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LONfl SCdpE AnCt; l7 CTii~: FJ;tKnight 0.ssociaQes 61~. '„~ ~;: ,~; , 872 Nuron Fnad 216 77}-t800 z ~ `'~` : t $uite427 216771~i8C1 FAx ~~ ax Cleveland, ohio 4C 115-1}26 vnvw.mcknignga.com >~'. r~^r* McKnight Associates, Ltd. McKnight Associates is an award winning Cleveland-based Landscape Architecture firm initiated by James McKnight in 1987.Ourfirm is rooted in northeast Ohio; expanding from a sole proprietorship to a diverse practice with projects that range from grassroots vacant lot improvements to the complex urban sites of our city park systems. In all projects we are keenly aware of our clients and their site specific needs. The resulting designs are as diverse as the challenges; but always striving for the highest quality. Jim McKnight and his associates Rob Morgan and Jayme Schwartzberg have an expansive project list covering a wide variety of project types. In 2009 McKnight Associates received a National Honor Award from the ASLA for our work with Siteworks on the Rockefeller Park Strategic Plan. Previous recognitions include a 2006 Honor Award from the Ohio Chapter of the ASLA for the Greenspace at Zone Recreation Center in Cleveland, Ohio and another Honor Award from the OCASLA in 2002 for work on the Orchard School Community Park in Cleveland, Ohio. McKnight received a Merit Award for their work on the Shaker Heights Community Park "Round the World" Playground in 1996 and the Ohio Park and Recreation Association Design Award for their work on the Geauga Park District Amphitheatre. The firm has designed and participated in the creation of such projects as the Orchard School Community Park with ParkWorks and the Shaker Heights Community Park. We have completed site improvement plans for numerous municipalities and school districts in northeast Ohio. Construction of the Horseshoe Lake Park Site Improvements and the Shaker Median Trail in Shaker Heights has recently completed and work on Perk Park in downtown Cleveland is underway. Specific site development projects include the Municipal Centers for the City of Beachwood and the Village of Richfield, the Solon City Hall, the College Commons/Library Site Improvements for Hiram College and Coleman Commons, the central commons space at the University of Akron. Landscapes for learning are an important component of our work. We have aided in preservation efforts at the Dunham Tavern Museum and the Sarah Benedict House Garden for the Cleveland Restoration Society. The office has been involved in many projects northeastern Ohio where the principles of sustainability are key elements of the design. Projects in Cleveland include site design improvements for the St. Luke's Redevelopment; one of Cleveland's first LEED certified neighborhoods. We also completed planning on an eighteen acre park space and site improvement plan for Zone Recreation Center on Cleveland's west side. That project, set to begin construction in the spring, will set new milestones for stormwater management in northeast Ohio and will reduce maintenance requirements for Cleveland's Parks Department. Jim McKnight holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Utah State University and a Masters in Urban Planning from the City College of New York. He is a registered Landscape Architect in the State of Ohio and a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects. He has participated on the Board of Trustees for Cleveland Public Art and the Bratenahl Architectural Review Board.