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"POD" Process Oriented Design The Influence of the Landscape Design Firm on Orange County Planning, Architecture and Sustainability
"POD" Process Oriented Design The Influence of the Landscape Design Firm on Orange County Planning, Architecture and Sustainability
Program: The 1960's marked one of most exciting periods in the evolution of the profession of landscape architecture in the United States. Today the profession plays a key role in most every project type in public/private real estate development. Southern California with the advent of the development of the 88,000 acre Irvine Ranch beginning in the early 60's has been a national focus for excellence in market rate development, becoming a model for community design and planning which transferred to all parts of the country and receiving interest in the international market place. POD was at the forefront of the stylistic DNA of landscape design that has carried through to today.
1.Attendees will learn about Sustainable Design and Innovation through the expression of planning and landscape design concepts/intentions and examples of how to respond innovatively to programming opportunities.
2.Attendees will learn about Regional and Community Design and how sustainable design values the unique social/cultural and natural character of a given region or community.
3.Attendees will learn about Land Use and Site Ecology and how sustainable design protects and benefits ecosystems, watersheds, and wildlife habitat in the presence of human development.
Presenter: Ronald M. Izumita, FASLA
Date: October 10, 2012
Check-in: 6:00 PM
Presentation: 6:15 7:15 PM
Location:
Park Place
Corporate Auditorium West Wing
3333 Michelson Drive
Irvine, CA
Learning Units:1 (Sustainable Design/HSW)
Cost: $10 General Admission
48 Hour Cancellation Policy
Ronald M. Izumita, FASLA
Ron Izumita is founder and chairman of ima, a full service landscape architecture firm specializing in dynamic urban design, landscape master planning and landscape design. His 40-year career spans nearly every segment real estate development including landscape master planning and design solutions for resorts, theme parks, new communities, commercial, residential, retail, entertainment and mixed-use development.
Most recently, he has been involved in issues involving sustainable development practices. The firm has, as a primary focus; design and planning through the use of regenerative design principles.
The American Society of Landscape Architects, recognizing his exceptional design skills and contributions to his art, bestowed him with a Fellowship designation in 1990. He has been a member of ULI since 1973 and most recently served as Chairman on the ULI Technical Advisory Panel for the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center; has served on the Sustainable Development Council and the Recreational Development Council in past years. He has also participated on a ULI expert panel reviewing a proposed Midwest waterfront development and has organized a panel for recreational development in Mexico. He was invited to show his works on design at the Spring ULI meeting in Minneapolis.
All clients benefit from Izumita's expertise and experience. A consummate professional, he reviews projects from design, problem solving and programming points of view, drawing on his experience in research and project design. He works closely with senior staff to set the artistic vision for each project. His hands on participation in the design process and personal client interaction enable him to analyze, capture and enhance the client's vision for a particular project. Many of ima's most prestigious clients have worked with Izumita on multiple projects through the years and are continually awarding the firm new assignments.
Prior to founding ima in 1994, Izumita founded POD, Inc., an internationally recognized planning and design firm with offices in Dallas, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Ana, Denver, and Phoenix. Major clients included: The Irvine Company; Cadillac Fairview; Metropolitan Structures; Walt Disney Development Company; The Los Angeles Convention Center; Rosewood Hotels; The Koll Company; Prudential Real Estate; and The Los Angeles Redevelopment Agency.
Izumita is dedicated to evolving environmentally sound solutions to today's design problems. The current trend toward public/private partnerships, brownfield development and sustainable-based project missions has made it more practical and cost effective to introduce materials and methods that meet these challenges. Izumita has a special interest in dealing with complex socio-economic issues, which leads to his involvement of coordinating multi-disciplinary teams of planners, architects, engineers, economists, graphic artists and other specialists to develop innovative master plans and creative, cost-effective implementations. His innovative and artistic designs provoke and inspire, while providing tangible design solutions to the most daunting design challenges.
Some of Izumita's most interesting design challenges include: The Inland Empire Utility Agency Headquarters, which serves as a working demonstration of Stormwater Management practices utilizing a working landscape as a means to move water through stream filtration, wetlands, vegetation, pervious pavement to help cleanse the water as it enters Chino Creek; developing a site plan for faculty housing at Stanford University utilizing "Sustainable Design" principles; and developing landscapes that perform on podiums in tight urban infill conditions. Memorable landscape programs include the Los Angeles International Airport Beautification Project, which transformed the Century Boulevard entry to LAX and added a garden identity to the airport entrance; Disney's Edison International Field; Euro Disney Resort Master Plan and Design of the Resort Lakefront Promenade; The Tokyo Disneyland Hotel; The Disneyland Hotel renovation and Neverland Pool; The Vintage Club; The Water Court at California Plaza; MOCA and the Spiral
Izumita earned his master's degree in landscape architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He received his undergraduate degree from California State Polytechnic University Pomona, which later awarded him its Most Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award. He is a licensed landscape architect in California, Nevada, Arizona and Texas.
He has served as a lecturer and has taught at Harvard GSD, Utah State Univ., Cal Poly Pomona, and Iowa State.
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LocationPark Place, Corporate Auditorium West Wing (View)
3333 Michelson Drive
Irvine , CA 92612
United States
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