Since the early twentieth century, baseball has been considered America’s favorite national pastime. It is the sport that defines American culture and the reason many rivalries and friendships have been established. In the metro-Atlanta region, it is the reason for numerous wins with the development of The Battery Atlanta at Truist Park. The ‘stay-and-play’ destination […]
Article posted in The Field, ASLA Professional Practice Networks’ Blog by Lauren Standish, HGOR Principal In 2014, the Georgia Building Authority (GBA) decided they needed a new public space close to the Capitol Hill Complex to serve as a forum, a place where all visitors could exercise their freedom of speech and assembly. The downtown […]
Article posted in The Field, ASLA Professional Practice Networks’ Blog by Bob Hughes, Founding Principal of HGOR The Bobby Jones Golf Course—Atlanta’s first public golf course, opened in 1932—was previously an underutilized course that suffered from dying trees, invasive plants, and eroded walking trails—it did not live up to the name of Bobby Jones. Marty […]
Game On! There was a time when pickleball was a sport very few people knew about and was labeled by many as beneath their level of athleticism – even calling it a sport for “retired tennis players.” It is time to take a closer look at the sport that has become one of the fastest-growing recreational activities […]
Swing Batter Batter Suh-Wing!!! Anyone who has walked through The Battery Atlanta has undoubtedly felt the incredible energy that continuously is abuzz throughout the lifestyle destination, a borderline theme-park style venue. The recent 11-game win streak (as of this writing) aligns nicely with the Braves’ revenue being up in The Battery Atlanta mixed-use development sales […]
As the role of health care facilities change, developers are finding more opportunities to design and develop properties that provide a strong connection to their communities By: Steve Sanchez, HGOR Principal We’ve all been to health care facilities and probably seen the same general scenario: a cold, sterile environment where no one wants to stay […]
Native tree and plant expert, Steve Sanchez, shares his thoughts on the benefits of using the American Beech in today’s landscape designs.
In 2018, the City of Atlanta addressed the need for a new parking garage near Zoo Atlanta and the BeltLine, two of the city’s most iconic public spaces. With increased calls to reduce traffic congestion and improve community safety, the existing eight-acre surface parking lot was unable to keep up with increasing demand. Faced with […]
Construction of a waterfall garden, which spanned a year’s time, was completed in July (2019) and the plants were installed at the beginning of the summer. Now, the Courtyard Waterfall is fulfilling its purpose at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton. The waterfall garden was made possible by Chris and Jane Smoot, who hoped for […]
What do 8,000+ trees in a downtown urban setting look like?