User:Kkeureka

'''Koichi Kobayashi is an Urban Designer and Landscape Architect with over 40 years of experience currently based in the state of Washington, USA. Prior to my current practice, he spent over five years in China working with EDAW and AOYA, IDU and SED Group in SuZhou, Shanghai and ShenZhen as Director of Planning and Design and on my own consultancy. He also completed a similar position with the BurtHill Company based in Dubai where he concentrated master planning, branding and project programming for large scale development projects around middle east countries and India. This position required to be the leader for projects and mentor for the 20 plus young professionals from around the world. Currently he is the principal of Kobayashi Global based in Seattle, Washington.

Throughout his career, he has been involved in project management, participation in staff allocation and management, coordination of project deadlines and budgets, proposal writing, contract administration, coordination with management in other office, coordination with high profile consultant teams, and presentations to national and international clients. He has managed and designed a number of notable projects in USA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, CHINA, HONG KONG, DUBAI and JAPAN.

His past employment has covered a diverse field of planning and landscape architecture: new town, mixed use development, education, public service, private offices in architecture and landscape architecture and urban design.

A. DEGREE: University of California, Berkeley Master of Landscape Architecture, 1972

Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan B.S. in Landscape Architecture, 1968

B.PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE:

Kobayashi Global., Shanghai, China and Seattle, Washington 2012- Principal: Urban Designer, Planner, Landscape Architect

SKUP International, Shanghai, China 2010-2012 Principal: Urban Designer, Planner, Landscape Architect

SED Group 2010, Shenzhen, China Manager of Planning and Design

IDU 2009-2010, Shenzhen, China Manager of Planning and Design

Burt Hill Company 2006-7, Dubai, UAE Manager of Planning and Design

AOYA Landscape and Urban Planning 2005-7, Shanghai, China Manager of Planning and Design

EDAW : Seattle (Contract) and Suzou 2004-5, Suzou, China Manager of Planning and Design in Suzou

Kobayashi & Associates Inc., Seattle, Washington 1989-2004 Principal: Urban Designer, Planner, Landscape Architect

Sugio, Kobayashi, Ullman Inc. 1981-1989 Principal: Urban Designer, Planner, Landscape Architect

City of Bellevue, Planning Department, Bellevue, Washington 1979-81 Urban Design Planner

Cummings & Schlatter Architects, Kirkland, Washington 1977-79 Site Planner & Landscape Architect

Jones & Jones Landscape Architect, Seattle, Washington 1976-77 Landscape Architect

C.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION: Special Lecturer TsingHua University, Peking, China, 2012

Special Lecturer Tokyo Agricultural University, Japan, 2012

Special Lecturer Osaka University of Art, Japan, 2012

Special Lecturer Kyoto University of Art, Japan, 2012

Special Lecturer KwanSai Gakuin University, Japan, 2012

Special Lecturer Peking University, 2007

Special Lecturer TongJi Unversity, 2006 & 2008

Awaji Landscape & Horticultural Academy, Hyogo, Japan Visiting Professor, 2002

University of Washington, College of Natural Resources Center for Urban Horticulture, Affiliate Professor, 2001ー2006 Affiliate Assistant Professor

University of Washington, College of Architecture Department of Landscape Architecture, Lecturer, 1976ー77 Lecturer

Kyushu Women’s University Kita Kyushu, Japan 1995-98 Special Visiting Professor

The Ohio State University, College of Engineering Department of Landscape Architecture, Assistant Professor, 1972ー76

Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan 1968-69 Research Assistant

D. Awards and Honors:

Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture Award

American Presidential Design Award

American Society of Landscape Architectural Award, Washington Chapter

E. RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS: • Legacy of Seattle Japanese Garden: Restoration and enhancement 2001

• Rock Dry Forecourt Plaza at Kubota Garden 2004

• Osaka Garden: Restoration and Enhancement, Chicago, 1994

• Phoenix Garden Children's Entry Walk, Chicago 2014

• Japanese Garden at Everett Community College ( Conceptual Design)

• Hakone Garden, California: Proposed ADA Improvement Plan

• Qindao Small Hill Community Development                                             2011 Conceptual landscape plan development plan for over 300 hector residential and resort

• Al Awir New Town Conceptual Development Plan, Dubai, UA                              2008 Conceptual plan development for 50,000 residents outside of Dubai, forcusing on sustainability

• Al Bloom Residential Community Site Plan, Abu Dhabi, UAE                               2008 Development for 350 units residential community

• Adoni Resort Community, Ahmedabad, India                                             2008 Planning a medium scale resort community for tourism

• Tatweer Tower Planning and Design, Dubai                                              2008 Planning for the world second highest twin tower mixed use development with linkage to the Mall of Arabia at DubaiLand8

• Master Plan for Golf Community at Shinaz, Oman 2007 Master Planning and branding for Residential community and five resort hotel development on 400 hector site

• Jebel Ali Village Master Plan Update, Dubai, UAE                                        2007 Master Planning and branding for Residential community development for 30,000 people on 100 hector site

• Master Plan for Golf Community Marrakeshe, Morrocco                                    2007 Master Planning and branding for Residential community and five resort hotel development on 400 hector site

• Master Plan for Lusail Golf Community Development, Doha, Qatar                           2006 Master Planning and branding for Residential community development on 300 hector site in the center of Lusail development • Tatweer Tower Planning and Design, Dubai                                              2007 Planning for the world second highest twin tower mixed use development with linkage to the Mall of Arabia at DubaiLand

• Master Plan for Golf Community at Shinaz, Oman 2007 Master Planning and branding for Residential community and five resort hotel development on 400 hector site

• Jebel Ali Village Master Plan Update, Dubai, UAE                                        2007 Master Planning and branding for Residential community development for 30,000 people on 100 hector site

• Master Plan for Golf Community Marrakeshe, Morrocco                                    2007 Master Planning and branding for Residential community and five resort hotel development on 400 hector site

• Master Plan for Lusail Golf Community Development, Doha, Qatar                           2006 Master Planning and branding for Residential community development on 300 hector site in the center of Lusail development • Jumeira Town Center and Community Development, Dubai, UAE                            2006 Master Planning and branding for Residential community for 15,000 people on 100 hector site •	Fukuhara University Landscape Master Plan                                                      1997 Project site covers over 150 acre containing campuses for two universities and a regional park

•	Downtown Seattle Plan EIS, Urban Design and Pedestrian Analysis; Seattle, Washington         1983

•	South Bay office & Residential Park, Kirkland, Washington                                 1977                                                                    Land use/project feasibility study, applications for planned unit development, substantial development permit and land use policy plan amendment

•	Steilacoom Northshore  Residential Development Master Plan, Tacoma, Washington             1990                    Master plan for a 600 acre residential development along Puget Sound shoreline

•	Ibaraki Development Master Plan; Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan                                             1991 High intensity mixed use development master plan for a 200-acre, 5000-person community

•	Old Bellevue Special Design Review District, Background Study and Analysis, Recommendations  1979

•	Design Review Guidebook and Administrative Procedure; Bellevue, Washington                1980

•	Design Guidelines Multi-Family Development for Sector Six; Mill Creek, Washington            1981

•	Boeing Duwamish Corridor Redevelopment Master Plan Design Guide, Seattle WA              1993

• Bellevue Square Shopping Center, Landscape Master plan & Implementation                   1982 '''