Stories

RHI’s Thomas Rainer sat down with Pacific Horticulture for a conversation focused on addressing contemporary environmental, social, and ecological concerns through an understanding of natural plant palettes. Watch the video by Pacific Horticulture here: Gardening in a Post-Wild World by Lorene Edwards Forkner, editor      

Last week, our office was fortunate enough to host a book launch with Frederick Steiner, Dean and Paley Professor at PennDesign. Frederick co-edited “Nature and Cities: The Ecological Imperative in Urban Design and Planning” for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, with contributions by PennDesign faculty past and present.      

RHI Director Faye Harwell and Bill Reininger, Park Director, conduct an interview with local press in St. Louis, Missouri, ahead of public meetings for a master plan design for Tower Grove Park. Rhodeside & Harwell was awarded the project in 2015 and will be documenting the history of the park and creating a plan for its preservation and re-invigoration.   … Read more »

Recently published on Capital Community News, Cheryl Corson, RLA, ASLA wrote a thoughtful, descriptive article about National China Garden. “It takes a long time to build public landscapes in Washington, DC. With hearings and approvals required at every stage of the design process from commissions and agencies at all levels of government, design development can easily last over a decade. … Read more »

On December 6 City Council in Sandy Springs approved the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, concluding the public input process. Read the article here: ‘Council Approves Sandy Springs Comp Plan for State Review’ by John Ruch   

A transformative plan to create a community and regional destination along Greenville, North Carolina’s riverfront, moves closer to reality. On November 10th, City Council unanimously approved RHI’s master plan for Greenville Town Common.  Proposed master plan elements will strengthen connections to the Tar River, provide year-round activities, celebrate history, and stimulate economic development in the City’s Uptown district. Check out … Read more »

Children of all abilities and ages now have a place for play at Greenville Town Common.  After a one-year design and construction process, Town Common Playground opened to the public on November 19th.  The one-acre inclusive playground, is the first project to be implemented as part of a visionary plan to transform the riverfront park.  Rhodeside & Harwell is currently … Read more »

This year is Rhodeside & Harwell’s 30th Anniversary, and it was a pleasure celebrating with family, friends, and colleagues at our office last week.  Pictured below (left to right) are Faye Harwell, FASLA, Deana Rhodeside, Ph.D., and Elliot Rhodeside, FASLA.    

RHI’s Colleen Williams’ collection of drawings is featured in Representing Landscapes: Hybrid book showcased in #ASLA2016 annual meeting and expo. The book, which demonstrates the layering of different media types to create dynamic graphics, includes Colleen’s work from a student project that conceptualized a memorial for the Boston Marathon bombings.      

Nigel Dunnett, Professor of Planting Design, Urban Horticulture and Vegetation Technology at the University of Sheffield, and RHI principal Thomas Rainer recently spoke together to a packed house at #ASLA2016 about innovative public realm planting.  

  PARKing Day is a world-wide event where designers, planners, and citizens alike transform parking spaces into temporary parks. The event brings awareness to the role of public spaces and how little it takes to create an inviting place.   This park asks the public how they use parks and what their park needs are. Inspired by Nancy Belmont’s recent … Read more »