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Shane Coen

Coen + Partners - www.coenpartners.com


Presentation:
Shane Coen of coen + partners will speak about his firm’s philosophy as it relates to the design, construction, and use of both public and private spaces.   Integral to this philosophy are the importance of the public review process, ideas about landscape as a public forum and experimental canvas, and embracing a contemporary and place specific aesthetic.

 


Shane Coen is the principal and founder of Coen + Partners, a nationally recognized landscape architecture firm in Minneapolis. He has over thirteen years of professional experience as a principal of landscape architecture with an acknowledged commitment to innovative and sustainable design. Shane received his professional degree in landscape architecture from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he also received a degree in horticulture. He is a visiting critic at both the University of Massachusetts and the University of Minnesota; his design work has been featured in numerous regional and national publications.

Education
University of Massachusetts; Amherst, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Science, Landscape Architecture, 1990
Associates of Science, Horticulture, 1990

Professional Experience
Founder and Principal, Coen+Partners, Inc.
Minneapolis, 1991- Present

Academic Experience
Visiting Critic
University of Massachusetts, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, 1999 - Present

University of Minnesota, College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, 1992 – Present

Recent Lectures
North Dakota State University, College of Architecture and Engineering, April 2005
Clemson University, Department of Planning & Landscape Architecture, February 2005
Colorado State University, Department of Landscape Architecture, January 2005
Institute for Urban Design Fellows Program, “Rural and Urban Gestures”, New York, October 2004
University of Minnesota, “Bold Landscapes, Urban and Rural Gestures”, College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, March 2004
American Institute of Architects Minnesota Chapter Conference, “Essential Architecture”, Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 2003
University of Massachusetts, “Design of the Public Landscape”, Landscape Centennial Conference, Amherst, Massachusetts, October 2003
1,000 Friends of Minnesota and Committee on Urban Environment (CUE) Seminar, Rochester, Minnesota, November 2002
American Institute of Architects Minnesota Chapter Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 2002
University of Massachusetts, Department of Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning, May 2002
University of Minnesota, College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, April 2002
American Institute of Architects Builder Conference, Akron, Ohio, April 2002

Professional Affiliation
American Society of Landscape Architecture

Licensure
Registered Landscape Architect, Minnesota

Shane Coen
Awards

2005 American Institute of Architects Urban Design Award, National Jackson Meadow, Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota

2005 American Society of Landscape Architects Award, Minnesota Chapter

Matthew Cabin, Gull Lake, Minnesota

2004 American Society of Landscape Architects Award, National Mayo Woodlands, Rochester, Minnesota

2004 Wood Design Award, National Jackson Meadow, Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota

2004 American Society of Landscape Architects Award, Minnesota Chapter Mayo Woodlands, Rochester, Minnesota

2003 Progressive Architecture Award, Architecture Magazine Mayo Woodlands, Rochester, Minnesota

2003 American Society of Landscape Architects Award, Minnesota Chapter Albrecht Residence, Red Wing, Minnesota

2002 American Society of Landscape Architects Award, Minnesota Chapter Fairview Red Wing Peace and Healing Garden, Red Wing, Minnesota

2001 American Society of Landscape Architects Award, National Jackson Meadow, Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota

2001 American Society of Landscape Architects Award, Minnesota Chapter Jones Farmstead, Nerstrand, Minnesota

2000 American Institute of Architects Center for Livable Communities, PIA Award, National Jackson Meadow, Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota

2000 American Society of Landscape Architects Award, Minnesota Chapter Carlson Residence, Duluth, Minnesota

1999 American Society of Landscape Architects Award, Minnesota Chapter Jackson Meadow, Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota

1995 American Society of Landscape Architects Award, Minnesota Chapter St. Francis Peace Garden, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

1994 Committee on Urban Environment (CUE) Award St. Francis Peace Garden, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

1993 American Society of Landscape Architects Award, National Excellence in Communication Award

Associated Awards*

2005 American Institute of Architects Award, National Emerson Sauna, Duluth, Minnesota; with David Salmela

2004 American Institute of Architects Award, Minnesota Chapter Matthew Cabin, Gull Lake, Minnesota; with David Salmela

2004 American Institute of Architects Award, Minnesota Chapter Dalseth Dental Clinic, Apple Valley, Minnesota; with Altus Architecture

2000 American Institute of Architects Award, Minnesota Chapter Jones Farmstead, Nerstrand, Minnesota; with David Salmela

1999 American Institute of Architects Award, Minnesota Chapter Jackson Meadow, Marine on St. Croix; with David Salmela

1997 American Institute of Architects Award, Minnesota Chapter Gooseberry Falls State Park Visitors Center; with David Salmela

1996 American Institute of Architects Award, Minnesota Chapter Emerson Residence, Duluth, Minnesota; with David Salmela

*Associated Awards are primarily awarded to the architect, yet include the site design work of Coen+Partners.

Shane Coen
publications

Architectural Record Magazine. “Honor Awards, Urban Design”, May 2005.

LeFevre, Camille. “United State of Design”, Metropolis, May 2005.

Froslie, Erin Hemme. “Arts School Vision”, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, April 26, 2005.

Fisher, Thomas. “Building Body Art”, Architecture, March 2005.

Fisher, Thomas. Salmela/Architect, Universtiy of Minnesota Press, May 2005.

Arieff, Allison. “Tim Alt on The Mayo Woodlands”, Dwell, April/May, 2005.

Mack, Linda. “Modern Architect Listens to Power of Place”, Star Tribune, March 20, 2005.

Yuen, Laura. “A City Park Once Again”, St. Paul Pioneer Press, March 16, 2005.

Architectural Record Magazine. “Record News: 2005 AIA Honor Awards Announced”,

Architectural Record, January 2005.

LeFevre, Camille. “Two Black Sheds”, Architectural Record, October 2004.

Raver, Anne. “Rancor in the Grass”, New York Times, August 12, 2004.

Hammel, Bette. “Mayo Woodlands”, Midwest Home and Garden, March 2004.

Hammel, Bette. “Record News: Minnesota Development Boldly Focuses on Modernist

Design”, Architectural Record, February 2004.

Holtzman, Anna. 2003 P/A Awards. Architecture January 2003

Mack, Linda. “Landscape Artist”. Minneapolis StarTribune. April 20, 2003

Mack, Linda. “A Turning Point on the Library”. Minneapolis StarTribune. April 14, 2003

Mandell, Julia. “The Little House in the Big Woods”. Architecture August 2003.

Martin, Frank Edgerton. “A Second Opinion”, Landscape Architecture, December 2003.

Fisher, Thomas. “True or False.” Architecture April 2002

Land Forum Magazine “Designed Landscape Forum III”, Land Forum, Vol. 13, August 2002

Mack, Linda. “A New Style on the Prairie.” Minneapolis StarTribune December 2, 2002

Mandell, Julia. “Modern Design, Old-fashioned Construction.” Architecture December 2002

“Pulling Together.” The Architectural Review November 2002

“Sylvan Sauna.” The Architectural Review November 2002

Bressi, Todd W. “2001 ASLA Awards: Synthesis or Eclecticism?” Landscape Architecture November, 2001

Cuito, Aurora. Country Modern. New York, New York: Loft-Publications, 2001.

Cuito, Aurora. Minimalist Spaces. New York, New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2001

Evans, R.E. Blake. “Nordic Tract.” Builder Magazine September 2001

Fisher, Thomas. “Victory of the Commons.” Architecture March 2001

Jossi, Frank. “The New Face of Suburbia.” Twin Cities Parent March/April 2001

publications continued Larson, Kris et al. Conservation Design Portfolio: Preserving Minnesota Landscape through Creative Development. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Land Trust, 2001

Martin, Frank Edgerton. “New Ruralism.” Landscape Architecture June 2001

Martin, Frank Edgerton; editor. Valued Places: Landscape Architecture in Minnesota.

Minneapolis, Minnesota: The Bookman Press, 2001

Rocky Mountain Institute. Green Developments, Second Edition. Snowmass, Colorado: Rocky Mountain Institute and Sunnywood Designs, 2001

Weber, Cheryl. “Home Front: It Takes a Village.” Residential Architect April 2001

“Farmhouse Modern.” Architecture Minnesota May/June 2001

Gray, Constance. “Interdisciplinary Design.” Architecture Minnesota March/April 2000

Lefevre, Camille. “Village Green.” Architecture Minnesota March/April 2000

“Hooked on Simple Living: Welcome to Jackson Meadow.” St. Paul Pioneer Press November 19, 2000

Knox, Barbara. “A New Kind of Neighborhood.” Midwest Home and Garden January 1999

Ojeda, Oscar Rivera. Type/Variant House: Process of an Architectural Work. Rockport, Massachusetts: Rockport Publishing, 1999

Hallam, Linda. “Record Houses:Projects.” Architectural Record April 1998

Kudalis, Eric. “Northern Respite.” Architecture Minnesota January/February 1998

Mack, Linda. “River Town Breaking Housing Mold” Minneapolis Star Tribune April 6, 1998

“Community Built for Nostalgia.” St. Paul Pioneer Press June 12, 1998

“Northwoods Escape.” Architecture February 1997

Price, Susan. “Healing Places.” Minnesota Horticulturist June 1996

Health Asia September/October 1996

Kudalis, Eric. “Garden Paths.” Architecture Minnesota November/December 1995


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Alphawood Foundation
Illinois Institute of Technology
American Institute of Architects - Chicago
City of Chicago
Chicago Architecture Foundation
PPKS Architecture
Chicago Park District
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