JACOB PETERSEN
Principal
Over the past decade with Hargreaves Associates, Jacob has led many of the firms’ most notable and challenging public parks and urban landscapes; Discovery Green, a 12-acre ($52M) central park that has dramatically transformed the character and perception of downtown Houston (opened 2008), Caruthers Park, the 2-acre centerpiece of downtown Portland’s South Waterfront neighborhood (opened 2010); Parkview West, a 2-acre urban park immediately west of Chicago’s Navy Pier (opened 2007); Belo Garden, a 1.5 acre garden oasis in the heart of downtown Dallas (currently under construction); San Diego’s 17-acre CAC Waterfront Park, an urban park on downtown’s North Embarcadero (construction begins 2011); and the Concept Design for Oklahoma City’s Central Park, a 55-acre park envisioned as a major redevelopment catalyst and armature for downtown Oklahoma City’s next 30 years of growth toward its riverfront. Jacob recently completed the firms work on the Los Angeles State Historic Park, a 32-acre park urban park in downtown Los Angeles, park and open space master plans for downtown San Diego and downtown Dallas, and a Framework Plan for 320-acre Grant Park in Chicago, one of the most significant historic parks in North America. Jacob’s experience with private landscapes includes The Infinity, an iconic high-rise residential complex (with Arquitectonica) in downtown San Francisco, the high-profile Lane Field Development on San Diego’s downtown waterfront, and ResMed’s Corporate Headquarters in San Diego.
EDUCATION
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Master of Landscape Architecture, 2000
University of California at Santa Barbara
Bachelor of Arts in History with honors, 1991
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Hargreaves Associates
Peter Walker and Partners; Berkeley, CA
Golden Gate National Recreation Area; San Francisco, CA
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant, Fundamentals of Landscape Technology, Harvard University School of Design, Cambridge, MA, 1999
PUBLICATIONS
European Biennial on Landscape, Barcelona, Spain, January, 1999
"Studio Works 6," Harvard University School of Design, 1998
"Studio Works 7," Harvard University School of Design, 1999
"Studio Works 8," Harvard University School of Design, 2000
AWARDS
American Society of Landscape Architects, Certificate of Honor for Excellence in the Study of Landscape Architecture, June 2000
Community Service Fellowship, Harvard University School of Design, 1998
EXHIBITIONS & LECTURES
Ecological Public Space: West Coast Green Conference, San Francisco, 2010
ReMade Landscapes, Los Angeles State Historic Park: Garden Conservancy, Los Angeles, 2009
European Biennial on Landscape, Barcelona, Spain, January 1999
Student Work Exhibition, Harvard University School of Design, 1998
Student Work Exhibition, Harvard University School of Design, 1999
Student Work Exhibition, Harvard University School of Design, 2000
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Oklahoma City Central Park, Oklahoma City, OK
Waterfront Park, Oklahoma City, OK
Los Angeles State Historic Park, Los Angeles, CA
Discovery Green, Houston, TX
South Lake Union Park, Seattle, WA (Construction Observation)
Caruthers Park, Portland, OR
Parkview West, Chicago, IL
Belo Garden Park, Dallas, TX
San Diego CAC Waterfront Park, San Diego, CA
San Luis Rey River Park Master Plan, San Diego, CA
San Diego Regional Law Enforcement Memorial, San Diego, CA
Grant Park Framework Plan, Chicago, IL
San Diego Downtown Community Plan (Parks and Open Space), San Diego, CA
Dallas Downtown Parks Master Plan, Dallas, TX
Fair Park Comprehensive Development Plan, Dallas, TX
The Infinity (High Rise Residential), San Francisco, CA
Lane Field Development (High Rise Hotel), San Diego, CA
ResMed Corporate Headquarters, San Diego, CA
College of Santa Fe, Campus Master Plan, Santa Fe, NM