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Rethke Terrace Landscape Architecture

Heartland Housing selected Ayres to provide landscape architecture for a 60-unit, single-individual supportive housing facility on the east side of Madison, Wisconsin, that serves previously homeless individuals, including veterans. The goal was to provide urban agriculture while providing for restorative and recuperative outdoor spaces, all while supporting native ecological health and habitat and minimizing maintenance.… Read More »

Eau Claire Phoenix Park

From a brownfield to a community park that is now a regional destination for visitors, Phoenix Park illustrates the potential of strategic investment in public space as a catalyst for economic development. Located in downtown Eau Claire at the intersection of two rivers, this linear waterfront park offers river access, fishing, tubing, a regional bike… Read More »

Colorado Main Street Best Practices

The Colorado Department of Local Affairs selected Ayres to develop short reports and videos with tips on managing local volunteer boards within the Colorado Main Street Program. Ayres is facilitating strategic planning workshops with three of the program’s communities to help cultivate their vision. In the project’s first segment, Ayres created a series of eight… Read More »