Bonnie Fisher
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Bonnie Fisher FASLA
, LEED
AP is a Landscape Architect and Principal of ROMA Design Group
, a San Francisco-based interdisciplinary firm focused on infill development and the design of the public realm. Fisher is perhaps best known for her work on Santa Monica
's Third Street Promenade
, San Francisco's Embarcadero Waterfront, and Washington D.C.'s Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
. Fisher was educated at the University of California at Los Angeles (1974), University of California at Berkeley (1980), and at Harvard University
. She is a registered Landscape Architect in California and Texas.
, the daughter of Dana Bartlett Fisher, a California agriculture leader with a long term interest in water and land issues as well as a Trans World Airlines
developer. Fisher is also the great-grand daughter of City Beautiful advocate, Dana Webster Bartlett
and the University of Southern California
Fisher Museum founder, Elizabeth Holmes Fisher.
Fisher grew up on a third generation farm along the Colorado River
in Blythe, California
and was educated in forestry, environmental planning and landscape architecture at the University of California
and Harvard University
Graduate School of Design. She has her Masters of Landscape Architecture in Urban Design from the University of California at Berkeley (1980) and a Bachelor’s of Arts (Cum Laude) from the University of California at Los Angeles (1974).
In the 1980s Bonnie and her husband Boris Dramov
became Principals of ROMA Design Group
, establishing the firm’s current interdisciplinary practice and its focus on infill development and the design of the public realm.
, Fisher played an important role in the planning and design of the San Francisco Waterfront, including the planning for the South Beach neighborhood, the Embarcadero Boulevard, the Mid-Embarcadero Transportation Open Space Project, the Downtown Ferry Terminal Project and Pier 7.
Bonnie was the Landscape Principal for the design of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C and the Third Street Promenade
in Santa Monica, California
.
In 2008, Fisher participated in the site design for the Slow Food Nation
event at Fort Mason
.
American Society of Landscape Architects
The American Society of Landscape Architects is the national professional association representing landscape architects, with more than 17,000 members in 48 chapters, representing all 50 states, U.S. territories, and 42 countries around the world, plus 68 student chapters...
, LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods....
AP is a Landscape Architect and Principal of ROMA Design Group
ROMA Design Group
ROMA Design Group is a San Francisco-based interdisciplinary firm of architects, landscape architects, and urban planners focused on infill development and the design of the public realm...
, a San Francisco-based interdisciplinary firm focused on infill development and the design of the public realm. Fisher is perhaps best known for her work on Santa Monica
Santa Mônica
Santa Mônica is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
's Third Street Promenade
Third Street Promenade
The Third Street Promenade is a public entertainment venue in the downtown area of Santa Monica, California. It is considered a premier shopping and dining district on the Westside and draws crowds from all over Los Angeles County...
, San Francisco's Embarcadero Waterfront, and Washington D.C.'s Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is located in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., southwest of the National Mall . The memorial is America's 395th national park...
. Fisher was educated at the University of California at Los Angeles (1974), University of California at Berkeley (1980), and at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. She is a registered Landscape Architect in California and Texas.
Biography
Fisher was born in Blythe, CaliforniaBlythe, California
Blythe is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the "Palo Verde Valley" of the Lower Colorado River Valley region, an agricultural area and part of the Colorado Desert along the Colorado River. Blythe was named after Thomas Blythe, a gold prospector who established primary...
, the daughter of Dana Bartlett Fisher, a California agriculture leader with a long term interest in water and land issues as well as a Trans World Airlines
Trans World Airlines
Trans World Airlines was an American airline that existed from 1925 until it was bought out by and merged with American Airlines in 2001. It was a major domestic airline in the United States and the main U.S.-based competitor of Pan American World Airways on intercontinental routes from 1946...
developer. Fisher is also the great-grand daughter of City Beautiful advocate, Dana Webster Bartlett
Dana Webster Bartlett
Dana Webster Bartlett was an American Congregationalist minister, settlement house director, and writer. He was an early advocate of the City Beautiful movement....
and the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
Fisher Museum founder, Elizabeth Holmes Fisher.
Fisher grew up on a third generation farm along the Colorado River
Colorado River
The Colorado River , is a river in the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. The watershed of the Colorado River covers in parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states...
in Blythe, California
Blythe, California
Blythe is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the "Palo Verde Valley" of the Lower Colorado River Valley region, an agricultural area and part of the Colorado Desert along the Colorado River. Blythe was named after Thomas Blythe, a gold prospector who established primary...
and was educated in forestry, environmental planning and landscape architecture at the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
and Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
Graduate School of Design. She has her Masters of Landscape Architecture in Urban Design from the University of California at Berkeley (1980) and a Bachelor’s of Arts (Cum Laude) from the University of California at Los Angeles (1974).
In the 1980s Bonnie and her husband Boris Dramov
Boris Dramov
Boris Dramov, FAIA, FAICP is an Architect, Urban Designer, and President of ROMA Design Group, a San Francisco-based interdisciplinary firm focused on infill development and the design of the public realm. Dramov was educated at the University of Southern California , Columbia University , and is...
became Principals of ROMA Design Group
ROMA Design Group
ROMA Design Group is a San Francisco-based interdisciplinary firm of architects, landscape architects, and urban planners focused on infill development and the design of the public realm...
, establishing the firm’s current interdisciplinary practice and its focus on infill development and the design of the public realm.
Works
With ROMA Design GroupROMA Design Group
ROMA Design Group is a San Francisco-based interdisciplinary firm of architects, landscape architects, and urban planners focused on infill development and the design of the public realm...
, Fisher played an important role in the planning and design of the San Francisco Waterfront, including the planning for the South Beach neighborhood, the Embarcadero Boulevard, the Mid-Embarcadero Transportation Open Space Project, the Downtown Ferry Terminal Project and Pier 7.
Bonnie was the Landscape Principal for the design of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C and the Third Street Promenade
Third Street Promenade
The Third Street Promenade is a public entertainment venue in the downtown area of Santa Monica, California. It is considered a premier shopping and dining district on the Westside and draws crowds from all over Los Angeles County...
in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
.
In 2008, Fisher participated in the site design for the Slow Food Nation
Slow Food Nation
Slow Food Nation was an event organized by Slow Food USA, which celebrates slow and sustainable foods. One of the largest food events in U.S. history, Slow Food Nation attracted an estimated audience of more than 50,000 people...
event at Fort Mason
Fort Mason
Fort Mason, once known as San Francisco Port of Embarkation, US Army, in San Francisco, California, is a former United States Army post located in the northern Marina District, alongside San Francisco Bay. Fort Mason served as an Army post for more than 100 years, initially as a coastal defense...
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Boards
- Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA)
- Drew School, San Francisco
- Museum for Art and Technology at Yerba Buena Center (Zeum) Previous
- Chancellor’s Advisory Committee for University of California at Merced Previous
Others
- National and State Design Awards, American Society of Landscape Architects
- National Planning and Design Awards, Congress of New Urbanism
- Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition, Urban Land Use Institute
- J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development, Urban Land Institute