Adventures in Environmental Design
Memoir of Jon Charles Coe
Table of Contents
Resume & Qualifications
An overview of professional experience, credentials, collaborations, and recognitions.
Chapter One – Introduction
| An opening reflection on the motivations, values, and guiding principles that shaped a life in environmental design. | Download Chapter 1 (PDF) |
Chapter Two – Foundations & Formative Years
| My own story | ||
| Born in the foothills Southern California Berlin, Germany |
Return to the USA Dad returns and high school days |
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Chapter Three – Learning With & From People
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College of San Mateo UC Berkeley Harvard Graduate School of Design |
Teaching at University of Pennsylvania Teaching weekend charrettes at US universities |
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Chapter Four – Learning From the Land
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South American Tour Amazon uncertainty Colombia Ecuador Chile Argentina Uruguay Iguazú Falls Return to Brazil Bolivia Peru Return to USA |
Africa Tanzania – First East African Safari Kenya with Toronto Zoo Ghana – Kakum National Park Travels with Terry Interview with Mountain Gorillas Meeting Eastern Lowland Gorillas in DRC Cameroon Rainforest Research Indonesia: In Search of the Red Ape |
Later travel adventures Ecuador – Rio Napo botanical research Amazon River Cruise & Puerto Maldonado Cata Viña National Park, Baja California Australia – Kimberley Travels in Northern Europe |
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Chapter Five – Designing for People
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Sarcee Meadows Rundel Lodge Red Deer Home Battle Point Park |
Mt Royal College Alberta Tar Sands Domed Town Garden of Awareness Gene Coulon Park |
Healesville Labyrinth Park Ecoss Environmental Park Healesville Hospital Wellness Garden |
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Chapter Six – Designing for Land
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Mackenzie River Environmental Impact Study Moose Creek Dam Revegetation Plan Homer Hydroelectric Impact Study |
Jiuzhaigou National Park Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve Band-e Amir National Park |
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Chapter Seven – Designing Zoos & Botanical Gardens
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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park Woodland Park Zoo Pt. Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Living Desert State Park Pittsburgh Zoo Toledo Zoo Pardisan Park, Tehran, Iran Oregon Zoo Bronx Zoo Zoo Atlanta New York Aquarium – Sea Cliffs Denver Zoo – Primate Panorama Oklahoma City Zoo – Great Escape Great Apes |
Great Apes National Zoological Park – Rabitat Brookfield Zoo – Habitat Africa Detroit Zoo – Chimpanzee Exhibit Riverbanks Zoo Nashville Zoo – Master Plan Woodland Park Zoo – Northern Trail Working with Dr. Jane Goodall – From LEMSIP to Chimp Haven Lincoln Park Zoo – Regenstein Small Mammal-Reptile House New York Botanic Garden Alice Springs Desert Park Territory Wildlife Park
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Coimbatore Zoo & Central Zoo Authority of India Louisville Zoo – Islands & Gorilla Forest Philadelphia Zoo – PECO Primate Reserve Philadelphia Zoo – Zoo 360 Master Plan Taronga Zoo – Elephant & Southern Ocean Exhibits California Science Center – World of Ecology Brookfield Zoo – Wolf Woods Lincoln Park Zoo – Great Apes Woodland Park Zoo – Long-Range Physical Plan Update |
Las Vegas – Mandalay Bay Dubai Zoo Tokyo – SAGA Symposium Woodland Park Zoo – One-Horned Indian Rhinoceros Adelaide Zoo Zoos Victoria Frankfurt Zoo Kabul Zoo North American Zoo Tour Zoo Guadalajara Thrissur Zoo Perth Zoo |
Chapter Eight – Learning from Land, People & Culture
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International Work Peace Corps Volunteer Experience – Brazil Taman Safari Indonesia – Bali Dongkoucao Giant Panda Project – China United Nations Environment Programme – Afghanistan Brave Earth beginnings in Ukraine |
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Chapter Nine – Learning with Family & Colleagues
| College Life in Cambridge, Massachusetts Wedding after Peace Corps training Canadian Phase |
Return to USA Back to the land on Bainbridge Island Jones & Jones Moving to Philadelphia Coe & Lee to CLR Design Deciding to leave the USA Leaving with a grand tour |
Aussie Phase Moving to Australia AZA versus ZAA Black Saturday Daughter Alyssa’s Wedding |
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Chapter Ten – Lessons Learned
| Years of intensive travel
Ethical foundations Absolutist or Relativist/Incrementalist? Problems & Opportunities What’s the message? |
How do we communicate with clients and peers?
What is a good design? Thoughts about the future of zoos Summary messages |
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Appendix
| Publications, Lectures, Honors & Awards | Download Appendix (PDF) |
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