Serving as Austin’s most cherished community arts center for 40 years, the mission of the Dougherty Arts Center (DAC) is to support emerging through established artists who create, showcase, and experience the arts first-hand. However, the more than 70-year-old former U.S. Navy and Marine reserve facility that houses the art center was deemed “beyond repair”... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Katie Evans 05-31-19
They say everyone gets their 15 minutes of fame. Mine came this month when I was interviewed by our local PBS station, KLRU, for their Decibel program. This particular segment focused on Austin’s Water Pressures, and for my part we focused on how stormwater is handled at Mueller through a series of water quality ponds.... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Chris Lalich 04-30-19
“Powerful demonstration of a restrained approach to design. Jury members were fascinated by the project and found the process remarkable. Simplicity at its finest. The landscape architect’s understanding and respect for the architecture was beautiful.” – 2019 ASLA Awards Jury On the heels of several regional and national awards for the community overall, this month... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Katie Harris 04-29-19
Whether you’re booking it across hot pavement to your next meeting, or commuting through traffic in a stifling car, record highs across the country this summer highlight the critical need for parks as fundamental elements of our cities. An oasis of green space, parks provide havens for young and old alike, and serve as much... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Katie Harris 09-28-18
On May 15th the City of Deer Park hosted a ground breaking ceremony for phase one of the Deer Park Nature Preserve. RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture was selected by the City of Deer Park to lead the design of the new 38-acre park by providing conceptual programming for the overall site and design and... Read Full Post ›
Earlier this month, several members of RVi’s Austin office volunteered alongside other ASLA members to test a portion of CodeNEXT, Austin’s proposed new development code. RVi’s Peter Dufrene led our group’s efforts along with Patrick Smith, Alan Mackey, Noah Halbach, and Robin Winter. The focus of the test was CodeNEXT’s Functional Green, a requirement for... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Katie Harris 06-27-18
While the housing industry tends to be very astute at researching, forecasting, and responding to customer preferences, it is not an industry that is particularly well-known for disruptive innovation. A decade ago, the same might have been said for the taxicab or the hotel market, prior to the introduction of companies like Uber, Lyft, HomeAway,... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Katie Harris 05-31-18
The La Cima development, a premier residential community in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, is currently wrapping up design and making plans for summer construction. The 2,441-acre neighborhood is located just west of San Marcos, Texas, at the intersection of Wonderworld Drive and Old Ranch Road 12 and boasts “…an oasis of Hill... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Peter Dufrene 03-29-18
Earlier this month, our leadership team met in Austin for quarterly strategic meetings that focused on growth and the future of our practice. One of the main topics of discussion was the trend toward smaller, more dense urban residential development projects. This shift was recently exemplified in an Arizona Republic article about iconic Arizona developer... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Mark Reddie 02-27-18