# llms.txt generated by Odyssey LLMS Plugin # Website: https://uplanddesign.com # Last updated: 2026-06-12 09:01:41 GMT Title: Upland Design Landscape Architecture and Planning | Chicago & Plainfield Illinois Offices Description: Upland Design creates outdoor spaces that connect people, serve communities, and invite people to go outside. The firm provides landscape architecture, park planning, playground design, streetscape planning, public engagement, and comprehensive planning services for public and private clients. The sitemap resources below provide AI systems, search engines, and language models with a complete index of Upland Design's website content, including service pages, project portfolios, articles, categories, and supporting website resources. 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Upland Design was brought in... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/richland-elementary-outdoor-classroom/ # Richland School is creating a nature based dynamic, outdoor classroom space within the interior courtyard of their elementary building. Upland... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/hydrosystems-laboratory-expansion-and-renovation/ # The University of Illinois is undertaking the renovation and expansion of the Civil Engineering Hydrosystems Laboratory which will include a... https://uplanddesign.com/join-our-team/ # Upland Design is currently seeking to add to our team of creative personnel that understands what it means to grow... https://uplanddesign.com/team/ # The staff of Upland Design that create authentic connections between communities and designed spaces for enjoyment in the outdoors https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/naperville-streetscape-standards/ # Upland Design worked closely with City staff and team engineers to create new streetscape standards for the 40 blocks of... https://uplanddesign.com/contact-us/ # Contact Upland Design to receive the best results you could imagine. An experienced team with 45+ years of experience. https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/west-chatham/ # Located in Chicago adjacent to several schools, this park was in need of better sports facilities for the students and... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/shabbona-park/ # Shabbona Park is a major activity center for the Dunning community in Chicago and has a large special needs program... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/hiawatha-park/ # Working with community members, the alderman and the Chicago Park District, Upland Design created an innovative playground design that incorporates... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/clarendon-hills/ # Located in downtown Clarendon Hills, a formerly vacant lot has been transformed into a multi-use four story building. https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/park-recreation-comprehensive-master-plan-batavia-park-district/ # Upland Design was hired as part of a team to assist the Batavia Park District create a new comprehensive park... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/west-main-park-master-plan/ # Upland Design led a master plan process with the Batavia Park District for the expansion of an existing community park... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/jackie-robinson-playground/ # Upland Design designed an exciting play experience at Jackie Robinson Park for the neighborhood as well as the kids at... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/brentwood-park-playground/ # With its natural area backdrop of forest preserve and creek edge, Brentwood Park has the perfect place for a nature... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/carpenter-park-and-playground/ # Working closely with the Village of Carpentersville, Upland Design created a new master plan for their centrally located historic park.... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/iron-oaks/ # Irons Oaks is a joint project of the Homewood-Flossmoor and Olympia Fields Park Districts. The nature center combines adventure, and... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/lions-park/ # A major renovation to the existing three ball fields along with the field amenities is the core of this project... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/lambs-farm-barnyard-master-plan/ # Lambs Farm is a non-profit organization that serves people with developmental disabilities through vocational, residential, recreational and social opportunities. https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/landscape-planning-at-van-dyke-place/ # Located across from Village Hall on a major thoroughfare in Plainfield, this commercial development needed a classic streetscape. https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/outback-steakhouse-landscape/ # As part of the development of a new Outback Steak House, Upland Design was brought on to assist the engineering... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/lou-malnatis-pizzeria-landscape/ # Working with architects at Studio 222, Upland created landscape and streetscape plans for a new Lou Malnati's Pizzeria in Chicago,... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/chicago-fire-soccer-complex/ # Chicago Fire redeveloped a vacant manufacturing building as well as adjacent sites on Talman Avenue along the Chicago River with... https://uplanddesign.com/work/ # Upland Design focuses on creating amazing and beautiful outdoor spaces that encourage people and their families to go outside. View... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/memorial-park-renovation/ # As the prime consultant for all phases of work as well as for the Conditional Use Permit that was required... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/blackberry-farm/ # Blackberry Farm is a 40 year old living museum and historically themed amusement park in Aurora, Illinois. The site is... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/baker-woods/ # Baker WoodsAs part of the 400-acre Baker Woods Forest Preserve, the Kendall County Forest Preserve District acquired a private residence... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/sandholm-woods/ # Sandholm Woods is a 2-acre neighborhood park created to add much needed open space in an historic Geneva neighborhood. https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/niu-outdoor-recreation-sports-complex/ # Upland Design led the master planning process along with the development of construction documents for the $6.5 million renovation and... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/standard-oil-gasoline-station/ # This National Historic Register Landmark, the former Standard Oil Gasoline Station, in downtown Plainfield underwent a transformation with the help... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/west-chicago-stairs/ # Downtown West Chicago is part of the Turner Junction Historic District. When two sets of stairs and their adjacent streetscape... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/sandwich-park-district/ # Established in 1966, the Sandwich Park District serves the Sandwich community providing parks and recreation programing. https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/sunrise-park/ # Sunrise Park, one of Lake Bluff's most used and loved park was in need of an updated Master Pan. https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/hoover-forest-preserve-and-fox-river-trail/ # Hoover Forest Preserve, a former Boy Scout campground, was purchased by the Kendall County Forest Preserve District with the intention... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/ford-heights-baseball/ # Upland Design assisted the Ford Heights Park District with their first capital project by leading the design team and guiding... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/adelmann-park-playground/ # Upland Design led the planning and site development of this community park site in Lockport, IL just north of 167th... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/engstrom-park-playground/ # Upland Design led the master planning and site redevelopment of this community park site adjacent to Batavia High School. Neighbors... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/wynwood-park-playground/ # Working closely with Winfield staff, Upland Design prepared a master plan for Wynwood Park. As the home of multiple baseball... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/wheeler-park-playground/ # Wheeler Park is a large community park within the Geneva Park District system. Using the nine key elements of Dynamic... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/fairview-park-playground/ # Fairview Park PlaygroundFairview Park is a neighborhood park that serves a large multi-family population area in St. Charles, Illinois. https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/columbus-manor-park/ # Columbus Manor was completely renovated over a two year period with two phased projects. The first phase included renovation of... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/union-pier/ # Upland Design worked closely with Antero Group to finalize a Streetscape Master Plan that balanced vehicular needs with vibrant pedestrian... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/harbert-road/ # Chikaming Township envisioned a welcoming and connected streetscape along Harbert Road, a section along the Red Arrow Highway in Berrien... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/village-of-peotone/ # When the Village of Peotone dreamed of a thriving, walkable downtown that would attract visitors and energize its economy, they... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/montrose-multi-use-artificial-turf-field/ # Set along Lake Michigan, Montrose Field was one of Chicago's first artificial turf fields. Upland Design was brought in to... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/orland-park-nature-center/ # Upland Design brought the Village of Orland Park's master plan to life by creating an outdoor nature center for the... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/signage-and-landscape-enhancements-at-corporate-west-drive/ # Upland Design created enhancement plans to improve wayfinding and overall outdoor appearance at the conglomerate of buildings along Corporate West... https://uplanddesign.com/news/ # Find out the latest news from Upland Design Landscape Architects so that you can be up to date with all... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/garnsey-park-playground/ # Garnsey Park is both a neighborhood park and a community baseball park site that serves the larger community. The Joliet... https://uplanddesign.com/tom-dvorak/ # Tom Dvorak's project experience includes park master planning through construction, playground design, sports fields and courts, and audits. https://uplanddesign.com/liz-dafoe/ # Liz's work has centered on parks and recreation design since 2006. Her experience includes park and playground design, sports fields. https://uplanddesign.com/maria-sovan/ # Maria has been a professional in public park and landscape planning since 2008. Her past and current work is focused... https://uplanddesign.com/michelle-kelly/ # Michelle has been creating parks and designing public open space for over 20-years. From public meetings through design development and... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/illinois-department-of-transportation-various-projects/ # As the landscape architectural sub-consultant to Hey and Associates, Inc., Upland Design is assisted with IDOT District One Bureau of... https://uplanddesign.com/maria-blood-and-elizabeth-dafoe-promoted-to-principal/ # Read about Maria Blood and Elizabeth Dafoe's promotion to Principal at Upland Design a celebration of leadership growth, talent advancement,... https://uplanddesign.com/rain-gardens/ # Lawn Manor park site in Oak Lawn, Illinois, Upland Design created a rain garden to assist with infiltration and insect... https://uplanddesign.com/heath-wright/ # Heath has been instrumental in the implementation of a wide range of landscape architectural and planning projects. https://uplanddesign.com/centennial-park-an-oasis-in-a-park-desert/ # Centennial Park in Elmhurst, IL transforms through the imagination of the Upland Design team to create an Oasis in a... https://uplanddesign.com/public-engagement-during-covid-2021/ # Energize and Innovate Your Input Process in the Time of COVID-19 and Beyond. Giving the community opportunities to provide input... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/peck-farm-north/ # Geneva Park District planned the expansion of Peck Farm to the north for over twenty years with a desire to... https://uplanddesign.com/goodbye-2020-and-welcome-2021/ # There are so many things from 2020 that we all would like to leave behind. Masks? Social Distancing? And the... https://uplanddesign.com/community-engagement-strategy/ # Upland Design has created engaging spaces for communities for the past 22 years. Our goal is to improve the quality... https://uplanddesign.com/swallow-cliff-gets-a-second-set-of-stairs/ # Swallow Cliff is a 100ft-high bluff that formed around 12,000 years ago from glacial action. Today it is best known... https://uplanddesign.com/orland-park-nature-center-celebrates-soft-opening/ # The two-acre site will join Orland Park's 650 acres of parkland, featuring a mix of the village's wetlands and grasslands. https://uplanddesign.com/upland-design-assists-the-illinois-tollway-tree-project/ # Arbor Day 2018 marked the announcement of major changes to Illinois highways. The Illinois Tollway released a master plan to... https://uplanddesign.com/vanessa-trovato/ # Vanessa brings experience from neighborhood and campus design, to park and playgrounds, and public plazas. https://uplanddesign.com/daniel-wilson/ # Daniel has worked on projects from concept design through construction documents. He has a knowledge of plant material and soils... https://uplanddesign.com/landscape-structures-visit/ # Upland team members Michelle, Maria and Liz visited playground equipment manufacturer Landscape Structures headquarters and factory in Delano, Minnesota. https://uplanddesign.com/palatine-has-two-new-playgrounds/ # Visit two new playgrounds within the Palatine Park District system. Lindberg Park and Dutch Schultz Park's both have new playgrounds... https://uplanddesign.com/mansfield-park-new-playground/ # The Morton Grove Park District's newest play area is getting lots of kids enjoying this new playground that the Upland... https://uplanddesign.com/splash-pads-are-opening/ # This flow through splash pad and playground development was organized and largely donated by the Frankenmuth Jaycees and designed by... https://uplanddesign.com/wheeling-town-center/ https://uplanddesign.com/parking-day-in-downtown-plainfield/ # On September 21, Upland Design participated in PARK(ing) Day for the second time. Starting in 2005, PARK(ing) Day is an... https://uplanddesign.com/community-build-a-success/ # Over the weekend, Liz Dafoe from Upland Design participated in a community build in her hometown of Frankenmuth, MI. https://uplanddesign.com/west-chatham-park-turf-field-almost-finished/ # West Chatham Park on Chicago's Southside is undergoing a transformation. The previous natural turf football practice field and baseball diamond... https://uplanddesign.com/privacy-policy/ # We believe strongly in protecting your privacy. That's why we're committed to the Direct Marketing Association's "Privacy Promise to American... https://uplanddesign.com/portfolio-items/entry-plaza-and-landscape-enhancements/ # River Forest Public Library wanted to enhance the library by creating an outdoor entry plaza while enhancing the landscape. Additional... https://uplanddesign.com/west-chatham-park-news/ # West Chatham Park is getting new multi-purpose artificial turf fields with the planning help of Upland Design. Permeable gravel is... https://uplanddesign.com/services/ # Explore Upland Design's professional landscape architecture and outdoor space services, including parks, playgrounds, trails, and streetscape design solutions. https://uplanddesign.com/thank-you-m-i-p-e/ https://uplanddesign.com/engstrom-park-grand-opening/ # Upland Design led the multi-phase renovation and is pleased to be involved in another great project in Batavia. In order... https://uplanddesign.com/houston-street-planters/ # This week the City of Batavia, Batavia Park District, Batavia MainStreet, and other local volunteers came together to install new... https://uplanddesign.com/building-dynamic-playgrounds/ # Check out Michelle's great article about Dynamic Play featured in March's issue of Parks and Recreation Magazine! 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