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Philip Erickson, AIA
President

Philip Erickson is a planner, urban designer, and architect with extensive experience in community and urban design, land use and site planning, land use/transportation planning, architecture, and feasibility analysis. The scale of his work ranges from the region to the detail of specific site and street design. He has been responsible for the management of multidisciplinary teams providing services to both public and private clients, and has been project designer and manager for a variety of projects, including:
  • regional transportation and land use projects;
  • major new towns and master planned communities in the United States and Pacific Rim;
  • transit-oriented, mixed-use neighborhoods, and transit station areas;
  • Specific Plans and Area Plans;
  • Public policy and program design for the implementation of smart growth and the New Urbanism; and,
  • a variety of public space and building architecture.

Mr. Erickson's successful completion of these projects results from his commitment to working with the client to critically analyze their needs and identify creative solutions and designs to satisfy these needs. His approach balances a stakeholder consensus-building process with design and technical analysis. His broad experience in design, implementation, transportation planning, market economics, and management allow him to effectively work with and focus the efforts of multidisciplinary teams. Mr. Erickson lectures throughout the country regarding land use and transportation issues and was the lead urban design contributor to the recently published ITE Proposed Recommended Practice – Context Sensitive Solutions in Designing Major Urban Thoroughfares for Walkable Communities.

Years of Experience
  • 25
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    Professional Practice
  • 1997-
  • Principal, Community Design + Architecture
  • 1994-97
  • Senior Associate, Calthorpe Associates
  • 1990-94
  • Associate, Calthorpe Associates
         
    Education
  • 1989
  • Masters of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley
  • 1989
  • Masters of City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley
  • 1983
  • Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, University of California, Berkeley
         
    Licensing
  • 1993-
  • California Architect C23060
  • 2010-
  • Arizona Registered Architect 51541
         
    Affiliations
  • Member
  • American Institute of Architects
  • Member
  • Congress for the New Urbanism
  • Formation Committee
  • Congress for the New Urbanism, Northern California Chapter
  • Member
  • Institute of Transportation Engineers
  • Advisory Council
  • Transform (formerly Transportation and Land Use Coalition)
  • Member
  • Urban Land Institute
         
    Awards
  • 2011
  • CNU Charter Award Grand Prize – Block, Street & Building Category – San Francisco Better Streets Plan
  • 2006
  • California Chapter APA Focused Planning Award – Emeryville Stormwater
    Guidelines for Green, Dense Redevelopment
  • 2005
  • California Chapter APA Comprehensive Planning Award –
    San Leandro E14th Street South Area Development Strategy
  • 2004
  • Transportation Planning Award (FHWA, FTA, & APA – Valley Metro Rail
    Station Area Planning & TOD Overlay Ordinance
  • 2003
  • Institute of Transportation Engineers National Pedestrian Projects Award –
    SANDAG Pedestrian Design Guidelines
         

     

     

     

     

     

     

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