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Dr. Mark Paul Frederickson

Dr. Mark Frederickson received his Ph.D. in Architecture with a minor in Management from the University of California in Los Angeles / UCLA, and his M.ARCH. and B.ARCH. from the University of Arizona. He was a Peace Corps Volunteer, an ORS Scholar with the University of Edinburgh, U.K., the recipient of four Senior Fulbright Scholar Awards as well as a Fulbright Specialist Appointment to the Czech Republic. Dr. Frederickson has taught and practiced Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design in a range of cultural, environmental, and professional contexts in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. He is internationally recognized for his award-winning projects in urban design and small-town revitalization and has presented keynote addresses in Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. He is also the founder and director of the Tejido Group, an international and interdisciplinary community outreach design and planning organization. Dr. Frederickson and the Tejido Group are the recipients of four Master Plan of the Year Awards from the Arizona Planning Association and two national design and planning awards from the American Society of Landscape Architects. The Tejido Group evolved into an important source of external funding and design and planning awards for the College. Dr. Frederickson was also the primary developer of international design and planning programs for the University of Arizona through his outreach efforts and applied research projects on five continents. His retirement from the University of Arizona has allowed him to continue his focus on international collaboration. Dr. Frederickson currently assists the development of new and existing programs in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Planning with universities in Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Dr. Frederickson is a LEED-Accredited Professional.

 

CHRONOLOGY OF EDUCATION:

• University of California / Los Angeles (UCLA), 1988-1991 / Ph.D. in Architecture / minor in Management (Anderson School) / Dissertation in Design Education / Dr. Marvin Adelson Director.

• University of Edinburgh / Edinburgh, Scotland, 1982-83 / ORS Scholar in Architecture / Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom.

• University of Arizona, 1974-76 / Master of Architecture / Thesis in Arid Lands Design Principles in Architecture and Landscape Architecture.

• University of Arizona, 1966-72 / Bachelor of Architecture.

 

MAJOR FIELDS:

• Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design.

• Architectural, Landscape Architectural and Urban Design Education.

• Waterfront and Post-Industrial Revitalization.

• Sustainable Community and Small Town Planning.

• Sustainable Tourism Planning and Design.

 

CHRONOLOGY OF EMPLOYMENT:

2015 to Present

Fulbright Professor of Architecture, University of Botswana, the Department of Architecture and Planning.

• Visiting faculty in Architecture, Bilkent University / Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture.

• Fulbright Specialist Professor / curriculum development with the Architectural Institute in Prague.

• Director of the Tejido Group / Community Outreach Planning and Design Office.

1991 to 2015

• Tenured faculty, College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture, University of Arizona.

• Visiting Professor of Architecture, Bilkent University, Turkey during Sabbatical Leave.

1988-1991

• Ph.D. Student and instructor in Architecture, Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design, UCLA.

• Adjunct faculty in Landscape Architecture and Interior Architecture, University of California / Los Angeles, and California State University / Northridge.

1984-1988

• Professor of Architecture with King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, College of Environmental Design, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

1981-1984

• ORS Scholar at the University of Edinburgh / Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom.

• Professor of Architecture with the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

1979-1981

• Senior Fulbright Professor of Architecture with the University of Jordan, Amman, 1979-80 / this Fulbright was also renewed and awarded for a second year, 1980-81.

1976-1979

• Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture with Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

• Architect / Landscape Architect with Smith Group / Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Detroit and Ann Arbor, Michigan.

1974-1976

• Graduate Student MARCH program University of Arizona / University of Arizona's first graduate student in Architecture.

• Architect for Anderson Associates, Tucson, Arizona, (during graduate work, part-time and summer professional experience).

•  Landscape Architect for Guy S. Green Associates, Tucson, Arizona, (during graduate work, part-time and summer professional experience).

1972-1974

• Peace Corps Volunteer in Venezuela as an Architect and Planner for several municipalities, (3 mo. training in Ponce, Puerto Rico).

 

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• Recipient of four Senior Fulbright Scholar Awards to:  Botswana, Panama and two awards to Jordan from the Fulbright Foundation, Washington D.C., 2022, 2001, 1980 and 1979.

• Appointed as a Fulbright Specialist to the Czech Republic – Architectural Institute in Prague / J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board / 2015.

• Appointed to Peer Review Committee for the Fulbright Specialist Program / 2024-27 and 2019-22.

• Appointed to Architecture Peer Review Committee for the Senior Fulbright Scholar Program / 2017-20.
• Elected to the Fulbright Specialist Roster on behalf of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB), the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State (ECA), and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) / 5 year appointments , 2003 and again in 2013.
• Recipient of three Master Plan of the Year Awards from Arizona Planning Association (Professional Category) / APA, 1999, 2005 and 2007. Awarded to the University of Arizona’s Tejido Group and Dr. Mark Frederickson.
• Recipient of the Research Study of the Year Award from Arizona Planning Association (Professional Category) / APA, 2007. Awarded to the University of Arizona’s Tejido Group and Dr. Mark Frederickson.
• Keynote speaker:
"Resilience, Sustainability and Design Education," Architects' Association of Botswana (AAB), Architecture and Urbanism Conference at the University of Botswana / 2022.

• Invited speaker for 2014 Oregon ASLA Symposium: IN-TER-VENE, Portland, Oregon / 2014.
• Keynote speaker (one of two) at a Conference on Urban Revitalization, Universidad La Salle, Cd. Obregón, México / 2014.
• Keynote speaker (one of three) for Academia Colombiana de Arquitectura y Diseño / Colombian Academy of Architecture and design - Conference on Sustainable Planning and Design, Bogotá, Colombia.
• Elected member of the RIWAQ Think Tank - Centre for Architectural Conservation in Ramallah, Palestine.
• Keynote speaker (one of two) for Jordanian Society of Engineers - Conference on Urban Design and Landscape Architecture, Amman, Jordan.
• Keynote speaker (one of two) for Colegio de Arquitectos de Sinaloa, Asociacion/Civil AIA chapter Sinaloa/CASAC - Symposium on Urban Character / El Carácter Auténtico de la Ciudad y sus Espacios Únicos, Culiácan, México.
• Student Mentor of the Year Award from the University of Arizona, (one of several recipients)
• Graduate Thesis Director of the Year from the University of Arizona, College of Agriculture.
• Governor’s Rural Development Award / Governor Janet Napolitano, second place awarded to the University of Arizona’s Tejido Group and Dr. Mark Frederickson for their Show Low Civic Center Master Plan in Show Low, Arizona, 2007.
• American Society of Landscape Architects of Arizona Design and Planning Honors Award to the Tejido Group for their master plan of Show Low City Civic Center Complex, 2006.
• 2006 Common Ground Award (public project category) Awarded to the Summerhaven Restoration Project Team which includes Dr. Mark Frederickson and The Tejido Group / Awarded by the Metropolitan Pima Alliance.
• Finalist  for Bilkent University “Teacher of the Year Award” / 2019-2020.

• University of Arizona / Darryl B. Dobras Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2005.
• Governor’s Commendation / Governor Janet Napolitano awarded to Dr. Mark Frederickson and The Tejido Group for outstanding service to the State of Arizona through their revitalization master plan for the village of Summerhaven on Mt. Lemmon, 2005.
• Governor’s Commendation / Gobernadora Irlena Brown Villalobos of the Province of Panamá, awarded to Dr. Mark Frederickson and The Tejido Group for outstanding service to Panama City, Panama through their neighborhood revitalization master plan for Barrio Exposition, 2004.
• Invited speaker for the 80th Annual Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). Theme: Architectural Education: Where We Are. Presentation: “Gender and Racial Bias in Design Juries.” 1992.
• Invited speaker for United Nations Habitat Conference on Urban Open Space Planning /Seminario Internacional - Espacios Abiertos Urbanos -Cinta Costera, Panama City, Panamá, 1999.
• Publication reviewer for the 2012 Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture annual conference, 2012.
• Faculty Research Development Grant for International Travel to Palestine / University of Arizona, 2009.
• Arizona Society of Landscape Architects winner in the 2010 AZASLA Honors Program. Awarded to the University of Arizona’s Tejido Group for their Revitalization Master Plan of Fronteras, Mexico/ Project Director Dr. Mark Frederickson.
• President’s Award / first place in Graduate Project of the Year category / awarded to The Tejido Group for their small town master plan for Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona / awarded by University of Arizona, 2006.
• President’s Award / second place in Graduate Thesis of the Year category / awarded to Lukas Sokol / thesis advisor Dr. Mark Frederickson / University of Arizona, 2006.
• University of Arizona / Darryl B. Dobras Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2005.
• Fulbright Senior Specialist Status awarded by Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and the U.S. Department of State, 2003.
• President’s Award / Graduate Project of the Year Award from University of Arizona, 2000. Awarded to The Tejido Group for their small town master plan for Camp Verde, Arizona / Project Director Dr. Mark Frederickson.
• Project of the Year Award from CAPLA / University of Arizona for the Casco Viejo Historic Revitalization Project in Panamá, Client was the Ministry of Housing in Panama, 1998 / Project Director Dr. Mark Frederickson.
• Recipient of teaching commendations from University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, 1993-1994 and 1995.
• Elected to the Honor Society of Sigma Lambda Alpha for achievement in Landscape Architectural Education, 1992.

• UCLA / PhD. research scholarships in Architecture /Design Education, from the University of California / Los Angeles, 1988, 1989, and again in 1990.

• UCLA / Dean’s List at the University of California, Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning, 1988, 1989 & 1990.

• UCLA / Deans Council Foundation Award, 1990 and in 1991.
• Recipient of Distinguished Teaching Commendation from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1986 and 1988.
• King Khalid International Airport Landscape Design Competition; Awarded silver Medal (second place), Ministry of Defense and Aviation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1987-1988.
• Royal Conference Center and National Park Competition in Hofuff; Awarded Silver Medal (second place), Ministry of Agriculture and Water, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1983.
• Overseas Research Scholar / Committee of Vice-chancellors and Principals, London.
• Fellowship for postgraduate research in design education from the department of Architecture, University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh, Scotland, 1982 and again in 1983.
• Senior Fulbright Scholar Award from the Fulbright Foundation, Washington D.C., 1991, (I declined this 1991 award due to civil unrest in the region / West Bank).
• Elected to honorary memberships in: The Venezuelan Society of Architects; Caracas, Venezuela, and Royal Society of Architects and Engineers; Amman, Jordan, (professional registration in both societies).
• Dean’s List at the University of Arizona, College of Architecture, 1972.

             

SELECT PUBLICATIONS:

Applied Research & Sponsored Project Publications: Co-authored Design and Planning Monographs Published by Townships, Public Offices, and Private Industry. I was P.I. on all of the following projects:

 

International:

• Praha 7 / Post-industrial urban waterfront redevelopment master plan / Prague, Czech Republic / 2015.

• Al Hamriya / a Sustainable Urban Living Prototype for Tucson, Arizona / client: Muscat Municipality, Oman / 2013.

• Interlake / a sustainable campus extension / Ankara, Turkey / 2018 / with Bilkent UniversityDepartment of Architecture.

• Sustainable Urban Revitalization / PRAHA 07 Prague, Czechia / 2019 / with Bilkent UniversityDepartment of Architecture.

• Rivertalization / a sustainable urban prototype / Ankara, Turkey / 2017 / with Bilkent UniversityDepartment of Architecture.

• Along Ankara Stream / Ankara Çayı Kiyisinda / Ankara, Turkey / 2016 / with Bilkent University, Department of Architecture.

• Kai Tak Airport urban design - redevelopment master plan / Hong Kong / 2013.

• Tai–O fishing village revitalization master plan / Lantau Island, Hong Kong / 2013.

• Avenida Central Urban Revitalization Master Plan / clients: Governor of Panama Province & the Ministry of Housing MIVI, Panama City, Panama, 2011.

• Birzeit / Historic Center Revitalization Master Plan; an urban connectivity and campus redevelopment Plan for Birzeit, Palestine / clients: RIWAQ and the City of Birzeit / 2010.

• Fronteras Redevelopment Master Plan / client: Valenzuela Family / Fronteras, Sonora, Mexico, 2009.

• Las Palmas Village; a new town and coastal preserve master plan in San Carlos, Mexico/ client: Faya Corp., 2007.

• New town and resort master plan in Puerto Lobos, Mexico / Client: Peter Hartwig, 2008 / collaboration with Dr. Nader Chalfoun and his graduate students.

• An Urban Waterfront Revitalization Project in Panama City, Panama / client: U.S. Department of State and the Panamanian Ministry of Housing, 2003.

• A Neighborhood Revitalization Plan for Barrio Exposition, Panama City, Panama; / client: U.S. Department of State and Governor Irlena Brown Villalobos of the Province of Panamá, 2002

• Resort development plan and landscape Master plan for the Cuisinart Resort and Botanical Gardens / client: Cuisinart Corp., Anguilla, British West Indies, 1995.

• Coastal Development Guidelines for Northern Sonora /client: Governor of Sonora's Office of Ecology and Planning in Hermosillo, Mexico, 1993.

• Landscape Solutions to the Historic Conservation of Casco Viejo, Panamá; Research grant from Tejido, 1998.

• Urban revitalization and harbor landscape Master planning and design for El Golfo Santa Clara, México / client: Mayor’s Office of San Luis and the Ministries of Urban Infrastructure and Public Works.

• Planning and design of new satellite city development and border crossings for Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora / client: Municipalities of Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora, México / Joint project with Architecture and Planning.

• Urban revitalization and harbor master plan for Puerto Peñasco, México / Client: Puerto Peñasco Municipality.

• Maquiladora Planning and Design Guidelines - on-going, interactive research with el Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali, México.

• Los parques zoológicos / cliente: Concejo Municipal en Mérida, Yucatán, México.

Federal & State:

El Corazon de los Tres Rios Del Norte / Santa Cruz River Corridor Master Planclient: Pima County, Arizona, 2013

The New Old Pueblo / riverfront revitalization and redevelopment Master Plan / client: City of Tucson / 2012.

092 + 1 / downtown urban revitalization Master Plan / client: City of Tucson / 2010.

• Greer Town Master Plan; a revitalization and conservation master plan / client: Apache County and the Township of Greer, Arizona, 2010-11.

• Springerville Town Center Master Plan; a main street beautification and town square master plan / client: Town of Springerville and the Springerville Historical Society, Springerville, Arizona, 2009.

• Campus Master Plan for the Universities of Arizona and Northern Arizona / client: Show Low Main Street and the City of Show Low, 2009.

• Woodland Lake Park Master Plan; a forest service park master plan / client: Town of Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona,2007.

• Town Master Plan for Springerville, Arizona; Research Grant from the Township of Springerville, Arizona, 2007.

• Pinetop-Lakeside Town Plan; a small town revitalization plan / client: Town of Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona, 2006.

• Show Low Civic Center / Celebrating Community; a civic center master plan / client: City of Show Low, Arizona, 2006.

• Brannick at Redwing; ranch land revitalization strategies / published through an Urban Land Institute Research Grant, 2006.

• Show Low Creek Corridor Study; a Creek Walk restoration and master plan for Show Low, Arizona / client: City of Show Low, 2006.

• Discovering Show Low; a plan for downtown revitalization / client: City of Show Low, 2005.

• Mule Mountain Village; a new town master plan / client: Turner Industries, 2004.

• Design and Planning Guidelines for the City of Bisbee and Cochise Co. / client: Turner Industries, 2004.

• A Restoration master plan for the Village of Summer Haven (a restoration plan for a village destroyed by fire on Mt. Lemmon in Arizona) / client: Pima County Board of Supervisors, Tucson, Arizona, 2003-4.

• Main Street Revitalization of Benson, Arizona / client: City of Benson, 2001.

• Revitalization master plan for Winslow, Arizona / client: City of Winslow, 2000.

• Small town revitalization plan and landscape Master plan for Camp Verde, Arizona / client: Township of Camp Verde.

• Small town revitalization master plan and transportation master plan for Jerome, Arizona / client: Township of Jerome, 1999

• Urban Revitalization Master plan for the Twelfth Ave. Corridor / client: Pima Co. Board of Supervisors, Tucson, Arizona, 1998.

• Urban Revitalization Master plan for the Tucson Central Business District / client: Pima Co. Board of Supervisors, Tucson, Arizona, 1998.

• Urban Revitalization Master plan for the Santa Cruz River Corridor / client: Pima Co. Board of Supervisors, Tucson, Arizona, 1998.

• Urban Revitalization Master plan for the Southern Pacific Properties in Downtown Tucson / client: Pima Co. Board of Supervisors, Tucson, Arizona, 1997.

• Highway 89 corridor Master plan for the townships of Clarkdale and Cottonwood, Arizona / client: Township of Clarkdale, 1998.

• Small town revitalization plan and landscape Master plan for Clarkdale, Arizona / client: Township of Clarkdale, 1996.

Private Foundations: **Note: I was P.I. on all of the following projects:

• Echoing Hope Ranch / Master plan for a new residential community for autistic adults in Bisbee, Arizona / Client: Echoing Hope Ranch, 2010-11

• New town Master plan for Picacho retirement community, Picacho, Arizona / client: Youth Now Foundation and the Antle Corp., 1996

• Mare Pasture, a new community master plan for Dos Cabezas, Arizona. Client: John Riggs, 2008.

• New town master plan for Red Wing Ranch Arizona. Client: Urban Land Institute, 2006.

• Campus Master plan for Salpointe Catholic High School, Tucson, Arizona / Client: Arch Diocese of Tucson.

• Campus Master plan for the Santa Cruz Church and School, Tucson, Arizona / Client: Arch Diocese of Tucson.

• Campus master plan for the Saints Peter & Paul Church and School, Tucson, Arizona / Client: Arch Diocese of Tucson.

• Campus Master plan for the Immaculate Heart Convent and School, Tucson, Arizona / Client: Arch Diocese of Tucson.

• Landscape master plan for Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona. Client: Colonel Edward Harrow / Museum Director.

• Landscape master plan and housing location plans for Family Student Housing, University of Arizona. Client: Vice-President for Student Affairs University of Arizona.

Select Refereed Journal Articles:

• "Apprenticeship Learning in Interdisciplinary and Multi-cultural Environments / the Tejido Group from Panama to Palestine", Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal, Vol. 6, (2012-13).

• "Gender & Racial Bias in Design Juries", Journal of Architectural Education Vol. 47, No. 1, (September, 1993).

• "Design Juries / A Study in Lines of Communication", Journal of Architectural Education, Vol. 43, No. 2, (winter, 1990).

• "Minimizing Urban Sprawl through Open Space Design Strategies: The Case of Tucson, Arizona", Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal, Vol. 5, (2012-13) / Shahzia Shazi, Dr. Mark Paul Frederickson and Prof. R Larry Medlin.

Select Refereed Articles:

• Contributing author to: Desert Housing, USAID Program, Arizona Board of Regents, 1982.

• Contributing author to: Barrio Historico, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1972.

 

PRESENTATIONS:

Scholarly Presentations:

• Keynote speaker, "Resilience, Sustainability and Design Education," Architects' Association of Botswana (AAB), Architecture and Urbanism Conference at the University of Botswana / 2022.

• Invited speaker (series of two lectures), "Conversations on Design Education" at Bilkent University / 2017.

• Invited speaker, "The Tejido Group: An International and Interdisciplinary Community Outreach Design and Planning Program," at Bilkent University / 2016.

• Keynote speaker, “Landscape Urbanism” at Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, México / 2015.

• One of three Invited speakers at the Architectural Institute of Prague / Conference on Sustainable Planning and Design, Prague, Czech Republic, 2015.

• Invited speaker for 2014 Oregon ASLA Symposium: IN-TER-VENE, Portland, Oregon / 2014.

• Keynote speaker (one of two) at a Conference on Urban Revitalization, Universidad La Salle, Cd. Obregón, México / 2014.

• "Landscape Architectural Strategies in Urban Revitalization: The Tejido Group in Panama", Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture/CELA Conference 2012.

• One of three Invited speakers for Academia Colombiana de Arquitectura y Diseño / Colombian Academy of Architecture and design - Conference on Sustainable Planning and Design, Bogotá, Colombia, 2010.

• One of two invited speakers for Jordanian Society of Engineers - Conference on Urban Design and Landscape Architecture, Amman, Jordan, 2009.

• One of two invited speakers for CASAC - Symposium on Urban Character / El Carácter Auténtico de la Ciudad y sus Espacios Únicos, Culiácan, México, 2008.

• Paper presented at council for architectural education conference; “Developing Graduate Curricula in Landscape Architecture” / USMA Panama City, Panamá, 2001.

• Address to Panamanian Society of Architects and Engineers; “Landscape Architectural Solutions to the Revitalization of the Malecón and Casco Viejo” / Panama City, Panamá, 2001.

• Invited speaker for United Nations Habitat Conference on Urban Open Space Planning /Seminario Internacional - Espacios Abiertos Urbanos -Cinta Costera, Panama City, Panamá, 1999.

• Paper presented at Biennial National Conference of the Design Communication Association; “Community Outreach as a Vehicle for Learning”, 1999.

• International conference presentation on “Sustainable Tourism Planning and Design in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora Mexico”, American Collegiate Schools of Planning, Phoenix, 1996.

• International conference presentation on "Design Juries: the Facilitation of Intra-Jury Communications", Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Orlando, 1993.

• Panelist / “Research in Service to the Community”, Applied Research in Architecture and Planning, Architectural Research Center Consortium, Spring Research Conference, Tucson, Arizona, 1996.

• Invited speaker for the 80th Annual Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). Theme: Architectural Education: Where We Are. Presentation: “Gender and Racial Bias in Design Juries.” 1992.

• Panelist / "Topics in Design Education", 4th Annual Conference of the Design Communications Assoc., University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ., 1992.

• Panelist / "Topics in Design Education", 4th Annual Conference of the Design Communications Assoc., University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ., 1992.

Seminars Coordinated:

• Portfolio Design Workshop Series at Bilkent University / 2014-15-16-17-18-19.

• Urban Design Workshop at Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa in Culiácan / Urban revitalization strategies / 2014 / Co-coordinator.

• Urban Design Workshop in Mazatlan / Old Town Revitalization /2005 / Mazatlan, Mexico / Co-coordinator.

• Fulbright sponsored 2 week seminar on urban landscape architecture, La Universidad del Isthmus, Panama City, Panamá, 2001 / coordinator.

• Fulbright sponsored 12 week seminar on landscape architecture, La Universidad de Santa María la Antigua, Panama City, Panamá / 2001 / coordinator.

• U.S.I.A. sponsored 4 week seminar on urban design for practicing professionals and Ministry of Housing, Panama City, Panamá, 1999 / co-coordinator.

• U.S.I.A. sponsored 4 week graduate seminar; “Sustainable Strategies to the Planning and Design of Eco-tourism Developments”, La Universidad de Santa Maria la Antigua, Panama City, Panamá, 1999 / co-coordinator.

• U.S.I.A. (United States Information Agency) sponsored 4 week graduate seminar; “Sustainable Tourism Planning and Design / Solutions to Small Town Revitalization”, La Universidad de Panamá, Panama City, Panamá, 1998 / co-coordinator.

• U.S.I.A. (United States Information Agency) sponsored 4 week graduate seminar; “Landscape Architectural Solutions to Urban Revitalization”, La Universidad de Santa Maria la Antigua, Panamá, Panama City, Panamá, 1998 / co-coordinator.

• U.S.I.A. (United States Information Agency) sponsored 4 week graduate seminar; “Landscape Architectural Solutions to the Conservation of Historic Urban Neighborhoods”, La Universidad de Panamá, Panama City, Panamá, 1999 / co-coordinator.

• “Sustainable Urban Development” / a 1 week graduate seminar presented at La Universidad de Sinaloa, Culiacan, México, 1997 / co-coordinator.

• “Urban Open Space” / a 1 week graduate seminar presented at La Universidad de Sinaloa, Culiacan, México, 1997 / co-coordinator.

• Coordinator of an international seminar on Arid Lands Design Principles, Papers Personally Presented: "Building Orientation / Form / & Solar Factors", and "Vernacular Design Solutions for Thermal Control" / a 1 week graduate seminar presented at King Fahd University, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

• Co-coordinator of two international seminars on Design and Presentation Graphics, Personal Presentations: "Introduction to Drawing Techniques and Their Time Requirements", "Line, Tone of Line, Tone, and Composite Drawing Techniques": "Perspective Drawing Techniques", and "Basic Exercises in Computer Aided Design and Graphics" / a 1 week graduate seminar presented at King Fahd University, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Interviews / Newspaper, Television and Radio:

PBS / KUAT; Interview regarding the International work of the Tejido Group in Oman and Hong Kong.

PBS / KUAT; Interview regarding the International work of the Tejido Group in Panama and Palestine.

•Scripps News Agency; “A Mexico village turns to Ariz. university students to save itself” / a national article discussing our revitalization master plan for Fronteras, Mexico / http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/42065

•El Imparcial, Sonora, Mexico; ”Diseñan plan maestro para Fronteras - Alumnos de Universidad de Arizona crean proyecto para aprovechar mejor el patrimonio del Municipio” / an international article discussing our revitalization master plan for Fronteras, Mexico /http://www.elimparcial.com/EdicionDigital/Ediciones/20090324/PDFS/NogalesPrincipal_2.pdf

•El Diario de Monterrey; interview regarding our graduate program in Architecture with La Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico; 2001.

•TVN-2 Television Channel; interview regarding our harbor and urban revitalization work in Panama City, Panama; 2002.

• La Prensa; interview regarding our master plan for the water front of Panama City, Panama / Panama City, Panama 2001.

•El Independiente; interview regarding our design and coastal planning work in Puerto Penasco. Hermosillo, Mexico; 1996.

•El Tribuna; interview regarding our seminar on urban landscape architecture at Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Cájeme / ITESCA in Ciudad Obregon, Mexico; 2002.

•White Mountain Independent Newspaper / a series of 16 different interviews and articles regarding our work on six different master planning projects in: Pinetop-Lakeside, Show Low and Springerville, Arizona.

•City 4 Television / Show Low’s Public TV / Two Interviews of Tejido Group student participants regarding their work on the Show Low master Plan.

•KDJI - 1270 Am-News Talk / Four radio interviews in Show Low regarding the presentation and progress of our master planning project.

•Three different articles in the White Mountain Independent Newspaper regarding the presentation and progress of our master planning project.

• UA Now – UA Students Head to Middle East to Aid Urban Revitalization in Oman / http://uanews.org/story/ua-students-head-middle-east-aid-urban-revitalization-oman

• MENAS 2012 Colloquium Series- “Urban Revitalization in Muscat, Oman” / http://www.uanews.org/calendar/49475-menas-2012-colloquium-series-urban-revitalization-muscat-oman

• UA Now – UA Grad Students Take on Tucson Revitalization Project / http://uanews.org/story/ua-grad-students-take-tucson-revitalization-project

• UA Now – UA Group offers International Urban Design Opportunities / http://www.uanews.org/story/ua-group-offers-international-urban-design-opportunities

• PBS / KUAT Ch. 6 / Interview of Tejido Group student participants regarding their work on projects in Palestine/ http://playpbs.azpm.org/video/1706854894/

• UA Now – UA’s Tejido Group Garners Landscape Architecture and Architecture Awards /

http://www.uanews.org/story/uas-tejido-group-garners-landscape-architecture-awards

• UA Now – “Student Design Team Helping to Revitalize Mexican Town”; 3-9-09, http://uanews.org/node/24415.

• Arizona Daily Wildcat: While studying abroad, architecture students get hands on experience revitalizing neighborhoods/ http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2012/10/college-of-architecture-middle-east-project-100912

•PBS / KUAT Ch. 6 / Interview of Tejido Group student participants regarding their work on projects in Latin America.

•Arizona Daily Star: “A town too proud to die turns to UA students for help” / a national article discussing our revitalization master plan for Fronteras, Mexico http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/285815

• UA Now – “Student Design Team Helping to Revitalize Mexican Town”; 3-9-09, http://uanews.org/node/24415.

•University of Arizona Parents & Family Magazine / “Tejido Group Helps Towns Survive” / spring 2009.

•Report on Research / University of Arizona / “The Tejido Group; Weaving Research and Education with Real-life Experience” / summer 2005.

•ABC / KGUN, Channel 9: interview regarding Tejido’s design and planning work on the revitalization of Summerhaven Village, Mt. Lemmon, Arizona, 2004.

•NBC / KVOA, Channel 4: interview regarding Tejido’s design and planning work on the revitalization of Summerhaven Village, Mt. Lemmon, Arizona, 2004.

•Arizona Daily Star: interview regarding Tejido’s design and planning work on the revitalization of Summerhaven Village, Mt. Lemmon, Arizona, 2004.

•Arizona Daily Star: editorial regarding Tejido’s design and planning work on the revitalization of Summerhaven Village, Mt. Lemmon, Arizona, 2004.

•CBS / KOLD, Channel 13 interview regarding Tejido’s design and planning work in Arizona and Latin America, 2001.

•ABC / KGUN, Channel 9 interview regarding our design and planning work for Benson, Arizona, 2001.

•PBS / Channel 6, “Arizona Illustrated”: interview discussing our design and planning work in Panama; 2000.

•Arizona Daily Star; interview regarding Tejido and our international work; 1998.

•Arizona Daily Star; interview regarding Landscape Architectural Education at the University of Arizona; 1996.

 

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT:

• University of Botswana / as a Fulbright Professor, I was charged with program and curriculum development for the Architecture program.

• Fulbright Specialist to the Czech Republic / assisting in undergraduate and graduate curriculum development with the Architectural Institute in Prague.

• Developer and teacher for international study abroad programs in: Palestine, Czech Republic, Mexico, Panama, Oman, and Hong Kong - students and faculty collaborate on real-world urban and community development projects with students and faculty from host country universities. Also three summer architectural-focused tours of Europe.

• Co-developer and teacher in the University of Arizona’s first remote graduate degree program in México. We offered a Master of Architecture degree program taught in Spanish and English to two Mexican Universities: Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas and Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Léon. Coursework was presented in Monterrey, México, and in Tucson, Arizona. This three-year program graduated its first class in the summer of 2002.

• Universidad de Panamá / as a Fulbright Professor, one of my responsibilities was to assist in the development of a Graduate program of Landscape Architecture in their College of Architecture.

• University of Arizona / I assisted in the design and development of the undergraduate five-year curriculum in Landscape Architecture. I also participated in the design and development of their new graduate curriculum. During this time I assisted in developing new Promotion and Tenure guidelines for Landscape Architecture. I developed the first CAD lab in landscape architecture, the first Community Outreach Office, the first Internship Program, and I also developed and taught the first overseas study programs for landscape architecture at both Michigan State University and the University of Arizona.

• University of Jordan / as a Fulbright Professor, I was charged with program and curriculum development for the University of Jordan. During this time I helped develop their new six-year Architectural Engineering degree program.

• American University of Beirut / I assisted in developing a new Landscape Architectural program at the American University of Beirut. Due to civil unrest, this program has yet to be implemented.

• King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals / I assisted in developing two new Graduate Programs in City Planning and Landscape Architecture. The City Planning Program has been implemented. I also developed and directed two international seminars on design communications, and arid lands design and planning principles during my stay at King Fahd University.

 

TRAVEL:

• RESIDENCE IN: Botswana, Czech Republic (Czechia), Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Kingdom, U.S.A and Venezuela.

• TRAVEL & WORK IN: Afghanistan, Andorra, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Canada, China-Hong Kong, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Thailand, United Arab Emirates (Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah), Vatican City-State.

 

LANGUAGES:

• ENGLISH - mother-tongue.

• SPANISH - good working knowledge.

• FRENCH - basic.

• ARABIC - survival.

 

PERSONAL INTERESTS:

• Private Pilot - 1474 hours.

• Fly-fishing.

• Landscape watercolors.

• Cattle Ranching.

 

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Dr. Mark Frederickson CV, Tejido Group, Fulbright Professor, community design and planning outreach, sustainable community development, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, urban waterfront planning and design, post-industrial revitalization, international study abroad programs, Bilkent University, ARCHIP, University of Arizona.