Author: ayres

Ayres Wins ASLA Wisconsin Award for Planning Future of Dam and Park

The Wisconsin Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects has awarded Ayres an Honor Award in the category of unbuilt designs for its work on the Echo Lake Park Master Planning project in Burlington. After a historic flood damaged downtown Burlington, a dam failure analysis conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources determined… Read More »

Native Plants Improve Environment, Reduce Maintenance Costs

Native plants play such a critical role in our ecosystems. They have coevolved with the soils, rainfall patterns, and climatic conditions of a region. Native plants also have specialized relationships with the birds, butterflies, pollinators, and other wildlife of a region, providing nutrition and nesting. A common misconception is that all plants can provide the… Read More »

Visual Communication: Enhancing the Message and Inspiring Collaboration

By Craig Stoffel, PLA It’s been said that drawing is a designer’s first language, communicating ideas in 2D that will eventually be constructed in the real world. The graphics vary in detail, complexity, and refinement, and for good reason. Similar to for-construction drawings, which have established milestone deliverables of schematic design, design development, and construction… Read More »