by Jerry Parks | May 12, 2026
Both Kevin Campion and Bob Hruby were inspired to pursue landscape architecture by childhood experiences of water, woods and the interaction between built and natural environments. Quittapahilla Creek was a catalyst for Pennsylvania-raised Campion, who grew up beside...
by Jerry Parks | Jan 20, 2026
Ann Gottlieb knew from a very early age she wanted to become a designer. By the age of two, she was sketching her own outfits, which her mother later stitched. When—despite a scholarship from the Savannah College of Art and Design—she found herself at Virginia Tech...
by Jerry Parks | Jan 20, 2026
As a teenager, a job in a nursery taught Ed Ball to appreciate plants, materials and how spaces are assembled. “That hands-on experience showed me how design and construction come together,” Ball says, “and led me to landscape architecture.” Ed Ball Designs is a...
by Jerry Parks | Jan 20, 2026
Catherine and VW Fowlkes took the road less traveled on their way to careers in architecture. The couple first met in New York City, where she was a singer-songwriter and he was a producer for ABC News. Several years later, they encouraged one another to pursue what...
by Jerry Parks | Jan 20, 2026
Principals Joshua Hill, Eric Hurtt and Mary-Margaret Stacy were all inspired as kids by a love of houses. “We all developed strengths and passions through drawing, traveling, studying details and recognizing how history relates to place and the built environment,”...