Bruce Hendee, RLA IBE Advisory Board Member Affordable housing became an issue in Fort Collins shortly after the end of the Great Recession. At that time, a perfect storm of conditions led to a dramatic decrease in the availability of …
Andy Madrick Sustainability Associate, Landscape Architecture In 2014, the City of Fort Collins launched the “Nature in the City” initiative to ensure every citizen has access to nature close to where we live and work. The focus of the initiative …
By: Joy Wagner Sustainable Building Associate What role does nature and our inherent need for natural connections or biophilia play in placemaking? To understand the relationship between placemaking and sense of place and biophilia, we must first understand biophilia, biophilic design, …
By: Cassandra Kliewer Sustainable Associate Nature is the best learning tool. After generations and generations of improvement, nature has perfected itself to work best with its environment. Taking a closer look at an organism and the way it operates can …
