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Heroux joins Copley Wolff Design Group as senior landscape architect

Copley Wolff Design Group, Inc. (CWDG), a Boston-based landscape architecture and planning firm, has hired Jim Heroux as a senior landscape architect. "We are excited to welcome Jim to our firm as part of our plan for strategic growth," said John Copley, principal of CWDG. "His high-level of industry experience will make him a valuable addition to our team." Prior to joining CWDG, Heroux served as principal at Brown | Sardina, as principal/owner at Strata Design Associates, and as director of landscape architecture at Payette Associates. His breadth of work includes academic, institutional, residential, mixed-use, and healthcare projects for local and international clients. In his new role, Heroux will lead highly complex planning and design assignments for both public and private clients while assisting in the overall growth and development of the firm. Additionally, he will work collaboratively on multi-disciplinary teams while providing oversight, direction, mentoring, and ongoing communication for the design team. "Copley Wolff Design Group has built a reputation for creating memorable spaces for some of the region's most high-profile projects," commented Heroux. "I am pleased to be part of the talented team and look forward to contributing to the firm's future success." Heroux received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in both Landscape Architecture and Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design and his Bachelor of Arts Degree in American Literature from the University of Rhode Island. Additionally, he is currently a member of Eight Streets Neighborhood Association in the South End and has previously served as Chair of the Neighborhood Design Committee for Ringgold Park. ### About Copley Wolff Design Group Copley Wolff Design Group is a landscape architecture and planning firm located in downtown Boston, MA. The firm specializes in urban, mixed-use, academic, housing, green roof, healthcare, corporate, children's play and discovery, park, and waterfront landscape projects. The firm's extensive client list includes developers, municipalities, architects, and academic, cultural, public and private institutions. For each client, Copley Wolff Design Group adeptly manages a multi-disciplinary project team and assembles the expertise and approach specific to each project and its context.
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