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Recently, our very own Aaron Elswick, Senior Associate in the South Florida office, led a group of landscape architects on a "sketchwalk" in and around Tampa's beautiful Curtis Hixon Park.
Sketching allows the designer unconstrained freedom to visualize ideas and rapidly prototype solutions, exploring innovative ways to understand and solve problems and supercharge the creative process.
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Members of the Hitchcock South Florida Office teamed up with the City of Coral Springs Parks & Recreation Department to create a landscape plan to revitalize Village Green Park. The team volunteered their time and design expertise to provide the city with a fresh vision of the park’s landscape approach. Our collaborative effort with City Staff now gives the neighborhood recreation amenity a plan forward to address some of the struggling landscape issues and maximize its aesthetic potential. Stay tuned!
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Introducing one of our Experts at Play™: Andy Howard is a Hitchcock Design Group Principal and resident Experiential Play Expert. Andy’s creative vision and construction knowledge have played an instrumental role in a variety of projects ranging from community parks to large-scale master plans. His passion for connecting children with the natural environment has resulted in some of the country’s most innovative, nature-based play environments. Andy’s award-winning work on outdoor learning environments has been recognized by numerous professional organizations including the Illinois Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects and the Illinois Park and Recreation Association.
View a sample of our Recreation projects! www.hitchcockdesigngroup.com/recreation/
#expertsatplay #recreation #parksandrecreation
#WhereYouBelong
Recently, our offices rolled up our collective sleeves and spent the day cleaning up and giving back to parks and outdoor spaces in our communities. It was our annual Day of Giving, and once again, it proved St. Francis of Assisi's famous quote, “For it is in giving that we receive.” It was great to get outside, get dirty and spend quality time with our teams.
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#lifebalance
Several Hitchcock team members could be found last weekend at the beautiful Lurie Garden in Chicago, volunteering for Cultivating Connections, a partnership with the American Society of Landscape Architects, Illinois Chapter (ILASLA) and The Millennium Park Foundation. Their collective goal is to promote Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, and other career paths in the Green Industry to the next generation by engaging participants in hands-on activities that spark conversations and nurture mentorship. Kudos to Associate Anaís Plácido and Project Designers Caitlin Osburn and Sofia Flores for their desire to get involved, mentor and share their insights. Thank you for being the inspirational role models you are!
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#horticulture
#urbandesign
Kayla Edgerly joins Hitchcock Design Group at our Chicagoland office, working as part of our Recreation Studio on a year-long co-op opportunity through Purdue University. Kayla has just finished her third year at Purdue and has an interest in horticultural design – the balance between people and nature – and in creating equitable spaces. Interestingly, one of Kayla's special skills is climbing trees, as she learned how to professionally climb trees during an arboriculture class. (We want a demo!) She is excited to learn from our Experts at Play™ about uncovering unique solutions that lead to responsible designs. Welcome, Kayla!
Recently, members of our Recreation Studio visited Harvester Park as their next stop on the Design Elevation series. This HDG-designed, Route 66-themed park takes visitors on a historic journey along this fabled highway. You can climb up Willis Tower to slide down the tube slides, shoot the curl on surf boards, traverse boulders in the Grand Canyon, hang out with Tow Mater, and learn about Route 66 through interactive play experiences. Our team enjoyed exploring the park while gathering inspiration and reflecting on what's next.
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#collaborationequity
#lifebalance
Dink. Smash. And stay out of The Kitchen. Like all great sports and cultural pastimes, pickleball has it own cool lingo. And a unique set of rules and specifications. Members of our Recreation Studio spent a recent gorgeous morning further understanding the game of pickleball, including court dimensions, layouts and adjacencies, providing an opportunity for a fun team outing and a chance to further sharpen our park and court design chops. New drone images a recent project coming soon, stay tuned!
#Pickleball
#recreationdesign
#collaborationequity
#lifebalance
We're hiring!
Open positions include:
Associate - Naperville
Associate / Junior Associate - Austin
Interested in joining our team?
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