Folio 2020/2021

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Illinois Chapter | American Society of Landscape Architects

FOLIO 2021 President’s Letter 2020 ILASLA Year in Review Awards Criteria Presidential Award Honor Awards Merit Awards Jensen Award Student Awards ILASLA Executive Committee ILASLA Presidents & ASLA Fellows Image Credits Production Notes 1 2 4 6 22 36 38 38 40 42 4 5 46

PRESIDENT'S LETTER

Dear Illinois Colleagues and Friends,

It is my absolute honor to introduce the Illinois Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects’ Folio 2021. This year, Folio showcases not only the impeccable talent of our awardwinning professionals and students throughout the state of Illinois, but also the resilience, passion and dedication of our professionals through these unprecedented times.

Although this has been a less-thanconventional Presidential term, this perfect storm of failing economic, social and political systems forced me into a journey to reach my most authentic expression of leadership. What I saw as a Latina immigrant woman through these incredibly times had nothing,

yet everything to do with Landscape Architecture. Inequities in access to quality healthcare, public green spaces, and resilient infrastructure; disproportionality of the value of the non-White, lower and working class human life; with guilt and responsibility weighing heaviest on the most vulnerable and helpless of communities. These were not new happenings, but for many reasons, we were seeing a constant and increased daylighting of these issues. As the first Latina President of ILASLA, I was glad to take this as an opportunity to be an agent for forward movement, to be a worthy advocate, and to show a different face of what leadership can look like. Ultimately, was fortunate and humbled to be among a fantastic group of volunteers on our Executive Board, who welcomed my leadership, and

believed in my vision for the future of the Chapter and the industry.

Although growth might be more difficult to quantify this year, I am incredibly proud of the progress we have made as a Chapter locally, and with our national exposure. One of the most important recent achievements was earlier this summer - our dedicated Advocacy Committee was finally able to push the reinstatement of the Landscape Architecture Title Act through with bipartisan support in both chambers. This would not have been possible without the strong advocacy and resilience by our Advocacy Chair, Mark Jirik, his many hardworking committee members, as well as the outspoken support by House Representative Theresa Mah and Senator Ram Villivalam.

For the last couple of years, our Chapter has been highly represented with several crucial leadership roles within the National structure. Two of our ILASLA Past Presidents, Bradley McCauley and Keven Graham are serving as Vice Presidents of ASLA - VP of Membership and VP of Government Affairs, respectively. Their contributions to the national dialogue surrounding both of these important topics has been invaluable. Along with those critical positions of leadership, ILASLA Past President Susan Jacobson and I had the honor of working beside four other ASLA members on the CEO Search Committee, which led to the eventual hiring of ASLA’s new CEO and Executive Vice President, Torey Carter-Conneen. Having our Illinois leaders in these important decision-making roles sets

us apart, not only as a Chapter which cultivates diverse leadership, but also also pushes our region’s opportunities and challenges to the forefront of the industry at large.

As we close out another year, I hope we are all able to take the recent challenges as an opportunity for growth and renewal. Although I could go on and on about the progress we were able to make throughout the year, I want to challenge you to reach out to one of our amazing Executive Committee members to find out more about what we’ve done, and get more involved in volunteering! Without all of us who dedicate time to push forward the mission and vision of the ASLA, it will never be what we want and need it to be. Let’s push each other to grow and

adapt, to push the boundaries of what leadership looks like, and to continue to cement Illinois as the thought leaders and exemplary professionals we are.

Thank you all, and may we all stay safe, healthy, and joyful as we finish out 2021.

Sincerely,

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2020 IN SUMMARY

2020 was a challenging year for the world. The COVID-19 pandemic forever changed the way the world conducts business. ILASLA was fortunate to have many, if not all of the technical requirements to continue providing services to members and friends. Educational webinars and meetings moved to 100% virtual on-line.

This year also saw the loss of the Illinois Title Act. This loss makes Illinois the only deregulated state in the nation for landscape architecture. Shortened sessions in state congress due to COVID-19 added to the already difficult situation initially brought on by legislators’ political missteps. The ILASLA board worked throughout the year to meet with legislators and engage new allies to get the Illinois Title Act vote on the table before the end of the year.

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*ACTIVE MEMBERS

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SPONSORSHIP PARTNERS SUPPORTED EVENTS

EDUCATION

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326 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

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ASSOCIATE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

32 AFFILIATE, CORPORATE & HONORARY MEMBERS

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FELLOWS & EMERITUS

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INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS STRENGTHENED

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (AIA)

AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION (APA)

ILLINOIS GREEN INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (IGIA)

ILLINOIS LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION (ILCA)

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM (IIT)

JB TRAINING

MILLENNIUM PARK FOUNDATION

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM (UIUC)

STORM WATER SOLUTIONS (SWS)

With a year that could easily have been swept aside, the Illinois Chapter was determined to provide access, services, and education to its members. Live events were postponed, including Celebration+, but each month provided on-line webinars and social activities, all free of charge for members.

76% CHICAGOLAND MEMBERS

19% SUBURBAN AND STATE-WIDE MEMBERS

5% OUT OF STATE MEMBERS

ADVOCACY

Throughout the year, the Executive and Advocacy Committee worked to raise funds for legislative efforts and to contract a lobbyist; fundraising will continue throughout the process.

PDH EDUCATION CREDITS OFFERED THROUGH ILASLA STUDENT OUTREACH

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STUDENT MEMBERS

NETWORKING

4 ILASLA NETWORKING EVENTS

7 EMERGING PROFESSIONAL AND STUDENT EVENTS

2 SERVICE EVENTS

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MEMBERSHIP PARTNERSHIPS
*SOME MEMBERS FALL INTO MULTIPLE CATEGORIES.

AWARDS CRITERIA

PRESIDENTIAL

This award is given for an outstanding advancement of the landscape architecture profession, and for projects that exemplify the land stewardship ethics upon which the profession was founded. Only one President’s Award of Excellence may be given to a project in each entry category, and only when merited by the jury.

HONOR

Projects are honored with this distinction for superior professional achievement. Only 20 percent of the entries in any of the categories may earn this distinction.

MERIT

Projects that demonstrate merit in design and environmental responsibility shall be given this distinction. Any number of entries in any of the categories may be given this award.

JENSEN

Recognizes landscape architectural design that exemplifies the ideals and values of Jens Jensen. This category recognizes built or unbuilt projects that use native plants, employ ecological processes, reconnect people to the landscape, or contribute to the protection and management of natural resources. Only one award will be presented in this category annually.

The following categories were used to select this year’s award-winning landscape architecture projects. The jury evaluated projects with consideration for quality and functionality of the design; relationship to context and stated program; environmental responsibility; and relevance to the profession, the public, and the environment.

DESIGN

Constructed: Recognizes constructed site-specific works of landscape architecture. Residential: Recognizes site-specific, built works of landscape architecture for residential use, whether single or multi-family, new construction, or renovation.

BURNHAM AWARD FOR PLANNING & ANALYSIS

Recognizes the wide variety of professional activities that lead to, guide, or evaluate landscape architectural design. Comprehensive plans, master plans, feasibility studies, and design guidelines and standards are examples of submittals for this category.

COMMUNICATIONS

Recognizes achievements in communicating landscape architecture technology, theory, or practice to those within or outside the profession. Entries may include: documents on landscape architecture history, art, or technology; educational material for the non-technical consumer; events or public service; or material that increases awareness of landscape design, environmental, or conservation issues.

STUDENT AWARDS

Recognizes academic excellence and outstanding examples of landscape architecture by Illinois undergraduate and graduate landscape architecture students. These awards honor works that represent the academic forefront of the profession of landscape architecture and embody high levels of creativity and imagination.

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MILWAUKEE HARBOR DISTRICT RIVERWALK

SITE TEAM site Baird Quorum Architects

Stormwater Solutions Engineering

CATEGORY Planning & Analysis LOCATION

The Milwaukee Harbor District Riverwalk Design Standards is a policy document that sets the requirements, design standards, and best practices for the final nine-mile segment of the Milwaukee Riverwalk system at the inner harbor. The inner harbor is at the confluence of Milwaukee’s three rivers — the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic — and is the heart of the roughly 1,000-acre area now known locally as the Harbor District.

The Harbor District Riverwalk extends the trail system into the inner harbor and invites the community to the water via a network of public open spaces and trailheads.

The existing Milwaukee Riverwalk, conceived in the 1990s, winds its way through the downtown, historic Third Ward, and Beerline districts of the City. The Harbor District Riverwalk extends the trail system into the inner harbor and invites the community to the water via a network of public open spaces and trailheads that tie the system together, strengthen its connection to the existing street and sidewalk context, and add valuable recreational opportunities to the Harbor District. The design reinforces the central roles of the river as a scenic recreation corridor and urban amenity.

PRESIDENTIAL AWARD

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Milwaukee, WI CLIENT City of Milwaukee, Harbor District, Inc. COMPLETION YEAR 2020

ALTON GREAT STREETS

DESIGN WORKSHOP TEAM

Design Workshop

Added Dimension Development Strategies

RSM

SMS Engineers

Traffic Calmer

TND Engineering

CATEGORY Planning & Analysis

LOCATION

Alton, IL

CLIENT

East-West Gateway Council of Governments

City of Alton

COMPLETION YEAR 2020

The Alton Great Streets Plan was launched at a critical time in the City’s history. The City needs to retain and attract young people, reposition the downtown as the heart of the community, reconnect the City to its riverfront, reinvest in the downtown’s social spaces, leverage the regional tourism market, and create the confidence future investors need to make the Broadway Corridor and downtown thrive.

The community’s message to the project team was clear:

While Alton’s downtown is well on its way to reclaiming its place as a regional destination and the center of the community, it faces challenges of safety, walkability, connectivity, and identity, and the city struggles with a shrinking population. The community’s message to the project team was clear: The plan needs to strengthen the small businesses that give Alton its authenticity.

HONOR

AWARD

The plan needs to strengthen the small businesses that give Alton its authenticity.

Great Streets reconnects public assets, leverages an incredible historic building stock, builds on development assets, strengthens downtown’s environmental resiliency, redefines the Alton brand, and improves overall safety and connectivity.

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THE BELNORD COURTYARD

HOLLANDER DESIGN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

A sensitive revival of the Belnord Courtyard on Manhattan’s Upper West Side carefully balances the many aspects of restoration — aesthetic, original design intent, and materiality — with the needs of contemporary life. The renovation restores the spirit of one of New York City’s first landmarked landscapes into a jewel of classically inspired garden design.

Restoring this precious, landmarked courtyard was far more complex than merely recreating its original planting palette. The original design placed a series of stables directly beneath the courtyard, making it a landscape-on-structure with all the challenges of any rooftop design.

The Belnord’s gardens are contained within a 22,000-square-foot courtyard — the largest in the city when first constructed. It is a vast outdoor room, complete with clipped evergreen and boxwood hedges, scattered shade trees, zinc-finished aluminum planters filled with flowering plants, and elegant seating, all centered on The Belnord’s original, neoclassical marble fountain. The result is a garden that restores the garden’s historic spirit while ensuring it will thrive and function well for contemporary life.

The renovation restores the spirit of one of New York City’s first landmarked landscapes into a jewel of classically inspired garden design. HONOR

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Hollander Design Landscape Architects Page Ayers Cowley Architecture Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Historic Landscapes LOCATION New York City, NY CLIENT Private Residence COMPLETION YEAR 2020
TEAM
CATEGORY
AWARD

CONTINENTAL

TOWERS

CONFLUENCE TEAM Confluence

Grund & Riesterer Architects

Leopardo

Structural Shop

Weber Consultants

Whitney Architects

Wingren Landscape

CATEGORY

General Design, Constructed

As one of the most ambitious office amenity spaces ever created in the Chicago suburbs, Continental Towers is an urban and sustainable new paradigm in suburban office repositioning. Overcoming massive structural limitations, the project completely transforms a bleak and underutilized parking garage rooftop, nearly an acre in size, into a verdant, multiuse setting for open-air work and fortuitous inter-generational employee interaction while still allowing social distancing.

The project completely transforms a bleak and underutilized parking garage rooftop into a verdant, multi-use setting for open-air work and fortuitous inter-generational employee interaction.

In the midst of a global pandemic where many are questioning the future of office development, the plaza deck at Continental Towers is a model for just what that future may look like: a space that accommodates large events and programs but is equally engaging for individuals and socially-distanced small groups. It is a space as socially vibrant as it is environmentally verdant, using a dynamic design to breathe fresh life and personality into an aging corporate campus. Continental Towers is a reminder to other dated office developments of what is possible with the principles of urban design, sustainability, and imagination.

LOCATION Rolling Meadows, IL CLIENT Glenstar COMPLETION YEAR 2019 HONOR AWARD

KELLER CENTER / HARRIS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY

SITE TEAM site

Anne Kustner Lighting Design, Ltd

dbHMS Engineering

Farr Associates

Mortenson Construction

Stearn-Joglekar, Ltd.

Terra Engineering, Ltd

Woodhouse Tinucci Architects

CATEGORY

General Design, Constructed

LOCATION Chicago, IL

CLIENT University of Chicago

COMPLETION YEAR

2018

The Keller Center / Harris School of Public Policy sought to preserve and restore a midcentury masterpiece for their new home on the University of Chicago’s Campus South. The transformational design integrates policyinspired solutions to better connect with the community and serves as an exemplar in comprehensive sustainable design with LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge, Petal certifications.

The original building was designed as a barrier to the south neighborhoods, with a five-foot-tall imposing plinth in need of full restoration and social repair with the adjacent neighborhood. The new design carves new paths that create connections to adjacent buildings, the Midway Plaisance, the ongoing Campus South Walk, and the wider community through pathways, garden spaces, site furnishings, lighting, and gathering spaces.

The new design carves new paths that create connections to adjacent buildings, the Midway Plaisance, the ongoing Campus South Walk, and the wider community.

HONOR AWARD

A lush, public garden encircles the building and slopes up the plinth with a mixture of fourseason native and adapted plant species that soften the limestone wall. Benches, café tables, and artwork create pockets of gathering spaces with varying levels of weather and sun exposure.

NORWETA

SITE TEAM site

Eriksson Engineering Associates, Ltd.

Gary Lee Partners

Intrinsic Landscaping

Macon Construction Group

Nayyar & Nayyar International, Inc.

PappaGeorge Haymes Partners

HONOR AWARD

Norweta is an urban infill, multi-family residential redevelopment on the former site of the Terra Cotta Tile Works factory in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. From day one, the client team emphasized the importance of exterior spaces to the success of the development, so landscape was a central component to both the concept and the success of the development. Shared outdoor courtyards and lush gardens provide spaces for gathering, respite, and wellness in a fast-paced urban context.

The garden aesthetic contrasts favorably with the contemporary aesthetic of the architecture featuring large glass openings and a brick and metal-material palette. The courtyards work in series as a set of “secret gardens,” each space

with its own unique character and program and a complementary design language. Nearly all of the landscape sits over structure, effectively making the project landscape a series of green roofs.

Nearly all of the landscape sits over structure, effectively making the project landscape a series of green roofs.

Norweta is sited in an exceptionally walkable location, with a walk score of 93, access to several nearby mass transit options, and within walking distance to outdoor amenities, including the North Branch of the Chicago River.

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CATEGORY Residential Design LOCATION Chicago, IL CLIENT Broder Management, LLC COMPLETION YEAR 2020

SUMMER DREAM

HOLLANDER

LANDSCAPE

CATEGORY

HONOR AWARD

A contemporary home with a one-of-a-kind rooftop occupies a special spot nestled between the agricultural fields and saline ponds of Long Island. Its landscape celebrates its distinctive location and ecosystem while being a haven of respite and easy outdoor living.

At garden level, the pool’s serene surface mimics the color of the pond beyond and obscures a submerged spa below. A generous limestone deck around the pool house flows seamlessly to the house terrace, where a full outdoor kitchen and dining area make poolside entertaining effortless. The water’s edge is only a short stroll on a boardwalk through restored wetland plantings.

Its landscape celebratesits distinctive location and ecosystem while being a haven of respite and easy outdoor living.

Above, the rooftop terrace frames spectacular views of meadow and field, water and sky. Here, the landscape runs up onto the rooftop, dissolving the difference between building and natural environment. From the bedroom windows, an up-close garden of meadow blooms beckons. A step outside is the ultimate experience for morning coffee: immersion in a flowering meadow garden made for the delight of butterflies and humans alike.

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DESIGN
ARCHITECTS TEAM Hollander Design Landscape Architects Jon F Edelbaum
Residential Design LOCATION Long Island,
CLIENT Private Residence COMPLETION YEAR 2020
NY

UPTOWN NORMAL CIRCLE

Normal’s 2001 renewal plan included the first ordinance in the country to enforce minimum LEED requirements for new buildings, centrally located multi-modal links to regional and local transit, and restructured and densified parking. The project’s aim was to revitalize and intensify Normal’s downtown, which had been in decline for decades. The focal point of the redevelopment plan was a central park area affording residents the opportunity to gather, congregate, and play.

The video explores how the design of a central park inside of a roundabout has created a powerful sense of place for the entire community.

The Normal Circle design artfully brings together sustainable, aesthetic, and social design intents and uses water and motion to create a “living plaza.” The video explores how the design of a central park inside of a roundabout has created a powerful sense of place for the entire community.

The video was filmed within the shadow of a fight for social justice that loomed heavily over a community still struggling to overcome a global pandemic. The town needed a central place to connect and heal, and today, the Circle functions as the beating heart of the community.

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AWARD
HONOR
TEAM
Schaudt Landscape Architects Clark Dietz, Inc. Farnsworth Group Farr Associates Hey and Associates, Inc. CATEGORY Communications LOCATION Normal, IL CLIENT Town of Normal COMPLETION YEAR 2020
HOERR SCHAUDT LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Hoerr

75TH STREET BOARDWALK

SITE TEAM site

Booth Hansen

Brook Architecture

Brown and Momen Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Architecture

Krueck Sexton Partners

Vladimir Radutny Architects

CATEGORY General Design, Constructed

The Boardwalk was designed to be simple and use basic construction methods in order to empower, educate, and build the skills of community youth.

Located in the heart of Chicago’s South Side Chatham community, the 75th Street Boardwalk activates the public right-of-way by replacing onstreet parking spaces with safe outdoor dining and gathering opportunities for Black-owned businesses and the community.

was designed with community health, safety, and well-being in mind, incorporating built-in planters that create ambiance, while the planter walls meet strict local streetscape safety requirements and separate the Boardwalk from adjacent traffic.

MERIT AWARD

The 75th Street Boardwalk is organized as a series of modular outdoor rooms designed to benefit the community while also serving the adjacent businesses’ needs. The modules include five key themes: Eat, Play, Shop, Relax, and Exercise. Each module is unique, ranging from seating areas to fitness, games, dining, and more. The Boardwalk

Residents, business owners, and community leaders were deeply involved in all stages from the initial meet-and-greet to the Boardwalk’s construction. Another critical component was the central mission to connect Black contractors with Black youth in the community to empower, educate, and build the skills of community youth.

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LOCATION Chicago,
CLIENT Greater Chatham Initiative City of Chicago COMPLETION YEAR 2020
IL

NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL

The Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital campus design is motivated by the institution’s mission to provide opportunities for healing and activities for hospital patients, visitors, and staff as well as the larger community of Lake Forest. Embracing the bold opportunities afforded by the 300-acre site, the campus design utilizes grading and stormwater management to create a rich landscape setting that gives the hospital a natural sense of place.

The design is a model of symbiosis between site, program, architecture, and mission, creating an environment that spatially manifests the hospital’s mission of health and wellness in the built environment. The arboretum-like setting takes advantage of the existing elements of

The arboretum-like setting features natural amenities that take advantage of the existing elements wetlands, forests, and open fields.

wetlands, forests, and open fields, while walkways and bike paths connect a series of natural amenities and hospital facilities that thread through the campus. Using an existing descent in grade across the site and employing strategies for sustainable stormwater collection, the design situates the hospital over a two-level reclaimed wetland.

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MERIT AWARD
O2 DESIGN TEAM O2 Design Bleck Engineering Gensler Mariani Landscaping Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects Turner Construction CATEGORY General Design, Constructed LOCATION Lake Forest, IL CLIENT Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital COMPLETION YEAR 2019

HOERR SCHAUDT LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

TEAM

Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects

Alvéole Urban Beekeeping BEAR Construction Company

Christy Webber Landscapes

Columbia Green Technologies

Gensler

JLL

MacRostie Historic Advisors

Telos Group

CATEGORY

General Design, Constructed

The design for this urban rooftop centers on integrating the urban landscape with the natural. A colorful tapestry of garden rooms and recreation spaces creates an environment that transforms a former industrial building to a modern office community. The Meadow — the nation’s largest private rooftop garden — provides green space that gives occupants the rare opportunity to relax, recharge, and recreate. It prevents stormwater from becoming polluted runoff, while its plants capture CO2 and decrease energy consumption and emissions.

The Meadow — the nation’s largest private rooftop garden — gives occupants the rare opportunity to relax, recharge, and recreate.

The Chicago Post Office had not had a letter pass through it in over a decade, and the stunning, art-deco building that had just attained National Historic Registry status was abandoned in 1997. Several redevelopment efforts took place before its renovation was entrusted to Gensler’s team of designers in 2016. The task was to transform an industrial warehouse into a modern workplace.

The rooftop comes at an especially relevant time as employees navigate the return to work post-quarantine. Seating niches and collaboration pods allow tenants to safely work and socialize outside.

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MERIT AWARD OLD CHICAGO POST OFFICE
Chicago,
CLIENT The Old Post Office COMPLETION YEAR 2020
LOCATION
IL

PORTE APARTMENTS

Over an acre of usable and productive green space over structure is provided in the LEED Gold-certified Porte Apartments of Chicago’s West Loop. Going beyond the standard multifamily amenity deck, the rooftop spaces are as graphic as they are green — utilizing sculptural topography, urban farming, and adaptable spaces to provide an environmentally sensitive, spatially diverse, and socially engaging setting.

The design of the many at-grade and rooftop spaces at Porte Apartments create an innovative paradigm that weaves art and culture into the conventional approach to sustainability.

The ground floor combines lush streetscape and sculptural plazas with collaborative community art to celebrate the combination of grit and glamour that define Chicago’s West Loop. The design of the many at-grade and rooftop spaces at Porte Apartments create an innovative paradigm that weaves art and culture into the conventional approach to sustainability.

Porte offers all the comforts of a neighborhood, but sits in one of Chicago’s most vibrant areas: the West Loop — minutes from the shopping districts of Fulton Market, the fine eats of the world-famous Restaurant Row, and the sheer beauty of Mary Bartelme Park.

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MERIT AWARD
CONFLUENCE TEAM Confluence Brightview Charter Sills
Architects
Inc.
Construction
Companies WSP WMA Consulting Engineers
Residential Design LOCATION Chicago, IL CLIENT The John Buck Company Lendlease COMPLETION YEAR 2020
GREC
Hines
Lendlease
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CATEGORY

REIMAGINING HOWARD PARK

THE LAKOTA GROUP TEAM

The

Ambient Energy

Larson Danielson Construction Co.

M/E Design Services

Paul Fujawa Engineers, Inc.

Tango Design

The goal of the Howard Park renovation project was to re-envision the 13-acre park as a premier regional destination, challenging what the design could bring to residents and visitors. The driving forces of stewardship, ecology, inclusivity, and surprise and delight ensured the redevelopment would demonstrate good stewardship of the community’s funds, be ecologically sound, and be equitable and multigenerational by drawing people from all walks of life, ethnicities, income levels, ages, and abilities.

The expansive park features universal access throughout and an ADA-accessible playground. Efforts to introduce state-of-the-art facilities and a commitment to sustainability led the design team to research a variety of energy-efficient

strategies and ultimately pursue LEED Gold accreditation. The first step in the City’s largescale parks improvement project, Howard Park’s overwhelming success has laid the foundation for reimagining the future of South Bend. Considering the global challenges of the past year, the recent investments in Howard Park have proved invaluable to the City and community at large.

MERIT AWARD
The first step in the City’s largescale parks improvement project, Howard Park’s overwhelming success has laid the foundation for reimagining the future of South Bend.
Lakota Group Abonmarche Alliance Architects
CATEGORY General Design, Constructed LOCATION South Bend, IN CLIENT City of South Bend, Venues, Parks & Art COMPLETION YEAR 2019
TPC Technologies Inc. SmithGroup Stantec

WILDHORSE VILLAGE MASTER PLAN

Embrace Nature is a core design principle for the project: transform the existing, underutilized lake to provide an inclusive and inviting landscape experience that will connect a community of users through recreation and wellness, work and living, entertainment, resilience, and ecological restoration.

A dynamic and engaging landscape of boardwalks, trails, and gathering places around the lake’s perimeter will unite and connect the Village. The reimagined lake edge will serve as the front door to the entire Village through a resilient landscape of native plantings, encouraging deeper interaction with the natural environment and water.

Residents will benefit from the close proximity to restaurants, work, shopping, leisure, and nature, and diverse office environments will boast premium waterfront locations and views, making this a prominent location for businesses and employees to thrive.

The reimagined lake edge will serve as the front door to the entire Village through a resilient landscape of native plantings, encouraging deeper interaction with the natural environment and water.

Wildhorse Village strives to balance ecological and economic performance with a sustainable and wellness-focused live-work-play environment through a design that supports healthy lifestyles, connection to nature, and public art and amenities.

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MERIT AWARD
THE LAMAR JOHNSON COLLABORATIVE TEAM
CLIENT CRG COMPLETION YEAR 2021
The Lamar Johnson Collaborative Stock & Associates CATEGORY
General Design, Unrealized LOCATION Chesterfield, MO

WINTER LAYERS: AN OUTDOOR DINING TOOLKIT SMITHGROUP

TEAM

SmithGroup

CATEGORY

General Design, Unrealized LOCATION

Chicago, IL COMPLETION YEAR 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every community in the world. In a midwestern city like Chicago, harsh winters are an additional challenge for businesses. Winter Layers is an outdoor dining toolkit used to equip restaurants and local businesses with flexible and adaptable solutions to keep staff, patrons, and communities safe and comfortable, all while providing a vibrant and inspiring winter dining experience.

Modular, scalable, and based on upcycled and readily available materials, the SmithGroup’s design is highly adaptable to a diverse range of business and service models. To communicate

this toolkit to a variety of users, the team distilled their research and developed a comprehensive video that is accessible to all.

Modular, scalable, and based on upcycled and readily available materials, the SmithGroup’s design is highly adaptable to a diverse range of business and service models.

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MERIT AWARD

DAN RYAN WOODS NATURE PLAY GARDEN

Dan Ryan Woods, one of the few forest preserves within Chicago city limits, is known for its popular sledding hill, recreation fields, and a well-loved picnic destination.

In 2013, the FPCC identified a goal of improving physical conditions and increasing recreation opportunities. One of the most significant recommendations from site design group, ltd. (site) was the addition of an innovative naturebased play experience for local youth.

A unique wooded slope between the Visitor Center and the sledding hill was selected as the site for a new Nature Play Garden that promotes inventive play with natural materials while accommodating children of all ages and abilities.

The Nature Play Garden design emphasized durable, maintainable materials and native plants that could withstand play-area impacts.

Creative play elements were incorporated into the landscape to encourage interaction, play, and exploration with nature.

The Nature Play Garden design emphasized durable, maintainable materials and native plants that could withstand play-area impacts. Hardy shrubs, trees, perennials, and grasses are dispersed throughout the Garden, creating structure and seasonal interest.

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JENSEN AWARD
SITE TEAM site Advance Consulting Group Greencorps Key Construction Terra Engineering CATEGORY General Design, Constructed LOCATION Chicago, IL CLIENT Forest Preserves of Cook County COMPLETION YEAR 2019

SITES OF MEMORY: IN THE MECCA

CATEGORY

Student Award, Graduate

ENVISION 2040

TEAM

FOLDING STRIPES

TEAM Zhiyu Ma

CATEGORY Student Award, Graduate

Tough as a Bear

CATEGORY Student Award, Graduate

Installation of the first stanza of Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem, In the Mecca on the steps of IIT’s Crown Hall interrogates the relationship between the University and an area of the Bronzeville neighborhood that was displaced during the expansion of the university — including demolition of the Mecca Flats apartment building for Crown Hall. The installation, written in soil, explores text in public space and reclaims a lost site of memory.

Envision 2040 creates a pedestrian-friendly transport system to reduce parking lots, increase transportation safety, and reduce carbon emissions. It explores trade-offs between safety, usability, and aesthetics and proposes a suitable balance between these elements. Using the place-based approach and systematic thinking, the project aims to increase biodiversity, restore the ecology value, and achieve urban rehabilitation to help promote the economy, recall the culture, and improve environmental quality.

Folding Stripes promotes the transformation of Chicago Chinatown through an urban ground strategy to improve the quality of the district’s public spaces and ecological performance. The site’s distinct Chinese cultural identity frames the surface intervention strategy from traditional principals and contemporary design perspectives and redesigns the site surface through spatial and infrastructural considerations to catch and infiltrate stormwater, reducing urban flood risks.

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2020-2021 ILASLA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Susan Ragaishis, affiliate asla, earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Arizona, where she studied theater performance, directing, and art. After 10 years of professional theater, she changed her focus to nonprofit management and worked in administration for the Latino Institute, corporate development for Brookfield Zoo, and as a Regional Director for the American Cancer Society. She joined the Illinois Chapter ASLA in 2011 and works with the executive board and committee chairs to provide rich and meaningful experiences for members, advocate for the profession and engage allies for the chapter.

PRESIDENT

Magdalena Aravena, asla pla is a Landscape Architect with six years of experience in practice, and seven years as an engaged volunteer and leader in ASLA. Driven by her experiences as a first-generation immigrant from Chile, she is passionate about exploring the role of designers in improving disadvantaged communities through education, advocacy, and collaborative design. She pursues opportunities for growth through volunteering, outreach programs, leading and participating on professional educational panels, and through her leadership in various national and local committees. Most recently, she served as ILASLA Membership Co-Chair and Advocacy Committee Member. Nationally, she is invested in representing Illinois through her more recent roles in the ASLA Finance and Investments Committee Member and as one of six members of the ASLA CEO Search Committee, which led to the eventual hiring of Torey Carter-Conneen as our ASLA CEO and Executive Vice President.

PAST PRESIDENT

Rob Reuland, asla pla, is the Studio Director at site design group, ltd. (site). He earned a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from Purdue University. As a licensed Landscape Architect, Rob’s professional experience is diverse, with a focus on planning and visioning, historic preservation, parks and recreation, and riverfront design. Before serving as President, he served as the Illinois Chapter External Communications Chair

PRESIDENT ELECT

Adam A. De Foor-White, asla pla is a Senior Associate Landscape Architect at Omni Ecosystems. He earned a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As a licensed Landscape Architect, Adam’s enthusiasm for sustainable design, attention to detail, and coordination skills prove to be very important in project management for a broad range of design projects. As an active member of ASLA, Adam has co-lead the Host Booth Sub Committee for the 2015 ASLA Annual Conference, served as Illinois Chapter Membership Chair / Student Outreach Coordinator (2017-2020), and is actively engaged in landscape architecture student presentation reviews and mentorship programs.

TRUSTEE

Alan Watkins is an account representative with Clarence Davids & Company and an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He earned a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Business Administration from Northern Illinois University. His responsibilities at Clarence Davids & Company entail developing and maintaining business relationships with current and prospective clients, as well as managing landscape construction and landscape maintenance projects. He is actively involved in a variety of professional organizations. He served as President of the Illinois Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects in 2016, currently serves as the Chairperson of the University of Illinois Department of Landscape Architecture Resource Committee, and is also an active member in the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association.

SECRETARY

Cassandra Rice, associate asla s a Landscape Architect and planner at site design group, ltd. (site Her work focuses on synthesizing environmental, economic, and cultural influences to create evidencebased, sustainable strategies. She is passionate about community-based design, aiming to create innovative and engaging participatory processes for all of her projects. Some of her recent projects include the Chicago River Design Guidelines, the Milwaukee Harbor District Design Guidelines, and the University of Chicago Laboratory School Master Plan. Prior to serving as the Chapter’s secretary, Cassandra served as the 2017-2019 Emerging Professionals CoChair and the 2015-2016 Awards Chair. She is also actively involved in the American Planning Association.

TREASURER

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Sarah Dreier, asla pla cpsi

LEED Green

Associate is a graduate of Iowa State University and is a Professional Landscape Architect in the states of Illinois and Indiana, with over fourteen years of experience. At JSD Professional Services, Inc., she contributes her ability to a wide range of planning and design projects throughout the office and is a proven thinker, collaborator and leader who works well with others and her experience with both public- and private-sector clients has yielded skills that facilitate an enriched project process. Sarah is an active member of the Illinois Chapter, leading a field session at the 2009 ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture, serving on the Awards Committee (2011-2015), was a team member for Host Booth Sub Committee at the 2015 Conference on Landscape Architecture, and acted as Celebration Co-Chair (2015-2020).

Advocacy Chair: Mark Jirik, asla

Awards Co-chairs: Jessie King asla, Dana Kraus asla

Celebration Co-chairs: Sarah Dreier, asla Scott Stewart asla

Communications Co-chairs: Jim Forrester, asla Nicole Maskooki asla

Education Chair: Amanda Arnold, asla

Emerging Professionals Co-chairs: Maddie Clark asla Sophia Essian, asla

Events Chair: David Traphagen asla

Fellows Nomination: Susan Jacobson, fasla

HALS Representative Chair Ken Horinko, asla

Membership Chair Josh Bauman asla

Service Committee Chair: Camille Applewhite asla

Sponsorship Chair: Amy Olson, asla

Webmaster: Deborah Steinberg asla

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2020 Magdalena Aravena, asla

2019 Rob Reuland, asla

2018 Keven Graham, fasla

2017 Jack Pizzo, asla

2016 Alan Watkins, asla

2015 Darrell Garrison, asla

2014 Bradley McCauley, asla

2013 J. Christopher Lannert, asla

2012 Christopher M. Gent, asla

2011 Steven Halberg, asla

2010 Amy Olson, asla

2009 Greg Stevens, asla

2008 Erin Fiegel, asla

2007 James Gamble, asla

ILASLA PRESIDENTS ASLA FELLOWS

2006 Ann Lindsay Viger, asla

2005 Carrie Woleben-Meade, asla

2004 Brian Hopkins, asla

2003 Jay Womack, asla

2002 Eric F. Hornig, asla

2001 Richard Hayden, asla

2000 Keven Graham, fasla

1999 Gerald J. Milewski, asla

1998 Lori Lyman, asla

1997 Lori Lyman, asla

1996 Ann Lindsay Viger, asla

1995 Ann Lindsay Viger, asla

1994 Steven Halberg, asla

1993 Steven Halberg, asla

1992 Gary B. Kesler, fasla

1991 Gary B. Kesler, fasla

1990 Robert Zolomij, asla

1989 Susan L.B. Jacobson, fasla

1988 Susan L.B. Jacobson, fasla

1987 James Ash, asla

1986 James Ash, asla

1985 James Gamble, asla

1984 James Gamble, asla

1983 Mark Hunner, fasla

1982 Mark Hunner, fasla

1981 James Elson Jr., asla

1980 Carl L. Goetz, asla

1974-79 John Cook, asla

2019 Mimi McKay, fasla

2017 M. Elen Deming, fasla

2015 Richard C. Bumstead, fasla

2015 Keven Graham, fasla

2013 Ernest C. Wong, fasla

2010 David Yocca, fasla

2009 Paul H. Gobster, fasla

2009 Theresa Guen-Murray, fasla

2009 Scott Mehaffey, fasla

2009 James M. Patchett, fasla

2007 Douglas Hoerr, fasla

2006 Peter Lindsay Schaudt, fasla

2000 Bernard P. Jacobs, fasla

2000 Anthony Tyznik, fasla

1999 Allen R. Edmonson, fasla

1999 Brian Orland, fasla

1998 Gary B. Kesler, fasla

1997 Terry Warriner Ryan, fasla

1996 Franklin C. Clements, fasla

1996 Mark Hunner, fasla

1996 Joseph Nevius, fasla

1995 Susan L.B. Jacobson, fasla

1994 Terence G. Harkness, fasla

1993 Robert B. Riley, fasla

1993 Robert Zolomij, fasla

1992 Joseph P. Karr, fasla

1992 Debra L. Mitchell, fasla

1991 Donald J. Molnar, fasla

1989 Vincent Bellafiore, fasla

1989 Jerrold Soesbe, fasla

1981 William Nelson, Jr., fasla

1966 Clarence E. “Bish” Hammond, fasla

1960 Wallace B. Atkinson, fasla

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Alton Great Streets

1-2: Design Workshop

The Belnord Courtyard

1-3: Evan Joseph

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1, 3: James Dunn

2,4: Matthew Strange

Keller Center

1: The University of Chicago, Tom Rossiter

2, 4: Scott Shigley

3: site design group, ltd.

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1: site design group, ltd.

2-4: James Steinkamp

Summer Dream

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Uptown Normal Circle

1-4: Brodie Kerst

75th Street Boardwalk

1, 3-4: Scott Shigley

2: site design group, ltd.

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2: Tom Rossiter

Porte Apartments

1: Conflunce

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Reimagining Howard Park

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Wildhorse Village Masterplan

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Winter Layers: An Outdoor Dining

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Dan Ryan Woods Nature Play Garden

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2: site design group, ltd., Scott Shigley

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Folio 2021 is an official publication of the Illinois Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

This publication’s goal is to increase public awareness of landscape architecture as a profession and recognize the works of our profession that bring honor to us all. With this year’s issue, we offer our readers a glimpse of a number of unique projects that highlight the exemplary work of Illinois Landscape Architects.

The entire contents of this issue, including the plans, photographs, and all artwork are under copyright agreement with the Illinois Chapter ASLA and may not be copied or reproduced except as specified under contract with the Illinois Chapter ASLA.

To the best of our knowledge, all information at the time of publication is accurate. The Illinois Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the publisher, the copywriter, the designer, and the production firm are not liable for omissions or errors.

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2021 FOLIO COMMITTEE

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Nicole Maskooki, ASLA

Magdalena Aravena, ASLA

Adam White, ASLA

Rob Reuland, ASLA

Susan Ragaishis, AFFILIATE ASLA

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