Jereck Boss

Biography

Jereck Boss developed an interest in design, architecture and landscape architecture at an early age being inspired by the painterly desert near his childhood home that while fragile, still managed to thrive in extreme conditions, leading him to earn a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture at Utah State University in 1993. Jereck’s deep respect for natural topography, innovative “design first” philosophy, and the belief that good design should not be neutralized by limitations – but rather limitations stimulate creative solutions not previously considered, have earned him many awards for his work on projects including McLane Stadium at Baylor University, CityCentre Houston, and ConocoPhillips World Headquarters. Additional notable projects include The Asia Society Texas Center in Houston; Project180 Streetscape; Peoria Complete Streets; CityCenter, a 67-acre urban development along the Las Vegas Strip; BG Group Place, a downtown Houston tower with eleventh and thirty-ninth floor roof gardens; and 609 Main at Texas, a 49-story, LEED Platinum office tower in downtown Houston with a green roof, green wall, and entry plaza. As a Registered Landscape Architect in Utah, Nevada and Texas with 25 years of professional experience, Jereck began his professional career as an associate at firm local to Utah before becoming a partner at OJB Landscape Architecture’s Houston office, where he has spent the last 15 years overseeing a broad range of institutional, corporate campus, mixed-use, and large-scale urban design projects, including walkable and innovative streetscapes. In addition to leading the design and development of multiple projects across the United States, Jereck also manages operations, marketing and project management for the firm. Jereck continues to play an active role in the design community as a Board Member with the Rice Design Alliance and Utah State University Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Advisory Board. He was elected into the Council of Fellows ASLA in 2018.