In honor of national “College Colors Day” and in eager anticipation of the start of football season, RViers donned a variety of maroon, purple, red, blue, and burnt orange outfits for work today. The office enjoyed a barbeque tailgate-style lunch and college trivia contest. Congrats to Barbara Austin, the College Trivia Champion! Read Full Post ›
Development in flood-prone areas always poses a challenge, but Austin-based Castle Hill Partners is turning this site constraint into a real asset for Trinity Falls, a new master planned community located in McKinney, Texas just north of the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex. The 1,708-acre community is situated along the East Fork of the Trinity River, which... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Chris Crawford 08-29-13
Two years ago, on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend — September 4, 2011 — the most destructive fire in Texas history broke out in Bastrop County, 30 miles east of Austin. The fire burned for 37 days, scorching more than 32,000 acres and destroying 1,600 homes. By season’s end, more than $1 Billion in... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Barbara Austin 08-28-13
Even if you have never heard the term Context Sensitive Design, there is a good chance that you have driven along a roadway that was created using this approach to transportation design and engineering. Since the term was coined at the FHWA’s Thinking Beyond the Pavement conference in 1998, Context Sensitive Design (CSD) has been... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Mark Smith 07-31-13
CEO and Founding Principal Bob Richardson was recently appointed to the Board of Directors at the Hill Country Conservancy. During his three-year term, Bob will help to advance the Conservancy’s mission and shape its valued networks. The Board of Directors encompasses a small group of thought leaders who have proven their ability to shape the... Read Full Post ›
RVi held its first public meeting last week on the path toward developing the Trails Master Plan and Park Development Plans for 14 individual sites in the City of Pflugerville. RVi’s own Barbara Austin, Chris Lalich, Paul Cozzolino, and Jenn Engelke presented at the Parks Commission Workshop. With the project currently in the analysis phase,... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Barbara Austin 06-28-13
From the moment you enter a community, there should be a discernible sense of arrival. It should just feel like home. As planners and landscape architects, the development of thoughtful entry sequences – or marketing trails – is an important component of our work. On its most basic level the marketing trail is a means... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Chris Crawford 06-26-13
Last month, graduating senior Robert Whittemore was honored with the ASLA Merit Award by his alma mater, the University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture. Robert accepted the award at the school’s annual awards ceremony on April 19th. The Merit Award is given by the ASLA Arkansas Chapter to landscape architecture students in their... Read Full Post ›
RVi recently began work on an innovative concept for a new food trailer park in Round Rock, Texas. Located at the intersection of County Road 172 and Martin Avenue in close proximity to the La Frontera shopping center, the site offers excellent opportunities for connection with the community and with nearby developments. RVi worked with... Read Full Post ›
Posted by Chris Crawford 05-30-13