Michigan Avenue: Chicago’s Most Famous Streetscape
Believe it or not, we’re already well into one of the major events of our summer: planting the 2.3 miles of medians on Michigan Avenue, one of Chicago’s most… Read More >
View ArticleWhat’s Out There Weekend: Celebrating Chicago’s Landscape Heritage
Landscape architecture is by nature, ephemeral. As designers we plan for this, designing for the moment of installation as well as for the changes that will occur as living… Read More >
View ArticleMichigan Avenue: The Garden In the Street is Blooming
As you may know, each year the staff at Hoerr Schaudt straps on our construction vests and heads off to Michigan Avenue to layout the summer annual installations we… Read More >
View ArticleGreen City Market: Blending A Park and a Farmer’s Market
Chicago’s Green City Market, located at the south end of Lincoln Park just steps from the zoo, brings local, sustainably grown food to city residents every Wednesday and Saturday… Read More >
View ArticleWhat is landscape architecture, exactly?
That’s by far the question that landscape architects get most often when they say what they do. In an effort to raise public awareness about landscape architecture, Brett Weidl,… Read More >
View ArticleCivic Landscapes: Places for People
Last week, the city of Toronto mourned the death of a prominent and beloved political figure, Jack Layton. The expression of that sorrow transformed Nathan Phillips Square, the vast,… Read More >
View ArticleDesigning an Urban Garden for Kids
It’s no secret that as Landscape Architects we are always looking for new ways to engage people in landscapes. Many of the projects we do focus on getting people… Read More >
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