Scott as Badger
Scott was interviewed by his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin, about his work as a landscape architect in the 20-plus years since he graduated. Scott’s reflections about the practice of landscape architecture and how it has changed is worth a look, even for those who do not bleed Badger red. Scott remembers that twenty... Read More
Categories: Ideas + Research, In The News
Battling Hunger with Creative Muscle
You may have noticed them if you’ve walked through the Merchandise Mart sometime in late August through early September. They stand about 10 feet tall and resemble anything from a waterfall to Garfield to a hotdog. Of course, we are talking about Chicago’s annual CANstruction event. For the past several years, Chicago’s leading AEC firms... Read More
Categories: Around the Office, Uncategorized
Visiting Detroit at the 2014 National Main Street Conference
It’s been quite a while since I’ve written a blog post – more than a year in fact. Well, I thought I’d make up for my extended absence from the keyboard by chronicling my attendance at the National Main Street Conference, held this year in Detroit – the “Motor City!” – a place I’d come... Read More
Categories: Around the Office, Ideas + Research
Lakota, LAbash and the Future of Landscape Architecture
Each year, landscape architecture students host an event called LAbash and for three days industry professionals are welcomed to host design workshops and give presentations on topics relevant to the industry. Since 1970, the networking event has been hosted by a different university in North America and since this year it was being held Scott... Read More
Categories: Awards + Accolades, Ideas + Research
Lakota Helps Sisters of BVM in Dubuque Plan for the Future
One of our more unique projects we’ve been working on for the past year or so has been in Dubuque, Iowa with the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Sisters asked that Lakota help develop a plan that would preserve their 108-acre campus in ways that align with their values as they... Read More
Categories: In The News, Project Stories
Mercy Donates Historic Home in Cedar Rapids MedQuarter to Couple
For the past year, The Lakota Group has been working in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on developing a master plan for the newly-created MedQuarter district. While Lakota’s work on the master plan is nearing completion for the Self-Supporting Municipal Improvement District (SSMID), it looks like there is some other news taking place in the district. Recently,... Read More
Categories: In The News, Project Stories
Synthetic Turf’s Presence Grows in Winnetka
A few weeks ago I attended the ribbon cutting for a project I worked on for the Winnetka Park District. The project was the first portion of a Master Plan enhancement to the Park District’s Skokie Playfield complex. It was very rewarding to see the project come to life as it had been a five... Read More
Categories: Ideas + Research, Project Stories
The Famous Box Elder
I opened up my July issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine and started flipping through the pages, looking for some cool designs and inspiration. After reading a few articles, I turned the page and saw some wire trees. I said to myself, ‘This is cool–I did the same type of thing as my first project in... Read More
Categories: Ideas + Research
Photos: Lakota Hosts Happy Hour for APA Conference
The American Planning Association recently held its national conference in Chicago and for the special occasion, we held a happy hour to bring together our friends in the planning world. While the location of the event was originally planned for our office courtyard, we moved it inside because it was a tad bit chilly (just... Read More
Categories: Around the Office