MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (January 7, 2011) – LHB is pleased to announce the addition of Craig Churchward, ASLA, Transportation Landscape Architect, to its Minneapolis office.
Craig has over 30 years of national experience developing highways that are sensitive to the environment and social fabric of the communities they serve. He is leading a research study for the National Academy of Science on how state departments of transportation can improve their methods for conducting visual impact assessments. A member of the Transportation Research Board’s Committee on Landscape and Environmental Design, Craig serves on a panel overseeing research into how highway rights-of-way can contribute to biomass production and carbon sequestration. He co-authored the chapter Context Sensitive Solutions—a method for working with communities and regulatory agencies to develop complex and controversial highways—in Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards.
Prior to LHB, Craig managed the visual character of several award-winning projects in Salt Lake City (Legacy Parkway), Indianapolis (Accelerate I-465), Toledo (I-75/I-475 Interchange), Dallas (NTTA), and Charlotte (NCTA) as National Director of Context Sensitive Solutions for one of the nation’s largest consulting engineering firms. While working for Mn/DOT he authored a Visual Impact Assessment (VIA) process used across the country to assess visual impacts for highways, dams, pipelines, and wind farms. His work for Mn/DOT included the architectural treatments of bridges in Cloquet, Mantorville, Sauk Rapids, and Bemidji. He also defined the visual character of the recent reconstruction of I-35W in Minneapolis and Richfield. Craig managed the planning for the reconstruction of The Edge of the Wilderness Scenic Byway through Chippewa National Forest north of Grand Rapids, and developed a plan to preserve the character of Historic Route 66 in Illinois. He was an adjunct faculty member, teaching landscape architecture design and theory at the University of Minnesota, for 19 years and has lectured at universities and professional meetings throughout the United States.
LHB is a multi-disciplinary engineering architecture, and planning firm known for our design leadership and loyalty to our clients. We go beyond good intentions and focus on measurable performance. We are experts in: public works, pipeline, industrial, housing, healthcare, government, education, and commercial. LHB is dedicated to being environmentally responsible, reducing long term operating costs, and improving the quality of life for our clients. For more information or to schedule an interview, contact Rick Carter at 612.752.6923, Rick.Carter@LHBcorp.com or visit www.LHBcorp.com.
