Design Workshop’s Todd Johnson is named a Fellow in the American Society of Landscape Architects
24 Nov 2004
by: Design Workshop
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — Design Workshop’s chief design officer, Todd Johnson, celebrated a lifetime of personal and professional accomplishment Saturday evening when he was inducted into the Council of Fellows of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) at a formal banquet at the ASLA’s annual meeting, which was held this past weekend in Salt Lake City. Johnson was one of only 32 landscape architects nationwide who received the honor, which recognizes him for his extraordinary achievements throughout three decades of practice.
“I am grateful for the recognition,” says Johnson. “Landscape and urban design provide a window into how the world operates. I consider it an honor and a privilege to assist in the development of communities and the design of spaces that are actively used by people. A combination of great clients and dedicated public officials has allowed me to realize these dreams.”
The designation of an ASLA Fellow recognizes accomplishments in works of landscape architecture, administrative work, knowledge and service to the profession over a sustained period of time. Individuals considered for this distinction must be members of ASLA and in good standing for at least 10 years and must be recommended to the Council of Fellows by the executive committees of their local chapters.
Johnson’s career highlights include several Colorado projects, including redevelopment of Larimer Square, urban design of Riverfront/Commons and landscape design for the Jefferson County Government Center and Great West Life corporate headquarters. He is currently at work on the redevelopment plans for the former Gates Rubber Factory, the former Lowry Air Base and the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Denver, and a large-scale rail-yard conversion in Las Vegas. Johnson has been honored with awards and recognition from the ASLA since 1975 and has been published in Urban Land, Landscape Architecture and Progressive Architecture magazines.
Johnson joined Design Workshop in 1996 as a principal and partner. He earned his master’s degree in landscape architecture from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, where he was awarded the prestigious Jerusalem Fellowship. He has worked for Sasaki Associates and Landplan of Calgary and was a founding partner of Civitas. He has been an adjunct or visiting professor at both the University of Colorado at Denver, the University of Texas at Austin and Arizona State University.
Other involvement by Design Workshop partners at the ASLA meeting included chairing of the CEO Roundtable by Greg Ochis and a presentation on the implementation of sustainability by Kennecott Land on a former mining site at the Daybreak community in Utah by Terrall Budge and Joe Porter.
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