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6th Street

Location: 6th Street, Des Moines, Iowa

Partners: City of Des Moines Community DevelopmentGenus Landscape Architects

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6th Avenue in Des Moines is a major corridor leading to and from downtown, connecting the north neighborhoods of the …

Old Mcdonald Farm

Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Partners: Iowa BIG, Blue Zones, City of Cedar Rapids Parks Department, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

The visual language of the farm master plan invites visitors of all ages along a winding …

Nole Ridge Orchard

Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Partners: Iowa BIG, Blue Zones, City of Cedar Rapids, City of Cedar Rapids Parks Department, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Hughes Nursery, Trees Forever

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Noelridge Park Orchard Plan

SW 9th Street

Location: 9th Street, Des Moines, Iowa

Partners: City of Des Moines Community Development, Friends of SW 9th

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SW 9th—an historic corridor in south Des Moines—is currently characterized by vacant and blighted properties, narrow right-of-way, traffic congestion, …

E 30th Street

Location : Des Moines, Iowa 

Partners : Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) of Des Moines, Fairgrounds Neighborhood

The CDL worked with the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) of Des Moines to promote complete street policies along E 30th street within …

Coe College

Location : Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Partners : Coe CollegeBlue Zones, Blue Zones Student Steering Committee, Coe College Sustainability Team, Neighborhood Liaison, Neighborhood Associations

After analyzing existing conditions and engaging students, staff and faculty members of …

Norman Borloug Heritage Foundation Farm

Location : Cresco, Iowa

PartnersNorman Borloug Heritage Foundation

This 2015 Masterplan utilizes the division established by the Little Turkey River tributary to define areas dominated by the built environment versus the natural landscape. The CDL team capitalized on …

Seed Savers Exchange

Location : Decorah, Iowa

Partners: Seed Savers Exchange

From 2011 to 2016, The CDL design team worked with a variety of Seed Savers Exchange team members through input sessions and design charrettes to update existing and develop a new, holistic …

Des Moines Social Club

Location: Des Moines, Iowa

Partners: Des Moines Social Club, Iowa State University College of Design

Iowa State University BLA students and the CDL developed design concepts for the Des Moines Social Club courtyard in the Fall 2014. The design …