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Creating a Sense of Place
Campus Placemaking
With one of the largest student populations in the United States, and an expansive campus, Arizona State University is one of the top institution for higher education in the country. So as you can imagine, being the Campus Landscape Architect …
This place, my place
Last week I attended the 2nd Annual Go Places breakfast here in Kalamazoo. Dan Gilmartin, the Executive Director and CEO of the Michigan Municipal League spoke about what really matters in making communities vibrant, creative, and sustainable for the future, …
Uptown Memphis
Uptown Memphis is one of the newest developments in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. The 100-block planned community has the character of a traditional neighborhood, coupled with the vibrant lifestyle of downtown. It’s only a short walk, bike or trolley ride from …
Case Study: Brooklyn Bridge Park
This popular park on New York’s East River just south of the Brooklyn Bridge offers heart-stopping views of the iconic span, the Statue of Liberty, and the Manhattan skyline. Until little more than a decade ago it was a gray, …
Case Study: Cornell University
You can’t miss the bench on the West Terrace Entry Plaza of Cornell University’s Human Ecology Building. Designed by New York-based Gruzen Samton Architecture with W Architecture, the low wavelike cast-concrete wall with cantilevered marigold yellow acrylic seat runs the …
North Carolina Veterans Park
North Carolina Veterans Park is located in historic downtown Fayetteville. Known as America’s First Sanctuary Community for the Military, it is the first state park dedicated to military veterans from all branches of the Armed Services: Army, Navy, Marines, Air …
New York’s High Line Project: A Lecture by Robert Hammond
Have you ever had to look up above your head to see a park? I don’t mean at a tree or an element of a park, I mean an actual park. Well, if you live or have visited New York …
Touring Stone Brewing Co. – A SITES™ Pilot Project
Being a San Diego native, I was excited to attend the ‘San Diego Region SITES™ Pilot Projects Field Session’ at the ASLA Conference last October. It featured a tour of three pilot projects: a commercial landscape (HELIX Environmental Planning), a …
Metro40 LED Lighting at Mohawk College
Mohawk College in Ontario, Canada is a public college of Applied Arts and Technology with three campuses serving about 12,000 full-time and 46,000 continuing education students. IBI Group developed a Renewal Plan for Mohawk’s Fennel Campus in Hamilton that will …
Benches and Baseball
Spring is in the air! ….at least it feels like it around here. Not only has the best baseball team in the world (aka the Detroit Tigers) signed Prince Fielder for the next 9 years, but we are getting ready …
