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DESIGN JOURNAL 

2015 and 2016 ASLA Colorado Awards 

VOL 3/ DEC 2016

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DESIGN JOURNAL 

2015 and 2016 ASLA Colorado Awards 

VOL 3/ DEC 2016

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JOURNAL COMMITTEE 

Robb Berg 

David Gregory 

Neotha Leslie 

Chris Loftus 

Brian Nicholson 

Lesanne Weller 

COVER 

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2016 President’s Award of Excellence pg. 96 

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TABLE OF 

CONTENTS 

2016 COLORADO DESIGN JOURNAL 

07 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 

Jeff Zimmerman, RLA, ASLA, Design Workshop 

08 COLORADO LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL LICENSURE LAW 

Mark Tabor, RLA, City and County of Denver Parks and Recreation 

David Sprunt, ASLA, Sprunt Design 

10 MUSIC AND DESIGN: TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN 

Mark Naylor, RLA, ASLA, Civitas 

16 THE NEW LANDSCAPE DECLARATION 

David Gregory, RLA, ASLA, Oxbow Design Collaborative 

20 JUNGIAN ARCHETYPES AND PARK DESIGN 

Richard Farley, FAIA, Richard Farley Urban Design, LLC 

38 EMERGENT TECHNOLOGIES AND THE ECONOMICS BEHIND THEM 

Daniel Tal, RLA, ASLA, Stanley Consultants 

48 DOWNTOWN DENVER, A NEW NATIONAL POWERHOUSE 

Brian Phetteplace, Downtown Denver Partnership 

52 2015 ASLA COLORADO DESIGN AWARDS 

60 2016 ASLA COLORADO DESIGN AWARDS 

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2016=AMAZING 

A MESSAGE FROM 2016 ASLA COLORADO 

PRESIDENT, JEFF ZIMMERMANN 

2016 has been a phenomenal year for the landscape architecture profession in Colorado. Most firms in 

our chapter have a backlog of work comparable to 10 years ago and are planning/designing/building 

projects that will impact the lives of Coloradoans for decades. As a chapter, we accomplished a lot. 

With the assistance of past president David Gregory, we completed a strategic plan that will guide our 

chapter for the next 5 – 10 years and as the plan is unveiled we will be sharing more. We also increased 

sponsorship both in the number of companies and their financial contribution. These sponsorships 

enable us to accomplish so many of our goals. 

Our calendar was packed this year. ASLA Colorado hosted multiple events including Sketch Denver, 

Ecology/LA Symposium, Movie in the Park, monthly Designer Socials, educational sessions, and our 

annual awards celebration. Critical to the future of our chapter and profession as a whole, we began 

to prepare for the State of Colorado review of licensure for landscape architects, which will sunset 

in 2017. We’ll need support from all of you and your firms, both in time and money, to support the 

extension of the licensure of landscape architects in Colorado. We serve such a critical role from placemaking 

to life safety compliance. This licensure gives our profession the importance and legitimacy, 

which are given without question to our peer professions such as architecture and engineering, as well 

as protecting our valued clients. It will not be easy, and I hope we can count on all of you to be there 

when called upon. 

A highlight in 2016 was ASLA Colorado’s participation at the President’s Council in Washington DC. 

ASLA national and state chapters work hard to give great value for the cost of membership. We all need 

to be cognizant of the decrease in enrollment in our university landscape architecture programs. We 

should continually promote the profession by speaking at our alma maters about what we do and the 

positive impacts we have on society and the environment. 

As I leave this year, I take with me a reassurance that we are strong as a professional 

organization and that we continue to make and influence important changes 

in the world in which we work. I am amazed with the collective work that our 

firms accomplish. I truly appreciate the opportunity to serve as President of 

ASLA Colorado and am grateful to our board of directors, committee members 

and volunteers who tirelessly contribute. As past president I will continue to stay 

involved with ASLA both locally and nationally. With confidence, I pass the baton 

to Brian Nicholson, incoming ASLA Colorado president. 

With gratitude , 

Jeff Zimmermann 


CURRENT AFFAIRS 

COLORADO LANDSCAPE 

ARCHITECTURAL LICENSURE LAW 

By Mark Tabor, RLA, City and County of Denver Parks and Recreation and 

David Sprunt, ASLA, Sprunt Design 

In 2007, the Colorado Legislature re-established statewide 

licensure for landscape architects after a 20-year hiatus. 

Since then, all 50 states have achieved licensure for 

landscape architects, proving the need and desire to 

license our profession. 

Many professional licensure laws have a term, and 

the Colorado licensure law for landscape architects is 

scheduled to expire on July 1, 2017, unless renewed. The 

upcoming licensure expiration triggers a sunset review 

process by the Colorado Department of Regulatory 

Agencies (DORA) and the Colorado Legislature. 

THE SUNSET REVIEW PROCESS 

Sunset review takes into consideration an evaluation of 

the risks to the public presented by work performed 

by unlicensed landscape designers and the need for 

licensure of landscape architects to ensure protection 

of public health, safety, and welfare. During the spring 

and summer of 2016, DORA conducted a staff review 

and issued their recommendation to the Legislature on 

October 14 to continue licensure until 2028, when the 

law would be subject to its next sunset review. DORA also 

recommended that the landscape architecture regulatory 

board be abolished and the duties of the board be 

transferred to a DORA staff director, in what is called a 

“Director Model” of oversight. ASLA Colorado is currently 

evaluating and developing its position on the Director 

Model recommendation. 

ASLA Colorado actively worked with DORA and key 

stakeholders to provide information for the sunset review 

process. Chapter representatives met with DORA’s analyst 

to provide information about the profession. The chapter 

also submitted a formal letter supporting re-licensure for 

the profession and facilitated letters of support from allied 

professional groups, large firms, individual practitioners, 

and public agencies. The next step is working with 

the Colorado Legislature to advocate for licensure and 

passage of the licensure act. The bill will first be heard in 

the Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee 

sometime in the 2017 session, before going on to the full 

Senate, then the House of Representatives. 

ADVOCACY 

ASLA Colorado is committed to advocating for the 

profession and the reauthorization of the licensure act. 

The chapter plans to testify in committee hearings, 

build support from allied professional organizations and 

members, and provide information to legislators and 

legislative staff as needed. 

In addition to investing time and resources to maintain and 

support licensure in Colorado, the chapter also monitors 

and advocates for other legislation that affects the 

profession. On the national level, in conjunction with ASLA 

National’s In-District Lobby Day every February, executive 

committee members spend a day in Washington, D.C. 

lobbying Colorado’s representatives and senators on 

issues relevant to our profession. ASLA Colorado also 

monitors state regulatory and judicial rulings, and citizen 

actions and initiatives that affect the profession and our 

communities. 

OPPOSITE: 2013 Licensure Map –from ASLA - https://www.asla.org/uploadedImages/ 

CMS/Government_Affairs/State_Goverment_Affairs_and_Licensure/Licensure_Advocacy_ 

Resources/2013%20Licensure%20Map.jpg?n=1714 


WHAT CAN I DO? 

• Keep informed about licensure – read ASLA Colorado’s website 

(aslacolorado.org), sign up for e-bulletins and follow the chapter on 

Facebook and Twitter @aslacolorado to find out what’s happening with 

licensure and other issues. 

• Contact your state representative and senator to introduce yourself 

and ask them to support continuation of licensure. Invite them to your 

workplace to show them the type of work that you do and describe the 

importance of licensure (and contact ASLA Colorado to let the chapter 

know of your efforts). You can find the name of your legislators here: 

http://openstates.org/co/ 

• Build relationships. If you know a state legislator, even if they don’t 

represent your district, ask them to support licensure, and contact ASLA 

(info@aslacolorado.org) to let the chapter know of your contact efforts. 

• Show up to committee hearings to show your interest. Volume of support 

has a convincing quality all its own. ASLA Colorado will be sending notices 

as needed to keep members informed of hearings and other information. 

• Testify about the importance of licensure at committee hearings. Usually 

testimony is only 2-3 minutes. 

• Engage with clients and allied professionals to tell them about the 

licensure effort and ask for their support. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION 

Mark Tabor 

Chair, ASLA Colorado Re-licensure 

Committee 

mark.tabor@denvergov.org 

David Sprunt 

Vice President, Government Affairs 

and Advocacy, and Chair, ASLA 

Colorado Government Affairs 

Committee 

david@spruntdesign.com 

720-987-4185 

Links to the full DORA report and 

licensure and advocacy information is 

available on ASLA Colorado’s website 

here: 

http://www.aslacolorado.org/ 

resources/advocacy/ 



MUSIC 

AND DESIGN 

TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN 

By Mark Naylor, RLA, Civitas 

I grew up in a musical family, and one of my parent’s greatest gifts to my 

siblings and me was the nurturing of an appreciation of the musical form. We 

were marched off to piano lessons at an early age and expected to become 

proficient in another instrument- saxophone, in my case. I played in concert 

band, jazz band and marching band. Music was always in the air around the 

house. Looking back now, we were immersed in it, and the older I get the 

more I realize the monumental impact it has had on my life. 

As my love for music grew, I became increasingly fascinated with its remarkable 

ability to reach into my heart and soul to impact my views and perceptions of 

that moment, of that day. I was continually amazed at its emotional power, 

its precision and complexity, and its ability to convey space, color, texture, 

movement and sequence. I was most drawn to classical music, and was 

somewhat known as the classical nerd amongst my friends in my class. No 

Beatles (remember, this was the 60’s & 70’s), no Led Zeppelin, no Dylan. 

Maybe a bit of Simon and Garfunkel or James Taylor, but mainly I was after 

Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff and Ravel. Jazz 

was also an early love- the likes of Charlie Parker, Phil Woods and Stan Kenton. 


music was a vehicle through 

which those basic elements of 

design became real through the 

strains of musical composition. 

Jump ahead a bit to California Polytechnic Institute, Pomona, where I studied 

landscape architecture. Early in my time there, we read the classics of our 

profession. I found one in particular to be fascinating. In Basic Design: The 

Dynamics of Visual Form, author Maurice de Sausmarez emphasized the 

foundational principles of line, color, form and texture. Sound familiar? 

They did to me, and I started to see that these basic 

elements, whether applied to a two-dimensional artistic 

composition or the design of a memorable landscape, 

shared characteristics with an evocative musical work. 

As we studied the great works of architecture and 

landscape architecture, it was clear that innovations in 

music and design progressed through history hand in 

hand, springing from similar philosophies of expression. 

But more than that, music was a vehicle through which those basic elements 

of design became real through the strains of musical composition. 

Whether in the hand of a composer or painter, the basic elements of color, 

line texture, and form become powerful tools that can transport an audience 

to places of memory, emotion and experience. Modernist composer Igor 

Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite is a musical riot of color, from subdued and 

mysterious hues to white-hot exuberance, with a strong and undeniable 

sense of form and texture. Stravinsky’s epic ballet The Rite of Spring evoked 

such strong images through its music that a bit of a riot broke out during its 

1913 premier. One can see that Roberto Burle Marx’s landscapes display 


the same modernist brilliance, with flowing forms and 

bright, distinct use of color and texture, including 

the revolutionary use of indigenous plants to create 

breathtaking compositions. The sinuous lines of Charles 

Jencks’ Garden of Cosmic Speculation are similar- where 

form, line and light coalesce into an other-worldly 

composition. Thomas Church’s notable Donnell Garden 

is a study in the power of line and form, a quality that can 

be found in many modernist musical works. 

A nexus of music and landscape during the period of The 

Impressionists is undeniable, and clearly apparent in the 

works of Monet, Cezanne, Seurat and Van Gogh, where 

color and light created the palette for communicating a 

sense of emotion, space and time. Maurice Ravel’s String 

Quartet in F Major draws listeners into what would seem 

to be a varied landscape of both bright light and mist, 

of mystery and anticipation. La Mer¸ Claude Debussy’s 

brilliant tone poem, evokes the color, movement and 

texture of the sea. His other works, including Prelude to 

The Afternoon of a Faun, and Pavane To A Dead Princess, 

present layered colors and textures that convey a strong 

sense of space and emotion. 

Any discussion of music and 

design must include the rich 

legacy of jazz, an expression 

of creative freedom within the 

bounds of the mathematical 

framework of musical theory. 

Philip Glass, in his score for the 1982 film Koyaanisqatsi, 

portrays the hopelessness and serialization of modern life 

through repetitive, controversial, yet highly emotional 

musical textures. During the same period, Martha 

Schwartz’s whimsical Bagel Garden and Peter Walker’s 

use of pattern and geometry reflect the rejection of 

ornamentation, the emphasis on simplicity. While of 

a different time, Impressionist Eric Satie’s works such 

as Three Gymnopedies are reminiscent of this joy in 

simplicity and purity. 

Any discussion of music and design must include the rich 

legacy of jazz, an expression of creative freedom within 

the bounds of the mathematical framework of musical 

theory. Is not the creation of great places the same? We 

understand history, design theory, precedent, context, 

and technical limitations related to a project, creating 

a framework within which we apply creative prowess 

to build great places. Like great jazz artists, landscape 

architects may find great freedom within the rigor and 

traditions of our profession. 


I challenge you 

to explore the 

interrelationships 

between the arts. 

Franz Liszt’s Piano Sonata in B minor, my favorite musical work, transports me 

to different places of the imagination each time I listen. It’s easy to envision 

a landscape, a sequence of spaces that vary widely in their character and 

experience. What moves you? Is it music? The printed word? A fine painting? 

While music is the medium that moves my own soul, I challenge you to 

explore the interrelationships between the arts. Not just how one influences 

another, but how, at their essence, each is about experience, exploration and 

a deepening of our understanding of what and how we see the environment 

around us. If we allow those influences to impact and deepen our 

understanding of design, we become more mature, and more able to pursue 

the ultimate end of creating for others places of timeless quality, beauty and 

lasting experience. 

Supportive Photos/Images 

Garden of Cosmic Speculation, Charles Jencks 

http://serenityinthegarden.blogspot.com/2011/02/jupiter-artland-and-itslife-mounds-by.html 

Saitama-Shintoshin Station “Sky Forest” Plaza, Peter Walker and Partners 

http://www.pwpla.com/projects/saitama-sky-forest-plaza 

Bagel Garden, Boston, MA; Martha Schwartz Partners 

http://www.marthaschwartz.com/bagel-garden-boston-ma-usa/ 

Cavanellas Garden, Petropolis Brazil; Roberto Burle Marx 

http://www.dwell.com/event-spotlight/article/not-so-garden-varietylessons-father-modern-landscape-design#4 

Donnell Garden, Thomas Church 

http://www.houzz.com/donnell-garden 


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THE NEW 

LANDSCAPE 

DECLARATION 

SUMMIT ON LANDSCAPE 

ARCHITECTURE AND THE FUTURE 

1966 I 2016 

By David Gregory, RLA, Oxbow Design Collaborative 

5o years ago, things were quite different–In 1966, Lyndon Johnson was President, the 

war in Vietnam was in full swing, The Civil Rights Act was brand new (passed in 1964), 

the EPA did not yet exist (established in 1970), and our personal and professional 

lives were largely unaided by the modern technology we utilize today. To some, it 

may have seemed that time moved slower and information was difficult to come by. 

In contrast to the information age of today where it is increasingly difficult to sort and 

prioritize information, we derived information from few sources to provide our news, 

frame our issues, and synthesize events–print newspaper and color television in our 

living rooms served as our primary media outlets. 

But not everything was different back then. Much as it is today, there was a persistent 

presence of real issues facing a changing world–concern for the environment, our 

cities, civil rights, and natural resources on a local and global scale were all issues 

then and those are all issues now–albeit expressed in different, and in some cases, 

more complex forms and iterations. However, we have added globalization, political 

unrest, and climate change in a rapidly changing context of technology. 

Similar to 1966, the concern of a few leaders in an emerging field of landscape architecture 

found cause to gather in Philadelphia on June 10-11 once again to try and 

best frame the most pressing issues of the day and to describe the challenges that lie 

ahead. This past summer, the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) convened 


a diverse group of practitioners, academics, and influential thinkers over two 

days culminating with a redrafting of the original 1966 Declaration of Concern 

marking 50 years since Ian McHarg and other leading landscape architects 

composed LAF’s seminal Declaration of Concern. 

In 1966, the first Declaration of Concern focused on air and water pollution, 

visual and physical separation from nature, water shortages, and misuse of the 

environment. A demand for better resource planning and design was a highlight. 

The authors also called for landscape architecture to make a vital contribution 

to the environmental crisis and made recommendations on how to do so– 

recruitment, education, research, and a nationwide 

system for communicating the results of 

research, example, and good practice. 

In June of 2016, on the first day of a two day 

conference, the field’s top thinkers and strategists 

were asked to develop a manifesto for the 

next 50 years and to present their respective 

ideas to attendees in a brief 10 minute speech. 

The second day was designed to be a day of discussion with panels comprised 

of many of the top practitioners, academics, and preeminent thinkers. 

The purpose of such a gathering, or call to action, is to re-state values that 

shape the discipline in a contemporary context–and to inspire us all to reflect 

back on the past 50 years and in order to put forth our best effort to achieve 

great progress in the next 50 years. It is also an opportunity to think about our 

own practice and our own contribution to solving the ever-present issues that 

we collectively face. Perhaps each of us should consider developing our own 

manifesto–how are you going to make a difference in your practice, in your 

community, on our planet? 

The field of landscape architecture has evolved considerably in terms of scale, 

reach, and influence. Today, we still need a call to action requiring us to summon 

our best selves and unify behind a clear vision in order to face up to the 

challenges of the day and make a vital contribution toward societal progress 

in the 21st Century. 

How are you going to make a 

difference in your practice, in 

your community, on our planet? 


2016 

THE NEW LANDSCAPE 

DECLARATION 

Across borders and beyond walls, from city centers to the last wilderness, humanity’s 

common ground is the landscape itself. Food, water, oxygen–everything that 

sustains us comes from and returns to the landscape. What we do to our landscapes 

we ultimately do to ourselves. The profession charged with designing this common 

ground is landscape architecture. 

After centuries of mistakenly believing we could exploit nature without consequence, 

we have now entered an age of extreme climate change marked by rising seas, 

resource depletion, desertification and unprecedented rates of species extinction. 

Set against the global phenomena of accelerating consumption, urbanization 

and inequity, these influences disproportionately affect the poor and will impact 

everyone, everywhere. 

Simultaneously, there is profound hope for the future. As we begin to understand the 

true complexity and holistic nature of the earth system and as we begin to appreciate 

humanity’s role as integral to its stability and productivity, we can build a new identity 

for society as a constructive part of nature. 

The urgent challenge before us is to redesign our communities in the context of 

their bioregional landscapes enabling them to adapt to climate change and mitigate 

its root causes. As designers versed in both environmental and cultural systems, 

landscape architects are uniquely positioned to bring related professions together 

into new alliances to address complex social and ecological problems. Landscape 

architects bring different and often competing interests together so as to give artistic 

physical form and integrated function to the ideals of equity, sustainability, resiliency 

and democracy. 

The New Landscape Declaration, 

2016 and A Declaration of 

Concern, 1966, were provided 

by the Landscape Architecture 

Foundation, LAF. 

To learn more and sign the 

New Landscape Declaration, 

please visit their website at: 

lafoundation.org 

As landscape architects we vow to create places that serve the higher purpose of 

social and ecological justice for all peoples and all species. We vow to create places 

that nourish our deepest needs for communion with the natural world and with one 

another. We vow to serve the health and well-being of all communities. 

To fulfill these promises, we will work to strengthen and diversify our global capacity 

as a profession. We will work to cultivate a bold culture of inclusive leadership, 

advocacy and activism in our ranks. We will work to raise awareness of landscape 

architecture’s vital contribution. We will work to support research and champion 

new practices that result in design innovation and policy transformation. 

We pledge our services. We seek commitment and action from those who share our 

concern. 


1966 

A DECLARATION 

OF CONCERN 

We urge a new, collaborative effort to improve the 

American environment and to train a new generation of 

Americans equipped by education, inspiring example 

and improved organizations to help create that 

environment. 

A sense of crisis has brought us together. What is merely 

offensive or disturbing today threatens life itself tomorrow. 

We are concerned over misuse of the environment and 

development which has lost all contact with the basic 

processes of nature. Lake Erie is becoming septic, New 

York City is short of water, the Delaware River is infused 

with salt, the Potomac River with sewage and silt. Air is 

polluted in major cities and their citizens breathe and see 

with difficulty. Most urban Americans are being separated 

from visual and physical contact with nature in any form. 

All too soon life in such polluted environments will be the 

national human experience. 

There is no “single solution” but groups of solutions 

carefully related one to another. There is no one-shot 

cure, nor single-purpose panacea, but the need for 

collaborative solutions. A key to solving the environmental 

crisis comes from the field of landscape architecture, 

a profession dealing with the interdependence of 

environmental processes. 

Man is not free of nature’s demands, but becomes more 

dependent upon nature. Natural resources are where 

they are — not where we wish them to be. Those who 

plan for the future must understand natural resources and 

processes. These are the basis of life and the prerequisite 

for planning the good life. They must know geology, 

physiography, climatology, ecology to know why the 

world’s physical features are where they are; and why 

plants, animals and man flourish in some places and not in 

others. Once they understand landscape capabilities–the 

“where” and “why” of environment, the determinants of 

change–they can then interpret the landscape correctly. 

Only then are they qualified to plan and design the 

environment. 

Like the architect, the landscape architect practices an 

historic art. However, the landscape architect is uniquely 

rooted in the natural sciences. He is essential in maintaining 

the vital connection between man and nature. 

The demand for better resource planning and design 

is expanding… Today’s demands require far more 

landscape architects than are available. Schools are 

expanding, as are the ranks of practitioners, but they are 

stretched thin. The gap between demand and supply 

widens. The environment is being built hastily and too 

often without such professional advice or help. In the 

process, far too much is damaged beyond recall. 

The solution of the environmental crisis demands the skills 

of many professions. So that the landscape architects may 

make their vital contribution, we propose a four-point 

program to bridge the gap between knowledge and 

practice: (1) recruitment, (2) education, (3) research and 

(4) a nationwide system for communicating the results 

of research, example and good practice. Its purpose 

is to multiply the effectiveness of the limited number of 

landscape architects, while producing more trained 

people to cope with the future environment. 

We pledge our services. We seek help from those who 

share our concern. 

Campbell Miller 

Grady Clay 

Ian L. McHarg 

Charles R. Hammond 

George E. Patton 

John O. Simonds 


JUNGIAN 

ARCHETYPES 

AND 

PARK DESIGN 

By Richard Farley, FAIA, 

Richard Farley Urban Design, LLC 

PREMISE 

I’ve had an interest in C.G. Jung for some time, and the psychological / 

anthropological ideas he fostered in Joseph Campbell and others, but never 

really studied Jung’s theories until recently. In reading Jung, particularly his 

ideas concerning a collective unconscious and the archetypes and symbols 

that populated it, I was struck with the idea that if there ever was a place where 

the archetypes of a collective unconscious would exist, a park would be it, 

given that a park is a form of nature artificially created through human action 

for purposes that include the functional, wellness and the psychological. The 

following article describes my hypothesis that Jung’s concept of the collective 

unconscious and its archetypes and symbols can be seen to under-pin the 

meaning of elements that are often provided in park design. I am no Jungian 

expert, nor am I seasoned park designer, (although I have helped create park 

designs at Civitas during my years as a principal there), but like many designers, 

I can postulate with the best of ‘em. 


THE COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS 

Both Jung and Freud recognized that the psyche is composed of more than just 

the ‘Conscious’ in their search for the causes of mental suffering that beset their 

clients. The common attributes of consciousness (rational thinking and memory, 

sense perception, the judging of ‘what is,’ and feelings and emotions) couldn’t 

explain the mental conditions they encountered. There must be an ‘Unconscious’ 

beneath the Conscious that is responsible for inexplicable behavior and mental 

distress. Both Jung and Freud postulated there is a Personal Unconscious 

composed of personal experience that was once in one’s consciousness but had 

been forgotten or repressed. Freud, based on his theory of repressed infantile 

sexuality stopped there. 1 Jung thought that there was a deeper layer. Jung 

argued that even if we successfully brought all of the Personal Unconscious up 

into consciousness, and, theoretically, eliminated the Personal Unconscious, we 

would still dream, create art, and feel drawn to unexplainable things. 2 

To explain this continuing existence of the unconscious, Jung developed the idea 

of the Collective Unconscious, something which had never been in the Personal 

Unconscious and was never individually 

acquired, but owes its existence to a 

common human heredity. 3 The content 

of the Collective Unconscious is made 

up of Archetypes. Archetypes are those 

forms and ideas “which seem to be 

present always and everywhere.” 4 Jung 

thought that these archetypes reveal 

themselves in myths and dreams. Some 

psychologists see myths as an archaic 

if there ever was a place where 

the archetypes of a collective 

unconscious would exist, a park 

would be it ... 

form of psychology 5 in that they are stories of human situations, emotions and 

wisdom presented in the clothing of gods and heroes. 

With this background, I’m suggesting that the following archetypes occur 

in park design. I put this idea forward as food for thought in considering such 

elements from a deeper psychological point of view, in addition to a functional, 

environmental or artistic point of view. 


1. THE PATH 

2. THE CROSSROADS 

3. THE HILL 

4. THE VALLEY 

5. THE LAKE 

6. AN ISLAND IN A LAKE 

7. THE TREE 

8. THE MEADOW 

9. THE WIND, AIR, BREATH 

10. THE RIVER 

11. THE BRIDGE 

12. THE GATE 


THE PATH 

ARCHETYPE 1: THE PATH 

The path is symbolic of the journey–a 

straight path being simple, predict-able, 

quick and direct, while the curvilinear 

path being complex, changing, prolonged 

and indirect. The arabesque, 

the sinuous, winding line is–as Charles 

Baudelaire, a nineteenth century French 

poet put it–“a language wherein you 

may read the soul’s agitations and desires.” 

7 It was during Baudelaire’s time 

that people walked park paths to be 

seen, to meet people and chat with 

friends. Therefore longer, curved paths 

extended the experience. 8 

West 8’s Governors Island Park’s path 

system is specifically curvilinear, 9 winding 

around the various park places and 

up and down the artificial landform to 

extend the experience, in this case, of 

discovery. 

LEFT: Governors Island Park, West 8 

ABOVE: Parc des Buttes Chaumont, Paris, Jean 

Charles Alphand 6 


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Quadratic 

Crossroads

THE CROSSROADS 

ARCHETYPE 2: THE CROSSROADS 

The crossroads is a combination of union 

and separation, of meeting and farewell. 

Ancient travelers offered sacrifices at a 

crossroads in recognition of the invisible 

agencies that affect life’s transitions and 

choices. 13 If you’re looking to make a 

pact with the devil, legend has it that it is 

made at a crossroads. In ancient Greece, 

a junction of three ways was dedicated 

to Hecate, the Queen of the Underworld, 

the Triple Goddess that personifies 

the three phases of the moon, and 

rules over spells and enchantments. 14 

Perhaps West 8 knew of this possibility 

of enchantment when that laid out the 

multiple crossroads of their path system 

at the entry to Governors Island Park. 

In Civitas’s proposed Soho Park on the 

Thames in London, the path system 

starts with a fateful choice between sides 

of the river, as the path that crosses the 

river leads to a quadratic crossroads. 

Such a crossroads was associated with 

Hermes, the messenger between Zeus 

and Hades. 15 He was also a trickster god 

who led travelers astray. Complicated 

crossroads and trickster gods seem to 

go together. 

LEFT: Kalfou, voodoo crossroads spirit 10 

OPPOSITE TOP: Governors Island Park 11 

OPPOSITE: Ribbon of the Thames, Civitas Inc. 12 



THE HILL OR MOUND 

THE VALLEY 

ARCHETYPE 3: THE HILL OR MOUND 

The hilltop is a special place, a muted 

symbol of the mountain where heaven 

and earth meet. It signifies aspiration, 

transcendence, above the common, 

and provides an over-arching view of 

all below. To climb the mountain is to go 

through the ritual stages of ascent to the 

goal of enlightenment. 17 The top is often 

marked by some kind of structure. 

ARCHETYPE 4: THE VALLEY 

The valley is seen as an area of plentitude, 

rich earth, rainfall and a longed-for 

destination and shelter. Associated with 

the earthy and humble, the feminine, 

and the womb as Source. “The soul is at 

home in the deep shaded valleys.” 18 

OPPOSITE: Parc des Buttes Chaumont 16 



THE LAKE 

ARCHETYPE 5: THE LAKE 

A fluid expanse of mystery, its edge is where the earth disappears 

into another world. At its edge we pause, dream, 

reflect, imagine. It provides a mirror of self-reflection and 

self-consciousness, while its depths are identified with 

the unconscious. 19 Seen mythologically, the lake is earth’s 

open, liquid eye. 20 Gaston Bachelard, the French philosopher, 

says that a lake “takes all of light and makes a world 

out of it.” 21 

OPPOSITE: Project for a hollow mountain by author 

TOP: Grand Lake, Colorado, sketch by author 



AN ISLAND IN A LAKE 

THE TREE 

ARCHETYPE 6: AN ISLAND IN A LAKE 

Islands evoke escape, solitude, refuge 

or banishment. They express separation 

and retreat from the world. Mythologically, 

they are places of mystery and magic, 

inhabited by fabulous beings. In creation 

myths, islands are the beginnings of consciousness, 

bits of earth emmerging 

from cosmic sea, easily resubmerged. 22 

ARCHETYPE 7: THE TREE 

Specific species of trees have their own 

mythologies such as the Oak, Birch, 

Willow, etc. However, the tree itself has 

more general meanings. The tree signifies 

growth, life, unfolding of form, personality, 

endurance, duration, old age, 

death and rebirth. 23 It reaches up into the 

heavens and down into the underworld– 

realms of eternity. It’s a maternal symbol. 

Its motherly branches shelter, hide and 

feed every sort of creature. In Alchemy, 

the tree depicts intense inner life and development 

that follows its own laws. 24 

OPPOSITE TOP: Silent Island, Arnold Bocklin, 

sketch by author 

OPPOSITE: Ft. Robinson, NE, Amputated tree 

like an old soldier, sketch by author 


THE MEADOW 

ARCHETYPE 8: THE MEADOW 

It’s a place of calm, safety and peace. 

To the Greeks, paradise was seen as a 

meadow or shady park–the elite Elysian 

Fields or the more blue–collar Asphodel 

Meadows where the inhabitants are divinely 

protected. 25 The Arcadian Meadows 

connote harmony with nature, and 

pastoral simplicity where life is lived naturally 

and uncorrupted by civilization. 

The Meadows were a lost Eden. 

In contrast, the ‘field’ has a socialist history. 

It is a place, again, of freedom but, 

in Europe, was originally envisioned for 

the working class – a place to exercise 

and maintain health without the bourgeois 

constraints of manicured lawns 

and flower beds. Such spaces not only 

gave an outlet for the workers, but aided 

in their health so that they could be 

more productive. 28 

The sports field, as exemplified by Max 

Bromme’s Stadium in the Wood, raises 

the energy level of an open field from 

simply a place for exercise and free 

access, to a place that emphasizes competition, 

and public event. 


OPPOSITE: Elysian Fields, sketch by author 

TOP: Max Bromme, Stadium in city wood, Frankfurt-am-Main 1923 26 

ABOVE: Girls in ranks, ball exercises in the park, Berlin, 1925 27 



WIND, AIR, BREATH 

THE RIVER 

ARCHETYPE 9: THE WIND, AIR, 

BREATH 

Where but in a park will one get the feeling 

of air, space and wind? The Greeks 

saw air as the divine ether from which 

everything arose, and the eventual home 

of the soul. The Navaho see wind as the 

unifying force of nature. Air is also seen 

as the symbol of inspiration, supporting 

the winds of flight, and moving the 

waters of stagnation. 29 

ARCHETYPE 10: THE RIVER 

The river represents the life-force, the divinely 

ordained frontier between lands, 

and the boundary to the mythic ‘other 

shore’–the separation between life and 

death. It’s also a source of fecundity. 

Water is maternal and feminine. Like 

the sea, the river is vital and nourishing 

as mother’s milk. It also flows in a direction. 

It carries us, rocks us, and puts us 

to sleep. Water invites us on an imaginary 

journey. 30 In another way of seeing 

a river, the French poet Paul Claudel 

states, “The river is the liquefaction of 

the earth’s substance.” 31 

OPPOSITE TOP: Prayer Flags, sketch by author 

OPPOSITE LEFT: River Town Night, sketch by author 


THE BRIDGE 

THE GATE 

ARCHETYPE 11: THE BRIDGE 

The building of a bridge was seen as ‘contrary 

to nature,’ the river being a natural divide, a 

divinely ordained boundary setting apart territories 

in the possession of different forces, 

and required sacrifices to the resident deities. 

The bridge is a symbol of transition from one 

land to another. 32 

ARCHETYPE 12: THE GATE 

The gate, similar to the bridge, stands between 

the here and there, the known and the unknown. 

Gates are places of transitions from one 

state to another.“ The gate–doorway is a dangerous 

and numinous place, rich in protective 

rituals and superstitions–shoes are removed, 

brides are carried over thresholds, etc.” 

There are many more elements embedded in 

the form and content of parks that, I would suggest, 

have roots in the Collective Unconscious. 

Such elements could be: the Grove (the original 

temple); markers (preferably in stone) that 

record the patterns of the sun and moon; the 

Forest; the Spring or Fountain (a source of purity); 

the brook or stream; and Ruins (containers 

of memory). Having a deeper feeling for these 

elements can only lead to designs that resonate 

with the psyche–and give solace to the 

spirit. That is the real value of a park. 

OPPOSITE LEFT: River Braan Bridge, sketch by 

author from photo by Joe Hiney 

OPPOSITE RIGHT: Sopris Gate, City Park, 

Denver, sketch by author 


1 Richard Appignanesi and Oscar Zarate, Introducing Freud, 

A Graphic Guide to the father of Psychoanalysis, Totem 

Books, 2007, 75 - 88 

2 Joseph Campbell, Editor, The Portable Jung, The Viking 

Press, 1971 

3 Campbell, The Portable Jung, 60 

4 Campbell, The Portable Jung, 61 

5 James Hillman, The Dream and the Underworld, 

HarperCollins Publishers, 1979, 23 

6 Maria Luisa Marceca, Reservoir, Circulation, Residue, 

J.C.A.Alphand, technological beauty and the green city, 

7 30 Lotus International 1981, Rizzoli International 

Publications Inc. New York City, 68 

8 Great Thinking Machines, 30 Lotus International 1981, 5 

9 Great Thinking Machines, 30 Lotus International 1981, 

Rizzoli International Publications Inc. New York City, 7 

10 Governors Island Park and Public Space Project, Lead 

Designer/Prime Consultant: West 8, 333 Hudson Street, Ste. 

11 905, New York, NY10013, Owner/Client: The Trust for 

Governors Island, 2008 – 2016. Path system and Hills 

emphasized by author’s drawing 

12 Ronnberg, The Book of Symbols, 716, author’s drawing 

derived from illustration 

13 Governors Island Park and Public Space Project, Lead 

Designer/Prime Consultant: West 8, diagram by author 

14 Ribbon of the Thames, winning entry, Soho 

Neighbourhood, Back to the River Design Competition, 

Mark Johnson Principal, diagram by author 

15 Ami Ronnberg, Editor-in-Chief, Kathleen Martin, Editor, 

The Book of Symbols, Reflections on Archetypal Images, 

(Taschen), 716 

16 Ronnberg, The Book of Symbols, 716 


18 Maria Luisa Marceca, Reservoir, Circulation, Residue, 57 

19 Anthony Stevens, Ariadne’s Clue, Princeton University Press, 

2001, 110 


21 Stevens, Ariadne’s Clue, 107 


23 Gaston Bachelard, Water and Dreams, An Essay on the 

Imagination of Matter, The Pegasus Foundation, Dallas Tx., 

1983, 28 


25 Johann Kraftner, The Tree and Architecture, A Study of 

Archetypes, 31 Lotus International 1981, Rizzoli International 

Publications Inc. New York City, 25 


27 Wikipedia, Elysium or Elysian Fields 

28 Marco De Michelis, The Red and the Green, Park and City 

in Weimar Germany, 30 Lotus International 1981, Rizzoli 

International Publications Inc. New York City, 105 

29 Ludovica Scarpa, Quantifying Parkland, 121 

30 Ludovica Scarpa, Quantifying Parkland, 30 Lotus 

International 1981, Rizzoli International Publications Inc. 

New York City, 121 


32 Bachelard, Water and Dreams, An Essay on the 

Imagination of Matter, 130 

33 Bachelard, Water and Dreams, An Essay on the 

Imagination of Matter, 123 




EMERGENT 

TECHNOLOGIES 

AND THE ECONOMICS BEHIND THEM 

By Daniel Tal, PLA, DHM Design 

ABOVE: Image by Atelier Girot 

MERGENT TECHNOLOGY AND THE ECONOMICS BEHIND THEM 

y: Daniel Tal, PLA, ASLA 

mergent technology inhabits our daily landscapes. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV's), better kno 

rones, and virtual reality (VR) are already starting to impact the profession. Augmented reality ( 

nd 3D scanning 

38 | Colorado 

also 

Design 

hold 

Journal 

potential to alter the way we interact with our designs and landscape 

onstructs.

Emergent technology inhabits our daily 

landscapes. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s), 

better known as drones, and virtual reality (VR) 

are already starting to impact the profession. 

Augmented reality (AR) and 3D scanning also 

hold potential to alter the way we interact with 

our designs and landscape constructs. 

Defining these technologies in terms of current and emerging use within the 

profession is not difficult. Most practitioners have been exposed through 

media and others have experimented with some of these devices directly. 

Understanding the required monetary and time investments will allow 

landscape architects to better assess the suitability of each technology for 

their respective situations. 

Firms must evaluate new software or hardware before integrating them into 

their practice. Understanding potential costs can help inform how or where 

a drone or VR headset can assist in projects and marketing. This includes 

the cost of training staff on new technology. Given the low costs of much of 

this technology, firms have the ability to experiment while reaping potential 

advantages and embracing new efficiencies. 

Drones allow companies to gather high quality, accurate information on a 

relatively low budget. The benefits to the base mapping and analysis process 

are instantaneous, saving time and money. Drones offer designers new 

freedom, allowing an exceptional ability to view a site from as many angles as 

needed, and to create informative images and videos. 

3D Scanning and LIDAR allow landscape architects to view the world in 

unprecedented detail, better informing the design process and allowing 

designers to identify constraints and opportunities early on with greater clarity. 

In the right hands, 3D-scanned information can be converted into useful base 

models and site plans. 

The convergence of these technologies will affect how the profession is 

practiced in the future. Drones, 3D scans and VR/AR intertwine and mingle. 

Using a virtual headset to pilot a drone to capture 3D data is already a standard 

operation. 

Using a virtual 

headset to pilot a 

drone to capture 3D 

data is already a 

standard operation. 


3D scans and VR/AR intertwine and mingle. Using a virtual headset to pilot a drone to capture 3D data is 

already a standard operation. 

with greater clarity. In the right hands, 3D-scanned information can be converted into useful base 

models and site plans. 

The convergence of these technologies will affect how the profession is practiced in the future. Drones, 

3D scans and VR/AR intertwine and mingle. Using a virtual headset to pilot a drone to capture 3D data is 

already a standard operation. 

DRONES 

Unmanned aerial vehicles have exploded onto the scene in recent years. First introduced by the military, 

drones are now found in dozens of industries including real estate, insurance, law enforcement, and 

surveying. As of August 1st, the FAA has greatly eased the rules to allow the use of drones for 

commercial enterprises. Take a one-day class, do a background check, and you can us your drone for 

your business. You should get - and might be required to obtain - insurance; you are flying a small plane 

and it can crash. Given most firms have practice insurance, this might be an added cost to the policy if 

not already covered. 

DRONES 

Unmanned aerial vehicles have exploded onto the scene in recent years. First introduced by the military, 

drones are now found in dozens of industries including real estate, insurance, law enforcement, and 

surveying. As of August 1st, the FAA has greatly eased the rules to allow the use of drones for 

commercial There are also enterprises. many independent Take a one-day UAV class, services do a background available check, for hire. and you With can the us your FAA drone rules for now in place, 

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are flying 

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a small plane 

3D visualization 

and it can crash. Given most firms have practice insurance, this might be an added cost to the policy if 

companies, and videographers are utilizing drones, offering budget friendly services. DJI is the world’s 

not already covered. 

most successful drone manufacturer and offers drones for as little as $600 or as high as several 

thousand dollars. The Phantom 3 drone, priced under a thousand dollars, includes a high-resolution 

camera and auto navigation features. It’s perfectly suitable for most landscape architecture related 

work. 

As for training, a day’s worth of practice will make most people proficient with a drone. This includes 

learning how to use the associated software, cameras, and automated navigation controls. To get 

comfortable with the basics, firms or individuals can also purchase smaller, less accurate drones to test 

and use as learning tools. 

Drones have multifaceted utility. You can create beautiful, live-action videos of built work useful for 

marketing and proposals, or generate a survey for a new project obtaining high resolution aerials and 3D 

topographic models. One company in Denver, Aerial Image Productions, combines 3D model animations 

40 | Colorado Design into drone Journal footage for accurate, clear, context rich presentations. 

With a drone, you can fly a project site to film or photograph built projects from above. A great example

DRONES 

Unmanned aerial vehicles have exploded onto the scene in recent years. First 

introduced by the military, drones are now found in dozens of industries including 

real estate, insurance, law enforcement, and surveying. As of August 1st, the FAA 

has greatly eased the rules to allow the use of drones for commercial enterprises. 

Take a one-day class, do a background check, and you can us your drone for your 

business. You should get–and might be required to obtain–insurance; you are flying 

a small plane and it can crash. Given that most firms have practice insurance, this 

might be an added cost to the policy if not already covered. 

There are also many independent UAV services available for hire. With the FAA rules 

now in place, contracting a drone-for-hire company is another economically viable 

option. Surveyors, 3D visualization companies, and videographers are utilizing 

drones, offering budget friendly services. DJI is the world’s most successful drone 

manufacturer and offers drones for as little as $600 or as high as several thousand 

dollars. The Phantom 3 drone, priced under a thousand dollars, includes a highresolution 

camera and auto navigation features. It’s perfectly suitable for most 

landscape architecture related work. 

As for training, a day’s worth of practice will make most people proficient with a drone. 

This includes learning how to use the associated software, cameras, and automated 

navigation controls. To get comfortable with the basics, firms or individuals can also 

purchase smaller, less accurate drones to test and use as learning tools. 

Drones have multifaceted utility. You can create beautiful, live-action videos of built 

work useful for marketing and proposals, or generate a survey for a new project 

obtaining high resolution aerials and 3D topographic models. One company 

in Denver, Aerial Image Productions, combines 3D model animations into drone 

footage for accurate, clear, context rich presentations. 

With a drone, you can fly a project site to film or photograph built projects from 

above. A great example is Tagus Park (https://vimeo.com/97139432). The video 

captures organic human movement impossible to achieve with 3D animation, and 

conveys a sense of place. Hiring a helicopter for such a shoot is prohibitive for most 

firms ($2500 an hour), while a drone operator can produce the footage for far less. 

TOP LEFT: Drones allow for the capture of human interaction of a space, 

demonstrating how a design intent and connections function. 

MIDDLE LEFT: Snapping plan images or video of a built work or existing 

site is valuable, easy to obtain information when using a drone. 

BOTTOM LEFT: Drones are able to fly to remote locations and obtain 

hard to get data like terrain and visual surveys, saving time and money. 

Photo provided by Jim Barmore. 


3D SCANNING AND LIDAR 

Using scanning stations, it’s possible to capture 3D point data to create hyper 

accurate surveys. Composed of millions of dots called point clouds, the resulting 

information provides a life like recreation of the scanned object or locations. One 

commonly known form of this is LIDAR (light, imaging, detection and ranging) used 

to generate terrain data. Another is GPR, ground penetrating radar, producing 

subsurface scans. 

Tate Jones, the owner of Land Air Surveying (landairsurveying.com) provides an 

extensive amount of 3D scanned and LIDAR data to clients. From scanning the 

University of Georgia football stadium, to providing ground penetrating data 

surveys of historic sites and parks, Tate stays at the forefront of the technology. 

“There is a demand for this data. The implementation and capture of 3D data is on 

par with traditional survey costs,” says Tate. “It has been accessible for a while.” 

As important, these types of scans can reveal more about a site than a traditional 

survey. 

“We are always surprised by the scans once we view them. We find long-buried trails 

and fences, old foundations, and abandoned utilities. This really impacts projects, 

saving time and money by working with more accurate information.” 

Companies like Tate’s actively utilize drones for their work. The ability to capture 

detailed survey data of remote sites allows for long distance design with a higher 

level of accuracy. Operators can program the drone to fly the location and bring 

back once hard-to-get and costly terrain models, aerials and analysis. 

Tate acknowledge one limitation of point cloud information: “The data is so big and 

rich it is hard for most designers to work with. There are just too many points.” The 

solution is simple. Tate has a 3D expert on staff who creates models from the data for 

clients, simplifying the information. 

“This way, I give clients what they need, in a file and format they can work with.” 

TOP RIGHT: 3D point data creates accurate, hyper accurate surveys of 

a location, like this one of an open space in Atlanta. Image provided 

by Tate Jones. 

MIDDLE RIGHT: 3D data and photos from drones can be imported into 

modeling and drafting programs for drafting and design. The ability 

to provide base maps for projects is affordable and effective. Image 

provided by Jim Barmore. 

BOTTOM RIGHT: Models , photos and other data obtained by drones 

can be modified and used for presentations, uploaded to the cloud 

online for viewing on ipads and other smart devices and used to 

help explain a project’s goal to stake holders. Photo provided by Jim 

Barmore. 


3D SCANNING AND LIDAR 

Using scanning stations, it’s possible to capture 3D point data to create hyper accurate surveys. 

Composed of millions of dots called point clouds, the resulting information provides a life like recreation 

of the scanned object or locations. One commonly known form of this is LIDAR (light, imaging, detection 

and ranging) used to generate terrain data. Another is GPR, ground penetrating radar, producing 

subsurface scans. 

Tate Jones, the owner of Land Air Surveying (landairsurveying.com) provides an extensive amount of 3D 

scanned and LIDAR data to clients. From scanning the University of Georgia football stadium, to 

providing ground penetrating data surveys of historic sites and parks, Tate stays at the forefront of the 

technology. 

Companies like Tate’s actively utilize drones for their work. The ability to capture detailed survey data 

of remote sites allows for long distance design with a higher level of accuracy. Operators can program 

the drone to fly the location and bring back once hard-to-get and costly terrain models, aerials and 

analysis. 

Tate acknowledge one limitation of point cloud information: “The data is so big and rich it is hard for 

most designers to work with. There are just too many points”. The solution is simple. Tate has a 3D 

expert on staff who creates models from the data for clients, simplifying the information. 

“This way, I give clients what they need, in a file and format they can work with.” 

“There is a demand for this data. The implementation and capture of 3D data is on par with traditional 

survey costs” says Tate. “It has been accessible for a while”. 

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As important, these types of scans can reveal more about a site than a traditional survey. 

“We are always surprised by the scans once we view them. We find long-buried trails and fences, old

VIRTUAL REALITY 

VR technologies generate realistic realistic images, images, sounds sounds and line and of other phones. sensations The Gear that is a replicate light weight a real portable 

environment other sensations (or that create replicate an imaginary a real environment setting), (or and headset simulate the phone a user's slips physical into. Using presence buttons mounted in this on 

create an imaginary setting), and simulate a user’s physical the head set, users can advance through rendered 360 

environment (Wikipedia). For most designers, the immersive simulations will be experienced using 

presence in this environment (Wikipedia). For most views. 

wearable goggles that function as screens. 

designers, the immersive simulations will be experienced 

using wearable goggles that function as screens. 

Jon Altschuld, RLA, Senior Landscape Architect Architect and and converted project to manager be VR viewable. at THK, There is using are many a lightweight 

third party 

headset project manager to view at 3D THK, renderings is using a lightweight on a Samsung headset phone. apps He or extensions creates full that 3D assist environments in this conversion in process. the rendering 

software to view 3D Lumion, renderings outputting on a Samsung 360° phone. panoramic He creates digital For example, views that the respond 3D rendering to program the movement Lumion includes of the user’s 

full 3D environments in the rendering software Lumion, specific render settings to generate a virtual ready image 

head. THK actively includes the devices in client presentations, proposals, and interviews. 

outputting 360° panoramic digital views that respond to 

the movement of the user’s head. THK actively includes 

"It's the a devices game changer" in client presentations, says Jon. "I've proposals, been modeling and Gear and in full rendering panoramic for virtual several glory. years. When I first viewe 

a interviews. rendered view of a park in the Gear, I was in the “The space, cost not is super just affordable,” viewing an says image. Jon. “The It felt phone tangible, was 

almost “It’s a game real. We changer,” immediately says Jon. could “I’ve been start modeling making updates free with the to phone the design. plan (roughly And $40 our a clients month for love a basic it" 

and rendering for several years. When I first viewed a 

rendered view of a park in the Gear, I was in the space, 

The Samsung Gear works through the Samsung Galaxy line of phones. The Gear is a light weight portab 

not just viewing an image. It felt tangible, almost real. We plug and play.” 

headset immediately the could phone start slips making into. updates Using to buttons the design– mounted on the head set, users can advance through 

rendered and our clients 360 love views. it.” 

The Samsung Gear works through the Samsung Galaxy 

Rendered images from various 3D modeling programs like Revit, SketchUp, 3DS Max, and others can be 

converted to be VR viewable. There are many third 

ABOVE: 

party 

3D rendering 

apps or 

programs 

extensions 

like Lumion, 

that 

allow 

assist 

for virtual 

in this 

reality outputs that can be viewed on headsets and equipment 

conversion process. For example, the 3D rendering for full program immersive experiences, Lumion includes like this park specific and trail designed render settings to 

generate a virtual ready image which is compatible by THK. with Render the provided Gear. by These Jon Altschuld images from are THK. easily uploaded to 

the phone and viewed through the Gear in full panoramic virtual glory. 


Rendered images from various 3D modeling programs 

like Revit, SketchUp, 3DS Max, and others can be 

which is compatible with the Gear. These images are 

easily uploaded to the phone and viewed through the 

plan) and the Gear was $100. The set-up is easy since it’s 

meant to be a mass produced consumer device–so mostly 

For designers, VR is proving to be a tool worth exploring 

with relative ease and almost no cost. If you already 3D 

model and render, VR should be a given.

GMENT REALITY 

AUGMENTED REALITY 

the model?” asks Justin Clark, 3D expert and associate at 

mented Augmented Reality, Reality, or AR, or AR, is is the up and and coming coming sibling sibling of VR. AR is not intended to be as immersiv 

DHM in Denver. He is at the SketchUp 3D Basecamp in 

of VR. AR is not intended to be as immersive as VR. 

Instead, AR goggles or software display 3D models Steamboat, in real “demo”ing world the settings. Hololens device. The popular Pokeman 

Instead, AR goggles or software display 3D models in 

that allowed real world settings. gamers The to popular run around PokemanGo the App real that world The model looking he is viewing for virtual is projected creatures onto the screen is the of first exam 

allows gamers to run around the world looking for 

ass consumer augmented reality. 

virtual creatures is the first example of a mass consumer 

augmented reality. 

For designers, it will quickly move beyond gaming. 

Imagine walking around an actual project site with the 

model displayed in real proportions through the heads 

up display, all the while being able to make edits, create 

notes and update dynamically. For client meetings it will 

mean moving away from rendered views by displaying 

a project design in real world parameters, making it as 

close to real life as possible. 

A great example of this is the Microsoft HoloLens, an 

independent head gear the doesn’t need to be plugged 

into a phone or computer. It is a self-contained head set 

computer and display. It feels like wearing a bulky, heavy 

pair of sunglasses encased in a sleek design. 

“Wow. Ok so I can just walk around the table and view 

the headset. But the head set visor is transparent, allowing 

Justin to see and interact with the world around him. In 

this case the model he sees appears to be projected on 

the table in front of him. 

designers, it will quickly move beyond gaming. Imagine walking around an actual project site w 

“Check this out, if I click my fingers in front of the visor, there 

model displayed in real proportions through the 

is a 

heads 

sensor that 

up 

will 

display, 

then transport 

all 

the 

the 

view 

while 

from this 

being 

bird’s 

able to m 

s, create notes and update dynamically. For client eye and meetings into the model,“ it will says mean Justin. moving away from ren 

s by displaying a project design in real world parameters, making it as close to real life as poss 

This new perspective has a 1:1 relationship with the 

viewer. If the project site is a mile in length, it will take a 

mile in real time to walk and view. Clicking your fingers 

in front of the visor again teleports around the model or 

jumps back out to a bird’s eye view. It’s a true virtual walk 

through. 

eat example of this is the Microsoft HoloLens, an independent head gear not needing to be plu 

a phone or computer. It is a self-contained head set computer and display. It feels like wearin 

y, heavy pair of sunglasses encased in a sleek design. 

Hololens is currently in an open beta and not ready for 

prime time consumers. Costing $3000, the technology 

and software to run it are still in development. Microsoft 

has not hidden its agenda and is heavily promoting the 

ABOVE: Drone footage can be combined with 3D animations 

to create context rich and accurate presentations. Photo from 

Aerial Image Productions, Denver. 


HoloLens towards the general design professions. They 

clearly understand the value the technology will bring. 

“I can’t wait to integrate this into my 3D practice,” 

continues Justin. “This will allow us to take full advantage 

of the detailed 3D models we build. Instead of being 

limited by an image or even animation, we can truly 

display a site’s design and attributes in real world scales 

and start to interact and design in that augmented space.“ 

TECHNOLOGICAL CONVERGENCE 

All this technology shares a similar trajectory–as they 

get lighter, easier to use, and more intelligent, they are 

also getting cheaper. Peter Diamandis, the CEO of the 

prestige’s X Prize, calls this the technological convergence 

(Google Search: Huffington Post Drones and Technologic 

Convergence–http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peterdiamandis/drones--technology-conver_b_9341760. 

html). It is the meeting of several different technologies 

like computing, smart algorithms, and miniaturization, 

which propel a single technology forward and primes it 

for mass-use. 

We are in the early stages of the changes that these 

devices will usher. Aside from the current low costs 

and low entry barrier, the strength of these tools lies in 

the freedom from limitations we have faced in the past 

–namely, the expense and difficulty in obtaining site 

information, the lack of clarity of traditional information 

sources, and our limited ability to design using a mouse, 

keyboard and monitor. These technologies can change 

the equation, providing us with cheaper, detailed, high 

quality information that can be viewed and designed in 

virtual environments, affording the opportunity to create 

smarter, more conscientious designs and presentations. 

TOP RIGHT: Point cloud visualization created by Benjamin Snell 

using LIDAR on a rotating tripod. 

RIGHT: LIDAR equipment setup used to capture 360 point cloud 

by Benjamin Snell. 


Technological Convergence 

All this technology shares a similar trajectory - as they get lighter, easier to use 

they are also getting cheaper. Peter Diamandis, the CEO of the prestige’s X Priz

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A NEW NATIONAL POWERHOUSE 


By Brian Phetteplace, 

Downtown Denver Partnership 

Downtown Denver is 

currently experiencing one 

of the most dynamic and 

active development cycles 

in its history. 

Cranes tower across the city’s skyline and there is an 

unmistakable feeling of energy and vibrancy on almost 

every corner. Approximately $2.5 billion is being 

invested in over 32 private and public projects in the 

Central Business District and throughout Downtown’s 

city center neighborhoods. Combined, this investment 

will continue Downtown’s growth and make it an even 

more attractive place to build, live, work, stay and play. 

In the next 18 to 24 months, over 5,000 new housing 

units–1,200 hotel rooms and over 2.7 million square 

feet of office space–will be added to the urban core. 

The pipeline of projects on the way show the region’s 

investment in major transportation infrastructure projects 

like FasTracks will serve as the foundation for additional 

investment for decades to come. One of the most 

impactful milestones this year was the launch of a direct 

rail connection between Union Station and Denver 

International Airport which is already changing the way 

our region is viewed nationally. 

Photo Credit: Denver Infill Blog 


Photo Credit: Denver Infill Blog 

The population in 

Downtown Denver is 

projected to grow by 

12.6% over the next five 

years compared to the U.S. 

average of 3.7%. 


The population in Downtown Denver is projected to 

grow by 12.6% over the next five years compared to 

the U.S. average of 3.7%. Leading this charge is one of 

the nation’s fastest growing demographic segments– 

millennials–who are seeking work-life balance, short 

commutes and wish to be near cultural, social and 

convenient amenities. They are looking for access to 

education, recreation and cultural amenities; and close 

proximity to transit; and compact communities. 

Employers realize that millennials–their future workforce– 

want to work in urban centers located close to where they 

want to live. Strategically minded companies are looking 

to return to downtowns as part of a recruitment plan to 

attract the best and brightest of the future workforce. 

Recent examples include Whole Foods, Liberty Global, 

Transamerica and Home Advisor choosing to locate their 

regional headquarters in Downtown Denver. 

Going forward, Downtown Denver will continue to see 

increased density and smarter design as new projects 

seek to take advantage of having access to transportation 

and world class amenities. 

Employers realize that 

millennials, their future 

workforce, want to work in 

urban centers located close 

to where they want to live. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Brian Phetteplace works in the Economic Development Division and is the Senior Manager of Economic Development 

for the Downtown Denver Partnership (DDP). He manages the Partnership’s Housing Program, which promotes 

Downtown Denver and its center city neighborhoods as great places to live. He also manages the recruitment of 

new retailers, monitors development activity and assists with prospective corporate relocations to Downtown. 

Additionally, Brian works closely with the City and County of Denver, the Denver Office of Economic Development, 

the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, business leaders, retail brokers, developers, shopping center 

owners, hotel consultants, property owners and local/national/international retailers specializing in residential, 

retail and economic development related initiatives & projects affecting Downtown. Brian studied architecture and 

received his Bachelors Degree in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. He received his Masters 

of Business Administration with an emphasis in international business from Regis University. Prior to joining the 

Partnership Brian worked for the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) in both their Home Finance and 

Asset Management divisions. Brian is a native of Denver and currently lives in Capitol Hill. Brian is an Urban Land 

Institute (ULI) member, serves on the Golden Triangle Association Board and is a member of the International Council 

of Shopping Centers (ICSC). 


ASLA Colorado Design Award Event at Blanc, 

October 2015 

Urban Transformation: Denver Botanic Gardens 

Mundus Bishop

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DESIGN AWARDS 

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2015 ASLA Colorado 

Design Awards 

PRESIDENT’S AWARD OF 

EXCELLENCE FOR DESIGN 

St Patrick’s Island 

Calgary, Alberta, Canada 

Civitas 

MERIT AWARD FOR DESIGN 

In Belated Tribute: 

The Southwestern Pennsylvania 

WWII Memorial 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

Design Workshop 

Aspen Art Museum 

Ribbon-like seat walls fold down and enclose urban bioretention cells. 

City Reborn The memorial’s deliberate position on axis with Pittsburgh’s iconic Point State Park – the confluence of its three rivers – 

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enables visitors to look beyond the war images and view the city that was reborn when the conflict ended. 


Aspen, Colorado 

Bluegreen 

University of Colorado Anschutz 

Medical Campus 

Aurora, Colorado 

StudioINSITE 

Healing Commons includes informal strolling paths, quiet areas for study, gently undulating landforms, and lacey veiled tree canopies, designed for 

comfort, discovery and beauty.

pleted in late 2014, the design for San Diego’s waterfront evolved the existing master plan for the mile-long North Embarcadero. The desig 

treets and MERIT parking lots AWARD by moving FOR the roadway DESIGN and re-ordering the hierarchy of functions so the first 108 feet of land adjacent to the bay i 

ide promenade, soft-surface running trail and series of formal garden rooms with native jacaranda groves. The visual tie running the length 

ting surface run-off for the site and adjacent streets, setting a precedent for resilient design. Architecturally-bold kiosks, restrooms and cafe’s 

le a modest undulating paving pattern echoes the coastal setting. 

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rict of San Diego, the City of San Diego, and Civic San Diego [client] Civitas, Inc. [landscape architect] with Spurlock Poirer, Project Design Consultants, Leni Schwendinger 

jects, JWDA, Pentagram, Flores Lund, Moffat & Nichol – Blaylock, Utility Specialists, LSW, LLG Engineers, JT Kruer, Animate Digital Studio, Brady Architectural Photography 

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l view looking northeast shows the Cuatro Vientos park with the mountains in the distance. Most of the program elements are clustered along the south 

h is almost twenty feet higher than the northern edge of the park. 

Recreation and Cultural 

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Vision. The re-envisioned campus meets DBG’s core values: Transformation, Sustainability, Diversity and Relevance, in a campus that takes them well into 

Outdoor classrooms and trail systems frame a large, open, interior space that can host a range of 

the future 

activities as well as serve to catch flood waters. These spaces allow local schools/organizations 

to utilize them as part of their curriculum. 

Urban Transformation: 

Denver Botanical Garden 


Mundus Bishop 

connect 

MANITOU INCLINE 

MUSHRIF CENTRAL PARK | ABU DHABI, UAE 

Johnson Habitat Park 


DHM Design 

function 

The park’s extensive pathways and feature promenade provides opportunities for families to gather, connect, and visit the park’s programming. These circulation networks 

The Manitou Incline 

Mushrif Central Park 

Manitou Springs, Colorado 

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 

FR8SCAPE 


ValleyCrest Design Group 

PLAZA + CINEMA LAWN + STROM WATER RECHARGE + URBAN HABITAT RE‐CREATION 

are designed to further support events and outdoor markets. 

2015 ASLA COLORADO DESIGN AWARD ENTRY 

North Embarcadero 

San Diego, California 

Civitas 

Fr8Scape Plaza PLD 

Image 10_Event Plaza Photo 

Food truck event on plaza a few days after opening 


PLOT Project 


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MANURE SPREADERS 

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WOOD CHIPPERS 

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HORTICULTURE + LANDSCAPE 

Vegetable + Fruit Production 

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Tree Farm 

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Plant Propagation 

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ved Vineyard 2. Cover Crop Planting 3. Herb Transition Planting (Lavender Rows) 4. Bioswale 5. Permeable Multi-purpose Pathway 

ential Estate (High-Efficiency Home) 

Stanley Ranch Resort Sustainable 

Development Plan 

Napa, California 

ValleyCrest Design Group 

The Garden in the Machine 

Rock Island County, Illinois 


SPRING FREEZE 

APRIL 13 

PROGRAMMING: The programming leverages the seasonal differences between agriculture, horticulture, forestry and natural 

resources, creating an ever-changing destination. Visitors may witness the preparation or planting of crops in the spring, 

growth during the summer and harvest stages during autumn. 

FALL FREEZE 

OCTOBER 13 

SUGAR HOUSE ARTS FESTIVAL 

SLC GREEK FESTIVAL DOWNTOWN DINE O’ ROUND RESTAURANT WEEK 

NATIVE AMERICAN CELEBRATION IN THE PARK 

UTAH STATE FAIR 

Blocks Sixtynine & Seventy: 

GREEN GRID | SUSTAINABILITY 

Over thirteen hundred poplar trees are proposed to line the edges of Blocks 69 

and 70, themselves becoming a cultural attraction that evolves throughout the 

course of the calendar year. Ecologically functional and aesthetically exciting, 

the trees encourage responsible future urban planning. 

Recalibrating Salt Lake City’s 

Urban Fabric 

Salt Lake City, Utah 


FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS 

DOWNTOWN LIGHTS ON! 

WINTER 

PRESIDENT’S AWARD OF 

EXCELLENCE FOR LANDMARK 

HONOR AWARD 

FOR LANDMARK 

& STEWARDSHIP AWARD 

FOR LANDMARK 

Recent festival at the Town of Breckenridge, Colorado, Blue River Walkway - Built in 1994. 

Blue River Walkway 

Location 

Wenk Associates 

Shop Creek today, a vital and inviting demonstration of self-sustaining and diverse upland and wetland ecology. 

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Shop Creek 

Location 

Wenk Associates 

01 BLUE RIVER WALKWAY

Hoist Bay 

Timber 

MERIT AWARD FOR 

LANDMARK 

Hoist and 

Railroad 


RESEARCH AND 

COMMUNICATION 


FLOOD RESTORATION 

Logging 

Camp 

Public Art: The L. A. worked with several different artists to create memorable pieces at key points along the trail corridor. 

Cherry Creek Trail 

Various Jurisdictions, Colorado 

Architerra Group 

Shaping Voyageurs 

International Falls, Minnesota 

Mundus Bishop 

ial 0 photographs. 50 100Aerial images 200taken Meters in 1927 were georeferenced for use as a GIS layer, and related media was linked to specific sites. The 1927 aerial 

tograph of Hoist Bay, left, shows the bay filled with floating timber adjacent to the dock and logging camp. 

Big Elk Meadows Riparian 

Restoration 

Lyons, Colorado 

Great Ecology 

2015 Award Event 

The ASLA Colorado 2015 Award Event was held at Blanc in Denver’s River North District. Over 100 people 

attended. The event began with an afternoon of education sessions and was followed by a happy hour and 

awards presentation. It was a wonderful evening spent with friends and colleagues in celebration of the 

landscape architecture profession in Colorado.

Vivian Kovacs 

CO, WY, UT 

800.430.6206 x1323 

269.337.1373 fax 

viviank@landscapeforms.com 

Designed by Brian Revoir 

Olithas 

DESIGN. CULTURE. CRAFT. 

Vivian Kovacs 

CO, WY, UT 

800.430.6206 x1323 

269.337.1373 fax 

viviank@landscapeforms.com 

Designed by Brian Revoir 

 

DESIGN. CULTURE. CRAFT.

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Triangle Plaza, by Design Workshop

2016 awards 

GENERAL DESIGN 

OVER 500k

Clear Creek Canyon 

Peaks to Plains Trail 

GENERAL DESIGN OVER 500K 

HONOR + LAND STEWARDSHIP AWARD 

Clear Creek and Jefferson Counties, Colorado 


Stream Design was selected by both Jefferson and Clear Creek Counties as part of 

a multi-disciplinary design-build team to implement the first segment of the Peak 

to Plains (“P2P”) Trail in Colorado’s scenic Clear Creek Canyon. The P2P Trail will 

be one of the county’s most spectacular trail experiences, flanking the raging Clear 

Creek, and connecting the City of Golden to the I-70 corridor near Idaho Springs 

through some of the most rugged and challenging canyon topography in the state. 

This first implementation phase includes three miles of trail connecting the existing 

Mayhem Gulch trailhead in Jefferson County to a new parking lot and trailhead 

upstream of Tunnel 5 area in Clear Creek County (completed in July 2016), and a one 

mile trail segment connecting Mayhem Gulch to the new Big Easy Recreation Area 

and parking lot downstream (completion Spring of 2017). Project improvements 

include four bridges, two underpasses, thousands of linear feet of retaining walls, 

and two new parking lots--one requiring the shifting of over a thousand feet of US 

Highway 6. The project creates opportunities for the public to safely enjoy this 

incredible resource which until now has had very limited access due to lack of 

parking, traffic, tunnels restricting pedestrian and bike movement, and dangerously 

steep stream banks. In addition to the ten foot wide concrete multipurpose trail, 

amenities include fishing access steps, creek overlooks, informal boulder seating 

and picnic areas, and access to rock climbing, gold panning, kayaking and rafting. 


9. Underpass at US6: The highway bridge over the Creek (in distance) was too narrow and lacked the capacity to accommodate both the trail and stream, so a new underpass was constructed by 

tunneling under the highway. 

15. The P2P Canyon Trail experience is truly memorable. 


The International Association 

of Fire Fighters 

Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial 


MERIT AWARD 

Colorado Springs, CO 

Thomas & Thomas 

REMEMBERING COMMITMENT, HONORING COMMUNITY AND CELEBRATING HEROES 

Thomas & Thomas Planning, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Inc. in collaboration with The 

International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) embarked on a redesign of the Fallen Fire Fighter 

Memorial located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The purpose of the project was to expand and 

improve the current memorial’s display of existing and future honorees and to meet the needs of the 

annual dedication ceremony. The project included an initial analysis of the existing site’s constraints; 

a comprehensive study of the IAFF’s program needs; master planning process to determine the 

best design alternatives; and the redesign of a public space that would honor the men and women 

firefighters that have served Canada and the United States since 1918. 

Thomas & Thomas was intimately involved throughout the project acting as the lead consultant 

through the public engagement process, site analysis, concept development, final design and 

construction administration. 

After working more than 15 months with the IAFF leadership and local firefighters the memorial 

design introduced more than 100 black granite panels that hold the names of those being honored 

and unique bronze “guardians” standing watch at the entry and the central plazas. The design is 

finished by a contemplative landscape that enhances the city park and community intersection. 

The memorial was completed in August 2015 in time for the annual dedication ceremony held in 

September to honor the lives of lost fire fighters from across North America. 


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Midtown “Home Plate” 

Neighborhood Park 


MERIT AWARD 

Adams County, CO 

Norris Design 

A model for new urban communities in Denver, Midtown honors the past while 

it embraces the future. It both restores the land and revitalizes the community 

with a new brand of healthy urban neighborhood. Midtown celebrates the 

vibrant local culture, with Home Plate Park planned as one of the key activated 

spaces in the community. Exactly the shape of a home plate, the park is at the 

end of Main Street and of the Midtown Promenade, making Home Plate Park 

a central outdoor gathering place for an extraordinarily walkable community. 

When envisioning the park and its amenities, Brookfield expressed a desire 

for a truly different water experience. Norris Design envisioned a uniquely 

interactive water experience, different from the typical neighborhood swim 

club. The inspiration for the interactive water feature derived from the historic 

use of irrigation canals, ditches, and flood irrigation for agriculture in this area. 

Brookfield settled on a series of fun, interactive, and operable “flood gates” 

or “rills” that allow kids of all ages to manipulate the flow of water. There’s 

also a computer-operated fountain that everyone loves to play in, play with, 

and watch. 



Old Town Square 

Renovation 


MERIT AWARD 

Fort Collins, CO 

studioINSITE 

studioINSITE led all elements of the renovation of Old Town Square. Calling 

themselves ‘a victim of their own success’, the original 1983 urban design elements 

had outlived their effectiveness to serve the growing community. Specific issues 

included the size of the stage for live performances, the need for public restrooms, 

failed pumps in the fountain, drainage problems, and poor lighting. Additionally, 

there were obscured areas creating visibility and safety concerns. 

Goals for the renovation of Old Town Square were to preserve the intimacy, scale, 

and materials used in the original design, and to elevate the value of the space for 

the community. Sacred elements of the square such as the fountain and trees were 

preserved. The resulting design preserves the historical character of the square, 

while updating it with contemporary program elements to serve a diverse user 

group. The event space was redesigned for larger audiences, and fixed seating 

areas were replaced with movable bistro tables and chairs. Original water features 

were renovated and an interactive pop-jet fountain was added. The playground 

was expanded, updated, and better segregated from pedestrian areas. 

The design creates spaces that respond to the way people socialize and interact 

today. The plaza is active all times of day and during all seasons, and achieves the 

city’s goal of welcoming children, families, and a diverse range of citizens. 

studioINSITE served as lead designer, guiding the project through program 

planning, stakeholder and public meetings, exploratory field trips, design 

development, and construction documentation. 


Aerial view of the north end of the plaza. The center pop-jet fountain area is framed with gray pavers, and currently turned off for concert seating. 

The landscape architect designed the stage, fountain, lighting, hardscape, bistro seating, and spaces for vendor tents 

A new element within the renovated Old Town Square, the interactive pop jet fountain is a favorite attraction among children. Families come to 

enjoy the fountain at all times of day during summer months 


Triangle Plaza 


MERIT AWARD 

Denver, CO 


Denver’s newest public space, Triangle Plaza, represents a shift in how small 

urban spaces perform in this classically western city. Located in a former railroad 

corridor turned abandoned street right-of-way, the new urban plaza was 

conceived of as a hyper-active urban space with design details reminiscent of 

the former railyards. As one of the last vacant parcels in Denver’s Central Platte 

Valley, the plaza provides the urban dweller a desirable refuge in the vibrant 

Riverfront Park neighborhood. 

The plaza serves as an urban stage for people-watching and interaction, a 

covered outdoor dining terrace and a major pedestrian link between Union 

Station and the Pepsi Center. The city’s first planned bike building will anchor 

the plaza along the 16th street mall. Rigorous design detailing and technical 

innovations create distinct experiences to sit, swing, linger and circulate. 

Anchoring the plaza’s southern edge is the ‘swing forest,’ which consists 

of six custom-designed swings affixed to curved railroad rails. The steel rails 

recall the importance of freight to Denver’s formation and the site’s former 

use. The combination of the swings, a fifty-foot-long wooden bench and rich 

paving reminiscent of the former tracks create a one-of-a-kind experience for 

the neighborhood’s residents, visitors and office workers. 


NEW 

MEMORIES 

The swing forest has become a place where friends meet, couples have their first kiss, and travelers snap selfies. The plaza has created a place 

that resonates in the collective memory of the neighborhood. 


A DAY IN 

THE LIFE 

The plaza is truly a palimpsest of a day in the life of downtown Denver. The 50’ long ‘monster bench’ and swings create a series of smaller spaces 

where people watch the city pass by.

Yanjiao 

Art Center 


MERIT AWARD 

Sanhe City, Hebei Province, China 


The Beijing Metro area is exponentially expanding 

creating a dense and bustling city, which has impacted 

the environment to the extent where a clean living 

environment is scarce. Residents of Beijing are now 

eager to find a new home where the air is cleaner and 

substantial green space is accessible. New development 

has been driven outside of Beijing with Yanjiao selected as 

a place to relocate the government while also providing 

new homes and parks. The Yanjiao Art Center, though 

seemingly small, is the first phase of a larger master plan 

to provide new residents within Yanjiao an opportunity 

to live in a place that can provide a better quality of life. 

More specifically, the Yanjiao Art Center is the core of 

this new development where nature, art, and culture are 

gracefully combined to generate a space where people 

can enjoy events and other programmed elements. The 

triangular aesthetics of the plaza, gardens, and water 

features are representative of a Chinese puzzle where an 

infinite number of shapes can be made from the simple 

triangle shape. The garden design was influenced by 

aspects of Chinese culture and the design incorporates 

this, as well as the building form, within the paving and 

planting patterns, which mimic the triangular geometry of 

the Art Center by extending those patterns and forms into 

the gardens and gathering spaces. By responding to the 

traditional culture and the Art Center Building form, the 

landscape design strengthens the concept and creates 

richer details inspired by ancient culture. 

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lanters provide the sense of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ through the selection of plant types, growth patterns, and their 

mentation. Each planter area and pathway play a role in the larger puzzle that makes up the landscape. 


Washington Park Perennial 

by Stream Design


GENERAL DESIGN 

UNDER 500K

Art Gym Denver 

GENERAL DESIGN UNDER 500K 

MERIT AWARD 

Denver, CO 

Outdoor Design Group 

The landscape architect worked closely with the client and a diverse team 

of professionals to take a derelict warehouse and renovate it into a thriving 

cultural hub. 

This project involved the adaptive reuse and complete renovation of an old 

Safeway grocery building that was constructed in 1952. Rather than tear 

down the old building, the Owner elected to renovate the site, keeping 

many of the original features of the building intact and out of the landfill. 

The landscape features drought-tolerant landscaping, outdoor artist space, 

a small performance stage, a board formed concrete seat wall, landscape 

lighting, and a custom designed gabion wall. 

Art Gym Denver is a vibrant, community-based creative workspace where 

dancers, actors, chefs, printers, painters, sculptors, metalsmiths, lapidarists, 

fine artists, writers, designers, illustrators, and more have on-demand access 

to specialty tools that they might not otherwise have the means to access. 

A gallery highlights rotating exhibitions and artwork from local and national 

artists, and a commercial kitchen and small cafe enhance the neighborhood 

and foster a sense of community. 

Where there once was a sea of asphalt and concrete, lush low water planting 

beds and street trees were installed providing a bucolic scene that offers a 

flexible foil to the frenetic city neighborhood. An eyecatching wood and 

stone gabion wall defines the space between a busy street and the interior 

courtyard where artists can work outside and follow their muse amongst the 

rustling ornamental grasses and fragrant flowers 


Art Gym Denver 01: A variety of low water perennials, ornamental grasses, shrubs, cacti and yucca frame the wood and 

stone gabion walls. The planting scheme is very unique for this neighborhood, and has garnered much attention and praise 

from visitors and neighborhood residents. 

Art Gym Denver 02: The serpentine seat wall, constructed of board formed poured-in-place Colorado Design concrete Journal, provides Volume a transition 3 | 77 

line between the entrance walk and a flexible outdoor artist workspace and gathering space. During outdoor events, the 

wall provides audience seating for the performance space in the corner of the building.

The newly renovated northwest entrance into the Garden features new paths, drainage improvements, and pathways that are more accessible and maintainable. 

Views into the Garden were enhanced by managing existing vegetation. 


The aerial of the newly renovated Garden shows the defi nition, forms, material, and widths of paths restored, and larger and organized planting beds that relate to the 

overall framework.

Washington Park 

Perennial Garden 

GENERAL DESIGN UNDER 500K 

MERIT AWARD 

Denver, CO 


Stream Design was commissioned by the City of Denver to renovate the 

historic Washington Park Perennial Garden, the largest flower garden in 

Denver’s park system. Built in 1918, the Garden was designed in a formal 

Victorian style by City landscape architect, S.R. DeBoer. Increased turf-grass 

and asphalt paths used in the mid 1900’s, as ways to reduce maintenance 

costs, caused the character of the Garden to diminish with truncation of the 

large sweeping beds and dilapidation of pathways. The project evolved as 

a park-wide irrigation overhaul required major disturbance to the Garden, 

enabling the City to seize an opportunity to renovate the Garden - ultimately 

fulfilling recommendations of the 2003 Park Preservation Plan. 

In collaboration with City staff, Stream designed the renovation to enhance the 

aesthetic and experiential qualities for day to day visitors and frequent special 

events that use the Garden (i.e. weddings); restore key elements of the historic 

framework; and accommodate modern functional and operational needs. 

Features of the renovation include new curbed crushed stone paths that 

reflect materials of the original design yet more permanently and gracefully 

delineate the forms of the Garden. Additionally, ornamental planting beds 

(planted and revised annually by DPR) are configured to complement the path 

network and restore the original intent of the extensive gardens, yet respect 

the contemporary limitations of maintenance resources. Finally, subtle details 

like contemplative seating areas, and custom brass columbine flower markers 

add unique character to the Garden while providing guidance to crews for 

maintaining bed dimensions. 


Wayzata Lake Effect Vision Plan, Civitas


ANALYSIS & PLANNING

The Haven Project 

Community Plan 

ANALYSIS & PLANNING 

PRESIDENT’S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE 

Mott Haven/Port Morris Bronx, New York 

Civitas 

The Haven Project is a visionary community plan that lays out the framework 

for the improvement and createtion of a network of parks and open spaces 

in Mott Haven and Port Morris in the South Bronx. This long-term endeavor 

was both initiated and led by the New York Restoratioon Project (NYRP), a 

non-profit city-wide conservancy that brings private resources to spaces that 

lack adequate municipal support. NYRP created a diverse team including 

Civitas, Ennead Architects, Columbia University, Spatial Information Design 

Lab, HealthxDesign, Montefoire Medical Center, Baretto Bay Strategies, and 

community members of Port Morris and Mott Haven. The master plan was 

formulated through an extensive community outreach process and capitalizes 

on concurrent City initiatives. 

Driven by scientific research and evidence based outcomes, the plan aims to 

improve the quality of life for South Bronx residents. Health and social metrics 

will be monitored and evaluated over the next several years as the first phases 

of the Haven Project are designed and built. Successful implementation of 

the plan will not only create a safe, clean and beautiful network of parks and 

open space but also be proven through the collection and evaluation of data 

that reflects the health and well-being metrics of the local population. The 

Haven Project is a truly unique plan in its melding of urban design, landscape 

architecture, community engagement, data collection and evaluation into a 

model that can change the ways municipalities value their green networks 

and protect their citizens. 


POST OAK 

BOULEVARD 


HONOR AWARD 

Houston, TX 


The district of Uptown Houston has been a part of an exciting metamorphosis 

over the last several years and at the heart of this transition is Post Oak 

Boulevard. Uptown has become a destination for high-end retail and upscale 

cultural experiences for all of Houston. It boasts the title of being the 15th 

largest retail district in the United States and continues to attract new 

businesses to the area. With commercial expansion into the city, Uptown 

Houston is experiencing a paradigm shift where the needs of new residents 

must be accommodated in tandem with the growth of the business sector. 

Currently, Post Oak Boulevard is dominated by cars and there is disjointed 

pedestrian access to the district’s amenities along the two-mile corridor. 

The existing streetscape is a cramped space for pedestrians with four-foot 

sidewalks and limited shade coverage. This new planning effort will help 

transition the boulevard from a car-centric corridor to the heart of a thriving 

neighborhood. The infrastructure and aesthetic improvements to Post Oak 

Boulevard will stitch together a rich public environment with 830 new Live 

Oak trees, signature lighting elements and a major rapid transit bus corridor. 

This will ultimately transform the character of the extensive retail and business 

district into a dense, multifaceted and vibrant community. 


830 

LIVE OAKS were integrated into the 

existing canopy along Post Oak 

610,000lbs 

of atmospheric carbon reduction equals 

REMOVING 255 CARS from the 

Boulevard, annually 

53% 

increase in tree CANOPY COVERAGE 

for the Boulevard by the year 2020 

THE NEW CANOPY 

A staggering number of new Live Oaks will be added along pedestrian walks and BRT medians for a total of over a thousand trees on Post 

Oak Boulevard within a two-mile stretch. This will have massive impacts on the pedestrian environment and human comfort levels. 

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major design elements STRENGTHEN 

Post Oak’s NEIGHBORHOOD 

Custom lighting throughout 

the public realm 

Triangulated canopy and 

continuous median plantings 

Simple and refined 

paving patterns 

THE ELEMENTS IN THE PEDESTRIAN REALM 

Post Oak Boulevard has an existing identity defined by artful arches and suspended stainless steel rings over intersections. To strengthen 

this idea of a unifying character, decorative light poles, paver patterns, and lush plantings tie the public space together. 


Brighton Boulevard Redevelopment Plan 

Character Zones 

MAIN STREET ZONE 

EDUCATION, INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT ZONE 

NATIONAL WESTERN CENTER ZONE 

NORTHERN ZONE 

Streetscape design priority on placemaking, side-walk activity, and pedestrian 

connectivity. Design priorities include: 

• Enable a diversity of mixed-use and industrial users throughout the corridor 

• Celebrate the character of River North 

• Stimulate activity along the street 

• Ensure pedestrian safety and comfort 

• Encourage multi-modal transportation 

• Provide on-street parking 

• Promote slower speeds and an increased number of traffic signals 

• Implement safe pedestrian and bike connections across Brighton Blvd. on 35th 

St. and/or 36th St. to transit station. 

The streetscape design balances placemaking and multi-modal transportation needs. The 

character of the streetscape will create a ‘front door’ for future industrial and educational 

development. Design priorities include: 


• Enable a diversity of mixed-use, educational and industrial users 

• Celebrate the character of River North 


• Limit number of traffic signals 

The streetscape design places a priority on placemaking, as Brighton Boulevard will 

become the ‘front door’ to National Western Center and an entertainment destination. 

Design priorities include: 

• Stimulate activity along the street 

• Accommodate large events 



• Implement safe connections to National Western light rail station 

• Provide on-street parking and/or drop off zones 

• Enable wider sidewalks for increased pedestrian activity 

• Promote slower speeds and an increased number of traffic signals 

The streetscape design creates a consistent, welcoming frontage for 

existing industrial uses and Riverside Cemetery. Design priorities 

include: 



• Provide on-street parking 

• Limit number of traffic signals 

• Respect relationship with Riverside Cemetery 

automobile parking transit pedestrian 

bicycle development 

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Brighton Boulevard Redevelopment Plan 

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or option. Its depicts potential streetscape elements and sustainable 

design solutions that could be implemented throughout 

the Brighton Boulevard corridor. 

Urban trees create oxygen and create shade, reducing the amount of solar radiation 

absorbed by the street, which contributes to the “urban heat island” effect 

(increased temperatures). 

1 A continuous street tree canopy shades the streetscape. 

2 Tree root area is increased by suspending paving on grates around trees to 

allow pedestrian circulation, while preventing soil compaction

Brighton Boulevard 

Redevelopment 


MERIT AWARD 

Denver, CO 

RNL 

The purpose of Brighton Boulevard Redevelopment Plan was to establish the 

right-of-way requirements, planning concept and components in order to create 

a “complete street” through the rapidly redeveloping River North district adjacent 

to downtown Denver The goal of the Brighton Boulevard Redevelopment Plan was 

to identify the community priorities and prepare a master plan that identifies the 

right-of-way, elements and requirements to guide the future design of a multi-modal 

street. The project was guided by three key goals: 

1. Create a complete street, with safe, comfortable facilities for all modes of 

transportation 

2. Create an active ‘main street’ that reflects all community and landowner 

priorities – and does not impact existing businesses 

3. Create a gateway boulevard into Downtown Denver 

This master plan needed to do more than identify the community needs. It needed 

to propose a concept that enabled implementation. This boiled down to a simple, 

but difficult, dilemma: the requirements of a complete, multi-modal street do not 

fit within the existing ROW. The result was a phased streetscape approach that 

matched community priorities at each step, and could be constructed incrementally 

as properties redevelop-without needing to acquire right-of-way or demolish the 

prior phase. 

This approach galvanized the community and allowed the City of Denver to 

proceed immediately into implementation. Based on the concepts in the master 

plan, the City funded the design in 2014, and the neighborhood formed a General 

Improvement District to help fund additional amenities and improvements. After 

years of false starts, construction is scheduled to begin this fall. 


Northern Arizona 

University Master Plan 


MERIT AWARD 

Flagstaff, AZ 

Civitas 

Northern Arizona University is experiencing tremendous growth and expansion 

as the enrollment is anticipated to grow from the current student body of 15,000 

students to 25,000 by the year 2020. This growth, coupled with their excellent 

academic reputation, has created an opportunity for the University to explore 

how a new campus model might better shape the student experience, while 

repositioning the University to compete with similarly top-ranked facilities for 

both talented students and faculty alike. 

The Landscape Master Plan is a unique approach to campus planning resulting 

in a vision that is innovative, relevant, and in sync with the University’s heritage 

of academic excellence. The design team of the WLB Group and Civitas looked 

beyond the norms of campus planning where traditionally placed building 

shape spaces and leverage landscape techniques. Rather, the plan supported 

the campus culture of innovation and the thirst to connect with their surrounding 

environment. 

The WLB Group and Civitas envisioned the campus as a learning playground 

where the clash of ideas fosters a spirit of academic innovation, preserves an 

institutional legacy and supports student love of nature. 



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MERIT AWARD 

Puget Sound, Washington 


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towns in the United States. Established in 1853 to pioneer settlement of 

26 Puget Sound and support the harvest of the Pacific Northwest’s 31 vast timber 

resources, the town functioned as a true company town until 1995, when the 

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the need to preserve the town site, intact 32 and rich in history, but largely a 

forgotten relic. What emerged from the planning effort was a framework for a 

resilient future that honors the past, preserves cultural 34 resources and defines 

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Wayzata Lake 

Effect Vision Plan 


MERIT AWARD 

Wayzata, MN 

Civitas 

The Wayzata Lake Effect Vision Plan was developed over a six-month period 

beginning in late 2015. The project proposed the most advanced solutions 

to a problem that has been in public discussion for the entire life of the city. 

Building upon the previously completed city-wide Framework Plan, the 

Vision Plan looked at established values and goals creating a unified vision 

for the parks and open-spaces along the shoreline of Lake Minnetonka. At the 

community level, the plan sought to strike the balance between those who 

wanted access to the lake with those who wanted a healthy downtown that 

consists of local and family-friendly businesses. 

For the first time in 100 years, people will be able to walk the length of the 

downtown lakefront and engage with a restored lake edge. The City beach 

will be enlarged with new pavilions, public restrooms, concessions and 

community-oriented programming. The quality of rainwater that flows into the 

lake will also be improved, allowing users to stroll, sit, fish, or put their toes in 

the water wherever they please. 



The Steppe Garden at Denver Botanic Gardens 

by Didier Studio


RESEARCH & 

COMMUNICATION

Patagonia 

North America 

South Africa 

Dierama robustum 

Gladiolus dalenii 

Delosperma karooicum 

Rotating 

display 

Rare and noteworthy 

species from all four 

steppe regions displayed 

together 

Central Asia 

Delphinium elatum 

Ephedra cones 

Iris lactea 

Paeonia Rosa spinossima 

Rheum altaicum 

Stipa pennata 

Alstroemeria aurea 

Azorella grass 

Mulinum echinus 

Stipa humilis 

Tropeolum 

Junellia 

Artemesia frigida 

Echinocereus triglochidiatus 

Ephedra viridis 

Juniperus osteosperma 

Opuntia aurea 

Opuntia polyacantha 

Penstemon palmeri 

Plant zones. With a range of microclimates to inhabit, steppe flora are composed in the garden by region. They are distributed between zones of summer or winter rainfall and indicated as wild or cultivated 

species. 

The Steppe Garden 

at Denver Botanic Gardens 

RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION 

PRESIDENT’S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE 

Denver, CO 

Didier Design Studio 

The Steppe Garden at Denver Botanic Gardens is an 

integral piece of a broader research agenda to build and 

disseminate knowledge on the plants and ecology of the 

world’s major steppe regions. Constructed this year as 

a new central garden adjacent to the Science Pavilion, 

the Steppe Garden hosts an extensive collection of 

steppe flora collected and curated by the Denver Botanic 

Garden’s team of leading horticulturalists. The purpose of 

the garden is to support, promote, and extend research 

on the world’s steppe regions by 1) hosting a diverse living 

collection of steppe flora and 2) expressing the natural 

and cultural narratives of steppes and their instructive 

value as resilient landscapes. As the landscape architect, 

Didier Design Studio worked collaboratively with Denver 

Botanic Gardens to merge horticultural research on 

ecology and plant communities with design research on 

how to construct a range of diverse habitats for plants, 

and how to create a compelling place for visitors to 

discover the essential stories of steppe regions. Steppes 

host some of the world’s most biodiverse landscapes, 

and steppe plants are particularly well-adapted to harsh 

climatic conditions tolerating severe solar and wind 

exposure, drought periods, and temperature extremes. 

As climate change and loss of biodiversity and habitats 

become more pressing global concerns, our team 

foresees tremendous value in studying steppe regions 

to inform the design and stewardship of our future 

landscapes. 


S T E P P E S 

patagonia central asia south africa 

north america 

Steppe landscapes. Steppes are semi-arid biomes dominated by forbs, grasses, and grass-like species. They are characterized by extremes of cold and heat. They are a vast and precious storehouse of 

biodiversity and occupy enormous areas on four continents. 


The Steppe Garden enhances the Denver Botanic Garden’s mission to connect people with plants by creating a compelling place for people that reveals the essential narratives of the world’s major steppe 

regions.

Lowry Mobility Study 

RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION 

MERIT AWARD 

Denver, CO 


The Lowry Mobility Study takes a different approach than traditional 

transportation studies. By prioritizing the experience of pedestrians, bicyclists, 

transit riders and drivers coming into and out of Lowry, the study discovers 

the successes, failures and opportunities for improvement in the Lowry 

mobility network. The discoveries of this study are communicated through 

easy-to-read language, infographics and maps to communicate with the 

Lowry Redevelopment Authority’s (LRA) core audience: community residents, 

business owners and workforce. 

Twenty years ago, the Lowry Reuse Plan set out to create a multi-modal 

transportation network to connect Lowry residents and businesses within the 

community and to surrounding destinations in Denver, Colorado. As Lowry 

prepares for the next 20 years, this study re-examines the existing network in 

a non-traditional manner: through the perspective of a landscape architect. 

The resource is organized into four main chapters: Walk Lowry, Bike Lowry, 

Ride Lowry and Drive Lowry. These brief chapters provide readers with a quick 

capture of available transportation options and make recommendations to 

enhance the experience of traveling the network. An appendix provides a 

plethora of information for the community, from “How-To” pages on acquiring 

B-Cycle stations to an assessment of the available mobile transit apps that can 

make riding the bus easier and more efficient. The Lowry Mobility Study: Next 

Steps provides the LRA with implementable strategies to enhance each mode 

of transportation. Lowry citizens have taken ownership of this document and 

use the findings to advocate for improved facilities to enhance their mobility 

experiences in Denver. 


EXISTING ROUTES + DESTINATIONS 

EXISTING ROUTES + DESTINATIONS 

MONACO PARKWAY 

MONACO PARKWAY 

D10 

D10 

To Central 

Park Station 

To Central 

Park Station 

Crescent D12 

Park 

Crescent D12 

D12 

Park 

D12 

To 

EAST 6TH AVENUE 

Downtown 

To 

EAST 6TH Reading AVENUE 

City of Garden 

Downtown 

Ulanbaatar 

Park Reading 

City of Garden 

Ulanbaatar 

Park 

Sunset Park 

QUEBEC STREET 

QUEBEC STREET 

RAMPART WAY 

RAMPART WAY 

Sunset Park 

Bayaud Park 

To Cherry Creek BAYAUD AVENUE 

North and Mall 

BAYAUD AVENUE Bayaud Park 

To Cherry Creek 

North and Mall 

EAST AL AMEDA 

D14 

EAST AL AMEDA 

D14 

To High Line 

Canal Trail 

To High Line 

Canal Trail 

NORTH 

Data Source: Denver Open NORTH Data Catalog, Google Earth 

Access Date: October 1, 2015 

Data Source: Denver Open Data Catalog, Google Earth 

Access Date: October 1, 2015 

UINTA WAY 

UINTA WAY 

D21 

Kelly 

Road 

Reservoir 

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Road 

Reservoir 

D19 

D21 

LOWRY BOULEVARD 

Jackie Robinson 

Fields Park 

D21 

Jackie Robinson 

Fields Lowry Park Sport 

Complex Park 

Lowry Sport 

Complex Park 

YOSEMITE STREET 

YOSEMITE STREET 

D21 

Great Lawn 

Park 

Great Lawn 

Park 

LOWRY BOULEVARD 

Lowry Park 

To Westerly 

Creek Trail 

To Westerly 

Creek Trail 

Lowry 

Dog Park 

Lowry 

Dog Park 


EAST Lowry 11TH Park AVENUE 

Tailwind 

Park 

Tailwind 

Park 

Common Ground 

Golf Course 

Common Ground 

Golf Course 

DAYTON STREET 

DAYTON STREET 



EAST 1ST AVENUE 

EAST 1ST AVENUE 

To Aurora Metro 

Light Rail Station 

To Aurora Metro 

Light Rail Station 

To High Line 

Canal Trail 

To High Line 

Canal Trail 

HAVANA STREET 

HAVANA STREET 

0 MI .25 MI .50 MI 

1 MI 

0 MI .25 MI .50 MI 

1 MI 

MAP KEY 

MAP KEY 

D11 

D11 

Bike Lane 

Bicycle-dedicated, on-road lanes 

Bike Lane 

separated from moving traffic with 

striping. Bicycle-dedicated, on-road lanes 

separated from moving traffic with 

Bike-Friendly striping. Road 

On-road facilities that provide 

adequate Bike-Friendly space for Road bicyclists but share 

space On-road with facilities moving traffic that provide or parked 

vehicles. adequate May space or may for bicyclists not include but share 

pavement space with markings. moving traffic or parked 

vehicles. May or may not include 

Multi-Use pavement markings. Path 

Off-road, paved paths that are at least 

ten Multi-Use feet wide and Path accommodate both 

pedestrians Off-road, paved and bicyclists. paths that May are or at least 

may ten not feet include wide and signage accommodate or pavement both 

markings. pedestrians and bicyclists. May or 

may not include signage or pavement 

Denver markings. Bike Route 

Routes identified by Denver Moves as 

a designated biking facility. 

Denver Bike Route 

Routes identified by Denver Moves as 

Bike a designated Parking biking Location facility. 

Bike racks are located here. 

Bike Parking Location 

Bike Repair racks are located here. 

Includes bike repairs stations and bike 

shops. 

Bike Repair 

Includes bike repairs stations and bike 

shops. 

9.5 TOTAL MILES OF BIKE TRAVEL 

9.5 TOTAL MILES OF BIKE 7.5 TRAVEL MILES 

1.5 MILES 

7.5 MILES 

1 MILE 1.5 MILES 

.5 MILE 1 MILE 

.5 MILE 

30 

BIKE PARKING LOCATIONS 

30 ACCOMMODATING 

BIKE PARKING LOCATIONS 

ACCOMMODATING 300 

300 BIKES 

BIKES 

9 

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COMMUNICATING METRICS 

COMMUNICATING METRICS 

Quantitative and qualitative aspects of the mobility system were communicated to educate and inform citizens of the neighborhood’s 

important Quantitative mobility and qualitative attributes. aspects of the mobility system were communicated to educate and inform citizens of the neighborhood’s 

important mobility attributes. 

SETTING THE TONE 

The documents’ graphic design utilizes a clean graphic style with striking type-face and recognizable icons that make the document userfriendly 

and easy to understand by the reader while coinciding with the existing Lowry aesthetic and branding program. 

SETTING THE TONE 

The documents’ graphic design utilizes a clean graphic style with striking type-face and recognizable icons that make the document userfriendly 

and easy to understand by the reader while coinciding with the existing Lowry aesthetic Colorado and branding Design program. Journal, Volume 3 | 99

Riverside 

by Design Workshop


RESIDENTIAL DESIGN 

OVER 100K

Butte Residence 


MERIT AWARD 

Hershberger Design 

Located in the northern Rocky Mountains, the Butte 

Residence sits on the outer edge of a compact residential 

community with picturesque views to surrounding 

mountains and valleys. The 15-acre ridgeline site slopes 

significantly in three directions, with exposure to dramatic 

mountain weather patterns and seasonal variety. Existing 

vegetation includes sage, various woody shrubs, and 

grasses. Residential covenants require extending native 

trees from the existing community around any proposed 

development to “soften” it from surrounding valley 

views. Existing geology includes large granite boulders 

that were used in the landscape development. 

The program focused on creating various outdoor spaces 

that directly connect interior with exterior. Limited space 

required the auto court, garage entry, service access and 

front door to be carefully combined. The house steps with 

the sloping site and the owners requested the various 

interior elevations be connected with exterior spaces and 

paths. A lawn area was requested for children’s play and 

special events directly connected to the family room. A 

sheltered contemplative garden was a central element 

seen from various points inside the house. Located 

off the guest room, a private terrace was requested to 

provide relief from daily activities on the upper level. A 

vegetable, herb, and cutting garden was also included in 

the program. 

The design intent is to provide a clear connection of the 

site and architecture to the surrounding landscape, with 

a vibrant indoor-outdoor relationship. The geometry of 

the building, interior spaces, and circulation is rigorously 

continued immediately next to the building. The distant 

landscape, organic landforms, plant materials, and colors 

are intended to flow through the site and on the house in 

bold masses. Low maintenance and sustainable materials 

are decidedly important. 

Materials include regionally sourced Kemmerer stone for 

the terraces and Farmer Stone wall veneer with colors 

similar to the site geology. Local granite aggregate was 

used for paths and the courtyard; the stepping stones and 

bench stone were harvested from the house excavation. 

Plant material selections are primarily native or native 

cultivars resulting in a simplified palette matching the 

surrounding landscape. Manicured bluegrass lawn was 

confined to a high-use children’s play and events area. 


THE DRIVEWAY ENTRY FOCUSES ON THE FRONT 

DOOR WITH GARAGE DOORS HIDDEN TO 

THE RIGHT, UNDER A GREEN ROOF. 

ORGANIC PERIMETER PATHS MEANDER THROUGH 

UNCONTROLLED LANDSCAPE. BOULDERS WERE 

HARVESTED FROM HOUSE EXCAVATION. 


Carter Residence 

PERENNIAL WALK | The perennial walk offers an intimate space where color, texture and seasonal variety can be explored. Peonies, Hydrangeas, and Daisies are a few of the 

perennials harvested from the homeowner’s collection and re-grouped to express the owner’s passion for horticulture. 


MERIT AWARD 

Pitkin County, CO 


McLain Flats Ranch is a 7-acre site in Pitkin County, Colorado. The site consists 

of two properties with existing landscapes evolved by separate owners for 

very different uses. Faced with a fragmented and non-cohesive landscape, 

the owner hired the landscape architect to create and implement a plan which 

would unify the two properties, create usable garden space and protect the 

historical, agrarian qualities characteristic of this range of Pitkin County. The 

landscape architect served as designer, planner and owner’s representative for 

construction implementation. From conceptual ideas and sketches, through 

Pitkin County jurisdictional approvals, to final implementation oversight, the 

landscape architect was integral to the project’s realization. 


A WELCOMING ENTRY | A warm and colorful arrival to the front door was accomplished by re-aligning the driveway and planting with native wildflower meadows, perennials and 

soft walkways. The farmhouse inspired home is now quietly nestled into the context of this property’s landscape. 


WARM LIGHT AND DRAPING PERENNIALS | The landscape architect facilitated the reorientation of new garage doors for the proposed driveway alignment. The old garage 

doors were replaced by matching cottage windows, while lovely Delphiniums and Johnson Blue Geraniums drape over a soft walking path.

Riverside 

The landscape architect rerouted the existing watercourse, lengthening it to provide visual, audible and wildlife habitat benefits. The realignment marks a 

deliberate threshold between the lower garden and woodland hillside, creating a central gathering place for both residences. 


MERIT AWARD 

Woody Creek, Colorado 


Riverside Retreat illustrates design excellence and leadership at three scales; 

the organization strategy of site planning, the design of a high-alpine garden 

and the ability to provide comprehensive project management services. 

Challenged by nearly sixty feet of elevation change, limited access, traffic 

noise, complex jurisdictional setbacks and public concerns surrounding 

scenic view sheds, the landscape architect led a context-sensitive master 

plan, achieving the Client’s expressed goals. Leveraging the site’s natural 

attributes, a series of programmed outdoor living spaces connect visually and 

physically into the woodland garden, inspired by its setting on the Roaring Fork 

River. Extending beyond traditional design services, the landscape architect 

uniquely served as Lead Consultant, hiring, managing and coordinating 

submissions by a multi-disciplinary team of fourteen land use and design 

consultants, and as Owner’s Representative, a managerial role that required 

the firm to represent the Client’s best interest and to manage every aspect of 

design and construction. 


Arranged in an arcing pattern, lichen-covered boulders define the boundaries of a lawn and provide moments for contemplation. Interrupting the pathway, 

a boulder marks an elevation change and threshold, causing individuals to pause and contemplate the garden’s panoramic horizon. 

A palette of colorful mountain perennials, creeping sedums and native shrubs embrace the reimagined stream. With its calming sound, water cascades 

throughout the garden in a series of intermittent pools, spillways and larger ponds.

Larimer Square, 

Civitas


LANDMARK

Larimer Square 

HONOR AWARD FOR LANDMARK 


Civitas 

DETAILS: Original line work showing street details and section drawing of 

banner poles. 

Larimer Square was saved during urban renewal, but its character was a mixture 

of old and vacant spaces. It was also Colorado Highway 33, but by 1987 the City 

created Auraria Parkway causing the state route to shift off of Larimer Street. The 

Hahn Company purchased all of the buildings on the block in 1987 and engaged 

Civitas (streetscape) and Semple Brown Roberts (building renovations to remake the 

Square into a contemporary entertainment destination. 

The close collaboratioon of landscape architects and architects led to changes to 

the block pattern and the street. Two new passages were created through buildings 

to connect parking to courtyards, retail storefronts and the street. Several recessed 

building facades were brought forward to make a continuous street wall, and the 

street centerline was shifted east to provide an 18 foot wide walk on the shady side 

and a 21 foot walk on the sunny side to support sidewalk dining. Parallel parking was 

added to calm the street and give protection to pedestrians. 

The sidewalks, spanning underground vaults, were paved in the original local 

sandstone. Trees, benches, lights and furnishings were placed to match the original 

lot lines that are reflected in the facades of the small Victorian buildings. Slender 

banner poles were placed on the lot lines, providing anchorage for an ever-changing 

array of cabled lights and banners to form a ceiling to the space. Completed in 1989, 

the design remains unchanged and the Square has become Colorado’s most loved 

and active urban destination. 


TRANSFORMATIONS At certain times of year the Square is transformed by 

LED light ropes into a festival room. 

Credit: Richard Cummins 

PLACEMENT: Bench placement creates relaxing pedestrian experiences 

while cars dominate the street. These benches, placed 7 feet apart, allow for 

personal conversations between the benches, or for different groups to feel 

just far enough apart to site privately with comfort. 


Piney Creek Restoration and Revegetation, 

THK Associates 

Widening the floodplain and creating sinuosity where possible reduces erosion, s


FLOOD RESTORATION

Site Plan - Phase I 

Boulder Drop 

Structure 

Soil Lift 

Upland Plants 

Existing Turf Area 

Proposed Channel 

Improvements 

Existing Concrete 

Trail 

Riffle Structures 

Wetland/Riparian 

Sod Soil Lift 

Horse/BridleCrossing 

Maintenance 

Access/ Bridle Path 

Low Water Crossing 

The site plan of Phase I displays the sinuous layout of the proposed channel improvements in conjunction with engineered elements that help to stabilize banks and 

slow flows while revegetation mitigation serves to reduce erosion and revitalize habitats lost to flooding. 

Piney Creek Restoration 

and Revegetation 

FLOOD RESTORATION 

MERIT AWARD 

Denver, CO 

THK Associates 

3 

Piney Creek is an alluvial stream running through a populous 

urban region with increasing development in Aurora, 

Colorado. The increased development, combined with 

the fluctuating flows, large storm events and the streambed 

composition of an alluvial system, has resulted in several 

unsustainable watershed issues including accelerated 

bank and streambed erosion, increased storm water 

runoff and increased sediment deposition. The Creek 

experienced severe flood events in 2013, 2014 and 2015 

that contributed substantially to the decreased stability 

and health of the corridor. In 2015, the Piney Creek 

Restoration and Revegetation Project piloted the effort to 

stabilize the stream, in a balanced way, to allow the Creek 

to accommodate and engage its urban setting while 

still striving to maintain the natural form and functions of 

the waterway. The project combined geomorphologic 

engineering solutions and holistic revegetation programs 

into unique and cohesive design strategies. These strategies 

focused on new techniques of opening the floodplain to 

reduce flood velocities, establishing wetland benches and 

utilizing several vegetative bank and channel stabilization 

methods. The combination of these techniques established 

healthy riparian and transitional zones, while also using the 

geomorphology of the stream to increase the overall health 

and stability of the corridor. This achieved a sustainable 

balance between the ever-transforming alluvial stream and its 

urban, developed surroundings. With these improvements 

to Piney Creek, the corridor is able to resist the damage from 

future floods, resulting in a resilient, safe and sustainably 

stable creek corridor for future generations to enjoy. 


EXISTING GRADE 

100 YEAR FLOODLINE 

PROPOSED 

GRADE 

BANKFULL 

100 YEAR FLOODLINE 

BANKFULL LINE 

TYPE H VOID 

FILLED RIPRAP, 

36” THICK 


ON 


Site Plan - Phase II 

Typical Sections 

13 

Proposed Riffle 

Structures 

Proposed 

Maintenance Access 

Existing Trees 

Proposed Drop 

Structure 


Existing Concrete 

Trail 

Existing Pedestrian 

Bridge 

Upland Plants 


Riparian Plants 

Emergent Plants 

Conceptual Section A 

Proposed 

Cultural Trail 

Proposed Channel 

Improvements 

Proposed Drop 

Structure 

South Himalaya Way 

Proposed 

Maintenance Access 

Conceptual Drop Structure Perspective 

East Arapahoe Road 

Proposed Drop 

Structure 

Conceptual Revegetation Plan 

Phase II of the Piney Creek Restoration will employ similar stabilization and revegetation techniques to that of Phase I, with the added use of root masses to 

stabilize bank walls and the implementation of a formal trail for use by surrounding residents. 

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