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-2021 Judges-

Sonja Bochart Richard V. Piacentini Janice Goodman
IIDA, LEED AP BD&C, WELL AP, LFA President and CEO President
Regenerative Design, Sustainability and Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Cityscapes, Inc.
Biophilia Consulting

Sonja Bochart, a design leader in health Richard Piacentini is the President and Jan has been in the interior plantscape
and wellness for over twenty-five years, CEO of Phipps Conservatory and Botan- industry for over thity eight years. She
has an extensive background in supporting ical Gardens. Since 1994 he has guided is in her twety ninth year as owner and
teams and projects to support both human the Pittsburgh organization from public operator of Cityscapes Boston, one of
and ecological well-being. She works na- to private management and is responsi- the largest interiorscape companies
tionally as a senior designer and biophilia ble for its green transformation including in the United States. She has a degree
consultant – focusing on human-nature the opening of the Center for Sustainable in landscape design and horticultural
connection in design. Her portfolio and Landscapes, a zero energy and water technology from the University of NH.
project references include projects in all building and the only building to meet the She is a registered provider for AIA CEU
building sectors and manufacturers, in- Living Building Challenge®, LEED® Plati- credits. Jan is also often a speaker at
cluding workplace, healthcare, education- num, SITES™ Platinum, WELL® Platinum national landscape conferences, such
al, community, behavioral health, residen- and BREEAM 6 Star certifications. The as TPIE, BOMA and Cultivate. She is a
tial, cultural centers, and product design sustainability efforts Piacentini initiat- highly active member in her local BOMA
and marketing. Sonja serves as a recog- ed at Phipps are based on recognizing chapter. Jan has served on BOMA’s
nized leader and educator in the industry the vital connections between people, Charity Benefit Committee since 2006.
and currently teaches at Arizona State plants, health, and the planet. Piacentini Jan and Cityscapes received BOMA
University’s Herberger School of Design. serves on the Advisory Board of the In- Boston’s Prestigious “Affiliate Company
She contributes to such groups as Interior ternational Living Future Institute (ILFI) and Member of the Year Awards” in 2008
Design’s Healthcare and Wellness Council, and Board of Green Plants for Green and 2010. For the last 15 years, Jan has
the advisory council for the International Buildings. He is a member of the Mission been on the Board of Directors for “Green
Living Future Institutes Biophilic Design and Community Needs Committee for Plants for Green Buildings,” supporting
Initiative and serves as a board member Magee-Womens Hospital, the Pennsyl- the initiative to Communicate the Aes-
for Green Plants for Green Buildings. As vania One Health Task Force, Biophilic thetic, Wellbeing and Economic Bene-
an advocate for cultivating connections Design Initiative Advisory Board, and the fits of Nature in the Built environment.
between people and natural systems, Sonja Advisory Committee for the Biophilic Cit- She also was inducted into Cultivates
is one of the foremost facilitators for proj- ies Network. He is a Past President and Interiorscape Hall of Fame in 2016. In
ect and team biophilic design workshops, Treasurer of ILFI and the American Pub- 2019 she started a charitable offshoot
including consulting for recent clients in- lic Gardens Association (APGA), and has of Cityscapes called Transplanted. A
cluding Hans Rosling Center for Population received lLFl, US Green Building Council, roaming greenhouse that is a pop up
Health at the University of Washington, De and APGA leadership awards. Piacentini plant shop on wheels! All profits go to
Montfort University Leicester, The Acade- holds a MS in Botany, an MBA, and a BS in local, national and international chari-
my of Medical Sciences, HMTX Corporation, Pharmacy. He is a Registered Pharmacist ties. Truly living Cityscapes mission of
The Port of Seattle, and Phipps Conserva- and a WELL® Accredited Professional. “Transforming People’s Lives through the
tory and Botanical Gardens. Power of Plants”.

A huge THANK YOU to all of this years judges!!