Tag: Landscape Architecture

Friesen to Lead Landscape Architecture

Kurt Friesen, PLA, has joined Ayres’ Development Services division as landscape architecture lead. He began work on December 31. Based in Fort Collins, Colorado, Friesen works closely with our Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and Fort Collins landscape architecture professionals as well as Development Services teammates in the Southeast, Midwest, and West to strengthen the division’s already… 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 »

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 »