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Grace G. Harrison, PLA
Assistant Vice President / Landscape Architect
Education
B.S. Landscape Architecture, Ohio State
University
Registrations/Certifications
Professional Landscape Architect, Florida
No. 0001411, MD
Relevant Training/Courses
Leaders to Watch Program, GAI
Consultants, Inc., 2009
ASFE Fundamentals of Professional
Practice, 2002
Affiliations
Downtown Orlando Partnership, President
1998
Orlando Breakfast Rotary Club, President,
1996 –1997)
Leadership Orlando, 1995
American Society of Landscape Architects
(ASLA), Member
Flowering Tree Society, Founding Member
Florida Utilities Coordinating Committee
(FUCC), Scenic Resources, Past Chair
Professional Summary
Ms. Harrison specializes in landscape design for roadways and streetscapes.
She is a Registered Landscape Architect with a solid background in all
phases of site development from concept through construction
documentation, making her a valuable asset to an installation inspection
team. Ms. Harrison is knowledgeable in conducting site inventories,
preparing site analyses, developing site layout plans and grading plans,
developing specifications, creating final construction installation
instructions, inspecting and reporting landscape installation processes, and
project management and quality control.
Ms. Harrison specializes in coordinating public involvement. As a Public
Involvement leader, she keeps the public informed and educated on the
process and development of projects through a variety of methods, from
educational flyers to public workshops. Ms. Harrison’s public involvement
plans are tailored to fit the specific needs of each project to build public
consensus for successful completion.
Professional Experience
Central Energy Plant, Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi.
Southern Division Naval Facilities Engineering Command. Landscape
Architect of Record. Landscape and irrigation design through
construction. Design Build project for a new Central Energy Plant to
support Keesler Medical Center.
Cranes Roost Blvd. Streetscape I & II with amphitheater, Altamonte
Springs, Florida.
Park Avenue Streetscape Phase II and III, Winter Park, Florida.
Jacksonville Beach Streetscape, City of Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
Main Street Streetscape, City of Jacksonville, Florida.
Westmoreland Drive Streetscape and Construction Engineering
Inspection, City of Orlando, Florida.
Uptown Altamonte Town Center, Altamonte Springs, Florida.
Interstate-10 Rest Area PD&E Study/Landscaping Design, Florida
Department of Transportation, District 2, Baker County, Florida.
Interstate-75 Rest Area PD&E Study, Florida Department of
Transportation, District 2, Alachua County, Florida.
Intersate-95 Rest Area PD&E Study, Florida Department of
Transportation, District 2, St. Johns County, Florida.
SR 50 and Turnpike Landscape Construction Engineering Inspection,
Orange County, Florida.
Winter Park Gardens Condominiums Entrance Design, Winter Park,
Florida.
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