JAMES D. COFFMAN RLA, ASLA

TITLE

BIO

EXPERIENCE

LICENSING

PRESENTATIONS,

CONFERENCES,

JURIES & PANELS

AFFILIATIONS

President/ Principal / Visiting Assistant Professor

James Coffman

is a highly accomplished registered landscape architect whose experience mixes over

30 years of environmentally conscious and sustainable, public and private sector planning and

landscape architecture work with over 12 years of teaching at Arizona State University and University

of Arkansas. James’ professional design and planning work has been recognized with awards by the

American Planning Association, Arizona Chapter and the Arizona Chapter of the American Society of

Landscape Architects (AZASLA). James is a co-author of the “Equestrian Design Guidebook for Trails,

Trailheads, and Campgrounds”. The AZASLA has honored James with the 2012 AZ Landscape Architect of

the Year and the 2014 Educator of the Year. He is their Past-President and Past-Trustee. James is a

passionate teacher, always sharing with students lessons in landscape architecture based on his varied

professional and service experience.

Academic:

• Visiting Assistant Professor. Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design, Department of Landscape

Architecture, University of Arkansas, ‘17 - Present

• Faculty Associate. The Design School, Arizona State Univ. ‘06 - ‘17

Professional:

• President/Principal. Coman Studio, PLLC, Tempe, AZ, ‘03 - Present

• Senior Project Manager. Todd & Associates, Phoenix, AZ, ‘99 - ‘03

• Senior Landscape Architect. The Planning Center, Phoenix, AZ, ‘99

• Parks/Trails Planner. Community Services Dept., City of Scottsdale, AZ, ‘96 - ‘99

• Landscape Architect II. Parks & Recreation Dept., City of Phoenix, AZ, ‘87 - ‘96

• Landscape Designer/Planner. NES Inc., Colorado Springs, CO, ‘84 - ‘87

• Presenter at ‘Where Are the Architects’ a discussion with the AIA + ULI + ASLA, 2015

• Moderator for ‘Connecting People to Places with Paths and Trails’ at the 2013 AP A AZ

Annual Planning Conference

What’s Winning? - Moderator, 2011

What’s Winning? - Moderator, 2013

Details That Matter - Moderator & Speaker, 2014

Whats the Big Idea? - Moderator, 2015

Water Here There Where? - Moderator, 2016

• Master of Landscape Architecture, Ball State University - 1985

• BS in Business Management and Administration, Indiana University – 1979

• Licensed. Arizona Landscape Architect #24265 - 1990 - present

• Licensed - Arkansas Landscape Architect #9595 - 2019 - present

• CLARB Certified Landscape Architect

• American Society of Landscape Architects, Arizona and Arkansas Chapters

• Arizona Nursery Association

• Webinar Presenter for 'Making Meaningful Spaces - A Brief Survey of Integrative Active

Transportation' for American Trails, 2021

• 'Webinar Presenter for ‘Equestrian Trail Design and Best Practices’ for American Trails, 2020

• Webinar Presenter for ‘Equestrian Trail Design for Urban Shared-Use Trails’ for American Trails,

2019

• Webinar Presenter for 'Active Transportation & Placemaking Projects' for AR Chapter of the

American Society of Landscape Architects, 2020

• ‘Southwest Horticulture Annual Day of Education (SHADE) Conference moderator + presenter,

2011-2016

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

JAMES D. COFFMAN

CURRICULUM VITAE

COMPETITIONS

BOARDS &

COMMITTEES

PRESENTATIONS,

CONFERENCES,

JURIES & PANELS

(con’t)

• Atomic Ranch, Xeriscape 101: Learn The Basics For A Stylish Low-H20 Landscape, 2018

• Phoenix Home & Garden, Modern Mix, October 2016

• Hearth & Home, Outdoor Room Design Ideas, July 2014

• Houzz.com

• The Mesquite Journal, AZASLA, The Colony House, Spring 2014

• Phoenix Home & Garden, Pond House, 2009

• Phoenix Metropolitan, Dissecting Downtown, Summer 2007

• Desert Living, Rock Solid, November 2006

• GA Houses, Pond House, 2005

CITATIONS

2013, Is It Time to Consider Fake Grass?

2013, Case Study: 8 Tips for Planning a Backyard From Scratch

2015, Great Design Plant: Euphorbia Antisyphilitica

2018, Green Scene: 10 Perfect Places to Use Articial Grass

2018, Fresh Ideas to Decorate Your Outdoor Walls With Greenery

JAMES D. COFFMAN

UNIVERSITY

SERVICE

• Juror for American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) National Student Awards, 2013

• Garden Dialogues for the Pond House by The Cultural Landscape Foundation, 2013

• Co-Chair Arizona Host Chapter Committee for the ASLA 2012 Annual Meeting in Phoenix

• Presented an overview of the Equestrian Design Guidebook for Trails, Trailheads

and Campgrounds at the 2004 National Trails Symposium and 2005 Colorado Trails

Conference

• Facilitated a multi-modal planning workshop for Tempe Leadership 2005 through MAG

• Presenter at the 2004 Arizona State Committee on Trails addressing “Physical Challenges on

the Trail”

• Conducted senior/pedestrian mobility evaluations at the 2002 National Conference on

Aging & Mobility and the 2003 America Moves Conference

• Presented “Developing Trails with Developers” at the 2000 National Trails Symposium and

the 2000 National Recreation and Parks Association Annual Congress

• Co-Chair for the 1998 National Trails Symposium

• Arizona State Trails Committee, 1990-1999 | 2016-2017

• SHADE Committee member and Design Track Lead, 2008-2016

• Trustee of the Arizona Chapter of ASLA, 2012-2015

• Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Enhancement Peer Review Group, 2010-2012

• President of the Arizona Chapter of the ASLA, 2007-2008

• Advisory Board Member of “American Trails” 1998-current. Past Board Member.

• Professional Advisory Committee, Arizona State University, The Design School

• Past Member of the MAG Senior Mobility Task Forc

• Curriculum Committee: Planting Design Minor, Internship Coordination, 2017-present

• Planting Design Minor Update, 2017-present

• UArk ASLA Student Chapter Faculty Advisory, 2018-present

• Organizer of LAPSS - Landscape Architecture Professional Speaker Series, 2018-present

• Oversight of ArASLA Honor & Merit Awards Nomination and Jury, 2018-present

• Scholarship Committee 2017-present

• East Mountain Cemetery Symposium Coordination, 2020

• Fort Smith National Service for Regional Trail Plan w/NPS/RTCA, 2020

• Career Champion, 2020-present

• Departmental Recruitment Assistance, 2019-present

• Green Roof Charrette, 2019

• UArk Representative @ ASLA Annual Conference, 2017-2019

• EPA Campus Rainworks Challenge, University of Arkansas, 2018-2019

• AIA/ASLA/ASU/Capitol Mall Charrette, Phoenix, AZ – Organizer and Participant, 2011

• Valley Forward Pedestrian Design Competition, 59th Avenue and Glendale site, First Place in

Category and “Best of Show”, 2001

PROJECTS OF

SIGNIFICANCE

•

55th Avenue Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Project, Glendale, AZ/MAG - Project Manager

• Highline Canal Trail Design Concept Report, , Tempe, AZ - Project Manager

• Trails Signage and Wayfinding Master Plan, Gilbert, AZ - Project Manager

• Goodyear Parks, Recreation, Trails, and Open Space Master Plan, Goodyear, AZ –Alternative

Transportation Specialist

• Gilbert Parks, Recreation and Trails Master Plan, Gilbert, AZ – Alternative Transportation Specialist

• Via Dona Trail and the Mountain View Trail, Scottsdale, AZ - Project Manager

• Greening America’s Capitols: Grand Avenue Streetscape, Environmental Protection Agency and the

City of Phoenix – Landscape Architect

• Regional Bikeway Master Plan, MAG, AZ – Deputy Project Manager

• Update of the Pedestrian Policies and Design Guidelines, MAG – Senior Planner/Elderly Specialist and

Workshop Trainer

• Pima Regional Trail System Master Plan, Pima County/Tucson, AZ – Trail Specialist

MULTIMODAL, PARKS, RECREATION & OPEN SPACE PLANNING

PUBLICATIONS

AWARDS

CURRICULUM VITAE

JAMES D. COFFMAN

• Xeriscape Landscaping with Style in the Arizona Desert, Arizona Department of Water Resources, 2000

• Phoenix Home & Garden, Gardens Southwest, Color of the Desert. Urban Sense Garden, 1993

• ASLA Arizona (AzASLA) Chapter, Honor Award in Planning + Analysis for ‘Low Impact

Development Concepts for the Granite Reef Watershed’, City of Scottsdale, AZ, 2020

• AzASLA, Honor Award in Planning + Analysis for ‘Bike + Pedestrian Path Shade Study’, City of

Goodyear, AZ, 2020

• ASLA, One of Landscape Architecture’s best unknown Landscape Architects, 2017

• AzASLA, Honor Award – Skyline Regional Park Trails Master Plan, City of Buckeye, 2017

• AzASLA, Educator of the Year, 2014

• AzASLA, Award of Excellence in Residential Design - Colony House, 2014

• Arizona Forward Merit Award - Via Dona Trail, City of Scottsdale, 2013

• American Planning Association (APA) Arizona Chapter Award - Greening Lower Grand Avenue,

Phoenix, 2013

• AzASLA, Landscape Architect of the Year, 2012

• APA Arizona Chapter, Best Master Plan - Pima Regional Trail System Master Plan, Pima

County/Tucson, 2011

• AzASLA, Member of the Year, 2009

• AzASLA, Honor Award in Residential Design - The Pond House, 2008

• AzASLA, Outstanding Chapter President, 2008

• APA Arizona Chapter winner, Town of Queen Creek Parks, Open Space & Trails Master Plan, 2006

• APA Arizona Chapter winner for the City of Peoria Desert Lands Conservation Overlay Ordinance, 2004

• AzASLA, 59th Avenue and Glendale site, Pedestrian Oriented Design, Merit Award, 2001

• Equestrian Design Guidebook for Trails, Trailheads, and Campgrounds, US Forest Service,

US Department of Transportation, FHWA

• Walk & Bike Plan, Paradise Valley, AZ – Project Manager

• Tempe Highline Trail Master Plan, Tempe, AZ/MAG - Project Manager Gilbert

• Heritage District Shared Use Pathway, Gilbert, AZ/MAG – Project Manager

• Complete Streets Guide, MAG, AZ – Co-Author

• Verrado Path and Trails Master Plan, Buckeye, AZ/DMB/Verrado, – Project Manager

• Trails Master Plan, Scottsdale, AZ – Project Manager

• Open Space and Trails Master Plan, Glendale, AZ – Project Manager

• Pedestrian Plan 2000, MAG, AZ – Project Manager

• Pinnacle Peak Park/Trailhead Management and Operations Plan, Scottsdale, AZ – Project

Manager

• Public Art Master Plan, Williams, AZ – Project Landscape Architect

• Desert Parks Design Guidelines, Scottsdale, AZ – Project Manager

• Trends in Urban Park Planning, a Southwestern Perspective, Volume 28, Number 2, 1991

• Cascades Park - A Preservation and Recreation Development Plan, MLA Creative Project,

April 1985

CITATIONS

(cont'd)

MULTIMODAL, PARKS, RECREATION & OPEN SPACE PLANNING

• Comprehensive Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan, Marana, AZ – Alternative Transportation

Specialist

• Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan, Florence, AZ – Alternative Transportation Specialist

• Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan, Maricopa, AZ – Alternative Transportation Specialist

• Parks, Open Space and Trails Master Plan, Peoria, AZ – Alternative Transportation Specialist

• Bicycle Development Plan, Peoria, AZ – Deputy Project Manager

• Trail Design Guidelines, Cities of Phoenix & Scottsdale – Project Manager

• Parks, Open Space and Trails Master Plan, Queen Creek, AZ – Trail Specialist

• Phoenix Sonoran Preserve Preliminary Plan, Phoenix – Project Manager

• Desert Lands Conservation Ordinance, Peoria, AZ – Project Landscape Architect

• Trail Ordinance, City of Phoenix – Project Landscape Architect

• 40th Street Trailhead, City of Phoenix – Master Planning

• Galvin Parkway Streetscape, Paved Pathway and Boundary Art Project, City of Phoenix –Project

Management and Public Art Coordination

• Dreamy Draw Bikeway, City of Phoenix – Project Manager

• Piestewa Parkway and Loop 101 Path and Trail Planning, City of Phoenix – Landscape Architect

• City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update – Project Landscape Architect

PARKS & RECREATION DESIGN

• Arizona Capitol Wesley Bolin Plaza Concept Study Plan, Phoenix, AZ - Landscape Architect

• Arizona Capitol Executive Tower Pocket Park Study Plan, Phoenix, AZ - Landscape Architect

• Scout Park Master Plan, Litchfield Park, AZ – Project Management

• Verde Park, City of Phoenix, AZ - Master Planning, Construction Documents, Construction

Administration, Historic Preservation

• La Mirada Neighborhood Park, City of Scottsdale, AZ – Master Planning and Project Management

• Stonegate Neighborhood Equestrian Park, City of Scottsdale, AZ – Master Planning and Project

Manager

• Phoenix Equestrian Center/Horse Lovers Park, City of Phoenix, AZ – Master Planning

• Longview Neighborhood Recreation Center, City of Phoenix, AZ – Master Planning, Construction

Documents and Project Manager

• South Mountain Environmental Education Center, City of Phoenix, AZ – Master Planning and Project

Manager

• Lookout Mountain Neighborhood Park, City of Phoenix, AZ – Master Planning, Project Management

and Public Art Coordination

• Papago Park Oakland A’s Spring Training Facility, City of Phoenix, AZ – Master Planning and Project

Manager

• Papago/Salado, City of Phoenix, AZ – Master Planning

URBAN & DESERT DESIGN

• Low Impact Development Concepts for the Granite Reef Watershed, City of Scottsdale, AZ,

• Bike + Pedestrian Path Shade Study, City of Goodyear, AZ

• Queen Creek Heritage District Design Guidelines – Landscape Architecture + Planning

• Golden Keys Pool Entry Redesign, Scottsdale, AZ – Project Manager

• Sands Arcadia Community Landscape Master Plan, Phoenix, AZ - Project Manager

• Signage Program and Design for Phoenix Preserves and Mountain Parks, Phoenix, AZ - Project Mgr.

• The Grand Vision: Grand Avenue Image Improvement Study, Glendale, AZ – Project Landscape

Architect

• The Colony House, Phoenix, AZ – Landscape Architect

• The La Rosa House, Tempe, AZ – Landscape Architect

• The 35 Avenue House, Laveen, AZ – Landscape Architect

• The Pond House, Cave Creek, AZ – Site planning and design - Landscape Architect

• Central Christian Church Courtyard, Mesa, AZ – Project Landscape Architect

CURRICULUM VITAE

JAMES D. COFFMAN

PROJECTS OF

SIGNIFICANCE

(cont'd)

• Biltmore Gardens Landscape Master Plan, Phoenix, AZ – Project Manager

• 4Up Townhomes, Scottsdale, AZ – Project Landscape Architect

• Mezzo Townhomes, Phoenix, AZ – Project Landscape Architect

• The Upton Condominiums, Scottsdale, AZ – Project Landscape Architect

• NAU Faculty and Staff Housing Feasibility Study, Flagstaff, AZ – Project Landscape

Architect

• Heritage Tradition Independent Living, Sun City West, AZ – Master Planning and

Construction Administration

• Royal Oaks Senior Living, Sun City, AZ – Master Planning and Construction Docs

• The Terraces at Squaw Peak Senior Living, Phoenix, AZ – Master Planning and Project

Manager

• Pine Ridge Village Student Apartments, Flagstaff, AZ – Master Planning, Construction

Documents and Construction Administration

• Rose Terrace Public Housing, Avondale, AZ – Master Planning

MULTIFAMILY

• Anthem Community Investment Master Plan, Anthem, AZ – Master Planning

• Briargate, Colorado Springs, CO – Master Planning, Streetscape, Entry Statements,

Construction Documents and Construction Administration

• Mountain Shadows, Colorado Springs, CO – Master Planning, Streetscape, Entry

Statements, Construction Documents and Construction Administration

• Ford Technology Park, Colorado Springs, CO – Design Guidelines and Master Planning

MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITIES

CURRICULUM VITAE

JAMES D. COFFMAN

HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPES

• Padua Hills Theater Landscape Renovation, Claremont, CA – Project Landscape Architect

• Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa Historic Landscape Assessment and Design Guidelines,

Phoenix – Project Landscape Architect

• Great Arizona Puppet Theater - Phoenix, AZ - Landscape Architect

• Rancho La Loma Historic Landscape Defining Features Identification, Litchfield Park, AZ –

Project Landscape Architect

• Tucson Post World War II Neighborhood Analysis, Tucson, AZ – Project Landscape Architect

• South Mountain Park/Preserve Entry Complex Historic Structures Report, City of Phoenix, AZ

- Project Landscape Architect

• Smurthwaite House, Historic Landscape Master Plan, City of Phoenix, AZ – Lead Landscape

Architect

• Winship House, Historic Landscape Master Plan, City of Phoenix, AZ – Lead Landscape

Architect

• Tovrea Castle, Master Plan, City of Phoenix, AZ – Project Landscape Architect

• Emily Kimbrough House, Historic Landscape Master Plan Muncie, Indiana – Landscape

Designer

• Pueblo Grande National Historic Landmark Master Plan, City of Phoenix, AZ – Project

Manager

• Verde Park, Master Planning, Construction Documents, Construction Administration,

Historic Preservation, City of Phoenix, AZ - Project Manager

PROJECTS OF

SIGNIFICANCE

(cont'd)

COURSES

TOUGHT

• ALA120 Design Fundamentals I - Studio Instructor (Fall ‘06)

• ALA120 Design Fundamentals II - Studio Instructor (Spring ‘07)

• ALA225 Design Fundamentals III - Studio Instructor (Fall ‘12)

• ALA294 Design Fundamentals IV - Studio Instructor (Spring ‘09)

• LDE361 Landscape Architecture I - Studio Lead (Fall ‘13 & ‘14)

• LDE362 Landscape Architecture II - Studio Lead (Spring ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14)

• LDE462 Landscape Architecture IV - Studio Lead (Spring ‘15)

• LDE590 Core Landscape Architecture Studio I - Studio Lead (Fall ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘14)

• LDE590 Core Landscape Architecture II - Studio Lead (Spring ‘13)

• LDE363 Planting Design - Course Lead (Fall ‘16)

• LARC5493 Environmental Land Use Planning - Course Lead (Spring '21)

• LARC3375 Landscape Architecture Design VII - Course Lead (Spring '21)

• LARC3391 Landscape Architecture Advocacy & Theory Module - Course Lead (Spring '21)

• LARC4033 Landscape Architecture Theory - Course Lead (Spring ‘18 & ‘19, Fall ‘19, Fall '20)

• LARC4376 Landscape Architecture Design VII - Studio Lead (Site Planning 4th Yr. Studio,

Fall ‘17 & ‘18)

• LARC402V WALK BIKE LINK: Active Transportation in Placemaking - Course Lead (Spring ‘18 & ‘19,

Fall ‘19, Fall '20)

• LARC5613 Landscape Architecture Professional Practice - Course Lead (Spring ‘18 & ‘19, Fall ‘19,

Fall '20)

• LARC2714 Landscape Architecture Construction I - Course Lead (Spring ‘18 & ‘19)

• LARC3356 Landscape Architecture Design V - Studio Lead (Fall ‘18)

• LARC 1315 & 2331 Landscape Architecture Advocacy & Theory (Fall '19)

• LARC3391 Landscape Architecture Advocacy & Theory (Spring ‘20)

• LARC 2335 Landscape Architecture Advocacy & Theory (Fall '20)

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, TEMPE, AZ

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, FAYETTEVILLE, AR

CURRICULUM VITAE

JAMES D. COFFMAN

Kenneth Brooks, FASLA | Professor of Landscape Architecture | Director of the PhD Program in

Environment, Design and the Arts | The Design School | Arizona State University

Duane Blossom, RLA, FASLA | Retired

Allyce Hargrove, ASLA | Clinical Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture | The Design

School | Arizona State University

Angela Dye, RLA, FASLA | Principal | A Dye Design

Judy Brittenum, FASLA | Retired Emeritus Professor of Landscape Architecture | Fay Jones

School of Architecture & Design | University of Arkansas

Joseph Ewan | Director of the Landscape Architecture Program at Arizona State University |

Professor of Landscape Architecture | The Design School | Arizona State University

Dean Chambers, RLA, ASLA | Senior Landscape Architect | J2 Environmental Design and

Engineering

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phone: (480) 965-2533

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email: allyce.hargrove@asu.edu

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