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Independence Grove Children’s Grove
Bridging Accessible Play Independence Grove, home to the children’s play area, surrounds a 115-acre lake, with miles of trails for recreational activities. To supplement the manufactured standard play...
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Winnetka Public School Nursery
An outdoor environment that embraces learning! ~ Winnetka Public School Nursery Staff Nature as the Third Teacher The Winnetka Public School Nursery’s Outdoor Learning Environment takes its inspiration...
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The Grow Project
The Windfree Energy Initiative is an outstanding example of how public-private partnerships can work together to inspire our youth and make our city a better place to live, work and raise families. I...
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City of Chicago Ogden Park & Regional Playground
Nurturing a Sense of Community Pride Ogden Park opened to the public in 1905, as an innovative site providing relief from tenement living that sparked the development of other social properties across...
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Kansas Children’s Discovery Center
The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center’s 15000 SF building is nestled within the wooded acreage of Topeka’s Gage Park, which encourages interaction indoors and out-of-doors. The energy-efficient and...
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A Force of Nature: The Life and Work of Jens Jensen
This City of Chicago installation brought to light the contributions of the pioneering Prairie landscape architect Jens Jensen. The design of the public gallery at the Cultural Center incorporated the...
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Garden In A City: Children’s Midway
A Pathway of Hands-on Gardening That Grows On Families Garden in a City is America’s first garden and landscape design show focusing on urban horticulture. The inaugural season of this in-ground show...
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Rio de Janeiro Entertainment Complex
Lands of Discovery The Rio de Janeiro Entertainment Complex & Children’s Museum Project, a 2000 square meter children’s entertainment and exploration-based complex was designed as a transformative...
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Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac
Engaging the Community The Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac is a community energizer, bringing local business and community leaders together to create play and learning in a safe and healthy...
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Exploration Station
Exploratory Vista Exploration Station is a 10,000 SF museum inspired by the vision and spirit of this young institution and by the agrarian context of which it is a part. The ad-hoc collection of...
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Chicago Paddle Company
Boards in a Box In its inaugural season at Kathy Osterman Beach in Chicago, the Chicago Paddle Company needed an efficient and affordable way to launch a park district-approved rental and storage...
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Bonner Heritage Farm
Harvesting Play A 2,500-pound chicken and 14-foot-tall cow welcome visitors to Bonner Heritage Farm located about 50 miles north of Chicago. Crafted out of inch-thick plate steel these sculptures pair...
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