david motzenbecker
associate, ASLA, RLA
David joined oslund.and.assoc. after receiving his MLA from the University of Minnesota in May of 2001. David's involvement on projects ranges from campus master planning to detailed residential design. His interest in design and abilities in creative writing and graphic design have proven to be an invaluable resource. Drawing on this unique combination of creative writing and design skills, David has helped to produce many of the master plans for our clients, as well as proposals and marketing materials for the firm. His thoroughness and attention to detail has been the cornerstone to the success of our award-winning master plans and project management. David's professional interest in the public landscape finds him involved in a wide variety of public policy forums. In 2005 he was honored with the H.W.S. Cleveland Award for Leadership Potential in Landscape Architecture by the local chapter of the ASLA. His current position as President of the Minneapolis City Planning Commission and his ability to influence the design of public places in Minneapolis has been an asset to the city as a whole.
EDUCATION
University
of Minnesota
College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Masters of Landscape Architecture, 2001
Valparaiso
University
Bachelors of Arts in Advertising, 1992
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
oslund.and.assoc.,
Minneapolis, MN
Associate, 2000 to present
RECENT
PROJECTS
Gold
Medal Park, Minneapolis, MN
I-35W
Memorial,
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis
College of Art & Design Master Plan,
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis
College of Art & Design, Academic Expansion, Sculpture Garden, and
Surface Lot,
Minneapolis, MN
MCTC,
Campus Quad, Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis Public Schools Stormwater Gardens, Minneapolis, MN
Augsburg College Center for Business, Science, & Religion, Minneapolis,
MN
Mason City Library Master Plan, Mason City, IA
Dankuk Housing Development, Seoul, South Korea
Sanford Health Research Park, Sioux Falls, SD
Sanford Health Children's Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD
Sanford Health Master Plan, Sioux Falls, SD
Sanford Health Land Use & Master Plan, Luverne, MN
Sanford Health Land Use & Master Plan, Chamberlain, SD
University of Sioux Falls Master Plan, Sioux Falls, SD
Hamline University Klas Center Plaza, St. Paul, MN
Rural Learning
Center, Howard, SD
Greenpark Villas Development,
Beijing, China
University of Minnesota
Morris Master Plan, Morris, MN
University of Minnesota Crookston Master Plan Update, Crookston, MN
Flathead Valley
Community College Master Plan, Kalispell, MT
Hamline University Master
Plan, St. Paul, MN
Numerous private residential estate plans
All
graphic design, marketing/development materials
New
project development
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Fellow - British
American Project, Class of 2008
2007 Design Merit Award for Gold Medal Park, Minneapolis, MN. Project
Manager & Design Team member. Presented by the American Society of
Landscape Architects, Minnesota Chapter.
2007 APA National Planning Excellence Award for a Grassroots Initiative
for the Corridor Housing Initiative (CHI). CHI Project Team Leader for
Kingfield Neighborhood Association. Presented by the American Planning
Association, National Chapter.
2005 H.W.S. Cleveland Award for Leadership Potential in Landscape Architecture.
Presented by the American Society of Landscape Architects, Minnesota Chapter.
2004 Design Honor Award for Unbuilt Works for the Rural Learning Center,
Howard, SD. Design team member. Presented by the American Society of Landscape
Architects, Minnesota Chapter.
2001 MLA Commencement Address Speaker, University of Minnesota
2001 "Best of Show" Award in CALA All-Student Exhibition, University
of Minnesota
2001 Member of Sigma Lambda Alpha, National Landscape Architecture Honor
Society
2001 Studio work chosen by professors for CALA Exhibition of student /professorial
work, University of Minnesota.
CIVIC & PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE
President
- Minneapolis City Planning Commission, Aug. 2006 - present.
Commissioner & Mayor's Representative - Minneapolis City Planning
Commission April 2005-present.
Steering Committee Member - Mayor's Great City Design Teams/Reweaving
Initiative. Minneapolis, MN. February 2006-May 2007.
Project Team Leader - Kingfield Neighborhood - 2004 Corridor Housing Initiative
Project
Member - Minneapolis Green Roof Policy Task Force, Aug. 2005 - Oct. 2005.
President, Kingfield Neighborhood, Minneapolis, MN 2002-2005
Redevelopment/Zoning Chair Kingfield Neighborhood, Minneapolis, MN 2000-Oct.
2005
LECTURES
2009 Working Effectively With Elected & Appointed Officials APA National
Conference, Panelist, Minneapolis, MN. April 26, 2009.
2009 Nicollet Mall & The Warehouse District APA National Conference,
Tour Leader, Minneapolis, MN. April 28, 2009.
2009 The New American Dream: The Demands of a New Generation ULI Minnesota
Panel Discussion Curator, Minneapolis, MN. April 16, 2009.
2008 Turning A Building Into A Brand: A Fresh Approach to Marketing In
Turbulent Times, ULI Minnesota Panel Curator, Minneapolis, MN. 0221.08.
PUBLICATIONS
Diversity & Design in the Urban Ecosystem. The Commissioner (APA
Press), Winter, 2009.
In Minneapolis, public policy goes 'Wiki', Finance & Commerce, Jan.
16, 2008, Vol.121, No.11, p. 1 & 16.
Topic: Law: A New Commission, _SCAPE: Land and Design In The Upper Midwest,
Summer 2006, pp. 11-14.
Garden Design Between Formal and Bucolic. International New Landscape,
April 2006, No. 2., pp. 12-19.0221.08.2009 Working Effectively With 16.
Complex Simplicity: Designing A Serene Space In An Unlikely Location.
Landscape Architecture Magazine February, 2005 pp. 66-71.
