Principal, CRJA-IBI Group, Boston, MA
Lecture Title: The Christian Science Plaza: Bringing an Iconic Mid-Century Urban Plaza into the Present
October 26, 2017
A Principal at CRJA-IBI Group, John Amodeo has over 35 years of landscape architecture experience. He has played a key role on a number of award winning public park projects, many of which have unique urban, waterfront or historical environments.
Practicing a wide range of public- and private-sector project types, his work has encompassed college and university campuses, parks, historic landscapes, U.S. Embassies, zoos, market and public housing, streetscapes, bikeways and natural resource conservation, and he has also prepared landscape development guidelines for municipalities with particular emphasis on sustainable development. His extensive experience with public process and regulatory permitting enables him to focus on consensus-building in the early phases of a project.
Mr. Amodeo is a 20-year Commissioner on the Boston Landmark Commission and heavily involved in the Boston preservation community. He brings innovative sustainable design strategies to all of this projects, and is a LEED® Accredited Professional. Mr. Amodeo is a registered landscape architect in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Arkansas and New York and is CLARB certified.
Project Responsibilities
- Principal, Landscape Architecture
Education
- M. Landscape Arch / Harvard GSD
- B.S. / Landscape Arch. / Cornell University
- Study Abroad in Landscape Architecture / Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
Professional Registrations
- Registered Landscape Architect in:
- MA #1122, RI #415, NY #002335, AR #9229
Professional Affiliations
- American Society of Landscape Architects
- Boston Society of Landscape Architects
- Boston Landmarks Commission • Commissioner
- Boston Preservation Alliance
- South End Historical Society
- South End Landmark District Commission • Commissioner
- Society for College and University Planning
- New England Museum Association