John James, ASLA

John James has, since 1986, provided professional planning and design services to more than 600 public and private clients in Virginia and the District of Columbia.
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His projects have ranged in size and complexity from small residential landscapes to college campus planning; from historic site preservation to town planning; from re-inventing small garden spaces to large estate master plans.
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Services

Site Planning and Design:

  • visual analysis and landscape assessment
  • commercial and institutional site design
  • mixed-use site design, single and multiple-unit housing site design
  • parking and roadway design
  • feasibility studies and master planning

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Healing Gardens:

  • landscape design to enhance healing and access to nature for healthcare facilities
  • contemplative environments for retreat centers

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Credentials

Education:

  • Master of Landscape Architecture, 1983, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
  • Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts, 1970, University of Virginia, Charlottesville

Professional History:

  • Principal of John F. James, Landscape Architect, Orange, Virginia. 1986 to the present. A private landscape architecture firm with over 600 residential, commercial and institutional projects with total construction costs exceeding five million dollars.
  • Lecturer, Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1988. Taught course in site engineering to graduate students in the School of Architecture.
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All gardening is landscape painting. ~ Alexander Pope

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