Movement and Meaning: The Landscapes of Hoerr Schaudt

  Over the past twenty years, the principals of Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects have been acknowledged innovators in landscape architecture, and the firm has won numerous awards for its urban public spaces, academic campuses, green roofs, commercial developments, cultural institutions, and recreational destinations. They have also designed gardens in other climates, including Palm Springs, California; Rhode Island; and Antigua.   Hoerr Schaudt’s seasonal, plant-driven designs are sure to inspire landscape architects and home gardeners alike..   The firm has also completed dozens of private estate gardens throughout the Midwest, including in Chicago proper; Lake Forest, Peoria, and Winnetka, Illinois; Grand Rapids and Harbor Springs, Michigan; and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Horticulture and landscape design flourish in tandem at Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects, one of the most dynamic firms in Chicago today. In-depth features include projects for which the firm ha

"A stunning new retrospective documenting the global imprint of the duo’s renowned green thumb"—Michigan Avenue magazine

R. Michael Graham said The work depicted here is beautiful. It's also thoroughly worked out and perfectly fit. Early in design school I fondly remember a beloved professor calling a fellow student a "design animal". By that comment I understood that professor to mean that the student understood his design and it's relation to the world with every fiber of his being. Doug Hoerr is truly a "landscape animal". The work depicted here is beautiful. It's also thoroughly worked out and perfectly fit for it's place. I am happy that Doug has shared his work and the work of his firm through this book, even happier to live amidst the landscapes he has created in Chicago and happiest to count him as a trusted colleague.Doug thinks though landscape des. A breath of fresh air! This book should be a staple in everyone’s home. The extensive line-up of plant-driven projects covering the gamut of public, private, and cultural designs tell a story of art in nature. The lush photography with details on the design layout only further enhances the book’s authenticity. Whether you are a landscape architect, a residential designer, or purely someone who loves and appreciates the art of gardening, you need this book. I bought one for my office and one for home!. The pictures are rich and their ideas are inspiring! Even an experienced landscape architect would be inspired by one of their projects while the novice would simply enjoy flipping through the large, rich pictures of one beautiful landscape after another - like I did!

  Peter Lindsay Schaudt (1959–2015) was born in Illinois and trained first as an architect, receiving a degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and then obtained a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Harvard in 1984. Douglas Hoerr was raised on a farm in Indiana—the perfect setting for developing a fascination with the