PlanGrid, Plant
<br />Identification, Google Sketchup
<br />Pro, ArcGIS 10.1, and Rhino 5.0
<br /> •Project experience includes cost
<br />estimating, submittals, concept
<br />design, client meetings, style
<br />imaging, paving design, planting
<br />design, site specifications,
<br />code compliance, construction
<br />documents, site visits, custom
<br />detailing, design documents,
<br />digital rendering, planting
<br />installation, site analysis, and
<br />hardscape design.
<br />Professional Credentials
<br /> •Bachelor of Landscape
<br />Architecture, Landscape
<br />Architecture, The Pennsylvania
<br />State University
<br /> •Minor in Environmental Inquiry
<br />Professional Organizations
<br /> •American Society of Landscape
<br />Architects (ASLA)
<br /> •Greater Miami Chamber of
<br />Commerce (GMCC)
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