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Celebrating Steve Makrinos!

We are absolutely thrilled to announce the well-deserved advancement of our friend and colleague to the esteemed position of Principal! Not only is Steve an incredibly talented designer, but he is also an inspiring leader, team player and mentor. His commitment to fostering a positive and collaborative work environment is truly commendable. Here's to you, Steve!
CHLA
October 28, 2023
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April Is World Landscape Architecture Month

April ushers in the most wonderful time of the year - Spring! With the warming weather and Earth Day on the horizon, it’s only appropriate that landscape design is also celebrated. No wonder April is dedicated as World Landscape Architecture Month. At Campion Hruby, we are committed to amplifying the unique character of each canvas with the intention of creating…
CHLA
April 10, 2023
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Musing About Meadows!

Watch this meadow evolve from early spring to late summer.Meadows! Meadows are making more regular appearances in our gardens here at CHLA. It's fun to watch them evolve from season to season and year to year as dormant seed beds awake. We love a green lawn - it's a staple of the American dream. But meadows are the dream of landscape…
CHLA
September 16, 2022
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The Etlan Property

Sprawled at the base of Old Rag Mountain; rolling hills, ancient rock outcroppings, freshwater trout streams, working farmland, and a network of nature corridors make the Etlan Property extremely complex. The design team set out to conduct a site analysis in order to unpack its holistic potential.HISTORICAL CONTEXT:  1725 - Established by German settlers, formerly Herbon community  1775 - Madison Men…
CHLA
March 30, 2021
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From Autumn to Winter…

As we pass from autumn to winter, the landscape rests. It is a peaceful time of waiting and preparation. It is a time to reflect on the past year and look ahead to the next. This winter is like no other in our lifetimes. After nine months of trying to avoid a virus by living outdoors, we once again retreat…
CHLA
January 8, 2021
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Living in the COVID World

As landscape architects, we often find ourselves meeting people where they are in life. We engage with a client at a precise moment in time, for better or for worse, unknowing of the challenges or triumphs that have beset each of us. This past year, we found the art of listening to be more valuable than the gift of gab.…
CHLA
January 5, 2021
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Environmental Stewardship at South Annapolis Yacht Centre

Margins are the nexus of activity and life in any ecosystem. At the margins of fields, forests, and waterways, a disproportionate amount of life and activity occurs. At the South Annapolis Yacht Centre on Spa Creek, this buzz of life has historically been related to human interaction with the water, including a symphony of boats, docks, bulkheads, and avid boaters…
Kevin Campion
December 4, 2020
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Castlebrook

This project was a true collaboration with the land, the architecture, and artist who always had the vision. CHLA was fortunate to be a part of this project from the beginning. Owner, Teresa Fishbeck, is an artist and was very involved in this project, both indoors and outdoors. There is not a detail of this garden that escaped her attention.…
Bob Hruby
October 22, 2020
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Outside Homes: An Artist’s Eye, A Castle’s Brook

One of Teresa Fishbeck’s 16” x 20” oil paintings on canvas, “Almost Home,” depicts a woman in a long white, flowing dress cinched at the waist, carrying flowers in one hand while whisking across a stone-paved bridge at sunset to a castle-like abode... Read More at Washington Life
CHLA
October 19, 2020
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Slate House Featured in Dwell

When Marlene and E. Dale Adkins’s home of 22 years, a 1960s ranch house in Greenspring Valley, Maryland, was lost in a fire in 2013, the couple vowed to rebuild. Read on: https://www.dwell.com/article/baltimore-owings-mills-maryland-residential-architect-ziger-snead-burnt-wood-siding-corten-steel-shou-sugi-ban-fe0d5d78/cover
CHLA
August 5, 2019