Current Press Releases

8 December 2010

Design Workshop Completes Civic Wayfinding Project for Town of Breckenridge

The recently completed civic wayfinding project is part of overall efforts to facilitate traffic flow, especially during the winter ski season.

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26 October 2010

Design Workshop Adds Two New Staff Members to Aspen

Firm announces the addition of Jessie Young as office project assistant and Marcus Pulsipher as landscape architect to its Aspen office.

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13 October 2010

Design Workshop Wins Multiple Colorado Design Awards

Firm receives 14 awards in the areas of design, planning, communications and land stewardship, including prestigious President's Award of Excellence

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14 September 2010

Design Workshop to Host Book Signing Event on September 28th to Celebrate Release of “Garden Legacy: The Residential Landscapes of Design Workshop”

This book signing event will offer an inclusive inside look at the recently published book, Garden Legacy: The Residential Landscapes of Design Workshop. The book explores landscape design of the American West by profiling the residential landscape architecture of Design Workshop.

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2 September 2010

Design Workshop Chairman Kurt Culbertson to speak at ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPO on Friday, September 10

Culbertson will be a featured speaker at one of the key educational sessions being held at this year's ASLA Annual Meeting & Expo, which is scheduled from September 10–13.

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1 September 2010

Design Workshop Teams with Austrian Tourism Consultants and JCP to Develop Strategic Plan for the Petra Region in Jordan

Plan will focus on long-term sustainability of this UNESCO World Heritage site by outlining preservation of resources and addressing urban growth in the surrounding area

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23 August 2010

Design Workshop's Austin Office Selected to Complete Revitalization Plan for Lafitte Corridor and Greenway

Greenway revitalization to turn 3.1-mile strip of New Orleans land into public park and transportation corridor for bicyclists and pedestrians.

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14 August 2010

Design Workshop Promotes Two Staff Members to Associates in Denver Office

Design Workshop is pleased to announce the promotion of Amanda Hindman and Britt Palmberg to Associates in its Denver office.

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14 August 2010

Design Workshop Promotes Staff Member to Associate in Aspen Office

Design Workshop is pleased to announce the promotion of Ashley Allis to Associate in its Aspen office.

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19 July 2010

Design Workshop Selected by the City of Branson, Missouri to Update Comprehensive Development Plan

The updated plan will set forth guidelines that address growth management, economic development and redevelopment projects, and provide a framework to enhance the community and its multi-faceted tourism economy for the next decade and beyond.

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29 June 2010

Design Workshop Names Rebecca Leonard as Firm Partner

Leonard joins Design Workshop's eight other partners (shareholders) as part of the executive leadership team, and she will continue to oversee operations for the Austin office.

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14 June 2010

Design Workshop Wins ASLA Award for “St. Louis Great Streets Initiative” Pilot Project

Award honors South Grand Boulevard Development Plan that creates new standards for the relationship between transportation and the community.

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26 May 2010

Wimberley's Blue Hole Regional Park Will Test Sustainable Landscape Rating System

The Sustainable Sites Initiative™ announced the selection of Blue Hole Regional Park in Wimberley, Texas as one of the first landscapes to participate in a new program testing the nation's first rating system for green landscape design, construction and maintenance.

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25 May 2010

Design Workshop Associate Named as Co-Chair for Denver Chapter of the Society for Environmental Graphic Design

Kelan Smith, an associate with Design Workshop, was recently appointed as co-chair for the Denver Chapter of the Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD).

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5 May 2010

Design Workshop Wins Three National ASLA Awards

Firm scores three of 49 total winners, one of only two firms to receive this many awards.

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27 April 2010

Design Workshop Wins Top Utah Design Awards

Design Workshop's Salt Lake City office was recognized by American Society of Landscape Architects for its work on Pioneer Park and the Utah Museum of Natural History.

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14 April 2010

Design Workshop Wins Prestigious Form-Based Codes Award

Design Workshop was recently named one of three recipients of the Richard J. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust Form-Based Codes Award, as selected by the Form-Based Codes Institute (FBCI).

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5 April 2010

Design Workshop Wins Three Texas ASLA Awards

Design Workshop was awarded three ASLA Awards and received the Stewardship Designation at the ASLA Texas Chapter Annual Conference earlier this month in San Antonio.

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29 March 2010

Design Workshop Launches New Services for Distressed Assets

Design Workshohp is launching new services to support the financial recovery of distressed real estate assets. These services integrate the firm's strategic analysis capabilities with its planning and design expertise.

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24 March 2010

Design Workshop Helps Guide The Village at Avon to Achieve LEED Certification

The second phase of redevelopment in Avon, Colo., known as The Village at Avon, achieved LEED certification last week, becoming one of the first buildings in Vail Valley to be built within the eco-conscious LEED standards.

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22 March 2010

Partnership Between Design Workshop and The City of Aspen and Pitkin County Results in STaR Award

The City of Aspen and Pitkin County have been awarded the 2009 STaR Award for Outstanding Planning Initiative by the Small Town and Rural (STaR) Planning Division for their collaboration on the Aspen Area Community Plan (AACP).

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22 February 2010

Design Workshop Announces New LEED® Green Associates

Three principals of Design Workshop have recently added Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Green Associate (LEED® Green Associate) to their credentials, joining the 21 other accredited LEED® professionals at Design Workshop.

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9 February 2010

Design Workshop Announces LEED AP BD&C Accredited Professional, Darla Callaway

Darla Callaway, a Landscape Designer in the Aspen office of Design Workshop, has recently added Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional- Building Design and Construction (LEED AP BD&C) to the list of her credentials.

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