Category: Landscape Architecture

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 »

Pocket Parks Bring Life to Unused Spaces

Ayres’ landscape architects and urban planners recently assisted the City of Kaukauna, Wisconsin, in developing some concepts for re-imagining vacant lots and alleys to help energize their downtown area. Adaptive re-use concept for an alley performance stage at an old loading dock. Photo of existing conditions. By Craig Stoffel Communities can get a whole lot… Read More »

Community Resilience Through Leadership and Governance: Planning for Complete Streets and Wetland Banking

By Chris Silewski, PLA, and Greg Aldrian, PG For a community to work toward a better future, local leaders must enable efforts that will lead to community resilience. Creating and implementing the right development policies and plans, such as those for resilient street design and wetland mitigation banking, will put things on the right track.… Read More »