2019 GENERAL DESIGN
2019 GENERAL DESIGN
2017 GENERAL DESIGN
LA Ride
Saturday, September 26 - 12:00-5:30pm
LA Ride Detroit Month of Design CycleTour 2020 is an interactive, slow to medium-paced 12 mile loop bike ride, open to the public, where riders visit locations designed by landscape architects throughout the host city. They will hear details about the featured projects from the professionals who actually worked on them. We explore city-scapes, parks, trail systems, sustainable landscapes, school campuses, sports facilities, gardens, urban agricultural sites and historic places, all of which were designed and created by Landscape Architects. Every ride includes “Lecture Sites” and “Mini Stops” where planners, advocates, and technical staff give interactive presentations to the group. CEU’s are also available for each ride. Expect an "afterparty" and the end of the cycle tour. Proceeds from sponsorships and contributions support MiASLA scholarships, mentoring programs, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion projects – opening “On Ramps” to careers, opportunities and the future. Learn more here.
LA Ride
Saturday, September 26 - 12:00-5:30pm
LA Ride Detroit Month of Design CycleTour 2020 is an interactive, slow to medium-paced 12 mile loop bike ride, open to the public, where riders visit locations designed by landscape architects throughout the host city. They will hear details about the featured projects from the professionals who actually worked on them. We explore city-scapes, parks, trail systems, sustainable landscapes, school campuses, sports facilities, gardens, urban agricultural sites and historic places, all of which were designed and created by Landscape Architects. Every ride includes “Lecture Sites” and “Mini Stops” where planners, advocates, and technical staff give interactive presentations to the group. CEU’s are also available for each ride. Expect an "afterparty" and the end of the cycle tour. Proceeds from sponsorships and contributions support MiASLA scholarships, mentoring programs, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion projects – opening “On Ramps” to careers, opportunities and the future. Learn more here.
Red Pole Park
Northwestern Hwy, Southfield, MI 48076
Designed by HED & The Southfield Planning Department
Red Pole Park is an interactive art installation along a public walkway and is part of a series of “landscape moments” designed to enhance the pedestrian experience along the gateway. Because it appears along a highway, it also gives drivers information about the walkability of the district. The tallest poles (35 feet) have solar-activated blue lights that twinkle at night.
Red Pole Park is based on the "developed design" concept and the poles symbolize a community that has embraced the values of sustainability, stewardship, and education. The color red is highly visible and symbolizes love, energy, and passion. The poles are various heights to recognize ancestors, present-day generations, and the promise of future growth.
Red Pole Park is designed to be one of a series of interactive outdoor "rooms" for people to explore. It intersects the Southfield City Centre Trail, a bike-walk greenway. The Park was funded through a 2017 Patronicity crowdfunding campaign and matched by a grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's Public Spaces, Community Places Program. Along this site, there were multiple utilities placed with no organization. The Landscape Architects worked around this by designing a grid that included red dots placed on the asphalt to complete the design. Read more here.
