Amy Sommer Urban Designer Amy Sommer is an urban designer with a background in landscape architecture, site design, and environmental planning. Her areas of interest include: Infill Development AutoCAD, hand drawing, computer rendering, and photo simulations Streetscape Design and Improvements Transit Oriented Development Creating Community Identity Amy holds a Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design, where she developed an interest in sustainable planning and urban design. Her thesis work involved redesigning the suburban strip to create a new identity and sense of place in existing Post War suburbs. As an intern at Copley Wolff Design Group in Boston, Amy worked on several parks, playgrounds, and streetscape designs, as well as a system of riverwalks in Lawrence, MA that would control annual flooding and provide education and recreational opportunities for the surrounding community. Years of Experience 4 Professional Practice 2008 - Urban Designer, Community Design + Architecture 2007-08 Junior Urban Designer, Community Design + Architecture 2005-06 Landscape Architecture Intern. Copley Wolff Design Group; Boston, MA 2003-04 CAD Drafter, Nelson & Pope Engineers and Surveyors; Melville, NY Education 2007 Master of Landscape Architecture, Rhode Island School of Design 2003 Bachelor of Science in Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University Affiliations U.S. Green Building Council, Emerging Green Builders, Northern California Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects Member Congress for the New Urbanism