2019
Parks & Waterfronts, Streets & Public PlacesUS National Arboretum
Over the course of the last two decades, RHI has worked with the U.S. National Arboretum to develop several key areas of this national treasure. These projects include the Bonsai and Penjing Gardens, Herb Garden, the Chinese Garden as well as developments for accessibility and pedestrian connectivity through the Asian Collections and development of the Japanese Pavilion.
Parks & Waterfronts, Streets & Public PlacesNational Zoo Conservation Pavilion
RHI, in collaboration with a design team, provided a revitalized landscape around the newly renovated Police Building as well as other key areas of the U.S. National Zoo including the revitalization and enhancement of the landscape along the historic Olmsted Walk in keeping with the Olmsted Walk landscape design language. In addition to considerate design sensitive to the history and … Read more »
HistoricGreen-Wood Cemetery Cultural Landscape Report
Green-Wood Cemetery selected RHI and its team of historians, arborists, architects, and engineers to uncover the essence of this 478-acre historic property and offer guidance for its future in a way that honors the past and supports changing mission.
Historic, Streets & Public PlacesLiberia Plantation Master Plan
The Liberia Plantation was built in 1825 and was occupied by both the Confederate and Union armies during the Civil War. Now owned by the City of Manassas, RHI developed an innovative master plan for the property that used landscape preservation as an engine for economic development, balancing careful attention to authentic historic details with proactive planning for long-term financial … Read more »
AcademicJames Madison University College of Integrated Science and Technology
The landscapes design for the College of Integrated Science and Technology (CISAT) building expresses in the landscape the vision of the college: sustainable design as a learning tool. The site’s many sustainable features earned a LEED Silver rating, and a case study investigation by Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) featured the exemplary high-performing landscape project.
Community, Mobility, Streets & Public PlacesNorth Claymont Area Master Plan
RHI worked with a set of state and regional agencies and the Claymont community to develop a master plan for a 900 plus acre site. The final vision for North Claymont is one of a future that contains a mix of uses in a multimodal, livable environment providing a framework that welcomes growth in the form of new businesses and … Read more »
SecuritySouth African Embassy Renovation and Expansion
RHI, as part of a design team, worked to renovate an existing site around a new addition to the South African Embassy in Washington D.C. The newly designed space includes a vehicular drop off as well as a courtyard connecting the two spaces which reflects the contemporary architecture of the new residence as well as respecting the traditional forms of … Read more »
Community, Parks & WaterfrontsLong Bridge Park Aquatic, Health, and Fitness Facility
Long Bridge Park is a distinctive showplace of environmentally sound park development, with high-quality sports and recreation facilities accessible to all Arlington residents. RHI is providing landscape architectural services on Phase 2 of the development, which includes the development of 10.5 acres of additional park land for an Aquatic, Health & Fitness Facility, including remediation, extension of the Esplanade, walkways, … Read more »