site design group, ltd.
Sarah Gaines is an accomplished landscape designer with extensive experience in both design and planning. Currently serving as a Landscape Designer at site design group, ltd. since October 2022, Sarah previously held positions at Design Workshop from August 2019 to October 2022, and as a Design Intern at Local Office Landscape and Urban Design in 2018. Additional experience includes leadership as a Crew Leader for the Student Conservation Association, where Sarah fostered environmental education among high school students, and an internship focused on sustainability coordination at the Smithsonian Institution. Sarah holds a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor's degree in Architectural Design and Environmental Geography from the University of Toronto.
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site design group, ltd.
site design group, ltd. was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1990. Comprised of professionals including licensed landscape architects, planners and architects, the firm is identified by its ability to visualize and communicate design concepts throughout the design process. The firm is committed to a culture of design excellence and community leadership. Each project brings a measure of social responsibility, sustainable accountability and land stewardship. site design group, ltd. is often engaged to collaborate and coordinate efforts with other landscape architects, engineers and design professionals. Effective communication with the design team ensures successful coordination of projects from concept through construction. We transform complex design challenges into places that clearly reflect identity and are strong statements of beautiful and functional spaces. Award winning exterior public spaces designed by site design group, ltd. have successfully redefined the shape and character of individual communities. Mary Bartelme Park in the West Loop and Ping Tom Memorial Park in Chinatown have raised the bar for urban park design and are now major destinations. These places continue to have a positive physical, social and economic impact on the surrounding neighborhoods. Through strong community alliances the firm has solidified the role of landscape architecture in the future planning for schools, transportation, housing, healthcare and higher education campus design.