The firm was founded in 1993 as Carol JH Yetken Landscape Architect, and is comprised of four professional and support staff with a wide range of experience, and emphasizes addressing the needs of the clients with solutions that are both pleasing and practical. Personal involvement in each aspect of the design and production is a hallmark of the firm while remaining part of a well-established network of associated professionals that enables significant contribution to diverse sizes and scopes of projects. Carol JH Yetken is a Certified Professional in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™). CYLA, Inc. is WBE/DBE certified with the City of Chicago and a State of Illinois certified FBE firm.
The office has full production capability and experience in-house with CAD for drawing and construction documents, and computer resources in the areas of project management, accounting, desktop publishing, graphic design production and word processing.
The firm maintains offices in Oak Park, Illinois.