Jay Hicks is the managing principal for EDAW / AECOM’s Phoenix Office. He is a landscape architect and planner with over 25 years experience, including 20 years in metropolitan Phoenix. His work includes many notable local projects, consisting of the West Valley Recreation Corridor and the El Rio, which collectively encompass more than 60-miles of major rivers in the region.

His design work includes the new communities of Verrado, Marley Park and Estrella, as well as the lifestyle and entertainment centers of Kierland Commons, Westgate Town Center, the W Hotel in Scottsdale and most recently, the new downtown Civic Space for the City of Phoenix. In addition to his local work,. Hicks is involved in major international projects in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bahrain and Tangier, Morocco.

Hicks serves on a number of community organizations including Board Member of Valley Forward, Board Member and previous President of the Friends of the West Valley Recreation Corridor, Board Member of ASU Masters in Real Estate Development and the Co-Chair for Urban Land Institute’s Reality Check.

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