Travis Leissner and John Ruggieri tapped to expand education, healthcare and urban design practices
DALLAS – Oct. 18 – Travis Leissner, AIA, and John Ruggeri, LEED AP, have joined Hoefer Wysocki, an interdisciplinary architecture and design firm, as vice presidents. Based in the firm’s Dallas office, they bring a holistic perspective to their respective healthcare, educational and urban design projects. Their individual approaches inspire development of health, wellness and new-collar workforces, an emphasis on collaboration and connection on campus environments in communities and for developer-led mixed-use designs to the firm.
Travis Leissner, AIA
With more than 25 years of experience, Leissner’s focus is at the crossroads of healthcare and education, and recently on wellness and active-aging environments.
“I look forward to contributing to a variety of projects through successful programming, planning and design for public and private clients,” says Leissner. “Helping to advance health care and academics is my passion. It’s a very exciting time in this space and as a member of the Hoefer Wysocki team, the exceptional design process blended with ideation of progressive, forward-thinking design puts us at the forefront in the architectural world.”
Prior to joining Hoefer Wysocki, Leissner served as regional practice area leader for the education and health and wellness markets at Gensler where he led and participated in design solutions. As vice president at CannonDesign, Leissner expanded the firm’s brand in Texas with a primary focus in the health and education practices. Prior to his involvement with those organizations, Leissner was with other national firms as well as a founding partner of a healthcare-focused design firm. He received his bachelor’s degree in environmental design from Texas A&M University in 1989.
John Ruggieri, LEED AP
Ruggieri has joined Hoefer Wysocki as vice president of urban design. He contributes more than 30 years of experience to the firm’s urban design and planning studio. With the Dallas market primed for continued mixed-use growth, Ruggieri will lead in the practices of urban redevelopment, transit-oriented development and sports and entertainment.
“Hoefer Wysocki is known in the industry for delivering inspiring projects,” says Ruggieri. “Bringing my experience in urban design, my team will deliver design solutions that will promote and project performance and city resiliency by understanding the context of place.”
Ruggieri previously served as AECOM’s director of design, planning & economics, and as vice president of planning and urban design at RTKL. He also designed and developed several professional sports mixed-use venues in the San Diego and Phoenix markets. He received his Bachelor of Science in landscape architecture from Pennsylvania State University in 1978.
