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<br />Bob Close <br />Principal, CLose Landscape Architecture <br />Registered Landscape Architect <br /> <br />· Bachelor of Landscape Architecture <br />University of Minnesota, 1976 <br />. B.A. English/Studio Arts <br />University of Minnesota, 1969 <br /> <br />Bob Close established his practice in 1 976. From the outset, <br />his work has focused on the creation of engaging, <br />sustainable and livable environments, whether in the public <br />domain ar for private clients. He has become increasingly <br />involved with community-based design - often in the inner <br />city - exploring the important relationships that have made <br />traditional urban neighborhoods so successful. <br /> <br />Bob's background as a landscape architect gives him a <br />unique perspective on the importance of creating integrated, <br />mixed-use communities, where people are able to live, <br />work and play. He brings to a project an understanding of <br />the delicate interplay between open space and the built <br />environment, and the importance of designing with <br />environmental considerations at the forefront. <br /> <br />Representative Proieds <br />· Saint Paul on the Mississippi Framework Plan, St Paul <br />. Grey Cloud Island Harbor Island Master Plan Study, <br />Cottage Grove <br />· Upper Landing Park on the Mississippi, St Paul <br />. Phillips-Park Initiative, design guidelines for a four <br />block inner-city redevelopment project, Mpls <br />. Park Commons and Wolfe Park Master Plan, <br />St. Louis Park <br />. Midtown Greenway, Urban Design Framework Plan, Mpls <br /> <br />Professional Experience <br />. 1988 - present, Principal Landscape Architect, <br />Owner & President Close Landscape Architecture <br />· 1977 - 1988, Owner and Principal Landscape <br />Architect Robert Close, Landscape Architect <br /> <br />Teaching Experience <br />. Adjunct Professor, Urban Design Studio <br />University of Minnesota, 1999 <br />· Instructor, Environmental Design Studio <br />Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 1984 - 1986 <br />· Instructor, Landscape Architecture Design Studio <br />University of Minnesota, 1977 - 1983 <br /> <br />Professional Affiliations <br />· Minnesota Chapter of the American Society of <br />Landscape Architects (MASLA) <br />· Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) <br /> <br />31 <br />