In response to significant reinvestment and redevelopment initiatives underway within its downtown, the City of Greenville, South Carolina commissioned the development of master plans for three sectors of its downtown area. The purpose of the sector plans is to provide a framework for the City to guide new public and private development strategically, and enhance […]
In response to significant reinvestment and redevelopment initiatives underway within its downtown, the City of Greenville, South Carolina commissioned the development of master plans for three sectors of its downtown area. The purpose of the sector plans is to provide a framework for the City to guide new public and private development strategically, and enhance […]
Mahan Rykiel was part of a resource team retained by the Mississippi Main Street Association to provide urban design services in a charrette format for nine communities along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. The communities included Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagoula, Picayune, Waveland, Moss Point, Pass Christian, Long Beach and Bay Saint Louis which were all impacted by Hurricane […]
Mahan Rykiel is part of a Vermont Downtown Action Team (VDAT) retained by the Vermont Downtown Program to work with eight towns impacted by Tropical Storm Irene.
The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore (DPOB) and the City of Baltimore prepared a Downtown Strategic Plan to guide continued revitalization of Baltimore’s central business district. A critical focus of this plan was to identify a strategic approach to improving the public realm to help attract and retain employers, residents and visitors.
Mahan Rykiel Associates and a team of consultants provided strategic planning services for the continued revitalization of the City of Lancaster through a community-owned action plan. The previous economic development strategy, produced in 1998, sought to stimulate development and business interest; this strategic plan will both continue and expand upon the revitalization of the City—leveraging […]
Eckerd College Master Plan and Library is one of many projects designed by Mahan Rykiel Associates that can be found across the globe. Mahan Rykiel Associates is internationally recognized in landscape architecture, urban design, planning and research.
Mahan Rykiel led the design team for the renovation of the Academic Quad, a significant landscape which includes the most historic and iconic buildings on campus, mature canopy trees and a broad sweeping lawn. A major infrastructure repair project provided the impetus for the renovation which displaced existing walkways and introduced temporary ones.
As the result of an overall campus master plan, Johns Hopkins University identified the redevelopment of its open space system as the most critical project for implementation. Mahan Rykiel Associates, in conjunction with a team of architects and engineers, prepared an Open Space Plan which addressed circulation issues, with the goal of creating a pedestrian […]
Mahan Rykiel was part of a team that developed a master plan for Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY and was responsible for the landscape and open space analysis and recommendations component of the plan. Plan recommendations include creating a hierarchy of pedestrian pathways and open spaces to define a campus network and connect disparate portions […]
