Austin Gardens, an historic green space within the Park District of Oak Park’s park system, became the site of a new Environmental Education Center and Learning Garden. As prime on the project, CYLA oversaw location, design, and construction for the Center and was responsible for the circulation and gardens outside the center. To maximize existing green space, the Center was located at the south end of the park and
This green space has been part of the East Side since the 1960’s. Large trees shade the lawns and the open lawns beckon students, however, it had become an under-used amenity largely cut off from normal circulation surrounded by fence. CYLA created a plan to open the space to the Taylor street commercial corridor and introduce a new circulation through the park-like space to connect with the main quad pathways. New w
Much-loved green space in downtown Chicago (northwest portion of Grant Park), along Michigan Avenue between Monroe and Randolph Streets. Project included the Gehry performance stage and specially constructed lawn, Cloudgate sculpture and plaza, shaded lawn terraces, ice rink and special use area, display and festival gardens. Portions of the park opened December 2001 and construction continued through 2004. As part o
Gallery Park was a project involving the conversion of former Glenview Naval Air Station to housing, recreation, commercial and light industrial uses. CYLA participated on the design team led by SOM and Harza Engineering for the GNAS site. For the implementation of the plan, CYLA for produced design development and construction documents for design of park for 140-acre Gallery Park that includes a 40-acre lake with w
Master plan study of this small downtown park as part of the execution of overall recommendations from the Comprehensive Plan. Work included meeting with focus groups and public to determine uses and future of the park, development of schematic design and design development with public review for recommended plan. Master plan features enhancements to wildflower and native plant area, an important are in the park, upg
CYLA was asked to prepare a Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) for Kenosha’s Library Park, the site of the Simmons Library designed by architect Daniel Burnham in 1899-1900. Library Park is a fine example of the work of nationally known landscape gardener, Ossian Cole Simonds, famous for his picturesque style that gradually revealed a site’s beauty to viewers through use of shifting views in a landscape. With contempor