Rob is off to Iqaluit, Nunavut, to be inducted as a fellow of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA). This is CLSA's highest honour, and recognizes outstanding contributions to the profession of landscape architecture. Congratulations, Rob!
Ekistics' Growing Family!Not just the practice is growing at Ekistics. July brought the return of Jill Robertson and the departure of Rachael McLean on maternity leave. We look forward to the patter of more little Ekistics feet in the fall!
Ekistics is excited to announce the launch of our Civil Engineering practice.With the inception of our Civil Engineering division, Ekistics welcomes Adam Brown, P.Eng. Adam has over a decade of experience in transportation and land development projects, with an emphasis on multi-discipline coordination and project management. Adam had completed many multi-disciplinary designs for institutional and commercial projects, and is known in the industry as willing to try new ideas and find the right solution for stakeholders.
American Invasion!Ekistics is pleased to welcome two new landscape architects. Edward Kinney comes to us from the sunny state of South Carolina, joining us in January 2011. He is a registered landscape architect and holds a master's degree in the field. His earliest work involved community alliance projects for the City of Denver, Colorado. Edward has travelled extensively, living throughout the US and Canada, and became a landscape architect after 10 years of working in television and radio.
Joining us in May of 2011, Adam Barnard was born in the mid-western United States, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in landscape architecture from Kansas State University, and has worked in Denver and Kansas City for over five years. After obtaining licensure, Adam moved to Nova Scotia to work for Ekistics, and contributes to a variety of projects with a specialization in master planning and park design. He also holds a strong interest in the technical side of projects, ensuring staff is taking advantage of the latest technologies and software for development and final production.
New Look for Downtown AmherstBuilding upon our work for the Downtown Amherst Action Strategy, Ekistics lead the detailed design for Victoria Square, in Amherst. This high profile urban plaza is at the heart of Downtown Amherst, and the resulting design blends the traditional and historic character of the streetscape with a modern and vibrant outdoor space. Construction is slated to begin in July 2011.
LEEDing the PackEkistics is pleased to announce Rob and Jill have achieved their LEED Green Associate designation.
Active Strides for YarmouthEkistics presented the final draft of the Town and Municipality of the District of Yarmouth's active transportation master plan. Completed along with our partner SNC-Lavalin, this comprehensive plan addresses all forms of human powered transportation across the urban and rural areas of Yarmouth.
Green Strokes for a New Moroccan CityEkistics, in partnership with our international collaborators LANDinc , has been chosen to lead the development of Morocco's first green city. Stretching along the coastline from Casablanca towards Rabat, Zenata will be home to 400,000 people, a university, a medical centre, and an endless horizon of beach and ocean. Ekistics is contributing to the development of the conceptual master plan, with specific emphasis on sustainable management of stormwater and the sensitive dune landscape.
2 New ProjectsMabou Village Conceptual, Main St. & Facade Development Plan: Ekistics is looking forward to heading back to Cape Breton to work with the Mabou community in developing a vision for their Main Street.
Antigonish Regional Development Authority: Gateway to Antigonish - this project will build a long term sustainable vision for the gateway, while providing more detailed planning and design concepts to enable the eventual evolution of a signature gateway.