Gina Chorover
- Senior Lecturer, Landscape Architecture
Contact
- (520) 626-7675
- Architecture
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- gchorove@arizona.edu
Biography
Gina Chorover, MS, MLA, AICP is a lecturer in the School of Landscape Architecture and Planning, program coordinator for the Heritage Conservation Graduate Certificate and Program Chair for the MS Architecture - Heritage Conservation degree. Ms. Chorover is a certified planner through the American Institute of Certified Planners. She previously coordinated the Master of Real Estate Development program at the U of A, worked as a senior urban planner for the City of Tucson, and was a GIS program manager and park and trails planner for Pima County. She also serves on the Executive Board of the Arizona chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects as the Historic American Landscapes Survey liaison for the Arizona chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
Degrees
- Graduate Certificate Heritage Conservation
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
- MLA Landscape Architecture
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
- M.B.A. Organizational Behavior / Business Administration
- University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States
Work Experience
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2016 - Ongoing)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2015 - 2016)
- University of Arizona, Arizona (2013 - Ongoing)
- City of Tucson (2008 - 2013)
- Pima County, Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation (2006 - 2007)
Awards
- Volunteer of the Year
- Arizona Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architecture, Spring 2017
Licensure & Certification
- AICP, Certified Planner, American Institute of Certified Planners (2017)
Interests
Teaching
Documentation of the Historic Built Environment, Cultural Landscapes, Landscape Planning, Preservation Planning, Landscape Analysis
Research
Historic and cultural landscapes, preservation planning
Courses
2024-25 Courses
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American Design on the Land
LAR 150B1 (Spring 2025) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
ARC 497J (Spring 2025) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
LAR 497J (Spring 2025) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
LAR 597J (Spring 2025) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
PLG 597J (Spring 2025) -
Parks and Urban Public Spaces
LAR 350 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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American Design on the Land
LAR 150B1 (Spring 2024) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
ARC 497J (Spring 2024) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
ARC 597J (Spring 2024) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
LAR 497J (Spring 2024) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
LAR 597J (Spring 2024) -
Parks and Urban Public Spaces
LAR 350 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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American Design on the Land
LAR 150B1 (Spring 2023) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
LAR 597J (Fall 2022) -
Independent Study
PLG 599 (Fall 2022) -
Parks and Urban Public Spaces
LAR 350 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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American Design on the Land
LAR 150B1 (Spring 2022) -
Placemaking and Urban Form
RED 421 (Spring 2022) -
Placemaking and Urban Form
RED 521 (Spring 2022) -
Parks and Urban Public Spaces
LAR 350 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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American Design on the Land
LAR 150B1 (Spring 2021) -
Comprehens Pln+Land Use Cntrl
PLG 512 (Spring 2021) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
ARC 497J (Spring 2021) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
LAR 497J (Spring 2021) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
LAR 597J (Spring 2021) -
Independent Study
PLG 599 (Fall 2020) -
Parks and Urban Public Spaces
LAR 350 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Design Studio III
LAR 610 (Fall 2019) -
Internship
LAR 593 (Fall 2019) -
Parks and Urban Public Spaces
LAR 350 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
ARC 497J (Spring 2019) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
ARC 597J (Spring 2019) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
LAR 497J (Spring 2019) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
LAR 597J (Spring 2019) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
PLG 597J (Spring 2019) -
Internship
LAR 593 (Spring 2019) -
Placemaking and Urban Form
RED 421 (Spring 2019) -
Placemaking and Urban Form
RED 521 (Spring 2019) -
Site Planning
PLG 544 (Spring 2019) -
Internship
ARC 593 (Fall 2018) -
Parks and Urban Public Spaces
LAR 350 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
ARC 497J (Spring 2018) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
ARC 597J (Spring 2018) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
LAR 497J (Spring 2018) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
LAR 597J (Spring 2018) -
Design Studio I
PLG 515 (Fall 2017) -
Internship
ARC 593 (Fall 2017) -
Parks and Urban Public Spaces
LAR 350 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Internship
ARC 593 (Summer I 2017) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
ARC 497J (Spring 2017) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
ARC 597J (Spring 2017) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
LAR 597J (Spring 2017) -
Docm+Interp/Hist Blt Env
PLG 597J (Spring 2017) -
Internship
ARC 593 (Spring 2017) -
Design Studio I
PLG 515 (Fall 2016) -
Intro To Planning
PLG 401A (Fall 2016) -
Intro To Planning
PLG 501A (Fall 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Presentations
- Chorover, G. (2017, October). Embracing Cultural Resources in Sustainable Planning. Arizona Planning Association. Scottsdale, Arizona: APA.More infoOrganized session and presented at professional conference.
- Chorover, G., & Erickson, H. (2017, May). Empire Ranch: A History of Landscape Preservation in the Arizona/Sonora Desert Grasslands. Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation Annual Meeting. Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation.More infoPresented to professional audience at professional conference.
Poster Presentations
- Chorover, G. (2017, April). A Historic American Landscapes Survey Project: Documenting 150 Years of Cattle Ranching and Conservation at the Empire Ranch. CAPLA Research Symposium. Tucson, Arizona: CAPLA.
