Celebrating the Seasons:
As Principal, Steve Sanchez of HGOR likes to say, “landscape architects have the unique opportunity of designing for all five senses and the changing seasons reinforce this.” In the Southeast, that opportunity carries even more weight because here, the seasons don’t just change the landscape, they change how we live and how we feel. Steve [...]
Beyond Design: A Landscape Architect’s Perspective on ULI Atlanta’s Center for Leadership
By Michael Bailey, Associate at HGOR On May 22nd, the Urban Land Institute celebrated the graduation of its 2025 Center for Leadership class—a milestone that marked the end of a year-long journey for participants, myself included. When I first joined the program, I didn’t quite know what to expect. I knew that it would be […]
Assembly Atlanta’s Remarkable Journey: The Planning & Designs Behind the Vision
Curious about the evolution of the mixed-use development– Assembly Atlanta– and the opening of the one-of-a-kind purpose-built film and television facility Assembly Studios? For HGOR and the entire project team, it’s been a riveting journey of transformation. Constructed in 1947, the former automotive legacy, General Motors, occupied the site for decades, creating a solid identity […]
INSIGHTS & EXPLORATIONS: A Look Inside of HGOR
Newsletter Series CELEBRATING Awards2023 has been incredibly generous to our firm and we are especially grateful for the recognition our HGOR team has earned thus far. The April ASLA SE Regional Conference was the beginning of much excitement for our team. The CITY PLACE | MARIE SIMS PARK project received an Honor Award recognizing Principal […]
Listening, Collaboration and Flexibility: Driving Unity Through Design
Within HGOR, recently honored with a Firm of the Year award by the American Society of Landscape Architects’ Georgia chapter, lives a team of visionaries equipped to transform the built environment by embracing an educated voice and using a well-attuned ear to discover more progressive design solutions. Our SEE Philosophy, a structured-but-flexible approach, helps us adapt […]
HGOR Activates Downtown Atlanta
Atlanta is a city founded on transformation and has been an entertainment hotspot for years. There are many components to creating an authentic sense of place, and landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm HGOR has spent decades delivering spaces supporting connectivity, social interaction, economic progress, and environmental sustainability. In developing a culturally diverse, vibrant downtown area, […]
Capitalizing on Natural Infrastructure and Low-Impact Development
By: Steve Sanchez, HGOR Principal Those outside the landscape architecture field often think the role of a landscape architect equates to the enhancement of greenspaces within parks, office complexes, and various urban areas. Those within the field and affiliated industries realize it involves so much more. A landscape architect typically provides planning, analysis, and creative […]
A Designer’s Dream is Delivered at Assembly Atlanta
“We’ve been in the business for 50 years and have a bunch of amazing contacts. The first thing we did was go to HGOR, land planners. They actually drew what has become this development. They did it in first blush, and we have the original hand sketch and call it ‘The Idea of the Idea.’ […]
The Stars Are Out in GA!
By: Chris Mutter, HGOR Principal Just 28 hours to run illegal Coors beer from Texarkana to Atlanta, and they said it couldn’t be done! This was the theme of one of the most well-known movies from the 70s starring Burt Reynolds – “the Bandit,” of the highest-grossing film in 1977 – the iconic Smokey and the […]
HGOR turns 30!
In honor of HGOR turning 30 in October, we will be highlighting 30 of the projects that have been a significant part of our journey. For us, three decades in the landscape architecture business has meant 30 years of positively impacting the community. Throughout this time, we have had many great opportunities to build on […]