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Mahan Rykiel Associates

Full Service Landscape Architecture

Our Services Sectors

Urban Design

Planning and Development

Public Parks and Civic Plazas

International Projects

Mid-Atlantic

Retail and Repositioning

Higher Education

Senior Living

Hospitality

Healthcare

Placemaking

Category

Retail

Ballston Quarter Receives 2020 VA ASLA Merit Award

Mahan Rykiel worked closely with the owner and architects to develop a new public space and gateway to the repositioned Ballston Quarter project, with an emphasis on exciting forms, a variety of seating spaces and a focus on the user experience. Once completed, the plaza space is envisioned to become a unique destination in the...
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Placemaking in Ballston Virginia

Six Exciting Real Estate Developments That Will Arrive in 2019

The Washingtonian lists Ballston Quarter as one of the exciting projects coming online in 2019.  Arlington’s tired Ballston Common Mall is officially dead. An enormous new destination—Ballston Quarter, from developer Forest City—began to replace it in late 2018 and will continue to grow in the new year. – The Washingtonian Mahan Rykiel worked closely with the...
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retail mixed use; town center; plaza

Why developers are offering ‘experiences’ to attract suburbanites

In the sometimes lonely world of online shopping and social media interactions, how can development provide the meaningful experiences people want and need? This article, by the Washington Post, details some success stories, including our work at Mosaic District in Virginia and Rockville Town Square, Maryland, as well as an exciting new project by Five Squares Development and their deep dive into the...
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