Greg Ault

Biography: August 2008 Mr. Ault currently serves as Managing Principal of the Miami office of EDAW/AECOM, one of the world's largest and most recognized planning, landscape architecture and urban design firms. His career encompasses over 28 years of international experience as a senior planner, landscape architect, and project manager. His work with large-scale, complex mixed-use urban projects has focused on the conceptual stages of retail, office and residential planning. Implemented projects range from Fortune 500 world headquarters to waterfront master plans to detailed urban streetscape designs. Mr. Ault earned his Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from Purdue University. He has served in various teaching and lecturing capacities including Instructor, Office of Executive Education, Harvard University; Landscape Architecture Design Studio Speaker, at Ball State University, Michigan State University, and Purdue University; Guest Lecturer at Catholic University in Washington, D.C.; and Community Planning Studio Critic, Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Mr. Ault has received a number of awards for his work from various groups including the ULI & The Smart Growth Alliance for the 2005 Metro West Urban Design Plan, the American Planning Association in 2005 for the Naval Station ROTA Regional Shore Infrastructure Plan in Rota, Spain, and the Low Impact Development Center in 2007 for Wilmington, NC, 2007 Mr. Ault's presentations include: "Urban Boomers and Urban Regeneration" at the National Association on Aging, Chicago, IL, 2007; "Real Estate Opportunities in the Capital Hill Area," US House and Senate Appropriations Committees, 2002; and "Security in the National Capital," National American Planning Association Panel, Washington, DC, 2004. He is also the author of "Baby Boomers: Helping to Shape the Future of Urban Regeneration" Multi Family Trends, Urban Land Institute, June, 2007.