Over the past year, livingLAB worked closely with the folks at MDOT’s Lansing and Grand Region office to develop a nonmotorized plan for the 13 counties in West Michigan that comprise the MDOT Grand Region. The Grand Region is home to an incredible network of significant shared use paths/trails (8

The City of Pleasant Ridge celebrated the official grand opening of Gainsboro Park with a festive Halloween Hayride. livingLAB is proud to have led the engagement, design and construction oversight for the City in such a massive transformation of this nearly half-mile long linear park bordered on th

MacArthur Park, a livingLAB designed, nature-based play space in Trenton, MI received a $57,000 grant through the Wayne County Park Millage Fund to begin construction. The design incorporates natural materials to create a unique series of spaces and experiences within this much loved neighborhood pa

Congratulations to our own Lauren Hoffman, who just received her Certified Ecologist designation from the Ecological Society of America (ESA). ESA is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization of scientists founded in 1915 to promote ecological science by improving communication among ecologists, raise t

Congratulations to the City of Royal Oak on the grand opening of Eagle Plaza! Hosted by the Royal Oak Rotary Club, the grand opening included a light dinner and dessert, an address from Mayor Michael Fournier, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony, all followed by the Royal Oak Commission for the Arts' summ

After years of design, redesign, planning, and construction, DTE's Beacon Park is scheduled to open in grand fashion at 11:00 AM on Thursday, July 20th, kicking off a 4-day grand opening celebration. The grand opening events include live music, a night market, and family entertainment. The park's mi

The official MoGo launch party was quite a success!  On May 23, Detroit Bike Share - officially called "MoGo" - officially launched with a press event followed by a mass send-off of hundreds of bike riders destined for stations around Detroit.  This effectively stocked every station around the Cit

livingLAB led planning processes that resulted in 2 neighborhood organizations receiving additional funds as announced by The Kresge Foundation today.  $2 million will fund 17 new projects aimed at revitalizing Detroit neighborhoods in the third and final round of the foundation's $5 million Kres

On Saturday, March 11, third-year University of Michigan Landscape Architecture Masters Students held their final studio presentation in the community that was the focus of their studies.  Looking at a variety of ideas for branding and development throughout Detroit’s Warrendale neighborhood, th

After what seems like eternity, Lauren Hoffman recently received her fourth Landscape Architecture Registration Exam results, and SHE PASSED!  Now registered in the State of Michigan, she can officially call herself a Landscape Architect at livingLAB.  Congratulations, Lauren!