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StoriesWest Main Street Stakeholder Meeting
We had a positive meeting last week in Charlottesville as we met with local stakeholders to review the three concepts we developed for transforming West Main Street. Check out the news article in Charlottesville Tomorrow: West Main Group Reviews Three Concepts for Streetscape
On the BoardsFredericksburg Riverfront Park conceptual development
Conceptual work on Fredericksburg Riverfront Park is progressing through a series of sketches and model iterations to create fun playground spaces and a variety of programmatic areas throughout the park.
StoriesGreenville Town Common improvements take center stage in The Daily Reflector
Our team recently led a community meeting in Greenville, N.C. to help gain input from community members for a new Sycamore Hill memorial among other improvements to the Greenville Town Common. Article: ‘Bell Tower Plan Resonates’ ‘Letter: Town Common Input Appreciated’
StoriesRHI Director, Elliot Rhodeside, talks about who we’re hiring and why
In this month’s issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine, one of our Directors, Elliot Rhodeside, speaks about hiring new grads and emerging professionals. Check out this article by Jennifer Reut here.
StoriesRhodeside & Harwell’s 30th Anniversary
Yesterday we took some time out of our busy schedules to celebrate the commencement of Rhodeside & Harwell’s 30th Anniversary! We shared some memories from the past and discussed our visions for the future. We are looking forward to a great year of celebration, reflection, and quality work.
On the BoardsAlexandria Country Day School playground design
RHI is working on some ideas for outdoor classrooms and playgrounds to help convert underutilized spaces at Alexandria Country Day School campus.
StoriesWashington Post article reviews Thomas Rainer’s new book
Thomas Rainer and Claudia West recently co-authored a new book, “Planting in a Post-Wild World,” which looks at how we design plant communities similar to how they occur in nature. A recent Washington Post article by Adrian Higgins, “Why manicured lawns should become a thing of the past,” takes a look at Thomas and Claudia’s new book and some of … Read more »
On the BoardsSplash park design at a seaside park in New York
Seagrass and the windblown patterns of sand are our inspiration for a splash park we are designing for a seaside park in New York. We wanted to avoid the plastic looking nozzles typical of most splash parks, so we used champagne-colored metallic tubes in the arcing pattern of seagrass. The rubberized surface underneath will have subtle changes in elevation and … Read more »
On the BoardsSandy Springs work sessions
We had great work sessions last week to develop transformative concepts for the City of Sandy Springs, GA. Jim Tolbert, Assistant City Manager of Sandy Springs joined Rhodeside & Harwell and team members Nelson Nygaard, Gensler, RCLCO and Code Studio to evolve ideas for The Next Ten. Stay tuned for upcoming updates! Check out the project website here for more … Read more »
StoriesRHI at 2015 ASLA Chicago
Nine of us from the RHI team enjoyed and were greatly inspired at the 2015 ASLA Annual Meeting in Chicago. Among us, Thomas Rainer presented with Claudia West, his co-author for Planting in a Post-Wild World, and Scott Stewart, Director and Head Horticulturalist for the Lurie Garden, at an education session about designing resilient plant communities. Thomas also did a … Read more »
