Movement And Meaning: The Landscapes of Hoerr Schaudt

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Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects is an award-winning landscape architecture firm-the Midwest's most prominent-based in Chicago, Illinois, and is known for its outstanding civic, cultural, and residential work. This is the firm's first publication. Over the past 20 years, the principals of Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects have been acknowledged innovators in landscape architecture, and have won numerous awards for its urban public spaces, academic campuses, green roofs, commercial developments, cultural institutions, and recreational destinations. Its long focus on innovative horticulture and particular attention to seasonality put it at the forefront of this now-popular industry-wide focus. Prominent public landscapes include- the Michigan Avenue median planters and Daley Plaza in Chicago, the McGovern Centennial Gardens in Houston, the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, the Tiffany Celebration Garden in Chicago's Millennium Park, Nathan Philips Square in Toronto, Soldier Field/Burnham Park in Chicago, the Buckhead Atlanta retail complex, Chicago's Apple store, seasonal plantings for the Crate & Barrel headquarters and stores, three gardens on the University of Chicago campus, the Morningstar corporate headquarters in Chicago, and the rejuvenation of Mies van der Rohe's campus plan for the Illinois Institute of Technology, as well as several recent projects in China, among others. The firm has also completed dozens of private estate gardens throughout the Midwest, including in Chicago proper; Lake Forest, Peoria, and Winnetka, Illinois; Grand Rapids and Harbor Springs, Michigan; and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. They have also

In his late 20s, Douglas Hoerr moved to England, where he apprenticed with some of the most respected gardeners in the world, including John Brookes and Beth Chatto. Upon his return, he founded his own firm and merged with Peter Schaudt in 2008 to create Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects. Douglas Brenner writes about gardens, antiques, and architecture for publications such as the New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, and Country Living. Formerly the editor of Garden Design and Martha Stewart Living, Brenner divides his time between New York City and the New Jersey shore.

Together, the context and sheer variety of images, drawings, and photography make this book an absorbing overview of Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects' work. - The Dirt, ASLA A stunning new retrospective documenting the global imprint of the duo's renowned green thumb... - Michigan Avenue magazine