DENNIS PIEPRZ, HONORARY ASLA

dpieprz@sasaki.com

http://www.sasaki.com/project/139/thu-thiem-new-urban-area/
Dennis plays a key role in the planning and urban design practice with specific emphasis on international work. His 25
years of both national and international experience encompass diverse project types including urban districts, new
communities, campus environments, waterfronts, and urban regeneration.
Through his design practice, Dennis focuses on strategic thinking and creating value for clients. He approaches his urban
design work collaboratively, integrating landscape, planning, and architecture with a critical understanding of the forces
that shape contemporary cities.
Educated at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the University of Toronto School of Architecture, Dennis speaks
regularly at conferences and academic institutions and has participated on several international design competition
juries. At the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Dennis teaches in the Professional Development program and in 2010
taught a studio focused on the Boston Innovation District.
Dennis leads remarkable teams that have been honored with more than 45 design awards, including national recognition
from the American Institute of Architects, the American Society of Landscape Architects, and the Society for College and
University Planning. Dennis has been inducted as an honorary member of ASLAa title bestowed upon only a handful of
professionals nationwide. Dennis also served as the youngest president of Sasaki from 2004 until 2011.
Dennis Pieprz, principal, Sasaki Associates, Watertown, MA plays a leading role in the firm's planning and urban design practice. His 28
years of national and international experience encompass a diverse range of project types that include design for urban districts, new
communities, campus environments, and waterfront regeneration projects. Educated at the Harvard University Graduate School of
Design and the University of Toronto School of Architecture, Mr. Dennis brings a collaborative approach to his urban design work,
integrating landscape, planning and architecture with a critical understanding of the forces that shape contemporary cities.
He led the urban design effort for the firm's first-place-prize-winning Olympic Green--the master plan for the main site of the 2008 Beijing
Olympics. He was design principal for the 2009 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Honor Award-winning urban design plan for the
Southworks Urban District Waterfront in Chicago. This work was also recognized with two sustainable design awards from the Boston
and Chicago AIA chapters respectively. Mr. Dennis led the design for Penn Connects: A Vision Plan for the University of Pennsylvania,
and the master plan for the University of Balamand, Lebanon; both won 2007 Honor Awards from the American Society of Landscape
Architects (ASLA). In 2009 the Abu Dhabi University Education Park master plan in the UAE was honored with a SCUP/AIA Award for
Planning a New Campus District.
Mr. Dennis has led and participated in remarkable teams who have been honored with more than 40 design awards. He speaks
regularly at conferences and academic institutions and has participated on a number of international design competition juries. In the fall
of 2010 he taught a planning studio at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design focused on the Boston Innovation District.