https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/home daily 1.0 2024-12-18 https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/our-team daily 0.75 2024-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/49167eef-f36c-44ea-bcf2-31232345cce7/21a.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/6e90dcc7-9035-41ad-9601-dd32fb1a04e0/Mark+Kuiper.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7cceaf29-63c2-4723-8c24-4103363d9b72/11a.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/2065f26f-da1b-4770-8715-334aa1ff4d47/Mallory+Head+Shot.jpg Our Team https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/contact-us daily 0.75 2022-02-14 https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/our-firm daily 0.75 2023-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/8adf41fd-1e80-4114-8d2c-c775f891fdaa/IMG_1149.JPG Our Firm - Our Firm. RITLAND+KUIPER Landscape Architects is a full-service landscape architectural firm with LEED accredited and CLARB and state of Iowa registered Landscape Architects. The firm consists of three full-time Landscape Architects with over 90 years of combined experience. Through teamwork, experience, research and careful assessment of specific project requirements, we are passionate about meeting individual client needs while providing creative and cost-effective solutions. Craig Ritland originally founded the firm as Craig Ritland Landscape Architect in 1970 in Waterloo. Since developing the master plan for George Wyth Memorial State Park in the early 1970s, RKLA has participated in many of the important public improvements that have added to the quantity and quality of open space in Iowa. RKLA has provided park and recreation master planning and detailed design and construction services for a diverse array of city, county, and state recreation areas. We enjoy utilizing a highly interactive process with our clients, often through the facilitation of public input. Our award-winning firm works interactively with clients in providing design solutions that are innovative, cost effective, site-specific, and environmentally responsible. https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/john-deere daily 0.75 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/419fb444-16f7-4dad-801f-0281c0f90a0b/IMG_5289.JPG John Deere Tractor and Engine Museum at Techworks Campus - John Deere Tractor & Engine Museum at Techworks Campus Waterloo, Iowa The museum, which opened in 2015, has as its mission to educate visitors about the history of tractor and engine design and manufacturing in Iowa's Cedar Valley. It offers a diverse range of exhibits that appeals not only to farmers, but to past and present John Deere employees and non-Deere outsiders with an affinity for the history of agricultural production in Iowa. RKLA worked as part of a multi-disciplinary design team in the development of the museum campus, beginning with the initial master planning process and carrying through to the final design and implementation. A challenge for RKLA was to gracefully accommodate the grade transition from the parking lot to a lower main entrance. The site design utilizes a rich blend of pavers and ornamental grasses and stone organized into rows which tie the site to the building architecture and recall the agricultural theme of the museum. Monolithic curbs and contemporary lighting and site furniture complete the clean, high-tech look of the landscape. Bioswales planted with ornamental grasses filter stormwater runoff and contribute to the agrarian character and theme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1642520126346-MBIF4HNGT81YLVBUVBC7/Expo+1009-d.jpg John Deere Tractor and Engine Museum at Techworks Campus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1642520383073-FP46ABIN5AHEMLBISSFH/img_0579-crop-u159204.jpg John Deere Tractor and Engine Museum at Techworks Campus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1647633550558-HYQV1JXBOZLM69H847BS/IMG_7084.JPG John Deere Tractor and Engine Museum at Techworks Campus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7d70319d-f6d3-4942-a766-aa2ecd4488b6/img_3834.jpg John Deere Tractor and Engine Museum at Techworks Campus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/bc0842b3-30ff-4813-8646-3b983f87b748/IMG_1376.JPG John Deere Tractor and Engine Museum at Techworks Campus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/d85f1d18-9335-44d4-a943-8f33529a6e90/IMG_6747.JPG John Deere Tractor and Engine Museum at Techworks Campus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/b81afa97-d841-42d8-9b88-55f8729fd9aa/IMG_5283.JPG John Deere Tractor and Engine Museum at Techworks Campus https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/place-to-play-park daily 0.75 2023-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7d375a81-90ed-4475-af57-a5600befd2c5/RKLA_Place+to+Play+Park_8.jpg Place to Play Park - Place to Play Inclusive Park Cedar Falls, Iowa Place to Play Park is an innovative playground experience that serves users with a wide range of physical and mental accessibilities. Many playgrounds are designed to accommodate special needs mainly through features on a large structure with ramps for wheelchair accessibility. Inclusive playgrounds are more than wheelchair accessible. Inclusive playgrounds provide open spaces that allow more imagination, invention and group interaction– more free play. This playground is also purposefully integrated into the landscape to evoke a natural and interactive play experience using natural materials, plants, grass berms and boulders. Each of the play features is located with sensitivity to activity and noise levels and allows adults to assist and participate with children at play. The playground features synthetic turf throughout including installation on several berms and a hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1804602a-c41a-4c66-bdb2-57b6079b2d21/Master.png Place to Play Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/393e1967-4940-4b2e-b720-78754117b6fc/button.jpg Place to Play Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/49d443dd-383b-4dd2-a16e-8c8674f7ee1b/IMG_7053.jpg Place to Play Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/2a3c3b66-c617-4c18-bc97-1e8fa7674710/IMG_5462.jpeg Place to Play Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/84fab6a0-1a2d-4fdf-b283-f63adf3f3783/RKLA_Place+to+Play+Park_1.jpg Place to Play Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/4dcb9d2d-dd94-46de-9cc2-2a69aba94cf7/RKLA_Place+to+Play+Park_2.jpg.JPEG Place to Play Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/30f87f08-b3a2-4614-be05-263120ce2a53/RKLA_Place+to+Play+Park_5.jpg.JPEG Place to Play Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/d2c3e5d5-33a0-4032-9d76-b6e6e5cf9698/RKLA_Place+to+Play+Park_6.jpg.JPEG Place to Play Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7d375a81-90ed-4475-af57-a5600befd2c5/RKLA_Place+to+Play+Park_8.jpg Place to Play Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/baffe770-9c7a-4bf2-8bda-9446820379ec/RKLA_Place+to+Play+Park_8.jpg.JPEG Place to Play Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/b53d5c1b-f621-4d72-82b5-78e03acfaa36/RKLA_Place+to+Play+Park_9.jpg.JPEG Place to Play Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/07d6291e-6bd0-4e3a-bf68-7982644b689b/RKLA_Place+to+Play+Park_10.jpg.JPEG Place to Play Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/78581015-194f-4a57-b373-4496d9fb5125/RKLA_Place+to+Play+Park_11.JPG Place to Play Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/f32eac12-3e55-49c5-ae50-2292fa67a38a/RKLA_Place+to+Play+Park_3.jpg.JPEG Place to Play Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/69fa3690-6f86-43c5-a40c-94e768fac1c2/RKLA_Place+to+Play+Park_4.jpg.JPEG Place to Play Park https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/riverloop-amphitheater-trail daily 0.75 2023-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/393e1967-4940-4b2e-b720-78754117b6fc/button.jpg RiverLoop Amphitheater & Trail - RiverLoop Amphitheater & Trails Waterloo, Iowa Winner of a Merit Award from the American Society of Landscape Architecture, 2013 Using Vision Iowa Funding and a local match, Waterloo completed a downtown and riverfront revitalization project termed “River Renaissance.” A recipient of a 2013 Central States ASLA Merit Award, this $23 million project has dramatically changed the appearance and function of the Cedar River in downtown Waterloo and consists of three basic elements. The Cedar River Plaza and Amphitheater includes a 2400 square foot performance area with stadium seating and a 10,000 square foot elevated plaza area. The Riverwalk Loop consists of new and existing recreational trails that serve as the final link in nearly 80 miles of recreational trails through the metropolitan area, and a connection with the Cedar Valley Nature Trail and Cedar Rapids. The downtown segments of the RiverLoop include an integrated network of bike paths and pedestrian walkways, scenic overlooks with interpretive signage, and enhanced features such as decorative paving, lighting, signing, shade structures, informational kiosks, and landscaping. The Cedar River Dam and adjacent river walls were rehabilitated and new inflatable gates on the dam allow an increase of the pool elevation behind the dam by approximately four feet to enhance recreational boating opportunities. Throughout the process, we provided several opportunities for Cedar Valley residents to provide input in the design process and solution to create a more universal sense of pride and ownership in this exciting downtown development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1647634565084-OIV61YB8D0WCOCZ71XG9/RiverLoop+Expo+Plaza.jpg RiverLoop Amphitheater & Trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/b7dc92cc-f370-40f7-b76a-c0d066270afa/IMG_8881.jpg RiverLoop Amphitheater & Trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/419fb444-16f7-4dad-801f-0281c0f90a0b/IMG_5289.JPG RiverLoop Amphitheater & Trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/d288e1dd-7c80-44d7-a683-120af2d6dad2/img_0079.jpg RiverLoop Amphitheater & Trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/8567d2fe-d269-4678-ac8e-ca60eaf78a06/img_0062-crop-u217007.jpg RiverLoop Amphitheater & Trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/d265a5b4-ab64-402c-a7c3-904d24576052/IMG_0062.JPG RiverLoop Amphitheater & Trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/8e82eaee-387d-4daf-a0e8-55bb5a5d4f54/Cinema+on+the+Cedar.jpg RiverLoop Amphitheater & Trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/fc1f9eb1-4935-4102-a518-bc83367f1048/IMG_0065.JPG RiverLoop Amphitheater & Trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/948ebe1a-5224-496c-8860-e9a129ebf34c/IMG_0074.JPG RiverLoop Amphitheater & Trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/63e3e8d1-7255-4948-8c13-e192c38b0932/button.jpg RiverLoop Amphitheater & Trail https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/grimes-farm daily 0.75 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/11fc710a-b9f6-4a2f-91d7-1c1834da3474/gf+bioswale-crop-u6356.jpg Grimes Farm - Grimes Farm Marshalltown, Iowa Marshall County Conservation Board was given a gift of the Grimes family farm on which to create a conservation learning center. Our office led the MCCB and the Grimes family into a successful venture by including them, along with the public, in an interactive master planning process. This plan focused on native vegetation restoration, management of the non-tillable acres, and creating inviting public facilities. A day spent in this “classroom” is coordinated by the public-school teachers assisted by guest instructors from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Marshall County Conservation Board. Together they help the student understand their relationship to soil, air, water, sunlight, and all living things. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/68f3a16b-0121-4ce7-9859-e39a60cfb969/Master+%281%29.JPG Grimes Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/a4605e40-6595-4e2a-826e-6b63e54a5a56/Main+Photo_Sherwood+Park+%281%29.jpg Grimes Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/4f065f7b-4fb8-40ff-8bcd-3ef8dd1d349e/Master.JPG Grimes Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/73592c40-7f2d-4e65-bb49-1b3d057aed2b/gf+building+2-crop-u6404.jpg Grimes Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7d4ac23a-5605-4b5d-8315-bdf0165eed15/IMG_6683.JPG Grimes Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/ebee8470-ce4e-4013-9e70-ec47905c5d9a/gf+road+2-crop-u6413.jpg Grimes Farm https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/river-place-plaza daily 0.75 2023-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/9d7a5ab0-6d7d-475b-96af-a6f14aa497fe/River+Place+Plaza+1b.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1642520126346-MBIF4HNGT81YLVBUVBC7/Expo+1009-d.jpg River Place Plaza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1644438984438-TVUVUS43EW24VWL85UB1/IMG_3649.JPG River Place Plaza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1647633862888-BRFTKHQ9FL1HY9AVG9HM/img_0079.jpg River Place Plaza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/bb652bcd-7f7b-4e43-acc2-061ac0049ebd/IMG_0511.JPG River Place Plaza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/37830b69-79b4-44ac-9f8d-f28b3f374b56/IMG_7084.JPG River Place Plaza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/2cfa7fcd-a2ea-461d-a70c-d96cf61ae3ee/IMG_7083.JPG River Place Plaza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/b4281f1f-f571-4911-bef2-8f1be8b21180/IMG_1384.JPG River Place Plaza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/2b573bb1-d23a-4680-b681-ba2a252a2ede/IMG_20150915_141030653.jpg River Place Plaza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/bbbdcf1f-f188-45a1-b74d-8338fd953622/River+Place+Plaza+6.jpg River Place Plaza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/eeb884ba-ded8-4024-b756-0da91430ebf3/River+Place+Plaza+8.jpg River Place Plaza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/a79a329c-158e-4992-b57f-0d097d9ca82b/River+Place+Plaza+5.jpg River Place Plaza https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/sac-and-fox-overlook daily 0.75 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/b7dc92cc-f370-40f7-b76a-c0d066270afa/IMG_8881.jpg Sac and Fox Overlook - Sac & Fox Overlook Hardin County, Iowa The Sac and Fox Overlook Area was purchased through a cooperative effort between the Hardin County Greenbelt Chapter of Pheasants Forever and the Hardin County Conservation Board. The 132 acres in this parcel consists of beautiful bluffs overlooking the scenic Iowa River valley, a 9.6-acre wetland, prairie, and woodland. The Hardin County Conservation Board received an Iowa D.O.T. Enhancement Grant in 2006 and hired our firm to develop the overlook into a showcase visitor destination and outdoor education facility. Features of the design include a raised overlook plaza for the outdoor classroom, a limestone and timber shelter structure, and a restroom building. Binocular viewers, a series of interpretive panels, and restoration of native vegetation further enhance the viewing experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/a4605e40-6595-4e2a-826e-6b63e54a5a56/Main+Photo_Sherwood+Park+%281%29.jpg Sac and Fox Overlook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/c2ff4e04-d970-431c-9a1a-e91c41147b70/Master+%282%29.jpg Sac and Fox Overlook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/c5643b6d-6b03-41c7-a472-36fb4bee6097/Master_GeorgeWyth.JPG Sac and Fox Overlook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/5ae58a11-59a6-400c-9efb-6fdd206eac1a/IMG_8878.JPG Sac and Fox Overlook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/48db9a75-484e-478f-b433-61c9a5f6fece/IMG_4722.JPG Sac and Fox Overlook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/59ebc64f-0d7b-4135-9368-7d605168cbfd/IMG_3649.JPG Sac and Fox Overlook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/d657d7e0-6b0c-466a-900d-704210ab656f/dscn2410-u6854-fr.jpg Sac and Fox Overlook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/8f570001-e1f3-4d3c-b410-4a570b1b095d/dscn2402-crop-u10575.jpg Sac and Fox Overlook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/c9eb1aa0-2c54-4c35-ba26-5a0325f83421/IMG_4731.JPG Sac and Fox Overlook https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/riverloop-expo-plaza daily 0.75 2023-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/15b81bb4-ed79-4061-8ee4-0806bcbfd59f/Expo+1009-b.jpg RiverLoop Expo Plaza - RiverLoop Expo Plaza Waterloo, Iowa Winner of a Merit Award from the American Society of Landscape Architecture, 2016 The two-block downtown plaza is composed of a series of integrated public exposition spaces that serve as flexible outdoor vendor, market, and activity spaces. These spaces and uses provide the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center with needed outdoor event space as well as other civic program uses such as farmers markets, auto shows, sports shows, one-on-one basketball tournaments, winter activities/sports shows, large agricultural equipment shows, military equipment shows, and festival event space such as music or art shows. Spaces complement a year-around indoor public market building in a building renovated as part of the project. Complementary streetscape renovations surrounding the Expo site were installed in conjunction with the $4.5 million Exposition Plaza development and the site serves as the visual front door and connection with the Waterloo Riverwalk. The design incorporates irrigated event lawns and vibrant brick plaza areas to hold events. Specialty lighting and banner features provide color and event signage while acting as sources of power throughout the site. 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Construction was completed in 2015 and the finished product provides a contemplative and reflective space for the thousands of students, faculty, parents, and community members who were impacted by Malcolm Price Laboratory School’s 129-year service to the University of Northern Iowa. The brick plaza space is bordered by limestone block seating and is set amid a grand lawn and bosque of formal tree plantings. The plaza is bisected by a commemorative wall that serves as a gateway in both time and space. The brick wall is faced on one side by the original limestone lintel that once topped the front entrance of the Laboratory School building. The back side of the lintel was finished and lettered to recognize the impact that the Laboratory School had on the UNI College of Education. The original cornerstone was installed on one corner of the wall and mirrored on the other side with a cornerstone signifying the origination of the UNI College of Education. The two faces of the recognition wall are thereby representative of the Lab School’s connection and role in serving the University’s overall educational mission. 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Lincoln Park had a history that had been lost over the years through multiple additions and changes, most notably a large fountain that had stopped functioning long ago. RKLA brought the historical feel back to the park which was originally platted like a courthouse square. The strong geometry of the original design was emphasized by widening the sidewalks and lining them with historical benches to accommodate seating and interaction among users and also allow vehicles to utilize the sidewalk during event set up or tear down. The textured dark gray concrete walks were jointed to look like large stone pavers with a layout careful to protect the many existing shade trees that have made the park so popular for public gatherings. A centrally located brick plaza space adds a touch of whimsy with a checkerboard paver inset and a musical dance chime feature. The renovation also included new water supply with multiple access points for vendors, new period lighting fixtures, and multiple electrical connection points allowing the park to be able to handle musical performances and vendors for large events without the need for noisy generators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1804602a-c41a-4c66-bdb2-57b6079b2d21/Master.png Lincoln Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/393e1967-4940-4b2e-b720-78754117b6fc/button.jpg Lincoln Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/65dcd99b-2297-462a-8973-b4624a1645fe/Master.JPG Lincoln Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1699054900729-9G3V0T0BNSMXWD318U9V/Ribbon%2BCutting.jpg Lincoln Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1699054856695-FNK6U7L0D6K1K723TCH9/LincolnMay12.jpg Lincoln Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/99f34100-3ec8-4aec-a3f5-ec2ed5de1da0/IPRA+cover+Aug+2020.jpg Lincoln Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/07c8dcfa-059f-4f77-82a1-26b83b2f090e/IMG_1364.JPG Lincoln Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/86421635-9007-42fd-9797-484d5554e5f8/IMG_4911.JPEG Lincoln Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1699054779838-A77M4CT89HQBVSV173OQ/IMG_4917.jpg Lincoln Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1699054744544-WY9KT9LJG0WLHP3W0DO9/IMG_4918.jpg Lincoln Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1699054702131-N0XG2KBXSE9TMJAG0M0Y/IMG_4928.jpg Lincoln Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1699054662956-PKC31FZEKSA01HSEI1IP/IMG_4931.jpg Lincoln Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1699054600219-UFA9OEYZCDDDGZS8YKZ0/IMG_4932.jpg Lincoln Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1699054638876-6NNUI456Z12LYFJZ81Q5/IMG_4935.jpg Lincoln Park https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/sherwood-park daily 0.75 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/f54b9424-716c-4877-82fb-d3b6c8e92d34/Main+Photo_Sherwood+Park.jpg Sherwood Park - Sherwood Park Waterloo, Iowa Sherwood Recreation Area and Hartman Reserve Expansion was a two-phase project with phase one being the development of a master plan for a FEMA buy-out area along the Cedar River. 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Deer Park had numerous existing features such as a visitor’s center with accessible parking, restrooms, and a park shelter with seating. The rest of the park, however, was in great need of transformation. We were hired to create a master plan for what is now known as Veterans Park, with the Veterans Memorial as its anchor. The memorial design is founded on a pentagon layout, with 5 branches of service recognized with granite markers and flag poles in each of the faces of the plaza. The plaza geometry is extended into the switchbacks of the walkway coming down the slope to the memorial, making the plaza fully accessible and creating opportunities for the addition of other monument features in the future. The Veterans Memorial was unveiled on Veterans Day in 2019, and the momentum created by the memorial led to other transformations of the park, including a new playground and 18 hole disc golf course. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1642520383073-FP46ABIN5AHEMLBISSFH/img_0579-crop-u159204.jpg Eldora Veterans Memorial https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/672fc2da-7c98-4016-a70b-62f6e19ca616/Main+Photo+Soldiers+and+sailors.jpg Eldora Veterans Memorial https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/f9ed9efe-042a-48f7-8b62-7fffee322376/Main_HardinCountyCourthouse.jpg Eldora Veterans Memorial https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/b4c2f072-77bd-4599-aa69-82330723d377/IMG_0285.JPG Eldora Veterans Memorial https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/6f6c94cb-e17c-4a1f-86c7-61498650a8d6/IMG_3914.JPG Eldora Veterans Memorial https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/2c9228ed-5b69-40e2-ba4e-4d2f4ca85fef/IMG_3916.JPG Eldora Veterans Memorial https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/24e4898c-f61f-431a-9da6-4305f112e915/IMG_4535.JPG Eldora Veterans Memorial https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/385a7519-0995-487d-8b8d-10371d5625c5/IMG_7987.JPG Eldora Veterans Memorial https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/soldiers-sailor daily 0.75 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/672fc2da-7c98-4016-a70b-62f6e19ca616/Main+Photo+Soldiers+and+sailors.jpg Soldiers & Sailors Park - Soldiers & Sailors Park Waterloo, Iowa This memorial park, on the banks of the Cedar River in downtown Waterloo, has been renovated through a fundraising effort by local veterans and fire fighters. RITLAND+KUIPER Landscape Architects donated their services to provide the design and assist in the preparation of construction documents and construction administration of the development. The main feature of the renovated park is a memorial walkway to commemorate Waterloo’s veterans. The walkway terminates on the south with a memorial to the Unknown Soldier. The terminus on the north is a miniature scale Statue of Liberty. The focal point along the axis is a white marble civil war memorial fountain which has been restored by a retired mason. This renovated park is one of the largest visitor draws in downtown Waterloo, and it is literally packed with veterans and their relatives on Memorial Day. It has become a tradition for families and friends to place American flags at the individual bricks identifying loved ones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/890ac29d-04e7-40a7-99f9-40038e4c959b/Main+Photo_Eldora+Veterans+Memorial.JPG Soldiers & Sailors Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/07e61ab8-cdf7-4e49-981e-d30f6743c93a/master_LouHenry.JPG Soldiers & Sailors Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/e76079e7-7db1-46ac-9d47-fd8500aaddc9/Master_US63.JPEG Soldiers & Sailors Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/11d03833-2f37-42c2-8116-faf12ec4741b/IMG_4977.JPEG Soldiers & Sailors Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/c41f7bf7-3c57-47b6-9b4f-09f471538ea8/IMG_4983.JPEG Soldiers & Sailors Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/3695e2b3-cefa-493d-a49e-80b43764e652/IMG_4978.JPEG Soldiers & Sailors Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/954c71a3-3ceb-4fbd-a0d3-79aa01cb546f/IMG_4985.JPEG Soldiers & Sailors Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1c9f1cd9-b9c9-4297-9ce3-767f23f15996/IMG_4987.JPEG Soldiers & Sailors Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/37125f9e-e290-4d83-80ab-45f0769b204e/new9-11image-crop-u16791.jpg Soldiers & Sailors Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/d98af7de-7a2c-49f3-a446-4838ce98514a/pict0252362x272.jpg Soldiers & Sailors Park https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/_uni-mpls-commemorative-plaza-copy daily 0.75 2023-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/672cb432-3b59-49d5-9f4a-e92151e47c5b/IMG_4995.JPEG Duplicate Project Page - Project Name , Iowa Text https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/da2d1288-e009-4a5a-8823-ef16741717ee/PICT0011.JPG Duplicate Project Page https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/west27thstreetcf daily 0.75 2023-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/ba06c6b3-5fb0-460d-a4ff-f7258b3942a3/Overview.jpg West 27th Street (Cedar Falls) - West 27th Street Corridor Improvements Cedar Falls, Iowa RKLA was hired as part of a design team to completely reconstruct this prominent corridor entrance into Cedar Falls with a complete street concept, integrating roundabouts for traffic control, multiple modes of transportation, extensive landscaping, and monument signage features as part of the enhancements. Improvements needed to account for increased traffic to new housing development in the area and access to the future Cedar Falls High School, which will be completed in 2024, while continuing to serve the McLeod Center and UNI Dome event traffic. Three separate roundabouts will provide safe and efficient traffic flow at various intersections and will provide recognition of the City of Cedar Falls, the Cedar Falls Community School District, and the University of Northern Iowa with monument signage features. RKLA developed a 3D model of the corridor to illustrate the enhancements for the multiple jurisdictions to gain approvals for the design concept, and then designed and detailed the roundabout signage features, brick paving at the intersections, an extensive tree planting plan along the corridor, and plantings in the roundabouts that tie in with the overall planting palette being used throughout Cedar Falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/672cb432-3b59-49d5-9f4a-e92151e47c5b/IMG_4995.JPEG West 27th Street (Cedar Falls) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/49d443dd-383b-4dd2-a16e-8c8674f7ee1b/IMG_7053.jpg West 27th Street (Cedar Falls) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/e76079e7-7db1-46ac-9d47-fd8500aaddc9/Master_US63.JPEG West 27th Street (Cedar Falls) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/0600c587-366b-42b5-9cc8-d674411a92a2/Greenhill+Road_1.jpg West 27th Street (Cedar Falls) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7f892cbf-6848-402b-9afc-fbc469c5a9ff/Tiger+Parkway+4.jpg West 27th Street (Cedar Falls) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/92e080e6-081f-493e-8bca-d42bbc5109af/W27th+Concept+at+Pat+Mitchell+Way.jpg West 27th Street (Cedar Falls) https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/window-on-waterloo daily 0.75 2023-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/9595b863-c113-4dcf-9181-790e07b88eed/windowonwaterloo.jpg Window on Waterloo - Window on Waterloo Waterloo, Iowa Winner of a Merit Award from the American Society of Landscape Architecture, 2001 Window on Waterloo is a twelve-year enhancement project along the relocated U.S. Highway 218 through Waterloo. The overall concept includes informal plantings of overstory trees on highway right-of-way on either side of the Central Business District approaches, with the design becoming more formal near the interface with downtown Waterloo. The focal point along the plaza is a recognition wall honoring the community leaders who led Waterloo through the many years of highway construction. This project has received two awards, the Iowa Main Street Best Streetscape Award (2000) and the Merit Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects (Iowa Chapter, 2001). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/6534fa94-0200-48a4-aac1-3ad05b3e5444/master.JPG Window on Waterloo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/80b10e47-b186-47dd-8e6d-b1c6b63b2cb7/E+4th+St+E.jpg Window on Waterloo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/a325cf60-2cc9-4e4d-a3f7-00503afa62a7/Master_SingleSpeed.JPG Window on Waterloo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/68fbd153-917b-468c-8e44-9c733027d9a0/windowonwaterloo.jpg Window on Waterloo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/ba3af1c9-17db-48eb-aeed-895e67af5b2c/218andWash.jpg Window on Waterloo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/fdb903bb-b44d-47cd-a5df-3955956937e8/PICT0011.JPG Window on Waterloo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/9e9190b9-720e-4755-bbe3-440d0dbb59af/IMG_1051.JPG Window on Waterloo https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/uni-tennis-complex daily 0.75 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/f5d9fae4-2755-4201-959c-b974700798cd/Master+Photo.JPG UNI Tennis Courts - UNI Tennis Courts Cedar Falls, Iowa The University of Northern Iowa, the City of Cedar Falls and the Cedar Falls Community School District collaborated to construct a new shared-use, multi-court tennis facility at UNI to replace multiple existing tennis facilities that had reached their useful life. The $1.5 million project includes nine post-tension concrete tennis courts (three lined for pickleball), court and site lighting, court fencing, site amenities, and sidewalks. The design required consideration of large existing oak trees and extensive grading in providing the preferred tennis court configuration while fitting seamlessly into the site with room for future expansion to a twelve court complex. New LED athletic sports lighting was provided to provide light levels on the courts that exceeded the standards set for competition play by the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). To avoid nuisance to nearby residential homes, extra precaution was taken into design to have a sharp lighting cutoff. Additional pedestrian light poles were installed for new sidewalks on UNI’s campus that access the courts. The lighting system was provided with push-button controls to allow the public to turn the lights on for night time playing. The existing electrical system in a UNI campus building was extended to serve the new courts. The project was completed in the fall of 2017 under budget, allowing the addition of several bid alternatives (including court lighting, which was originally expected in a future phase of work). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/36145ebc-3c45-4f23-a461-e973873b1cf6/Master.JPG UNI Tennis Courts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/e76000af-f1cb-4b6e-93b4-16e3438b071f/Master+Plan+Scan.jpg UNI Tennis Courts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/cc768e34-abf4-41f1-8965-c5ac968551da/Main_CV+Sportsplex.JPG UNI Tennis Courts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/56bb43f4-3bc1-41e2-9158-4d5676f5c545/20171116_200251.jpg UNI Tennis Courts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/79925f66-75e9-417f-a933-01ba89d9af31/DJI_0031.JPG UNI Tennis Courts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/b152808a-ee6e-4fb4-a1ae-4b566d03a44e/DSCN4279.JPG UNI Tennis Courts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/adfdfa48-17a6-477c-89de-5aaca2133f67/IMG_2115.JPG UNI Tennis Courts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/64289d9d-2247-4f25-ad97-7e4a98130e84/IMG_2116.JPG UNI Tennis Courts https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/allen-college daily 0.75 2023-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1675806223202-6JG6J9OKIY8I0P8W8ZPN/IMG_5049.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/6b0d3ea9-9623-41ec-aec4-0f0dde98bd3c/master_NICCCalmar.jpg Allen College https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/a36ea16a-b960-4d1b-89c4-f4b97464516f/Master_NICCPeosta.JPG Allen College https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7c201d4e-afc4-4555-b75a-0f6aca205ccd/Master_UpperIowaUni.JPG Allen College https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1675806263189-3WVT5J7TZ800MSW073YQ/IMG_5057.jpg Allen College https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1675806165174-78UOK3NPYXJWS1TTHT6A/IMG_5060.jpg Allen College https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/3234da9a-f740-48a3-a0df-f88a0174a538/IMG_5067.JPEG Allen College https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/gates-park daily 0.75 2025-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/6b65b55c-deba-48e6-ae5e-37d1423aee4e/Gates-2+%282%29.jpg Gates Park - Gates Park Waterloo, Iowa Gates Park was in desperate need of transformation, with an aging pool and basketball and tennis court facilities that were in disrepair and underutilized. An assessment of the overall aquatic facility needs in Waterloo revealed that the City could no longer justify two outdoor pool facilities as they had operated for the past 40 years. Faced with this reality, the City made the difficult decision to close one facility. Rather than allow this closure to signal disinvestment, the City prioritized reinvestment in Gates Park, transforming it into a vibrant and inclusive community hub. The revitalized park reflects a commitment to equity, access, and meaningful placemaking, delivering high-impact recreational amenities to a neighborhood that needed them most. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/816e9eaf-589e-4165-8dfe-2c936409d9eb/IMG_1361.JPG Gates Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/902923bf-aa7e-453d-8c2a-446a490a505e/IMG_5475.JPG Gates Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/cabf97f0-1875-4d9f-be86-e19cd2caf338/Main_LostIslandTheme.jpeg Gates Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/49c5e6b5-72d2-45bb-ac27-1cd12bff75ba/IMG_4761+%281%29.JPEG Gates Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/b1426ce7-ae79-4e34-ad46-b06b903948ab/IMG_4752+%281%29.JPEG Gates Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/dabd438a-8b3f-4a49-9cea-169bc185091c/IMG_2005.jpeg Gates Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/d1a71905-f464-4e46-beb0-949766262ce7/IMG_4771+%281%29.JPEG Gates Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/720a57d9-4959-42a1-87fc-fe09830430a2/1A_Promotional+Image_Gates+Park+Transformation_2.jpg Gates Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/9002378d-4273-413a-b796-87afb182a8cb/1A_Promotional+Image_Gates+Park+Transformation_3.jpg Gates Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/d5abef4f-6428-462c-b0b8-26f580ca02fc/1A_Promotional+Image_Gates+Park+Transformation_5.jpg Gates Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/9615e86e-a458-4f28-9639-622be77d5d2b/Gates+Park+Edits-25_RKLA.jpg Gates Park https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/ushwy63 daily 0.75 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/2e003982-f8fa-406b-b52e-d2e77302ff61/Master.JPEG U.S. Highway 63 Corridor Improvements - U.S. Highway 63 Corridor Improvements Waterloo, Iowa Our firm was hired as part of a multidisciplinary team for this extensive multi-phased project designed to improve circulation within and through the city while revitalizing neighborhoods throughout this heavily traveled corridor. For some of the corridor, city right-of-way purchases created an opportunity for realignment of the roadway, thereby improving traffic safety and providing additional greenspace as a buffer for the highway. A design charrette process gathered input from corridor residents, neighborhood associations, business owners, and other stakeholders and served as a guide in the design of greenspace developments, lighting, furniture, bike path connections, specialty pavements, and artistic elements. New community gateway features and a park-like landscape theme were developed to enhance and restore character to neighborhoods that had been negatively impacted by past highway improvements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/492dcfea-d205-494f-b2ff-dffad1ab442b/E+4th+St+E.jpg U.S. Highway 63 Corridor Improvements https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7eb0225d-44ea-41b5-8876-6794b5dc2706/Master_27th.png U.S. Highway 63 Corridor Improvements https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/4c27651a-0791-489a-9f07-c99fc86ea30b/windowonwaterloo.jpg U.S. Highway 63 Corridor Improvements https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/12382241-b441-4244-9d1b-412da59ead2e/IMG_4960+%281%29.JPEG U.S. Highway 63 Corridor Improvements https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/a57d7036-05fc-4452-9847-c5cd315c3f20/IMG_4963.JPEG U.S. Highway 63 Corridor Improvements https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/ae1cf6d9-1083-47eb-aa7a-6a16e0ab65a7/IMG_4967.JPEG U.S. Highway 63 Corridor Improvements https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/waterloo-downtown-wayfinding-signage daily 0.75 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/22c5366b-58a4-4fb7-8850-ecea86a54a33/Master.jpg Waterloo Wayfinding Signage - Downtown Waterloo Wayfinding Signage Waterloo, Iowa RKLA teamed with Vandewalle & Associates to create a Downtown Waterloo Wayfinding Master Plan that led directly to a very successful implementation. Our team led a Wayfinding Committee composed of community leaders and stakeholders through a comprehensive design process that was instrumental to the success and acceptance of the design. This included the development of a unique wayfinding signage style and a process for wayfinding through a complex downtown street network, including consensus on the key destinations in the City. The resulting master plan graphics and report were used for successful grant applications that funded the construction of all of the proposed wayfinding exhibits throughout downtown Waterloo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/e76079e7-7db1-46ac-9d47-fd8500aaddc9/Master_US63.JPEG Waterloo Wayfinding Signage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/80b10e47-b186-47dd-8e6d-b1c6b63b2cb7/E+4th+St+E.jpg Waterloo Wayfinding Signage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/4c27651a-0791-489a-9f07-c99fc86ea30b/windowonwaterloo.jpg Waterloo Wayfinding Signage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/e74470ba-d3f0-485d-b894-18e55e0748a4/UPDATED_IMG_3054_Cropped.jpg Waterloo Wayfinding Signage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/b890ac5e-908c-49e1-9a0f-cba5c592a688/Exhibit+7.png Waterloo Wayfinding Signage https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/panther-village daily 0.75 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/36145ebc-3c45-4f23-a461-e973873b1cf6/Master.JPG Panther Village - Panther Village University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa Construction began in 2010 on the first phase of this three-phase $64 million apartment-style housing complex on the south side of the University of Northern Iowa campus. Our firm was hired to provide design development, construction drawings, and construction related services for exterior site improvements including specialty paving and landscape design. Our site design seeks to treat the water quality volume on site through a series of perched water table biocells with soils and plantings engineered by RKLA. The integration of this technology in a traditional campus demonstrates that sustainability works in urban spaces. Phase I and Phase II achieved LEED Silver certification. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/672cb432-3b59-49d5-9f4a-e92151e47c5b/IMG_4995.JPEG Panther Village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/969e9537-46c6-4fc4-ad14-f8e65c2a814a/Master+Photo_UNI+Tennis+Courts.JPG Panther Village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7c201d4e-afc4-4555-b75a-0f6aca205ccd/Master_UpperIowaUni.JPG Panther Village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/221fee79-477b-4c34-9a55-4702f504b3fc/2014-06-28+14.29.38.jpg Panther Village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/2e9fabbb-e2a3-4242-80c6-f8dc611925b1/IMG_0836.JPG Panther Village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/bb187709-6306-4e6b-a0f7-2e67bf44e67f/IMG_0847.JPG Panther Village https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/nicccalmar daily 0.75 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/5b515d36-4ada-4324-8b5c-ebb1694f6ea9/master.jpg NICC_Calmar - Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar, Iowa In collaboration with InVision Architects, RITLAND+KUIPER Landscape Architects guided the development of a new campus-wide sidewalk system to connect the buildings in the central core of the campus. The design and construction of the new Student Center included an elaborate outdoor event plaza, campus signage, and associated landscape improvements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/a36ea16a-b960-4d1b-89c4-f4b97464516f/Master_NICCPeosta.JPG NICC_Calmar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/969e9537-46c6-4fc4-ad14-f8e65c2a814a/Master+Photo_UNI+Tennis+Courts.JPG NICC_Calmar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7c201d4e-afc4-4555-b75a-0f6aca205ccd/Master_UpperIowaUni.JPG NICC_Calmar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/84d61c0a-d500-4ff2-80fc-c9b6511b1382/IMG_5876.JPG NICC_Calmar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/74f7b560-bae7-4c6b-b091-6911116dfc6f/IMG_5878.JPG NICC_Calmar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/f1db7743-d641-4ad6-bf71-5b6994666cd7/img_5888-crop-u7582.jpg NICC_Calmar https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/wartburg-college daily 0.75 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/76dba1f8-f6e5-4685-b6d1-126e5433668c/Master.jpg Wartburg College - Wartburg College Master Plan Waverly, Iowa Wartburg College is a nationally recognized four-year liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America with an enrollment of about 1300 students. RITLAND+KUIPER Landscape Architects was responsible for the master plan that guided fourteen aggressive development years under the Bob Vogel administration. This plan shaped campus growth, locating several new buildings and features with its strength being the way in which buildings connect and relate to form strong campus spaces. Although different architects were involved in the building projects, the sense of whole is maintained by each building assuming its proper role in the overall plan and architectural character. Intertwined into these campus improvements are intimate gardens and spaces also designed by our office. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/8220bdf4-50ba-4de8-8988-bc731de0b5b7/Master_NICCCalmar.jpg Wartburg College https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/a36ea16a-b960-4d1b-89c4-f4b97464516f/Master_NICCPeosta.JPG Wartburg College https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/80e5a46a-16cd-48ac-9978-49ce54b2753c/Main+Photo_Allen+College.JPEG Wartburg College https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1b98af7d-2ce0-4709-b387-3c99ecce503b/IMG_4272.JPG Wartburg College https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/2557efd3-d339-4f8e-9759-5be42c6a7822/IMG_4274.JPG Wartburg College https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/c6bbdc5e-1f11-4a2b-b234-e14fca78a6e7/IMG_4276.JPG Wartburg College https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/04a08229-a2f0-4fc8-896d-d25660b4523e/IMG_4290.JPG Wartburg College https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/fc675a10-982b-4f84-9b45-7068dd43aa88/IMG_4053.jpg Wartburg College https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/cedar-valley-nature-trail daily 0.75 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/672cb432-3b59-49d5-9f4a-e92151e47c5b/IMG_4995.JPEG Cedar Valley Nature Trail - Cedar Valley Nature Trail Iowa The purpose of this project was to analyze the feasibility of the conversion of an abandoned railroad right-of-way to a recreation trail in terms of potential use, conservation benefits, landowner attitudes, legal considerations, costs, and a host of other considerations documented in the summary report. The study and report was conducted and written by our office under a contract with the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. Legal consultants were provided by the National Park Service, other minor subcontractors were led by Craig Ritland, and volunteer work utilized to facilitate the expedient completion of the study. The result of this work is an extremely popular, mostly privately financed public recreation trail. It traverses four counties, following a route which carries it through the Cedar River bottom lands, along the forested banks of the river, and across rolling farmland. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC included a photograph of the Cedar Valley Nature Trail in its magazine shortly after its completion. In 2001, Alliant Energy and Trees Forever contracted with Craig Ritland to assist in a visioning exercise with Linn County residents to produce a vegetation management plan compatible with overhead power lines within the trail corridor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/da2d1288-e009-4a5a-8823-ef16741717ee/PICT0011.JPG Cedar Valley Nature Trail https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/cedar-valley-lakes daily 0.75 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/da2d1288-e009-4a5a-8823-ef16741717ee/PICT0011.JPG Cedar Valley Lakes - Cedar Valley Lakes Black Hawk County, Iowa Improvement of the Highway 218 and Highway 58 corridors through the Waterloo-Cedar Falls area were the catalyst for the development of an expansive open space system which is now the centerpiece of the metropolitan area. The Cedar Valley Lakes Project vision was a major water-oriented greenbelt along the Cedar River capitalizing on opportunities created by these federally-financed highway construction projects. The preliminary highway plans would have resulted in a chain of pits along the roadside. The result of this initiative is a 15-mile, multijurisdictional, urban greenbelt. It features over 500 acres of new and existing highway borrow lakes connected through a 100-mile recreational trail network. RKLA provided master planning and detailed site design over a period of 10 years for the Cedar Valley Lakes Project Board, which was composed of private citizens, representatives from area parks, tourism interests, and city and county staff. The project has enhanced the economic climate in the area by adding hundreds of acres of urban forests, wetlands, restored prairies, and lakes to the local park systems. The master plan strategically identified these lands in order to consolidate several thousand acres of parkland in multiple jurisdictions. Craig Ritland received the Sierra Club Business Service Award for the contributions he made on this project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/82731f63-0b53-4923-b524-384addb84543/Master.JPG Cedar Valley Lakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7644a521-8957-4efe-9a3e-f76ec379f1df/Main+Photo_Sherwood+Park+%281%29.jpg Cedar Valley Lakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/4f065f7b-4fb8-40ff-8bcd-3ef8dd1d349e/Master.JPG Cedar Valley Lakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/da2d1288-e009-4a5a-8823-ef16741717ee/PICT0011.JPG Cedar Valley Lakes https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/niccpeosta daily 0.75 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/d260f9f7-fad7-4875-996c-ee45459d3bfb/Master.JPG NICC_Peosta - Northeast Iowa Community College Peosta, Iowa Our firm partnered with InVision Architects for site development in concert with extensive renovations to the Industrial Technologies building. This site work included an intimate library courtyard as well as pedestrian walkways and plantings. The front entrance has become an iconic image for the campus and is used extensively in their marketing to prospective students. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/6b0d3ea9-9623-41ec-aec4-0f0dde98bd3c/master_NICCCalmar.jpg NICC_Peosta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/36145ebc-3c45-4f23-a461-e973873b1cf6/Master.JPG NICC_Peosta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/6564476c-4d0d-452e-94f2-672b07c7a7e6/Master.jpg NICC_Peosta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/d4511115-1587-4b18-8da2-0c12b1253ffb/IMG_7070.JPG NICC_Peosta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/4a861aee-bb72-4041-944a-1a2007316e54/IMG_7073.JPG NICC_Peosta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/2a412a54-030c-4edc-83c2-1b3a0259c610/IMG_7074.JPG NICC_Peosta https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/riverview-recreation-area daily 0.75 2023-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/a79939ad-6d1e-4388-81a4-4dc0308fa2ff/Riverview+Master+Plan+121710.jpg Riverview Recreation Area - Riverview Recreation Area Waterloo, Iowa Riverview Recreation Area is a sand pit reclamation and neighborhood renewal project near downtown Waterloo. It features a unique combination of passive water-oriented recreation and a popular all terrain vehicle park on a site with a checkered past of unsupervised parties and a history of “anything goes”. Through public meetings of both neighborhood and regional citizens, the City of Waterloo and our office concluded that there was sufficient land and interest available to facilitate diverse uses in a compatible way. By accommodating and isolating all-terrain vehicle use along the Cedar River through fencing and physical distance, the developing recreation area is taking shape and becoming very popular. The historic uses of all-terrain vehicles, fishing, and enjoying the outdoors are now compatible activities as work continues on new access roads, boat ramps, parking and picnic areas, and a swimming beach. We have continued to provide updates to the master plan as well as detailed construction documents as the multi-phased project continues to evolve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/f3afae5b-6776-4a1a-8157-d659f74605a5/Gunderson+3.jpg Riverview Recreation Area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/b7dc92cc-f370-40f7-b76a-c0d066270afa/IMG_8881.jpg Riverview Recreation Area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/a4605e40-6595-4e2a-826e-6b63e54a5a56/Main+Photo_Sherwood+Park+%281%29.jpg Riverview Recreation Area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/cb15d1ad-95c9-4d87-8f1b-3c0e2cbf874e/IMG_9300.JPG Riverview Recreation Area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/e6821e58-1181-4550-ad18-46030016b7ee/IMG_9301.JPG Riverview Recreation Area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1699053862257-1GKCINPU3YYWGOPU91JV/IMG_9302.jpg Riverview Recreation Area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1699054270348-9LTYEICCRHAIOQBTLGQ4/IMG_9310.jpg Riverview Recreation Area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/a79939ad-6d1e-4388-81a4-4dc0308fa2ff/Riverview+Master+Plan+121710.jpg Riverview Recreation Area https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/lou-henry-hoover-sculpture-park daily 0.75 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/6534fa94-0200-48a4-aac1-3ad05b3e5444/master.JPG Lou Henry Hoover Sculpture Park - Lou Henry Hoover Sculpture Park Waterloo, Iowa Our firm volunteered to design this memorial for the Church Row Neighborhood Association which has committed to the project. Our concept includes a series of public art pieces, in a sculpture garden setting, depicting the many facets of this talented and accomplished first lady. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/80e5a46a-16cd-48ac-9978-49ce54b2753c/Main+Photo_Allen+College.JPEG Lou Henry Hoover Sculpture Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/4c27651a-0791-489a-9f07-c99fc86ea30b/windowonwaterloo.jpg Lou Henry Hoover Sculpture Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/492dcfea-d205-494f-b2ff-dffad1ab442b/E+4th+St+E.jpg Lou Henry Hoover Sculpture Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/053d120f-350e-42df-9558-34236486b348/DSCN1462.JPG Lou Henry Hoover Sculpture Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/f2100707-a6ed-4c56-8d44-a82ccb7b0375/DSCN1464.JPG Lou Henry Hoover Sculpture Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/ce43083c-eb12-4d48-bc85-1d359952878e/DSCN1486.JPG Lou Henry Hoover Sculpture Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/6934f45f-4355-4e32-99f8-c0ae767f322b/DSCN1488.JPG Lou Henry Hoover Sculpture Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/8319663a-02ea-498a-a113-e0f059a624a8/IMG_0883.JPG Lou Henry Hoover Sculpture Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/e406830d-ab6a-4d22-bde2-dba8b92a3c55/IMG_0886.JPG Lou Henry Hoover Sculpture Park https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/water4thst daily 0.75 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/80b10e47-b186-47dd-8e6d-b1c6b63b2cb7/E+4th+St+E.jpg Waterloo 4th Street - 4th Street Waterloo, Iowa Downtown Waterloo is a member of the Iowa Main Street Program which promotes and encourages its communities to draw upon their unique architectural roots to guide storefront and other improvements in their central business districts. Waterloo has been particularly successful in realizing the historic renovation of Fourth Street storefronts. RKLA was responsible for a streetscape design that would complement the historic renovation of storefronts while maintaining a link of authenticity. The design incorporated modern unit pavers but of the same color as the rustic street bricks of the past. Fiveglobe light fixtures match those found in photographs of the area taken at the turn of the century. The honeylocust trees selected have an open branching habit that allows the renovated details of the buildings to be appreciated while softening the street’s character. The design exercises thoughtful restraint so as not to detract from the architectural character of the buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/f9ed9efe-042a-48f7-8b62-7fffee322376/Main_HardinCountyCourthouse.jpg Waterloo 4th Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/e76079e7-7db1-46ac-9d47-fd8500aaddc9/Master_US63.JPEG Waterloo 4th Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7eb0225d-44ea-41b5-8876-6794b5dc2706/Master_27th.png Waterloo 4th Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/0579be4f-dcac-4cc3-9d83-386fd5dc2f51/4th+St+West+3.jpg Waterloo 4th Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/11d3b6b6-f31f-4d0c-bd46-0c925ef37198/E+4th+St+A.jpg Waterloo 4th Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/fa060d0b-496b-4836-96be-c0876a7d88f1/E+4th+St+B.jpg Waterloo 4th Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/aa63b087-71bc-48c0-b29c-6d566bb49956/E+4th+St+D.jpg Waterloo 4th Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/0897d1fd-bee9-4745-9c97-80029910dad2/IMG_0324.JPG Waterloo 4th Street https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/waterloo-womens-center daily 0.75 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/977ee6c5-e048-4631-8b7d-e418ea0adc06/MASTER.JPG Waterloo Women's Center for Change - Waterloo Women’s Center for Change Waterloo, Iowa This innovative new 45-bed residential facility was developed as a new standard for the Iowa Department of Corrections to provide separate structured living units for female residents. The facility includes a field office wing consisting of conference rooms and offices. Environmentally sustainable practices were employed both inside and outside the building as it pursues LEED Gold Certification. RKLA was responsible for design development, construction drawings, and construction related services for exterior site improvements including use of native plant materials and rain gardens which provide on-site treatment and filtration of stormwater runoff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/419fb444-16f7-4dad-801f-0281c0f90a0b/IMG_5289.JPG Waterloo Women's Center for Change https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/40686856-043d-4790-98ef-2eb1676cb33f/IMG_1218.JPG Waterloo Women's Center for Change https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/11daad6f-d3fa-4f2a-bf03-1222281ec495/Master.JPEG Waterloo Women's Center for Change https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/c245b76a-5cc6-4d82-b9d6-3e2ce7acc8e4/13.JPG Waterloo Women's Center for Change https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/86ad806c-50da-489d-8818-8569ffe2151e/15.JPG Waterloo Women's Center for Change https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/47361865-cd15-49f2-aac8-5bb1f4798c8a/Waterloo+Women_s+Center+for+Change+Photo+2.jpg Waterloo Women's Center for Change https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/ca249830-f67f-45af-a26b-70f5476f710f/IMG_7737.JPEG Waterloo Women's Center for Change https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/grand-crossing daily 0.75 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/11daad6f-d3fa-4f2a-bf03-1222281ec495/Master.JPEG Grand Crossing - Grand Crossing Waterloo, Iowa Grand Crossing Development is a $20 million mixed-use retail and loft-style multi-family condominium development in downtown Waterloo. Located on a Brownfield environmental site, and previously home to a deteriorated hotel, Grand Crossing is the winner of the 2018 Audrey Nelson Community Development Achievement Award and the 2017 Housing Iowa Multifamily Housing Development Award. The development utilized several stormwater best management practices including permeable pavers, bioswales, and native plantings in meeting Iowa Green Streets Criteria 4.0. The site drains to several bioswales planted with sedges and native grasses to filter and infiltrate stormwater runoff into the existing sandy subsoils. The planting scheme uses a mix of locally adapted trees, shrubs and perennials to create seasonal interest and a buffer from the heavy traffic on adjacent Highway 63. RKLA provided assistance in the site master plan as well as detailed landscape construction drawings to guide the site development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/419fb444-16f7-4dad-801f-0281c0f90a0b/IMG_5289.JPG Grand Crossing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7af08227-ce56-4f86-858b-8e4dc693ebd9/IMG_7053.JPG Grand Crossing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/cc768e34-abf4-41f1-8965-c5ac968551da/Main_CV+Sportsplex.JPG Grand Crossing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1fb99a7f-fc19-4133-a368-cac8bf1b908e/IMG_2149.JPG Grand Crossing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/eb9cf82e-a6e5-4c6f-85b8-8a0b7b269f32/IMG_2150.JPG Grand Crossing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/9e370895-780b-4285-89d2-957da880b3bc/IMG_9969.JPEG Grand Crossing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/2cb585d1-9463-407f-8eba-36d525182b49/IMG_9974.JPEG Grand Crossing https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/black-hawk-county-water-trails daily 0.75 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7db13605-5d98-4575-9213-84fb33b8fb07/IMG_9373+%281%29.JPG Black Hawk County Water Trails - Black Hawk County Water Trails Black Hawk County, Iowa RITLAND+KUIPER Landscape Architects was hired by INRCOG, in conjunction with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, to help develop a Water Trails Master Plan for Black Hawk County. The Master Plan included site-specific design recommendations for improvements to 22 sites along the Cedar River and Black Hawk Creek. RKLA partnered with INRCOG to complete a robust public input process including public input meetings, surveys, and a pushpin activity to identify priority areas for river-related improvements. The Black Hawk County Water Trail was designated in 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/c5643b6d-6b03-41c7-a472-36fb4bee6097/Master_GeorgeWyth.JPG Black Hawk County Water Trails https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/5f0a5054-faab-48df-a3e3-0270de8f64d3/gf+bioswale-crop-u10262.jpg Black Hawk County Water Trails https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/cedar-valley-sportsplex daily 0.75 2023-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1a35b287-ddc9-4637-8f99-7ec7f9f208a4/IMG_5362.JPG Cedar Valley Sportsplex - Cedar Valley Sportsplex Waterloo, Iowa The Cedar Valley Sportsplex resides on two highly-visible city blocks on the Jefferson Street corridor in downtown Waterloo. The facility offers many different services such as indoor soccer fields, basketball gym, cardio equipment, weights, and a leisure pool with a slide. The use of brick highlights the main entrance and seamlessly transitions to a pedestrian friendly streetscape, complete with shade trees, seating and pedestrian scale lighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1804602a-c41a-4c66-bdb2-57b6079b2d21/Master.png Cedar Valley Sportsplex https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/bd0e84a7-4a43-4468-ac86-43e9e473fb54/Master+Photo_UNItennis.JPG Cedar Valley Sportsplex https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/e76000af-f1cb-4b6e-93b4-16e3438b071f/Master+Plan+Scan.jpg Cedar Valley Sportsplex https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/manchester-medical-center daily 0.75 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/672cb432-3b59-49d5-9f4a-e92151e47c5b/IMG_4995.JPEG Manchester Medical Center - Regional Medical Center Manchester, Iowa RITLAND+KUIPER was hired by INVISION to assist in campus improvements associated with a multi-phased addition and renovation to the existing Regional Medical Center. Overall, the project encompassed approximately 60,000sf of new construction along with numerous back-fill renovation projects. The landscape was developed so that the views from interior spaces would feel connected to the natural world and a variety of colors, textures, and layers, while minimizing maintenance concerns for facility staff. A beautiful front entrance plaza and lawn welcomes visitors and patients with limestone block features and bands of pavers and plants that complement the building architecture while screening views of the parking lot from the outdoor seating area. RKLA was recently hired to renovate another entrance of the building to create an outdoor space and access for employees. https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/gateway-wayfinding daily 0.75 2023-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/6564476c-4d0d-452e-94f2-672b07c7a7e6/Master.jpg Main_Gateway & Wayfinding Wartburg College Master Plan, Waverly, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/cc035e98-04b2-4640-b845-39889c2c6591/Master_WlooWayfindingSignage.jpg Main_Gateway & Wayfinding Waterloo Wayfinding Signage, Waterloo, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7eb0225d-44ea-41b5-8876-6794b5dc2706/Master_27th.png Main_Gateway & Wayfinding West 27th Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/water-centers-for-the-arts daily 0.75 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/da2d1288-e009-4a5a-8823-ef16741717ee/PICT0011.JPG Waterloo Center for the Arts https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/mainhealth-care-senior-living daily 0.75 2023-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/ca2051fd-f78d-4a20-9375-f102b508e40e/Waterloo+Womens+Center+for+Change+Photo+1.jpg Main_Health Care & Senior Living Waterloo Women's Center for Change, Waterloo, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/40686856-043d-4790-98ef-2eb1676cb33f/IMG_1218.JPG Main_Health Care & Senior Living Landmark Commons, Waterloo, Iowa https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/mainplaza-streetscape daily 0.75 2023-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/80e5a46a-16cd-48ac-9978-49ce54b2753c/Main+Photo_Allen+College.JPEG Main_Plaza & Streetscape Allen College, Waterloo, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/cc768e34-abf4-41f1-8965-c5ac968551da/Main_CV+Sportsplex.JPG Main_Plaza & Streetscape Cedar Valley Sportsplex, Waterloo, Iowa 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Main_Plaza & Streetscape Hardin County Courthouse Square, Eldora, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/fd1aafe2-b951-4ba5-88fa-684fbc49e2d4/Main_HCCUrbanCampus.JPEG Main_Plaza & Streetscape Hawkeye Community College Urban Campus, Waterloo, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/9e6cf759-5418-4bf4-855d-71cc89406248/Community+Visioning_Forest+City.jpg Main_Plaza & Streetscape Iowa's Living Roadways Community Visioning Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/419fb444-16f7-4dad-801f-0281c0f90a0b/IMG_5289.JPG Main_Plaza & Streetscape John Deere Tractor & Engine Museum, Waterloo, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/812312ad-a4e4-4cf3-99f8-a5896af77f49/IMG_4940.JPEG Main_Plaza & Streetscape Lincoln Park, Waterloo, Iowa 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Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/393e1967-4940-4b2e-b720-78754117b6fc/button.jpg Main_Plaza & Streetscape RiverLoop Amphitheater & Trails, Waterloo, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/15b81bb4-ed79-4061-8ee4-0806bcbfd59f/Expo+1009-b.jpg Main_Plaza & Streetscape RiverLoop Expo Plaza, Waterloo, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/fdef5d84-4116-43bb-89f4-8b3b017df838/Master_SingleSpeed.JPG Main_Plaza & Streetscape SingleSpeed Brewing Company, Waterloo, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/2d27316a-a6c9-4108-a2c5-3c2010e66430/Main+Photo+Soldiers+and+sailors.JPEG Main_Plaza & Streetscape Soldiers & Sailors Park, Waterloo, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/dadb80f1-6a0b-4eef-9b6e-1566a17d64e5/Master_UpperIowaUni.JPG Main_Plaza & Streetscape Upper Iowa University, Fayette, Iowa 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https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/george-wyth-state-park daily 0.75 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/b5574812-8e28-40b3-acde-b33e04d391e1/Master.JPG George Wyth State Park - George Wyth Memorial State Park Black Hawk County, Iowa Our firm was commissioned by the State Conservation Commission (now the Iowa Department of Natural Resources) to design a new master plan for the renovation and reconstruction of George Wyth Memorial State Park. This project was oriented toward providing up-to-date recreation facilities while preserving the natural resources of the site in an urban setting within the Waterloo-Cedar Falls metropolitan area. The project dictated a solution which combined intensive, lake-related, day-use facilities with passive recreation uses such as camping, hiking, and interpretation. Following the master plan’s implementation, the park went from one of the least to the most popular and heaviest used in the State’s entire system. The Cedar River and each of the four lakes in the park provide a mixture of passive and active water recreation activities. The large expanse of woodland in the park is home to a wide variety of wildlife and has been designated as a National Urban Wildlife Sanctuary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/f7110cc0-dcca-43a8-bdba-abc45838dd5e/IMG_9373.JPG George Wyth State Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7644a521-8957-4efe-9a3e-f76ec379f1df/Main+Photo_Sherwood+Park+%281%29.jpg George Wyth State Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/b7dc92cc-f370-40f7-b76a-c0d066270afa/IMG_8881.jpg George Wyth State Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/5e3249e9-cc65-49a0-8bdd-058db059217d/IMG_9319.JPG George Wyth State Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7147d8f2-0964-43a1-bce4-492931beca02/IMG_9331.JPG George Wyth State Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/a13a4927-92e5-44d5-815b-76ba6d018d49/IMG_9350.JPG George Wyth State Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/662ee544-2df0-40a7-8d76-558e55437f92/IMG_9362.JPG George Wyth State Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/c39762c3-b08e-44ec-ad62-ccb52fda9ead/IMG_9385.JPG George Wyth State Park https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/lisbon-high-school daily 0.75 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/672cb432-3b59-49d5-9f4a-e92151e47c5b/IMG_4995.JPEG Lisbon High School - Lisbon High School Lisbon, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/da2d1288-e009-4a5a-8823-ef16741717ee/PICT0011.JPG Lisbon High School https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/edgewood-athletic-complex daily 0.75 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/e76000af-f1cb-4b6e-93b4-16e3438b071f/Master+Plan+Scan.jpg Edgewood Athletic Complex - Edgewood Athletic Complex Edgewood, Iowa Edgewood is a small but progressive community in northeast Iowa that has purchased large tracts of farmland just north of its new industrial park. Our firm was hired by the Edgewood Economic Development office to create a phased master plan that would serve as a guide for future development. The master plan includes an athletic complex, aquatic center, residential development, community center, additional business lots, and expansive rodeo grounds with an equestrian center. We also provided preliminary cost estimates and a master plan graphic that has been used in their marketing and fundraising efforts. Phase I of the master plan, the Edgewood Athletic Complex (serving Edgewood-Colesburg High School), has been built and includes a new high school football stadium and track, two Little League baseball fields, a future baseball field, parking lots, a concession building, and press box building. Our services in design development and construction drawings included site grading, utility coordination, site and athletic field lighting coordination, irrigation, fencing, track facilities, sports field design, storm sewer design, and building design coordination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/969e9537-46c6-4fc4-ad14-f8e65c2a814a/Master+Photo_UNI+Tennis+Courts.JPG Edgewood Athletic Complex https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1a35b287-ddc9-4637-8f99-7ec7f9f208a4/IMG_5362.JPG Edgewood Athletic Complex https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1804602a-c41a-4c66-bdb2-57b6079b2d21/Master.png Edgewood Athletic Complex https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/36a87efc-9882-4d22-a63c-d1aaaa0e4b40/L1000227.JPG Edgewood Athletic Complex https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/9f566e32-7d85-4677-b77d-e9ed003c5ee2/Edgewood+Pressbox.jpg Edgewood Athletic Complex https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/e357d279-4c77-4739-85ab-645adffa7e69/L1010517.JPG Edgewood Athletic Complex https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/hardin-county daily 0.75 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/ff6eeb8a-8c16-436e-9f88-76ef49cb0ee0/Master.jpg Hardin County Courthouse Square - Hardin County Courthouse Square Eldora, Iowa August 9th, 2009 saw one of the worst hail storms in recent memory with hurricane-force winds and two-inch hail that caused severe damage to buildings and trees around the Hardin County Courthouse Square. Our firm partnered with Iowa State University Landscape Architecture Extension to lead a design charrette with the Hardin County Board of Supervisors to evaluate existing site features and develop potential landscape renovation alternatives for the site. The final plan grew out of a concept to simplify the plantings and circulation patterns around the building to emphasize and frame views of the beautiful courthouse building. Some shrubs provide foundation plantings while the rest of the site is composed of curved concrete walkways accented with ornamental trees and period lighting. A plaza at the main entrance includes a large granite map of the county framed with clay brick pavers, period benches, and lighting. Our firm was also hired by the City of Eldora to provide design services for complete renovation of the streetscape surrounding Courthouse Square. We were then able to combine the projects to provide continuity throughout, including period lighting and brick panels set in patterned concrete sidewalks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/f866fde9-3ecf-46b9-bd95-a6a7647e5ccf/Master.JPG Hardin County Courthouse Square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/b7dc92cc-f370-40f7-b76a-c0d066270afa/IMG_8881.jpg Hardin County Courthouse Square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/492dcfea-d205-494f-b2ff-dffad1ab442b/E+4th+St+E.jpg Hardin County Courthouse Square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/08d1a5c1-0be7-4c54-9120-713f0d102a2f/IMG_6958.JPG Hardin County Courthouse Square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/e3ebf12a-8c52-41ab-80b8-58e606de9d98/Courthouse+2.jpg Hardin County Courthouse Square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/28e21de0-bb7d-4a7b-a13c-e29e3ac6fed6/DSCN2415.JPG Hardin County Courthouse Square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/98115079-39dc-47eb-bbb7-6ea6b2314912/DSCN7772.JPG Hardin County Courthouse Square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/3729499d-336c-4b38-95e8-d94dcdb36365/bricks+at+Hardin+courthouse+1.JPG Hardin County Courthouse Square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/caa31ecd-8435-429c-8a3a-159063d1365b/DSCN8436.JPG Hardin County Courthouse Square https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/waterloo-gateway-signage daily 0.75 2023-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/da2d1288-e009-4a5a-8823-ef16741717ee/PICT0011.JPG Waterloo Gateway Signage https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/jefferson-street-corridor-waterloo daily 0.75 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/77c2b183-bc11-4d0a-a75c-59635fbbc367/Jeff+01.jpg Commercial & Jefferson Street Corridor (Waterloo) - Commercial & Jefferson Street Corridor Enhancements Waterloo, Iowa RITLAND+KUIPER led a design team that created enhancements to these two parallel streets that connect U.S. 63 with public housing, businesses, and many of the important public destinations in downtown Waterloo, including the TechWorks Campus, Young Arena, Van G. Miller Adult Learning Center, Center for the Arts, RiverLoop Expo, Public Library, and 4th Street entertainment district. The multi-year project was phased to align enhancement funding with street reconstruction schedules to maximize the impact of those funds. Enhancements include street tree plantings with specialized tree pit construction, pedestrian and street lighting, bicycle accommodations, paving enhancements at intersections, and burying many overhead utilities to clean up the vertical infrastructure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/cc768e34-abf4-41f1-8965-c5ac968551da/Main_CV+Sportsplex.JPG Commercial & Jefferson Street Corridor (Waterloo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/e76079e7-7db1-46ac-9d47-fd8500aaddc9/Master_US63.JPEG Commercial & Jefferson Street Corridor (Waterloo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/80b10e47-b186-47dd-8e6d-b1c6b63b2cb7/E+4th+St+E.jpg Commercial & Jefferson Street Corridor (Waterloo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1679507060737-9ZBDRVUAERK6DJQ9PG55/IMG_2150.jpg Commercial & Jefferson Street Corridor (Waterloo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/815d312b-9276-4099-b250-d653e909f5d7/Commercial_singlespeed+towards+63.JPEG Commercial & Jefferson Street Corridor (Waterloo) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/abd8a39c-9f8f-476a-9eb6-1e2f0af9abc8/Comm+02b.jpg Commercial & Jefferson Street Corridor (Waterloo) https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/milleradultlearning daily 0.75 2023-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/dff9d780-632c-47b0-a94f-7ee089633bc0/IMG_7710.JPEG Van G. Miller Adult Learning Center - Van G. Miller Adult Learning Center Waterloo, Iowa RITLAND+KUIPER Landscape Architects was tasked with selecting plant material that would thrive in an urban setting and enhance the building’s architecture. The design and construction of the site included an outdoor plaza, playground, parking lot with bioswales and associated landscape improvements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/cc768e34-abf4-41f1-8965-c5ac968551da/Main_CV+Sportsplex.JPG Van G. Miller Adult Learning Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/11daad6f-d3fa-4f2a-bf03-1222281ec495/Master.JPEG Van G. Miller Adult Learning Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/15b81bb4-ed79-4061-8ee4-0806bcbfd59f/Expo+1009-b.jpg Van G. Miller Adult Learning Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/270c46cc-8acd-4b09-b569-e72cfa6d8ad8/IMG_5018.JPEG Van G. Miller Adult Learning Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/daf76de2-8d69-4b20-971a-dce386402b3d/IMG_7699.JPEG Van G. Miller Adult Learning Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/486d9518-0430-4c92-a7f3-ff403ca82c50/IMG_7702.JPEG Van G. Miller Adult Learning Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/6db57914-ac10-4dac-9735-7dfd6b492531/IMG_7706.JPEG Van G. Miller Adult Learning Center https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/cfhs daily 0.75 2023-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/c26332db-b2c3-4a78-92d2-82ea49ae7dd1/L1000227.JPG Cedar Falls High School - Cedar Falls High School Cedar Falls, Iowa Text https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/49d443dd-383b-4dd2-a16e-8c8674f7ee1b/IMG_7053.jpg Cedar Falls High School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/969e9537-46c6-4fc4-ad14-f8e65c2a814a/Master+Photo_UNI+Tennis+Courts.JPG Cedar Falls High School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/da2d1288-e009-4a5a-8823-ef16741717ee/PICT0011.JPG Cedar Falls High School https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/grundy-county-campground daily 0.75 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/4f065f7b-4fb8-40ff-8bcd-3ef8dd1d349e/Master.JPG Grundy County Campground - Grundy County Campground Dike, Iowa This 255 acre Grundy County Park was created as a result of the Iowa DOT needing a borrow pit for the new Highway 20 road construction adjacent to the site. The Grundy County Conservation Board hired RKLA to create a master plan for the park, including the 40-acre lake and additional property that then became excess right-of-way for the highway. The master plan was then used by INRCOG and Grundy County to apply for what turned out to be a successful REAP grant for the property purchase from the Iowa DOT. The GCCB hired RKLA to provide detailed construction documents for the 61-site modern campground including site layout, grading, and coordination of power supplies to the campsites. The Master Plan has been implemented and the park has become the premier park in Grundy County, with hard-surfaced trails, an RV campground, fishing jetties and a public hunting area. The project has been the recipient of numerous grants including REAP, trail grants, and a CAT grant for the development of the campground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/f866fde9-3ecf-46b9-bd95-a6a7647e5ccf/Master.JPG Grundy County Campground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/b7dc92cc-f370-40f7-b76a-c0d066270afa/IMG_8881.jpg Grundy County Campground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/a4605e40-6595-4e2a-826e-6b63e54a5a56/Main+Photo_Sherwood+Park+%281%29.jpg Grundy County Campground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/09265fc8-ddbd-4a7c-b4d1-3b5831819257/HPIM5798.JPG Grundy County Campground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7a212fde-7e9a-460e-af0b-a152bbc21847/L1050359.JPG Grundy County Campground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/93e6df91-f96f-4a1d-85ad-8cc43e92645c/L1050378.JPG Grundy County Campground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/ae760199-75ee-471c-855c-6b8a3dc44551/L1050379.JPG Grundy County Campground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/0f15388f-ed4a-432b-8f6d-d4c1cbc6a0f7/L1050381.JPG Grundy County Campground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7c635152-a988-46e9-a4cb-e27b116d51af/L1050382.JPG Grundy County Campground https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/gunderson-nature-park daily 0.75 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/f866fde9-3ecf-46b9-bd95-a6a7647e5ccf/Master.JPG Gunderson Nature Park - Gunderson Nature Park Eldora, Iowa The Gunderson Nature Park consists of a 10.7-acre natural area donated to the City of Eldora by Bob and Mary Lou Gunderson combined with an adjacent 14-acre tract owned by the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. The park is located on the northeast corner of Eldora bordered on the north by a restored prairie and oak savannah owned by the State of Iowa, the Iowa River and Pine Lake State Park on the east. The Foundation, along with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the City, worked with RKLA in planning and obtaining a REAP grant to help fund phase 1 improvements. Phase 1 (completed in 2016) consists of a new parking lot, interpretive signage, restored prairie, wetland, oak savannah planting and timber connected by a combination of both paved and soft trails. Phase 2 will include trail improvements, a wetland overlook deck, and boulder outdoor classroom. Future phases will include a children’s natural play area with a grass maze, shelter structure, climbing hill, tree and boulder climb and water elements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/b7dc92cc-f370-40f7-b76a-c0d066270afa/IMG_8881.jpg Gunderson Nature Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/a4605e40-6595-4e2a-826e-6b63e54a5a56/Main+Photo_Sherwood+Park+%281%29.jpg Gunderson Nature Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/4f065f7b-4fb8-40ff-8bcd-3ef8dd1d349e/Master.JPG Gunderson Nature Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/23fc7a72-7b08-4237-a06c-fd225f9e24b1/DSCN1874.JPG Gunderson Nature Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/f70dc0e4-ec6f-4c2a-ba0e-cd43053211f2/DSCN1876.JPG Gunderson Nature Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/f3afae5b-6776-4a1a-8157-d659f74605a5/Gunderson+3.jpg Gunderson Nature Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/2c89b22c-1eaa-4a87-a0fa-a42e59c1c3fa/IMG_3236.JPG Gunderson Nature Park https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/landmark-commons daily 0.75 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/40686856-043d-4790-98ef-2eb1676cb33f/IMG_1218.JPG Landmark Commons - Landmark Commons Waterloo, Iowa Our firm was hired early in the design development process for this retirement village designed to accommodate various lifestyles of those over 55 years of age. We provided construction documents and construction related services for the plants, irrigation system, and entrance signage. The landscape design includes native limestone boulders, ornamental grass, and native grass areas which provide a linkage to the prairie heritage of the site. A series of sculptured mounds with trees were used to effectively screen an adjacent major highway. Most recently, we were hired to provide design, construction documents, specifications, and construction related services for a recreation trail around their existing pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/977ee6c5-e048-4631-8b7d-e418ea0adc06/MASTER.JPG Landmark Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/11daad6f-d3fa-4f2a-bf03-1222281ec495/Master.JPEG Landmark Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/49d443dd-383b-4dd2-a16e-8c8674f7ee1b/IMG_7053.jpg Landmark Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/6b40364f-a034-4a28-8bd5-11af260d0e2e/IMG_1216.JPG Landmark Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/070ff003-eea0-43a9-909a-ae2a5ee01030/L1040626.JPG Landmark Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/164de3c4-e489-4756-bb94-2c714a719779/IMG_1214.JPG Landmark Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/fb8692e2-8b45-4905-ad07-23a268449be1/IMG_1371.JPG Landmark Commons https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/lost-island-theme-park daily 0.75 2024-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/618f210b-bbee-4563-934d-af365b0f92fd/Master.jpeg Lost Island Theme Park - Lost Island Themepark Waterloo, Iowa RITLAND+KUIPER was hired by Weber Group to create the design plans and guide implementation of landscape plantings and features, colored concrete, pond and stream features, ornamental fencing, seating walls, siting faux palm tree locations, and irrigation system for this $125 million dollar theme park. RKLA assisted with grading design within the park creating hills and mounds to add height and interest. Lost Island consists of five realms that each have a distinct color palette, architecture, and theme that is part of a larger overall story. This created a unique design challenge for RKLA to create a cohesive palette of materials and plants for the entire park while also maintaining individual identities for each of the five realms. The result is a stunning mix of bold colors first experienced in the pavement design welcoming you into the park and each of the realms. Unique fencing styles, light fixtures, signage, building architecture, stamp patterns in the concrete, and pops of color are present as you explore the Tamariki, Udara, Awa, Yuta and Mura realms. The uniqueness of the realms is also shown in the plants chosen for that area based on their color, texture, size and even their ability to flutter in the breeze. The planting plan consisted of over 30,000 plants ranging from large spaded oak trees from local sources to sweeping swaths of shrubs and perennial plantings. The 90-acre park and 30-acre lake is surrounded and connected by acres of prairie grasses and short grass “no mow” areas to help reduce maintenance and to enhance the feeling of being in a lost world where native plantings are plentiful. Custom colored precast concrete stone weaves its way throughout each realm as a common thread that ties the Lost Island world together. Lost Island Theme Park was featured in Landscape Architect & Specifier News Magazine! Follow the link below to read the article: LASN | lasn-april-24.pdf | 52-53 (landscapearchitect.com) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1804602a-c41a-4c66-bdb2-57b6079b2d21/Master.png Lost Island Theme Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/18d3559d-5698-4a9a-bfd6-9467c1486123/RKLA_Place+to+Play+Park_7.jpg.JPEG Lost Island Theme Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/49d443dd-383b-4dd2-a16e-8c8674f7ee1b/IMG_7053.jpg Lost Island Theme Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/54c7cc38-84ed-432a-a481-22b1195701f3/IMG_1960.jpeg Lost Island Theme Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/5c7348b3-d655-4c09-890f-d7ba1eea3d07/IMG_1981.jpeg Lost Island Theme Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/ab2a7bf7-bb3d-4d5b-b449-a71d16d7bd89/IMG_1988.jpeg Lost Island Theme Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/a679a2a6-8887-4183-b92e-54adcdcce711/IMG_2043.jpeg Lost Island Theme Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/c6c02f66-b505-4232-b4c9-c7fdf620f199/IMG_2050.jpeg Lost Island Theme Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/6eb93e9d-1112-41b2-a47d-81b76e5ca75a/IMG_2070.jpeg Lost Island Theme Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/5568ce6a-e951-4a9e-a2a6-1ec9c11d3384/IMG_2091.jpeg Lost Island Theme Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/6245cc84-7706-4978-862b-c9d5a4d3f3a4/IMG_2527.jpeg Lost Island Theme Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/4ce8e115-12e4-4900-a161-575129143c17/IMG_2535.jpeg Lost Island Theme Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7c0d887c-9836-4a0a-bbe6-44131f0686b0/IMG_2546.jpeg Lost Island Theme Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/f7659e5a-3a79-4de8-90f1-816e850e2cf7/IMG_9097.jpeg Lost Island Theme Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/647b92cb-3bb1-43f0-bd1c-5b07df5bd05d/IMG_2531+%281%29.jpeg Lost Island Theme Park https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/prairie-pathways-interpretive-signage daily 0.75 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/672cb432-3b59-49d5-9f4a-e92151e47c5b/IMG_4995.JPEG Prairie Pathways Interpretive Signage - Prairie Pathways Interpretive Signage Black Hawk County, Iowa RITLAND+KUIPER Landscape Architects was hired by INRCOG to guide the coordination and implementation of this complex and intricate Prairie Pathways interpretive signage network. This multi-jurisdictional project provides trail users the ability to learn about the history of the Cedar Valley through dozens of panels and kiosks along the Black Hawk County metropolitan trail system. Each panel depicts the area’s natural and human history with pictures and stories. Map panels and place making signage were included in the project to provide wayfinding throughout the trail network. RKLA created the construction documents and led the project through an Iowa DOT letting and construction process including the coordination of signage installations on 75 different sites, and has since expanded this network of signage in subsequent projects throughout the Cedar Valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/8220bdf4-50ba-4de8-8988-bc731de0b5b7/Master_NICCCalmar.jpg Prairie Pathways Interpretive Signage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/15b81bb4-ed79-4061-8ee4-0806bcbfd59f/Expo+1009-b.jpg Prairie Pathways Interpretive Signage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/a325cf60-2cc9-4e4d-a3f7-00503afa62a7/Master_SingleSpeed.JPG Prairie Pathways Interpretive Signage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/da2d1288-e009-4a5a-8823-ef16741717ee/PICT0011.JPG Prairie Pathways Interpretive Signage https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/maineducation daily 0.75 2023-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/898c53ba-ea7d-4903-88b2-c1fec9acd53a/Main+Photo_Allen+College.JPEG Main_Education Allen College, Waterloo, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/e76000af-f1cb-4b6e-93b4-16e3438b071f/Master+Plan+Scan.jpg Main_Education Edgewood Athletic Complex, Edgewood, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/fd1aafe2-b951-4ba5-88fa-684fbc49e2d4/Main_HCCUrbanCampus.JPEG Main_Education Van G. Miller Adulting Learning Center, Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/672cb432-3b59-49d5-9f4a-e92151e47c5b/IMG_4995.JPEG Main_Education Malcolm Price Laboratory School Commemorative Plaza, Cedar Falls, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/5b515d36-4ada-4324-8b5c-ebb1694f6ea9/master.jpg Main_Education Northeast Iowa Community College, Calmar, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/d260f9f7-fad7-4875-996c-ee45459d3bfb/Master.JPG Main_Education Northeast Iowa Community College, Peosta, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/36145ebc-3c45-4f23-a461-e973873b1cf6/Master.JPG Main_Education Panther Village, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/969e9537-46c6-4fc4-ad14-f8e65c2a814a/Master+Photo_UNI+Tennis+Courts.JPG Main_Education UNI Tennis Courts, Cedar Falls, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7c201d4e-afc4-4555-b75a-0f6aca205ccd/Master_UpperIowaUni.JPG Main_Education Upper Iowa University, Fayette, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/6564476c-4d0d-452e-94f2-672b07c7a7e6/Master.jpg Main_Education Wartburg College Master Plan, Waverly, Iowa https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/mainlowimpact-development daily 0.75 2023-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1804602a-c41a-4c66-bdb2-57b6079b2d21/Master.png Main_Low Impact Development Gates Park, Waterloo, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/11daad6f-d3fa-4f2a-bf03-1222281ec495/Master.JPEG Main_Low Impact Development Grand Crossing, Waterloo, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/11fc710a-b9f6-4a2f-91d7-1c1834da3474/gf+bioswale-crop-u6356.jpg Main_Low Impact Development Grimes Farm, Marshalltown, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/4f065f7b-4fb8-40ff-8bcd-3ef8dd1d349e/Master.JPG Main_Low Impact Development Grundy County Campground, Dike, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/f866fde9-3ecf-46b9-bd95-a6a7647e5ccf/Master.JPG Main_Low Impact Development Gunderson Nature Park, Eldora, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/419fb444-16f7-4dad-801f-0281c0f90a0b/IMG_5289.JPG Main_Low Impact Development John Deere Tractor & Engine Museum, Waterloo, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/36145ebc-3c45-4f23-a461-e973873b1cf6/Master.JPG Main_Low Impact Development Panther Village, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/977ee6c5-e048-4631-8b7d-e418ea0adc06/MASTER.JPG Main_Low Impact Development Waterloo Women's Center for Change, Waterloo, Iowa https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/singlespeed-brewing-company daily 0.75 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/d9411dcc-a8f3-4db1-9e98-62fa8d546be1/Master.JPG SingleSpeed Brewing Company - SingleSpeed Brewing Company Waterloo, Iowa SingleSpeed Brewing Co. is a new restaurant, brewery, and beer hall created through the tasteful renovation of a historic one-story building in downtown Waterloo built in 1927 as a bakery. One of the project goals was to create a connection between the nearby RiverLoop Expo Plaza and RiverLoop Amphitheater with a streetscape character compatible with historic downtown Waterloo and complimentary to the sophisticated repurposed building. RKLA developed an urban streetscape design for the 3rd Street connection that utilizes alternating bands of gray and tan colored concrete that tie into the color scheme of the RiverLoop projects. Streetscape furniture, pedestrian scale lighting, and new tree plantings complement the pattern created by the paving scheme. A raised planter with perennial grasses softens the ramped elevation change leading up to the main entrance. A unique and unexpected hops planting along the west wall of the building creates a sense of whimsy tying into the brewery theme. The logo and theme of the restaurant have strong ties to local bicycle clubs that will utilize the many bike racks lining the walkways around the building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/4c27651a-0791-489a-9f07-c99fc86ea30b/windowonwaterloo.jpg SingleSpeed Brewing Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7eb0225d-44ea-41b5-8876-6794b5dc2706/Master_27th.png SingleSpeed Brewing Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/492dcfea-d205-494f-b2ff-dffad1ab442b/E+4th+St+E.jpg SingleSpeed Brewing Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/086fa220-872f-40e7-8dce-e107becc044a/IMG_5337.JPG SingleSpeed Brewing Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/8a60a8ab-4a13-40d5-aaa3-41dcc7502b0b/IMG_4631.JPG SingleSpeed Brewing Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/a0ad27cf-c096-4df6-9453-4e4627e1a5e7/IMG_5341.JPG SingleSpeed Brewing Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/e2fe9b85-5941-4b82-9b7c-07bd1d8a16b2/IMG_5347.JPG SingleSpeed Brewing Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/cb927fa3-9d10-4c6a-8d34-2f54b8b9edcd/IMG_5374.JPG SingleSpeed Brewing Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/461c4c2d-8f6f-418f-8d33-ad1b81329775/IMG_6123.JPG SingleSpeed Brewing Company https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/mainathletic-facilities daily 0.75 2023-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/370fe33f-c6a8-4fae-a71f-800863af89bf/IMG_5362.JPG Main_Athletic Facilities Cedar Valley Sportsplex, Waterloo, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/bd0e84a7-4a43-4468-ac86-43e9e473fb54/Master+Photo_UNItennis.JPG Main_Athletic Facilities UNI Tennis Courts, Cedar Falls, Iowa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/e76000af-f1cb-4b6e-93b4-16e3438b071f/Master+Plan+Scan.jpg Main_Athletic Facilities Edgewood Athletic Complex, Edgewood, Iowa https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/upper-iowa-university daily 0.75 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/9ba92530-e5d1-4ae4-98fb-c82d3203441c/Master.JPG Upper Iowa University - Upper Iowa University Fayette, Iowa Military Memorial Garden (2000-2002) Our firm selected the site for and designed the memorial featuring an oval lawn bordered with flowering trees, decorative lights, and evergreen hedges. A grotto-like memorial at the east end, designed by an Iowa sculptor, completes the work. Additional Works In addition to the Memorial Garden, RITLAND+KUIPER Landscape Architects has provided design services for campus gateway and wayfinding signage, campus pedestrian circulation studies, the President's residence, and other landscape projects (most notably the Zinata B. 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This program is a joint venture between the Iowa Department of Transportation, Iowa State University, and Trees Forever. Many of the small community improvement projects we have been involved with have included a public input planning process called Community Visioning that encourages strategic thinking about potential landscape improvements. The central piece of this process is the development of conceptual plans that graphically illustrate the vision of community leaders and volunteers, often including transportation corridor improvements and open space studies. Examples of completed community projects include a park in Fairbanks, a restored firehouse retrofitted into a unique park shelter in Conrad, gateway signage and landscaping on Highway 3 in Shell Rock, and streetscape improvements in Colfax, Shellsburg, and Clermont. Iowa Living Roadway’s Community Visioning Program in the following communities: Ackley Anamosa Aplington Balltown Brooklyn Calmar Cascade Clermont Colesburg Colfax Decorah Denver Dysart* Edgewood Elma Forest City Fredricksburg Gilbertville Greene Hudson Independence* Jesup Lester Lime Spring Manson McGregor Monona Monroe Nashua New Providence Oelwein Ossian Oxford Prairie City Reinbeck Ringsted Shell Rock* Shellsburg St Ansgar Toledo Tripoli Urbana Volga Webster City Wellsburg *Denotes a community that we have had the pleasure of working in twice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/5f0a5054-faab-48df-a3e3-0270de8f64d3/gf+bioswale-crop-u10262.jpg ILR Community Visioning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/f9ed9efe-042a-48f7-8b62-7fffee322376/Main_HardinCountyCourthouse.jpg ILR Community Visioning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/2641f77c-c7ce-4562-8e1f-593fd0c39b26/Master.png ILR 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Visitors will be welcome to enter the monument and experience its inner room as a location for reflection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/f9ed9efe-042a-48f7-8b62-7fffee322376/Main_HardinCountyCourthouse.jpg Grinnell Veterans Monument https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/672fc2da-7c98-4016-a70b-62f6e19ca616/Main+Photo+Soldiers+and+sailors.jpg Grinnell Veterans Monument https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/890ac29d-04e7-40a7-99f9-40038e4c959b/Main+Photo_Eldora+Veterans+Memorial.JPG Grinnell Veterans Monument https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1752724312486-P1TNW4ONS5DARLR0L1XN/Grinnell%2BVeterans%2BMonument_Looking%2BNorthwest%2Bwith%2Bgrasses.jpg Grinnell Veterans Monument https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1752724332267-E9YM536202OLTVET3KEA/Grinnell%2BVeterans%2BMonument_Donor%2BSign.jpg Grinnell Veterans Monument https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/1752724350683-CM2CJP4NQAM6KSUAP0JO/Grinnell%2BVeterans%2BMonument_Plan.jpg Grinnell Veterans Monument https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/seerleypark daily 0.75 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/97e23c05-a184-4b78-be86-7aee06ee6757/Seerly-2-20_l.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/6b0d3ea9-9623-41ec-aec4-0f0dde98bd3c/master_NICCCalmar.jpg Seerley Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/a36ea16a-b960-4d1b-89c4-f4b97464516f/Master_NICCPeosta.JPG Seerley Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/7c201d4e-afc4-4555-b75a-0f6aca205ccd/Master_UpperIowaUni.JPG Seerley Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/86ecbcab-d5fd-452c-99f6-ebd5e176277f/Seerly-2-15_l.jpg Seerley Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/d006f60b-0c30-4d75-9c77-02c543569908/Seerly-2-09_l.jpg Seerley Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/00958081-8e19-4c98-871e-4ecf746c1dd0/Seerly-2-25_l.jpg Seerley Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/6d3cd3e3-533c-4447-98cd-eec9ea6e8031/IMG_5636.JPG Seerley Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/4a82e33c-f05c-4ed2-9b4a-a263fe646e9a/Seerly-2-13_l.jpg Seerley Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/4492f4d0-6469-4646-8995-d0b85894041d/IMG_5632.JPG Seerley Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/71265715-b352-4588-a038-e9f082514a34/IMG_4722_l.jpg Seerley Park https://www.ritlandkuiper.com/wellsburg-park daily 0.75 2026-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/9834988b-2415-4ebf-bb62-0c3c53ae1e5b/IMG_4094.jpg Wellsburg City Park - Wellsburg City Park Wellsburg, Iowa In 2020, Wellsburg took part in the Iowa Living Roadway’s Community Visioning Program. Through this initiative, RITLAND+KUIPER worked with the community to identify key areas for improvement in both their aging Pool Park and City Park, highlighting outdated equipment, limited accessibility, and a lack of recreational programming as primary concerns. RKLA was hired to assist the City and Park Improvement Committee through the design and implementation process for improvements to both parks. City Park presented several challenges, including outdated and unsafe play equipment, a historic bandshell stage, and essential amenities like restrooms and picnic shelters—all disconnected from one another and separated by steeply sloping lawn areas. To address drainage issues, particularly water runoff affecting a neighboring property, the site was extensively regraded to accommodate a new playground area and an adjacent bioretention cell, designed to capture and treat most of the runoff from the park’s southeast area. An additional bioretention cell was also installed to manage any remaining drainage. New ADA accessible sidewalks now flow through the space and link all park features to the existing community sidewalk network and a Veterans memorial plaza. Inclusive play equipment was prioritized for the new playground, and RKLA selected a cohesive, nature-themed color palette that complements the future arboretum planned for the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/816e9eaf-589e-4165-8dfe-2c936409d9eb/IMG_1361.JPG Wellsburg City Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/cabf97f0-1875-4d9f-be86-e19cd2caf338/Main_LostIslandTheme.jpeg Wellsburg City Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/902923bf-aa7e-453d-8c2a-446a490a505e/IMG_5475.JPG Wellsburg City Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/8866cbb7-8374-434b-a45d-578b31384af1/IMG_4100.JPEG Wellsburg City Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/0467e58e-bb8c-4743-af34-29b0bb290054/IMG_5254.JPG Wellsburg City Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/439c3ad6-c5c0-4ba5-ad97-2ee733a21231/IMG_5259.JPG Wellsburg City Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/56164142-61b3-4102-85b2-f8f4aad3af1c/IMG_5255.JPG Wellsburg City Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d4a8db24992437f274e850/3b40ad84-a3ac-4581-93c3-4e8bfb14fa41/IMG_1886.JPEG Wellsburg City Park