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Milwaukee Harbor View Plaza

In 2016 Ayres partnered with Quorum Architects and won the Milwaukee Harbor District’s Take Me to the River design competition, whose goal was to develop a catalytic, new public park space in the heart of Milwaukee’s primarily industrial Inner Harbor. The Ayres/Quorum team’s winning design for Harbor View Plaza highlighted the intersection of historical lake… Read More »

Ellsworth Elementary School

Ayres collaborated with consultant Ted Rozeboom and Healy | Bender on the design of a new 108,000-square-foot, five-section elementary school for 750 students. Ayres provided site/civil and landscape architecture services. Improvements include two new playgrounds to separate the older and younger students, a full-size practice football field, and an event plaza with an outdoor classroom.… Read More »

La Crosse Eagle Viewing Area

The City of La Crosse selected Ayres to develop designs for an eagle viewing area along the west side of US 53/STH 35 (Rose Street) along the Black River near its confluence with the Mississippi. This prime birdwatching spot holds an official eagle viewing plaza, parking, a path, and native plantings. The 4-acre slice of… Read More »