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Washington University in St. Louis News & Information > Faculty Experts at Washington University in St. Louis >
Associate Professor of Architecture
Expertise: greenspace, urban design, urbanism, park, Confluence Greenway, Forest Park Bio:
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Additional Background: Hoal is a former director of urban design for the City of St. Louis and founding principal of the design and planning firm H3 Studio Inc. He has practiced architecture, urban design and community based planning in both the public and private sectors in the United States and South Africa; has lectured nationally on the design and development of sustainable, livable cities; and serves as an urban design and development advisor to a number of cities and civic organizations. Hoal's work has been published in numerous journals and professional magazines, including Landscape Architecture, Iowa Architect, Urban Land and Places: A Forum of Environmental Design, and Planning, and he has served as an expert resource on urban design and development for National Public Radio and other media.
Hoal co-founded St. Louis' Urban Design Department in 1990 and served as director of urban design from 1993-2000. Major projects include the 1995 Forest Park Master Plan; the Gateway Mall Urban Design Plan; the St. Louis Boulevard Plan; the Washington Avenue Loft District Plan; the Gateway Village Master Plan; the Multi-Modal Transportation Center; various redevelopment plans for the Mississippi Riverfront; and numerous commercial districts, parks, greenway and neighborhood plans. In 1999, he completed - as project director - St. Louis' $1.4 billion Downtown Development Action Plan. He currently leads the design for the implementation of the $110 million Master Plan for improvements to Forest Park in St. Louis and the $96 million, 200-sq. mile Confluence Greenway System at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. From 1993-1998, Hoal directed the Mayors' Institute on City Design: Midwest, a National Endowment for the Arts-sponsored program to educate city mayors on the importance of urban design in the development process. Over 30 city mayors from the Midwest have participated in the Institute and received professional consultation on city design and development issues. Projects Hoal has worked on have received more than 30 design and planning awards. National awards include the 2002 Congress for the New Urbanism National Award for Excellence in Regional Planning; the 2002 Outstanding National Planning Award from the American Planning Association for the Confluence Master Plan: A Conservation, Heritage and Recreation Corridor, St. Louis; the 2000 Honor Award for Planning from The American Society of Landscape Architects for the St. Louis Downtown Action Development Plan; the 2000 Outstanding National Planning Award for Implementation from the American Planning Association for the Forest Park Master Plan; the 1999 Catherine Brown Award for Landscape Urbanism from the Congress for New Urbanism; and the 1996 James C. Howland Award for Urban Enrichment from the National League of Cities. Hoal began his career in South Africa working on large-scale urban design public projects as well as residential, institutional, and recreational architectural projects. As a member of the City of Durban's architectural and urban design team, he worked on the Historic Civic Center Plan and was project architect for the highly publicized Beachfront Pools. Hoal holds a professional Architecture degree with highest honors from the University of Natal, South Africa; a Commerce degree in Urban and Regional Development with merit from the University of South Africa; a Master's of Architecture and Urban Design with the Frederick Widmann Prize; a Master of Arts; and a Doctorate of Philosophy in the Philosophy specializing in the theory of Architecture and Urbanism from Washington University in St. Louis. Hoal was a Fulbright Scholar 1987-1989 and was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Urban Design in 2001. AWARDS National Awards: 2002 - Congress for New Urbanism National Award for Excellence in Regional Planning for the Confluence Master Plan: A Conservation, Heritage and Recreation Corridor, St. Louis, MO 2002 - American Planning Association National Outstanding Planning Award for the Confluence Master Plan: A Conservation, Heritage and Recreation Corridor, St. Louis, MO 2000 - American Planning Association National Outstanding Planning Award for Implementation for the Forest Park Master Plan, St. Louis, MO 2000 - American Society of Landscape Architects National Honor Award for Planning for the St. Louis Downtown Development Action Plan 2000 - Mayors' Institute for City Design Program received the Presidential Award for Design Excellence. The Regional Institute was held at Washington University. 1999 - Catherine Brown Award for Landscape Urbanism from the Congress for New Urbanism for the Forest Park Master Plan, St. Louis, MO 1996 - National League of Cities - The James C. Howland Award for Urban Enrichment - Honorable Mention for the Forest Park Master Plan 1990 - 1st place in the Lower Mississippi Delta Urban Design Competition 1990 - Honorable Mention in the "Connections" Laclede's Landing Ideas Competition, Laclede Landing Foundation, St. Louis 1987 - 1989 - Fulbright Scholar 1987 - Dulux Color Award for Architecture for "The Cube: a Reservoir Pump Station" South Africa National Fellowship: 2001 - Elected Fellow of the Institute of Urban Design State Awards: 2001 - Outstanding Planning Award for a Plan for The Confluence Master Plan: A Conservation, Heritage and Recreation Corridor", St. Louis, Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association 2001 - Central States Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Honor Award for the Lafayette Square Master Plan, St. Louis, MO 2001 - Central States Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Merit Award for "The Transformation and Rebirth of Grand Basin", Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 2000 - Outstanding Planning Award for a Program for the Near Southside Design Guidelines, City of St. Louis, Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association 2000 - Outstanding Planning Award for a Plan for the St. Louis Downtown Development Action Plan, Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association 1997 - Excellence in Planning Award in the Neighborhood Planning Category for the Gateway Village Master Plan, Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association 1997 - Excellence in Planning Award in the Urban Design Category for the Terminal Railroad Trestle Replacement Project, Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association 1996 - Honorable mention for the Forest Park Master Plan, Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association 1996 - Honorable Mention for the River Des Peres Open Space Plan, Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association 1996 - Excellence in Planning Award for the Long Range plan for the Continued Development of Lafayette Square Historic District, Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association 1996 - Honorable mention for the Neighborhood Development Strategies, Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association 1996 - Honorable mention for the Kiel Plaza Triangle Park Plan, Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association 1994 - Excellence in Planning Award in the Urban Design Category for the Kingshighway Boulevard Plan, Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association 1994 - Excellence in Planning Award in the Urban Design Category for the St. Louis Downtown Strategic Plan, Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association 1993 - Excellence in Planning Award in the Urban Design Category for the Washington Avenue Loft District Plan, Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association 1993 - Urban Design Award for the Hyde Park Neighborhood Plan, Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association 1991 - Transportation Planning Award for the Regional Transportation Center, Missouri Chapter of the American Planning Association Regional and Metropolitan Awards 2001 - St. Louis Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects Honor Award for "The Transformation and Rebirth of Grand Basin", Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 2001 - The James M. O'Flynn Award from the Historical Society of St. Louis County in recognition of an outstanding contribution in restoring and preserving one of St. Louis' most treasured assets, Forest Park 2001 - St. Louis Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects Merit Award for Master Plan - "The Confluence Master Plan: A Conservation, Heritage and Recreation Corridor", St. Louis 2001 - The Presidents Award from the Lafayette Square Restoration Committee for Community Service in the endeavor of the Lafayette Square Master Plan, St. Louis, MO 2001 - St. Louis Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Award for Unbuilt Project "The Confluence Master Plan: A Conservation, Heritage and Recreation Corridor", St. Louis 2001- The Regional Collaboration Award from the East-West Gateway Coordinating Council for The Confluence Project 1999 - St. Louis Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Citation for Civic Benefit "The Transformation and Rebirth of Grand Basin", Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 1998 - Focus St. Louis Award to Downtown Now! for contribution towards the revitalization of Downtown St. Louis, MO 1998 - St. Louis Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Merit Award for Unbuilt Project "Pagoda Circle", Forest Park, St. Louis 1996 - St. Louis Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects Award of Excellence for the Forest Park Master Plan 1996 - St. Louis Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Honor Award for Environmental Design for the Forest Park Master Plan, St. Louis 1995 - The Catalyst Award for the Forest Park Master Plan, Confluence St. Louis 1995 - Distinguished Service Award presented by the Mayor of the City of St. Louis 1995 - The Hiram W. Leffingwell Award to the Forest Park Master Plan Executive Committee presented by Forest Park Forever 1995 - Planning and Design Award - Olde Towne Charrette, City of Fenton, Missouri 1995 - Certificate of Appreciation for educational program "Forest Park for Everyone" in the School Partnership Program of the St. Louis Public Schools 1995 - Distinguished Service Award presented by the St. Louis Development Corporation 1994 - Award of Appreciation for services rendered to the Society of American Military Engineers, St. Louis Memberships The Institute of Urban Design - elected a Fellow September 2001 The Congress for New Urbanism The Urban Land Institute The National Trust for Historic Preservation The American Institute of Architects International member The American Planning Association
The American Society of Landscape Architects South African Institute of Architects - enrollment no. 4602 - 1983 South African Council of Architects - registered architect no. 3521 - 1983 |
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