Stephan Castellanos, FAIA, is the current president of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) California Council and former California State Architect. As State Architect, Mr. Castellanos was the State’s policy leader for building design and construction, and oversaw the division that provides design and construction oversight for K 12 schools and community colleges. He also served as Vice Chair of the OSHPD Hospital Building Safety Board.
In a recent interview, Castellanos said about the current role of architects, “It's about client service. Having been in private practice for so many years, I know the importance of the client.” “The leadership of the architect on the team is different than it was fifty years ago. What has not changed is the value and impact of design. It is important to have a larger public presence and to talk about design and quality of life issues. Architects should be encouraged to participate in public policy debates.”

In his 30+ years of professional experience, Mr. Castellanos’ projects have included healthcare, transportation, local government, K-12 education and general commercial facilities. He graduated from California Polytechnic State University in 1971 and became licensed in California in 1975. Mr. Castellanos has been active in the AIA, and led that organization in improving government relations, heightening public awareness of architectural excellence, and advocating for diversity within the profession. He has earned a number of professional awards, and twice received the AIA California Council President’s Citation.

JERRY GOLDBERG, AICP
Urban Designer, Community Planner
Urban Design Practice Leader
PB PlaceMaking

Education

Fulbright Scholar, Architecture, Urban Design 1963
Netherlands

B. Arch. 1963 mcl
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

BA Government, 1957 mcl
Harvard College, Cambridge Massachusetts

Professional and Community Affiliations

American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
Fort Mason Foundation Board of Directors
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Planning Committee Chair:
International High School Board of Directors

Key Qualifications

Jerry Goldberg is a community planner and urban designer with extensive experience in planning and design of urban centers, corporate and commercial facilities, and university campuses. Transportation related development is a dominant theme in his work that was initiated when he led the Market Street East project, a multi-modal transportation and commercial center in central Philadelphia in 1964. He developed a distinguished urban design practice at Skidmore Owings and Merrill in San Francisco, where he remained until 1990.

He has taught design studios at four major universities in California and Texas. He was co-author of the California Tomorrow Plan, and the National Infrastructure Plan, which led to the formation of the California Office of Planning and Research, and were antecedents to the concept of Smart Growth.

In his own practice for the ten years prior to joining Parsons Brinckerhoff in 2001, he worked with BART, the City of Oakland, the Port of Oakland, the Oakland Housing Authority, and many community groups to build a framework for redevelopment planning around the Coliseum BART station, and along Hegenberger Road, enroute to the Oakland International Airport. His transit oriented projects in Philadelphia, San Antonio, and Los Angeles, have garnered APA planning awards. He consulted to the Santa Clara Valley CMA on the first Congestion Management Plan.

RECENT and REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

URBAN DESIGN
• Florin/Meadowview Station TOD Plans(2004)
At these two stations on the South Line, RT is planning to issue an RFQ to developers, and the City of Sacramento is updating the Community Plan for all of South Sacramento. Land use and design opportunities have been the subject of extensive community outreach to establish a program for Environmental Equity and sustainable development.
• Port of Sacramento Non-Maritime Land Use Plan (2004)
As part of a study of the future of the Port itself, Goldberg is leading a planning team that will recommend how the Port could develop over 400 acres of land south of the existing shipping channel, but maintain Port operations.
• West Hyattsville Transit Station Area Plan (2004)
A multi-discipline team assembled near this underutilized site in the Washington D.C. suburbs, and within five days of intense work, generated a plan that meets a wide range of economic, civic, and ecological criteria. The planning process was conducted in an open house environment, in which local residents, developers, and public officials became a part of the daily planning effort.
• Montague/Capitol BART Station Area Plan, City of Milpitas (2003): Working with the City staff and with guidelines from the Valley Transportation Authority, Goldberg led a PB team that produced two alternative development plans for the valuable land surrounding this intermodal station on the future BART extension line.
• Mid-City Urban Design Plan, San Diego (2002): When the I-15 freeway was put into a cut with a park over it, the community asked for an urban design concept to reunify and vitalize districts between historic El Cajon Boulevard, and the revitalized University Avenue corridor.
• Sacramento Fruitridge Area Redevelopment Plan (2002): A redevelopment program at the Fruitridge station area to establish a coherent and pedestrian oriented context for light rail. The plan for the station area features high density low-rise residential development on public spaces at the transit station.
• University of California, San Diego Campus Master Plan, (1984) As project manager, Goldberg oversaw the evolution of this plan that established the location and formal attributes of two new colleges in the park-like campus environment and revised the circulation and landscape elements of this large campus.

Rob Wellington Quigley, FAIA provides architecture and planning services from offices in San Diego and Palo Alto. Founded in 1978, the firm has produced projects throughout the western United States and Japan, having received over sixty awards for design excellence from the American Institute of Architects.

The firm handles diverse project types and sizes from large civic, academic and mixed-use projects to low-cost housing, custom residences, and multi-family housing as well as community planning and urban design. Unusual among nationally known design architects, Rob Quigley is dedicated to an inclusive, participatory design process. Design workshops have included as many as 300 people.

Rob Quigley personally leads each project for its full duration, assisted by a project manager and a senior project architect. Design and production work are not segregated, ensuring the design integrity and the continuity of the team throughout the life of the project. With the direct, early involvement of our consultants, design and production are an efficient, cohesive process. The firm is noted for both creative solutions within limited budgets and designs that are sensitive to individual sites and circumstances. Sustainable architecture is a specialty.

Among honors and recognitions received, the coveted 1995 Firm Award was presented by the American Institute of Architects, California Council, recognizing “a practice focused around the creative energy and leadership of a dynamic sole practitioner that produces consistently distinguished architecture.” Most recently, Rob received the 2005 Maybeck Award “honoring individual California architects for outstanding achievements in producing consistently distinguished design.”

Buildings designed by Rob Wellington Quigley, FAIA are regularly featured in national and international publications. Monographs have been published by Rizzoli International and Casas Internacional.

Mr. Robinson is familiar with strategic planning and district project development procedures having supervised and/or prepared over $30 million of roadside rehabilitation projects. He works with Headquarters and District and Management and Staff in developing and improving program guidelines to meet Departmental strategic and performance goals.

As the Department’s Principal Landscape Architect Mr. Robinson is responsible for implementation of the following programs - Roadside SHOPP, Context Sensitive Solutions, Scenic Highways, Landscaped Freeway Classification, Standards and Policies, Rest Areas, Wildflowers, New Products evaluation, Technical training, and Quality and Innovation. Previous experience in the Maintenance Program brings an understanding of the needs of a primary stakeholder and partner.

Mr. Robinson demonstrates his commitment to promoting the landscape architectural profession within the Department by active participation in headquarters and district teams for continuous improvement and innovative ways to implement change. Through Mr. Robinson’s initiative, grant programs are identified and innovative context sensitive projects developed for the placement of roadside design features. Grant funding exceeding $2,400,000 has allowed - Aesthetic Concrete Barrier and “See-through” Bridge Rail research, Roadside Ecological Viewing Area plaques, re-establishment of the historic El Camino Real Mission Bell Markers, and improved safety equipment for Adopt-A-Highway volunteers. Mr. Robinson developed and wrote the NCHRP problem statement for “Aesthetic Design for Concrete Safety Barriers” and serves on the NCHRP project panel.

He assists district staff in the development and implementation of innovative design features to enhance the safety, cost effectiveness and efficiency of roadside maintenance activities and ensure that the Caltrans Landscape Architecture Program is the leader in roadside design. Personal and professional relationships with Caltrans Landscape Architects statewide and relationships developed with other State’s DOT and private sector Landscape Architects and Engineers, industry representatives and other design professionals contribute to effective leadership of the Landscape Architecture Program.

EDUCATION:
B.S. Landscape Architecture
California Polytechnic State
University, San Luis Obispo
1979

REGISTRATION:
California Licensed
Landscape Architect
#2299

HONORS:
First Place, Caltrans Excellence in Transportation Facilities Awards, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997

AASHTO Quality Team Award - 1998

Sustained Superior Accomplishment Award – 1992, 1998

Directors Water Conservation
Honors - 1995

Certificate of Appreciation:
California Coastal Commission - 1995, 1996 1997, 1998
Keep California Beautiful, Inc. 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

ACTIVITIES:

Board of Directors
Keep California Beautiful, Inc., 1996-1999

Organizer:
First International Adopt-A-Highway Conference
San Diego, CA, 1997

Participant:
NCHRP project teams – Aesthetic Concrete Barriers,
Urban Roadside Treatments

TRB Committee – Landscape and Environmental Design

CLARB National Exam Grading
Seminar Reviewer,
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993

Lynn N. Simon, AIA, LEED AP, is President of Simon & Associates, Inc. Established in 1994, Simon & Associates is a green building consulting firm that addresses sustainable and healthy building design and construction practices. Her firm is working on a wide range of commercial, institutional, and multi-family housing projects and they have completed four LEED certified projects. Lynn is a green building pioneer and a leading authority in the industry. She has served on the Board of Directors of several leading building industry organizations, including the AIA San Francisco Chapter Board for four years and the U.S. Green Building Council’s Board for six years. She is currently serving
on the USGBC’s Curriculum and Accreditation Committee where she is Chair of the LEED Accredited Professional Task Force. She is a LEED Faculty member and a LEED Accredited Professional. Lynn is a licensed Architect in the state of California and has her Bachelor of Art in Architecture from UC Berkeley and a Master of Architecture from the University of Washington. In 2003, Lynn received the AIACC Presidential Citation Public Service Honor Award, and was recently named one of 25 Environmental Champions for 2005 by EnvironDesign?Journal.

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