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JOHN COPLEY, ASLA

jcopley@copley-wolff.com
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Experience and Qualifications
John Copley has extensive professional experience in the planning, design, and implementation of projects throughout New England. He has been responsible for such diverse, engaging, and award-winning historic streetscapes and urban design projects as the Frog Pond on Boston Common, 20/21 Custom House Street, 390 Commonwealth Avenue, and Lotus Development Corporation. These projects required sensitive design and detailing consistent with their respective historical context yet are also contemporary in their expression of traditional materials. John's notable streetscape design and downtown revitalization experience comprises many completed projects, and includes Stacy Boulevard Waterfront Park, Elliot Norton Park, and Dudley Town Common. His responsibilities encompass all aspects of community participation, office management, project management, and design and construction observation. John's recently finished the First Church of Christ, Scientist Fountain Renovation in Boston, MA, and is also involved in the development of the Sanctuary Golf and Country Club in Hopkinton, MA.

Education
University of Michigan, 1978
Master of Landscape Architecture

University of Colorado, 1978
Master of Architecture

University of Vermont, 1973
Bachelor of Arts

Registrations
Registered Landscape Architect: Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Rhode Island, Texas

Registered Architect: Michigan

CLARB Certificate Holder

Professional Experience
Copley Wolff Design Group, Boston, MA
2002 - present, Founder and Owner

Copley/Wolff Joint Venture / John Copley and Associates, Inc., Boston, MA
1984 - 2001, Co-founder and Owner

Carol R. Johnson Associates, Boston, MA
1980 - 1983, Landscape Architect

BJR, INC., Detroit, MI
1977 - 1980, Landscape Architect

Professional Affiliations
American Society of Landscape Architects
Boston Society of Architects
Boston Society of Landscape Architects
Urban Land Institute

Lectures/Teaching Experience
National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Town Meeting, Creative Public Realm Initiatives 2003, Speaker

Open-Space Developments: A Case Study
BuildBoston Convention 2002, Panel Participant

National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Town Meeting, Creative Public Realm Initiatives 2002, Speaker

ASLA Annual Meeting and Expo
Art Integration in the Landscape, Boston Schoolyard Initiative 1999, Invited Speaker

The Boston Architectural Center
1990 - 1992, Site Design Instruction for NCARB Exam

Harvard University
1990 - 1992, Visiting Lecturer, Materials and Methods

New England School of Art and Design
1986 - 1987, Architectural Illustration, Instructor

1983 - 1987, Uniform National Exam (UNE), Reviewer

Publications
Cooling the Flock: Christian Science Fountain Renovation
WaterShapes Magazine, October 2002, Author

Timesaver Standards for Landscape Architecture,
Charles Harris, 1989, Contributor

Color Drawing
Michael Doyle, 1981, Contributor

Plan and Section Drawing
Thomas Wang, 1979, Contributor

Arredo Urbano
October 1988, New York Waterfront Competition submission

Exhibits
Municipal Art Society, 1988, New York Waterfront Competition submission
Fashion Institute, 1988, New York Waterfront Competition submission
South Street Swing, 1989, temporary landscape installation

Public Service
Boston Greenspace Alliance, 2000, Board of Directors
Central Artery Joint Development Working Group, 1994 - 1995, Chairperson
Boston City Hall Plaza Citizens' Advisory Committee, 1997 - 1998

Products
Petoskey Bench, 1987, Landscape Forms, collaborator

Other
John Copley Gallery, 1990, Exhibiting landscape art and architecture

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