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I am an artist, an architectural illustrator, an architect, a planner, and an urban designer. I relocated
to Southwest Florida after more than 30 years of practice in the Denver area and Kansas City. My
experience includes architecture specializing in mixed-use, residential apartments and loft
condominiums, parking garages in urban centers, and other urban core building types. While in
Denver, I was a key participant in the design of a considerable number of urban and downtown
James Leese projects many located in Denver and Boulder, Colorado, Kansas City, San Diego, and Ithaca, New
York, many of them award-winning. Recently I has been working on resort projects, including the
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7842 Cameron Circle Fort Myers Beach s Time Square redevelopment.
Fort Myers, Florida 33912 I bring a broad perspective of interests and talents to any project and in my 38 years of practice I
have been involved in a variety of development projects in both the public and private sectors. I
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239-***-**** also taught several courses at the University of Colorado at Boulder s School of Architecture and
Planning and served on many community boards and committees, including ve years on the City
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239-***-**** of Boulder Planning Board. Most recently I have taken up art and architectural illustration applying
the professional knowledge and the many skills I have accumulated over the years.
Presently, I am practicing as an architectural-planning-urban design consultant as well as
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undertaking architectural illustration and graphic services supporting the design professions.
WEB SITES
www.city-design.org
Experience
Shows illustrative work for past 10
years plus architectural, planning, and PRINCIPAL, CITY DESIGN & GRAPHICS, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 2008 -
I provide project graphics and illustrations for planners, urban designers, and architects, as well as
urban design experience during past 40
consulting services to same and others, including governmental entities.
years of professional practice
MANAGER OF DESIGN, R. J. MCCORMACK ARCHITECT, INC., FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 2004 - 2008
www.jimmythreesticks.com
AT RJMA, I was planner-designer for several projects, including the Times Square Redevelopment
Links to my website creations
project on Fort Myers Beach, Paradise Preserve in North Fort Myers (a mixed-use community on
the site of the Lockmore Country Club), and RedFish Key Condos in Englewood, as well as several
On YouTube, check out videos of JLeese777
others than can be seen on my City Design & Graphics illustration website (see 1984-2009
and ThreeSticksFilms
Illustrations link on the left). I also provided all marketing graphics and project marketing packages
(including PowerPoint and Quicktime presentations) for the rm and its clients.
ARCHITECTURAL REGISTRATIONS
Colorado #800822
PRINCIPAL, CITY DESIGN, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 2002 - 2004
Florida #AR93176
I served as a consultant to developers and quasi-governmental groups in visualizing development
opportunities. Please refer to the website link under 2002-2004 Projects on the left.
PRINCIPAL, SHEARS & LEESE ARCHITECTS, INC., DENVER, COLORADO 1988 - 2002
Business partner Chris Shears and I specialized in the planning and design of large mixed-use,
urban projects in dense urban areas for a number of years. Please refer to the website link
1984-2002 Projects on the left.
PRINCIPAL, ARCHITECTURE FOUR COLLABORATIVE, PC, BOULDER, COLORADO 1984 - 1988
Four architects left a Boulder rm to start this company, until different interests led two of the
four into different directions. The other two went on the become Shears & Leese Architects.
Education
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, B. ARCH, 1968 (WITH HIGH HONORS)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER, COLLEGE OF LAW
HARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM:
RETAIL PLANNING AND NEW URBANISM, 2006
Representative Architectural Projects
15TH & PEARL PARKING GARAGE AND RETAIL-OFFICE PROJECT, BOULDER, COLORADO
1890 WYNKOOP LOFTS AND PARKING GARAGE, DENVER, COLORADO
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT ST. LOUIS & NORMANDY, MISSOURI TOWN CENTER MASTER PLAN
CONOVER PLACE LOFTS, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
SCREENLAND VILLAGE, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
THE NEW LANDINGS MASTER PLAN, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
ONE WYNKOOP PLAZA, DENVER, COLORADO
MILE HIGH LOFTS, DENVER, COLORADO
FLOUR MILL, PHASE TWO, DENVER, COLORADO
PARKLOFT ONE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
THE ACADEMY, BOULDER, COLORADO
2200 MARKET APARTMENTS, DENVER, COLORADO
THE PALACE LOFTS, DENVER, COLORADO
ITHACA PARKING GARAGES, ITHACA, NEW YORK
TIMES SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT, FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA
PARADISE PRESERVE TOWN CENTER, NORTH FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
REDFISH CONDOMINIUMS, ENGLEWOOD, FLORIDA
NORTH STAR WEST, NORTH FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
Awards and Honors
1890 WYNKOOP LOFTS AND PARKING GARAGE, DENVER, COLORADO
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR PARKING, AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE, 2002
FLOUR MILL LOFTS, PHASE 2, DENVER, COLORADO
HONOR AWARD, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, 2001
15TH & PEARL PARKING GARAGE, BOULDER, COLORADO
CONGRESS OF NEW URBANISM DESIGN AWARD, 2006
DESIGNS FOR AGING AWARD, COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF HOMES FOR THE AGING, 2002
2002 BEST COMMERCIAL BUILDING, PROJECTS OF THE YEAR AWARD, MASONRY CONSTRUCTION
MAGAZINE, 2002
MERIT AWARD, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, WESTERN MOUNTAIN REGION, 2001
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, CATEGORY 1, 2001 INTERNATIONAL PARKING AWARDS, INTERNATIONAL
PARKING INSTITUTE (IPI), 2001
CITATION AWARD, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, DENVER CHAPTER, 2000
HONOR AWARD, ROCKY MOUNTAIN MASONRY INSTITUTE, 2000
THE ACADEMY, BOULDER, COLORADO
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE / ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IN RENOVATION, CONTEMPORARY LONG-TERM CARE
MAGAZINE, 2000
HONORABLE MENTION AWARD, RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF THE YEAR, BUILDING DESIGN &
CONSTRUCTION MAGAZINE, 2000
STATE HONOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ADAPTIVE RE-USE, COLORADO PRESERVATION, INC., 1999
HONOR AWARD, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, DENVER CHAPTER, 1999
PRESERVATION AWARD, HISTORIC BOULDER, INC., 1999
ARCHITECTS CHOICE AWARD, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, 1998
HONOR AWARD, COLORADO S BEST IN RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE (COBRA), 1998
PALACE LOFTS, DENVER, COLORADO
GOLD NUGGET AWARD, BEST IN THE WEST, GRAND AWARD FOR THE BEST MIXED-USE PROJECT,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS AND BUILDER MAGAZINE, 1999
ARCHITECTS CHOICE AWARD, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, 1999
GREEN-LEESE RESIDENCE, BOULDER, COLORADO
HOUSING DESIGN AWARD, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, DENVER CHAPTER, 1986
WESTERN HOME AWARD, SUNSET MAGAZINE AND AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, 1986-87
PERSONAL
STATE HONOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ADAPTIVE RE-USE, COLORADO PRESERVATION, INC., 1999
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AWARD, 1985
AIA SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS, ASU COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, 1966, 1967, 1968
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS SCHOOL MEDAL (TOP GRADUATE), ASU COLLEGE OF
ARCHITECTURE, 1966
FOUR AWARDS FOR ARTWORK IN 2009 (ART LEAGUE OF FORT MYERS, FLORIDA)
Recent Publishings
ARCHITECTURAL ILLUSTRATION APPEARS IN DRAWING SHORTCUTS BY JIM LEGGETT FAIA, 2ND EDITION, 2009
ART WORK IS FEATURED IN SEVERAL SW FLORIDA GALLERIES AND RESTAURANTS.
Current Professional Associations
MEMBER, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL ILLUSTRATORS (ASAI)
MEMBER, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (AIA)
ACCREDITED MEMBER, CONGRESS OF THE NEW URBANISM, FLORIDA CHAPTER (CNU)
MEMBER, ART LEAGUE OF FORT MYERS, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
MY ARE IS FEATURED FOR SALE ON MY WEBSITE: JAMESLEESEART.COM
website: www.City-Design.org
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