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Parks and Open Space

A community's parks and open space areas are opportunities to strengthen community connectivity, provide for meaningful interactions, and reflect the collective values, activities, and quality of life aspired to by its residents.

We believe there are opportunities to reinforce each community's unique identity through their collection of park facilities, open spaces, and trail systems. Our landscape architects and planners are skilled in all aspects of park design and planning – ranging from engaging the community with informative surveys and interactive design exercises to analyzing regional park needs and implementing specific improvement projects.

Our work is technically grounded to integrate the need for efficient and cost-effective maintenance and operations into the overall design framework. These factors continually impact the ability to provide the wide range of services and facilities each community needs and desires.
Project Experience 
Athletics and Recreation Campus Life Civic and Cultural Community Engagement Corporate Corridor and Streetscape Digital Studio Education Environmental Graphics Health and Wellness Master Planning Mixed-Use Development Parks and Open Space Planning Residential Resorts and Hospitality Retail Rooftop Amenity Space Sustainability Transit and Transportation Urban Design Waterfronts
Falls Park Master Plan - National Design Competition Winner   Project Falls Park Master Plan - National Design Competition Winner John Barkley Plaza at Shawnee Mission Park   Project John Barkley Plaza at Shawnee Mission Park
Daniel Morgan Boone Park / Turkey Creek Watershed Green Infrastructure Initiative   Project Daniel Morgan Boone Park / Turkey Creek Watershed Green Infrastructure Initiative Lions Park Master Plan   Project Lions Park Master Plan Winterset Comprehensive Plan + Parks System Master Plan   Project Winterset Comprehensive Plan + Parks System Master Plan
North Dakota State Park System Signage   Project North Dakota State Park System Signage Kollar Pond Master Plan   Project Kollar Pond Master Plan
Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Visitors Center   Project Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Visitors Center Highland Bridge: Ford Plant Brownfield Redevelopment   Project Highland Bridge: Ford Plant Brownfield Redevelopment Willow Creek Riverwalk   Project Willow Creek Riverwalk
Lincoln Trail Great Streets Plan   Project Lincoln Trail Great Streets Plan Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library   Work In Progress Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
A Living Legacy in the Badlands: Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library    Insight A Living Legacy in the Badlands: Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library  The Cannery District - Riverfront Parks Master Plan   Work In Progress The Cannery District - Riverfront Parks Master Plan Garden Rapids at the Big Pool   Project Garden Rapids at the Big Pool
Lincoln Children’s Zoo   Project Lincoln Children’s Zoo Burrus Old Mill Park   Project Burrus Old Mill Park
Legacy Park Amphitheater   Project Legacy Park Amphitheater Raccoon River Park Boathouse   Project Raccoon River Park Boathouse Rotary Park + 26th Street Bridge Improvements   Project Rotary Park + 26th Street Bridge Improvements
ReLeaf Cedar Rapids   Project ReLeaf Cedar Rapids Good Earth State Park at Blood Run   Project Good Earth State Park at Blood Run
Gillson Park Beach House   Project Gillson Park Beach House FM Rotary Natural Play Hill & Bike Park   Project FM Rotary Natural Play Hill & Bike Park Turner Yards Recreation Complex   Project Turner Yards Recreation Complex
University of Minnesota: Essex Corridor at the Superblock   Project University of Minnesota: Essex Corridor at the Superblock National Western Center   Project National Western Center
L.W. Clapp Park Master Plan   Project L.W. Clapp Park Master Plan Detroit Mountain Natural Play Area   Project Detroit Mountain Natural Play Area Riverview Art Garden - Wichita Art Museum   Project Riverview Art Garden - Wichita Art Museum
ASPIRIA: Mixed-Use Campus Master Plan   Work In Progress ASPIRIA: Mixed-Use Campus Master Plan Viceroy at Snowmass   Project Viceroy at Snowmass
Denver Justice Center Civic Mall Framework Master Plan   Project Denver Justice Center Civic Mall Framework Master Plan Semper Fidelis Memorial Park at the National Museum of the Marine Corps   Project Semper Fidelis Memorial Park at the National Museum of the Marine Corps St. Cloud RiverWalk: Master Plan   Project St. Cloud RiverWalk: Master Plan
Beyond the Loop – Integrated Urban Design Plan   Project Beyond the Loop – Integrated Urban Design Plan Old Town Square Revitalization   Project Old Town Square Revitalization
Kettlestone / Grand Prairie Parkway   Project Kettlestone / Grand Prairie Parkway Sauk Rapids Riverfront Park: Master Plan + Implementation   Project Sauk Rapids Riverfront Park: Master Plan + Implementation HANSEN TRIANGLE PARK   Project HANSEN TRIANGLE PARK
Tea Comprehensive Plan Update   Project Tea Comprehensive Plan Update Duluth Traverse Trail Master Plan   Project Duluth Traverse Trail Master Plan
Wilder Bluff Park   Project Wilder Bluff Park Gallery Park   Project Gallery Park Little Bear Garden at Gallery Park   Project Little Bear Garden at Gallery Park
Civic Campus Master Plan   Project Civic Campus Master Plan Hawk Ridge Park   Project Hawk Ridge Park
Staunton State Park Master Plan   Project Staunton State Park Master Plan Lake Olathe Park   Project Lake Olathe Park Downtown River Greenway   Project Downtown River Greenway
A New Look at Old Town Lenexa   Project A New Look at Old Town Lenexa 150 N Riverside Plaza   Project 150 N Riverside Plaza
700 at the River District   Project 700 at the River District 590 West Madison Pocket Park   Project 590 West Madison Pocket Park 233 North Michigan Avenue Plaza Renovation   Project 233 North Michigan Avenue Plaza Renovation
Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool Rehabilitation   Project Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool Rehabilitation The Green at 320 S Canal   Project The Green at 320 S Canal
The British School at Roosevelt Collection   Project The British School at Roosevelt Collection Burnham Nature Sanctuary   Project Burnham Nature Sanctuary Gold Star Families Memorial and Park   Project Gold Star Families Memorial and Park
Joliet Town Square / Chicago Street Corridor   Project Joliet Town Square / Chicago Street Corridor The Park at Wrigley / Gallagher Way   Project The Park at Wrigley / Gallagher Way
Broadway Square   Project Broadway Square Snowmass Base Village   Project Snowmass Base Village Southbank Park   Project Southbank Park
Linden Square   Project Linden Square Roe Boulevard + Johnson Drive Corridor Plan   Project Roe Boulevard + Johnson Drive Corridor Plan
E H Young Riverfront Park   Project E H Young Riverfront Park Hickory Glen Park - Master Plan   Project Hickory Glen Park - Master Plan Arc of Dreams   Project Arc of Dreams
McCrory Gardens Education & Visitor Center   Project McCrory Gardens Education & Visitor Center Kansas City Zoo: Billy Goats Gruff – Exhibit Renovation   Project Kansas City Zoo: Billy Goats Gruff – Exhibit Renovation
Excelsior Springs Community Center   Project Excelsior Springs Community Center Grandview Mixed-Use Development   Project Grandview Mixed-Use Development Mark Arts - Mary R. Koch Arts Center   Project Mark Arts - Mary R. Koch Arts Center
Grandview Green District – LID Development   Project Grandview Green District – LID Development Fred Richards Eco-Park: Master Plan   Project Fred Richards Eco-Park: Master Plan
Goethe Elementary School: 21st Century Sustainable Schoolyard   Project Goethe Elementary School: 21st Century Sustainable Schoolyard Edina Parks, Recreation and Trails System Master Plan   Project Edina Parks, Recreation and Trails System Master Plan Pinecrest   Project Pinecrest
Cedar Niles Park   Project Cedar Niles Park University of Minnesota: Arboretum   Project University of Minnesota: Arboretum
World Garden Commons at Rabanus Park   Project World Garden Commons at Rabanus Park West Land Use Area: Master Plan, Design Guidelines and Zoning Overlay   Project West Land Use Area: Master Plan, Design Guidelines and Zoning Overlay Cedar Creek Area Plan + Overlay District   Project Cedar Creek Area Plan + Overlay District
Riverfront Streetcar Extension   Project Riverfront Streetcar Extension The Ankeny Plan 2040 Comprehensive Plan   Project The Ankeny Plan 2040 Comprehensive Plan
Village at Wolf Creek   Project Village at Wolf Creek University of Iowa: Hancher Auditorium   Project University of Iowa: Hancher Auditorium Olathe Community Center   Project Olathe Community Center
Promontory Mixed-Use Development   Project Promontory Mixed-Use Development Kansas City University: Campus Master Plan   Project Kansas City University: Campus Master Plan
Barney Allis Plaza: Due Diligence Study   Project Barney Allis Plaza: Due Diligence Study Lansing Comprehensive Plan Update   Project Lansing Comprehensive Plan Update Stockyards Plaza Park   Project Stockyards Plaza Park
Parks Master Plans: Minneapolis North + South Service Areas   Project Parks Master Plans: Minneapolis North + South Service Areas Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum   Project Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum
Veterans Memorial Park   Project Veterans Memorial Park Cedar Rapids Greenway Parks   Project Cedar Rapids Greenway Parks Triumph Park   Project Triumph Park
West Central Valley Athletic Complex   Project West Central Valley Athletic Complex Coralville Youth Sports Complex   Project Coralville Youth Sports Complex
Riverfront Crossings Park   Project Riverfront Crossings Park McKennan Park   Project McKennan Park River's Bend at the Preserve   Project River's Bend at the Preserve
 
 
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