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Doyle Drive Wins ASLA-NCC Historic Preservation Award

PGAdesign won an ASLA Northern California Chapter Merit Award in the Historic Preservation category for the documentation of Doyle Drive through the Presidio of San Francisco implementing the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) program.

Rotary PlayGarden Celebrates 1st Anniversary

The Rotary PlayGarden won an ASLA Northern California Chapter Merit Award in the Parks, Recreation, Trails and Open Space category and the Rotary Club of San Jose celebrated it’s first anniversary with over 175,000 visitors to date.

PGAdesign documents Thomas Church’s Parkmerced for HALS

PGAdesign is preparing Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) documentation of Parkmerced, the largest residential landscape[…]

Drought-tolerant landscapes now the law

The 2015 version of California’s Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance is now official, and it stipulates[…]

Inclusive play Rotary PlayGarden opens in San Jose

The fully accessible PlayGarden, located on City of San Jose’s Guadalupe River Park, is a first of its kind for San Jose and is the Centennial project funded by the Rotary Club of San Jose and the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy.

Chris Kent appointed to Albany Planning and Zoning Commission

Chris has recently been appointed to serve on the Albany Planning and Zoning Commission. Albany's[…]

San Leandro’s first technology park near the San Leandro BART under construction

The 7.5 acre technology park is spearheaded by developer Westlake Urban and is a multi-phase[…]

Assembly Appoints Cathy Garrett to Historical State Capitol Commission

In January 2013, the California State Assembly appointed PGA Principal Cathy Garrett to the Historic[…]

Chris Pattillo Wins National ASLA “Outstanding Service Award”

Founding Principal Chris Pattillo was recognized at the 2014 ASLA convention in Denver, receiving an[…]

Karen Krolewski Invited to Join Bay-Friendly Coalition Board of Directors

The Bay-Friendly Coalition is a California nonprofit organization that promotes sustainable landscaping in the San[…]

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