News

Ronald Reagan Statue Unveiled
November 3, 2011
MRA designed the site for the new Ronald Reagan statue at Reagan National Airport. (read more)

James Rouse Community Service Day
October 29, 2011
MRA created design concepts pro bono for five Baltimore parks to be improved during the annual James Rouse Community Service Day on Oct 29th. (read more)

Brooks Robinson Statue Dedication
October 2011
Hundreds on hand for the unveiling of the Joe Sheppard Statue for Hall of Famer, Brooks Robinson. MRA designed the plaza and pedestal for the statue. (read more)

Towson University Gateway
October 2011
Heidi Thomas, designer for the Towson Gateway from MRA, was quoted in a recent article in the Towson Times. (read more)

Willow Tunnels Constructed at Pierce’s Park
August 2011
Bonnie Gale, nationally renowned willow artist, will be constructing  live willow tunnels at Mahan Rykiel’s newly designed waterfront children’s park. (read more)

Landscape Design Trends in Healthcare Design
July 2011
Lydia Kimball authored a feature on landscape design trends in Healthcare Design magazine. (read more)

Mahan Rykiel new hires
July 2011
MRA hires Director of Business Development and three landscape designers.(read more) 

Video of new North Laurel Skatepark
July 2011
The new skatepark proves to be very popular as kids try it out before the scheduled open. MRA master planned this park in North Laurel. (see video)

Plans for Symphony Woods unveiled to Columbia Association
June 2011
MRA’s plan for a wooded section of Columbia was discussed at a recent meeting. This development was part of James Rouse’s original vision for Columbia. (read more)

New Urban Network features Baltimore Downtown Open Space Plan
June 2011
MRA’s plan to revitalize some of Baltimore’s Open Space is discussed in this article. (read more)

Living Architecture Monitor features Mercy Green Roof
March 2011
The healthcare edition of the international magazine dedicated to green roof design features MRA’s design. (read more)

Open Space Plan Transformative for Baltimore
February 25, 2011
Baltimore Sun sees Open Space Plan as “transformative for the Downtown Business District.” (read more)

Downtown Baltimore Open Space Master Plan unveiled by the Mayor and Downtown Partnership
February 25, 2011
Mahan Rykiel and its team are proud to have completed the study to create more open spaces for Baltimore. The full report was revealed at a press conference. (read full report)

MRA Greens the ICC
February 2011
Ken Schmidt, JoAnn Trach Tongson and Bob LaRoche attended the ribbon cutting for the ICC. (read more)

Ken Schmidt and JoAnn Trach Tongson to speak at Engineering Green 2011 on “Green Tracks Study”
February 2011
Ken and JoAnn will be speaking at the Engineering Society of Baltimore on March 1st at 1:45 PM on their “Green Tracks Study” for the MTA. The day long event is sponsored by the MD Chapter of the USGBC, MD ASLA, MD Section ASCE and Baltimore Post SAME. (read more)

MRA featured in Health Spaces #5
December 2010
Nine healthcare projects designed by Mahan Rykiel are featured in this new book showcasing the best healthcare architecture in the country. MRA was invited as one of two landscape architectural firms to participate in this book. (read more) 

MRA Green Roof Design Featured on World Architecture News
December 3, 2010
The three green roofs at the new Mercy Medical Center Replacement Tower are featured in World Architecture News. (read more)

Miller’s Court wins National EPA Award
December 2, 2010
MRA is pleased to be part of the design team led by Marks+ Thomas Architects to win a “Smart Growth and Green Building” award from the EPA. The project was one of five in the country to be recognized for revitalizing a neighborhood. (read more)

Mercy Medical Center Green Roofs featured on WBAL-TV
October 1, 2010
MRA’s new roof gardens were the focus of a segment on how contact with nature can help in the healing process and reduce stress. (see segment)

Dry Stone Walls, A Presentation by Neil Rippingale
September 27, 2010
See how the Wyman Park Dell Wall has been installed by stone mason, Neil Rippingale, at a presentation at the Baltimore Museum of Art on September 27th. (read more)

Scott Rykiel and Joe Burkhardt to speak at ASLA Annual Meeting on Sept 10th.
September 2010
MRA staff will discuss two urban spaces they designed in an Education Session entitled, “If They Re-Build It, They Will Come”. Read more about their lecture at the ASLA link under “Fri-B8″. (read more)

MRA’s design of the Pope John Paul II Garden featured in Style Magazine.
August 2010
The Pope Garden is featured in Style’s, “Quiet Spaces, Green Oases” as one of Baltimore’s places that offers a healing encounter with nature. (read more)

Lydia Kimball published in ASLA’s “Healthcare Professional Practice Summer Newsletter”.
August 2010
Lydia Kimball authored a story on the Mercy Medical Center Roof Gardens, which was published in the “ASLA Healthcare and Therapeutic Network Summer Newsletter”. (read more)

MRA working with Downtown Partnership of Baltimore and Project for Public Spaces on Baltimore Downtown Open Space Master Plan
August 10, 2010
Bmoremedia features our new interactive tool on their website. PPS developed this website that lets anyone become an urban planner by telling us their favorite and least favorite places around town using an interactive map. Please check out their link and give us your thoughts to help inform the new Open Space Master Plan. (read more)

MRA’s design of a new Inner Harbor Park featured in Baltimore Sun.
July 13, 2010
Pierce’s Park, a new $2 million waterfront park designed for families, will open in the Fall of 2011. Mahan Rykiel is working with the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore on this project. (read more)

Catherine Mahan wins Brava Award from Smart CEO Magazine
July 1, 2010
Catherine Mahan is one of Smart CEO’s, 25 Brava recipients for 2010. The award recognizes women in business who are “exemplary leaders within their companies and communities at large. They are encouraging their staffs and peers to become more involved in giving back to those in need, mentoring fellow CEO’s and strategically setting up their companies for tremendous growth and success.” An award luncheon will be held July 23rd at the Visionary Art Museum with keynote speaker, Marin Alsop, conductor for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.  (see article)

MRA awarded Baltimore Downtown Open Space Master Plan
June 14, 2010
Mahan Rykiel is pleased to announce the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore awarded the Downtown Open Space Master Plan to our firm. (read more)

Two MRA projects honored at Northern Virginia AIA Awards.
June 2010
Xinjiang Conference Center won a Merit Award for Little Architects and the Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center received an Award of Excellence for The Smith Group at the June 8th award ceremony. MRA was the landscape architect for these projects. (read more)

Center Plaza Award featured in Baltimore Downtown Partnership newsletter.
June 2010
Article discusses the success of the recently renovated Center Plaza by Mahan Rykiel. (read more)

Pierce’s Park featured in Baltimore Community Foundation newsletter.
June 2010
MRA is proud to be designing a new waterfront park to honor Pierce Flanigan. (read more)

Atherton Market, an MRA retail repositioning project, was featured on Fox News.
May 20, 2010
Atherton Market was featured on Fox News in Charlotte, North Carolina. MRA is currently working on the site design for this existing retail center. (see video)

Lydia Kimball represented MRA at CleanMed 2010.
May 2010
Lydia Kimball presented a poster sesion showing how LEED can support opportunities for wellness and create value in this competitive hospital climate. (see poster)

Mahan Rykiel’s design for children’s therapeutic garden showcased in Healthcare Design
April 2010
Catherine Mahan, FASLA was interviewed in the April 2010 Healthcare Design Architectural Showcase on the landscape design for the state of the art therapeutic garden at the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s new Outpatient Center. (read more)

Mahan Rykiel Design Leaders to Speak at the Society for College and University Planners
February 26, 2010
JoAnn Trach Tongson and Joe Burkhardt will speak at the Mid Atlantic SCUP Conference on March 15th. (read more)

JoAnn Trach Tongson, RLA, LEED AP elected to MD USGBC Board
February 22, 2010
JoAnn Trach Tongson, an Associate Principal at MRA, was elected to the Maryland Chapter of the US Green Building Council Board, one of the first landscape architects to serve. She will serve on their Membership Committee.

Bob Gorman, FASLA, has written a white paper on repositioning resorts in a down economy.
February 4, 2010
This article contains strategies for repositioning older and smaller resorts in these uncertain economic times. (read more)

MRA International Practice Reaches New Heights
January 8, 2010
Mahan Rykiel designed enhancements and development guidelines for the 3.5 kilometer Boulevard and the adjacent public environment in the newly dedicated Downtown Dubai, home of the just opened Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest structure.  (read more)

MRA wins 2009 MD/Potomac ASLA award for Baltimore’s Center Plaza
December 10, 2009
MRA won a Merit award for the renovation of Center Plaza. (read more)

MRA assisted with development of ”Going Green Downtown”
December 4, 2009
MD Governor O’Malley recently unveiled this new guide to assist cities and towns in developing smart, green initiatives. National Trust Main Street Director, Doug Loescher, called it, “one of the nation’s most comprehensive guides yet produced and it could serve as a great model for other states to emulate”. Going Green Downtown

Catherine Mahan to speak at Healthcare Design 09 on Sustainable Healing Environments
Catherine Mahan, FASLA, will speak on creating sustainable healing environments as part of a panel selected to present at Healthcare Design ’09, the nation’s leading conference on health and design to be held in Orlando, FL, Oct 31 – Nov. 3. (read more)

Mahan Rykiel Wins America’s Transportation Award for Second Year
September 9, 2009
Mahan Rykiel is pleased to announce that an MRA project has won a national award. (read more)

Mahan Rykiel Launches 25th Anniversary Book!
August 25, 2009
Mahan Rykiel is pleased to announce the publication of our 25th Anniversary book which showcases our diverse practice.
(see excerpt)

Mahan Rykiel Named “Baltimore’s Best”
July 30, 2009
Mahan Rykiel Associates is pleased to announce that Baltimore Magazine has named the firm, “Baltimore’s Best Landscape Architect”. The August issue of Baltimore Magazine states, “if you want to reinvent an outdoor space by a big-name Baltimore firm with international awards, head straight to Mahan Rykiel Associates”. This is the third time the firm has been honored with this distinction.

MRA Wins City Sand Sculpting Contest
June 29, 2009
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation held their annual “City Sand” sculpture contest on June 27th at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. (read more)
Baltimore Architecture Foundation video (video)

MRA receives award for Mississippi Main Street work
June 10, 2009
Mahan Rykiel Associates is pleased to announce it is one of the recipients of the first annual Sam Kaye Excellence in Design Award for their work in helping to rebuild six “Main Street” communities in Mississippi following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. (read more)

Bob Gorman interviewed for article in the Baltimore Business Journal.
May 14, 2009
Bob Gorman, Principal at Mahan Rykiel, was interviewed by the BBJ on repositioning retail. In the article,
“Properties spruce up curb appeal with tighter budgets”, Bob discussed an MRA project in South Carolina where a landscape makeover resulted in a significant increase in sales.

Mahan Rykiel Staff to Lecture at “Environments for Aging Conference” in Boston.
March 30, 2009
Three Mahan Rykiel staff will be featured speakers at the Senior Living Conference this month. (read more)

Ken Schmidt to Speak on Greening our Main Streets
March 26, 2009
Ken Schmidt, a Principal at Mahan Rykiel, will give a presentation in Chestertown, MD on March 26th, titled “Main Streets from Gray to Green”. (read more)

Catherine Mahan Featured in Healthcare Design as one of “20 People Who are Making a Difference”
December 22, 2008
Mahan Rykiel Associates is pleased to announce their President, Catherine Mahan, was named one of “20 people who are making a difference in healthcare design”, nationwide. (read more)

Baltimore Hilton Convention Center Hotel Green Roof
July 22, 2008
Mahan Rykiel Associates Inc. developed complete landscape architectural plans for the Baltimore Hilton Convention Center hotel. The Hotel boasts the largest extensive green roof in Baltimore City, larger than Raven’s football field! (read more