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October 12, 2023 Awards

Hollander Design Wins 2023 ICAA Acanthus Award

COUNTRY CLASSIC wins THE acanthus AWARD in LANDSCAPE DESIGN The Acanthus Award, bestowed by the Midwest chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, recognizes excellence in classical and vernacular design. Ordered, but not overly formal, the landscape at Country Classic, like the architecture of classic white-shingle façade and sloping gambrel roofs, relies on..

October 3, 2023 Awards

Hollander Design Wins 2023 McKim, Mead & White Award

Topping Farm wins THE ICAA AWARD in LANDSCAPE DESIGN The McKim, Mead & White Award, bestowed by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, recognizes excellence in classical and vernacular design. The landscape design for this post-agricultural homestead near the ocean gives a large property a sense of cohesion and identity connected to its past. The..

September 13, 2023 Press

Elle Decor Features Hollander Rooftop

If the past three years have taught us anything, it’s that private outdoor space—especially in major cities—is worth its weight in gold. So when interior designer Heather Wells began work on a Greenwich Village duplex penthouse to serve as a home-away-from home for a young St. Louis family, it became clear that the home needed..

August 24, 2023 Awards

Hollander Design Wins 2023 IDA Award

BRIDGE VIEW wins THE 2023 IDA AWARD FROM HC&g FOR LANDSCAPE DESIGN Judge Joan Michaels describes the terrain in this garden design as “not unlike a fairy tale.” Throughout the thoughtfully mapped-out project, bees, birds, and butterflies are as welcome as the occupants of the house are, in distinct areas ranging from an orchard walk to a..

June 20, 2023 Press

Florida Design Features Hollander Design Project

The three words of directive used by the homeowners were “tailored, relaxed, and tropical,” adjectives that don’t always go hand in hand. Valentino and his team complied with a green and white palette and “designed a clean edge around all the planting areas with clipped Green Island ficus and then allowed all the interior plantings..

June 6, 2023 Press

The New York Times Features Hollander Ideas for Landscape Lighting

“Especially in the city, most people experience their gardens at night more than they do during the day,” said Stephen Eich, the urban studio director at Hollander Design, a landscape architecture firm based in New York. “We’re always super conscious about making sure that it’s well illuminated and inviting, just so people can enjoy their garden.”..

April 6, 2023 Awards

Hollander Design Wins ASLA-NY Award

Whimsy Farm is the winner of a New York ASLA Award in 2023. This country residence is defined by strong axes and garden rooms, spatial relationships to architecture, and materials that celebrate the vernacular. Woven in and throughout this traditional framework are a sense of whimsy and a definitive step toward ecological health in the landscape...

February 22, 2023 Press

Elle Decor Features Hollander Project

This Elegant Hamptons Home is an Exercise In Restraint – and Compromise A Shingle Style Hamptons residence completed in collaboration with Kligerman Architecture & Design and Haynes Roberts is profiled in Elle Decor. Read the article

October 11, 2022 Awards

Topping Farm Wins 2022 Acanthus Award

POLLINATOR LANDSCAPE WINS RECOGNITION The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art (ICAA) Midwest Chapter has given its 2022 garden design award to the Topping Farm project. The landscape design for this post-agricultural homestead near the ocean gives a large property a sense of cohesion and identity connected to its past. The site includes historic, traditional..

September 6, 2022 Awards

Hollander Residence Wins ASLA-IL Award

JURY COMMENDS WHIMSY FARM’S ‘INVITING AND WARM SOCIAL SPACES’ The ASLA Illinois chapter has given Hollander Design’s “Whimsy Farm” project a 2022 Merit Award. Whimsy Farm is defined by strong axes and garden rooms, spatial relationships to architecture, and materials that celebrate the vernacular. Woven in and throughout this traditional framework are a sense of..

September 6, 2022 Awards

Hollander Pollinator Landscape Wins ASLA-IL Award

ASLA-IL GIVES HONOR AWARD TO ‘TOPPING FARM’ The American Society of Landscape Architects Illinois Chapter has given one of its highest-level design awards in 2022 to Hollander Design’s Topping Farm project. The landscape design for this post-agricultural homestead near the ocean gives a large property a sense of cohesion and identity connected to its past...

September 4, 2022 Press

Veranda Magazine Highlights Hollander Landscape

Step Inside a Nature Lover’s Paradise Designed by Landscape Architect Edmund Hollander SEE THE ARTICLE I try to create a home for everyone—particularly for the non-paying residents like animals. They bring such a richness, making everything seem more alive,” notes landscape architect Edmund Hollander of Hollander Design. “This waterfront landscape in the Hamptons combines natural ecology,..

August 18, 2022 Press

Edmund Hollander on The Chairish Podcast

The Dirt on the New American Garden With the pandemic shutdown, the interest in gardens seemed to skyrocket. Did this mark a significant and permanent change in how we approach nature? Will the garden become a place to be lived in and not just looked at? Do concerns about the environment and climate change affect..

August 16, 2022 Press

Mansion Global Profiles Edmund Hollander

EDMUND HOLLANDER ON WHY WHAT’S IN YOUR BACKYARD IS AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT’S INSIDE THE WALLS OF YOUR HOME Long before the pandemic, some might say that landscape design was an afterthought to a house or building. Now, with more outdoor space being used than ever before, landscape architecture couldn’t be more key to a..

June 3, 2022 Press

Elle Decor Highlights Hollander Project

ART, DESIGN, AND LANDSCAPE ARE PERFECTLY ALIGNED IN THIS STRIKING SHOU SUGI BAN RESIDENCE A contemporary Long Island residence completed in collaboration with Blaze Mackoid Architects and Fox Nahem is profiled in the June 2022 issue of Elle Decor. An adjacent covered outdoor dining area is outfitted with a grill and a wall with a..

May 31, 2022 Press

Architectural Digest on Front Yard Landscapes

68 Surprising Front Yard Landscape Ideas When planning your front yard design, making the space beautiful is naturally going to be top of mind. “Having an appropriate response to architecture is paramount to the success of any front yard,” says Geoff Valentino, Chicago studio director of Hollander Design, an architectural landscaping firm. The scale, form, and materiality..

May 17, 2022 Press

LUXE Profiles Hollander Garden

“We were trying to create a bit of magic within the landscape—to invite imagination and play,” shares landscape architect Ed Hollander of this Southampton, New York, property. “Inspired by the clients’ vibrant brood of young children, Hollander and residential studio director Melissa Reavis drew plans for a multi-faceted, experiential garden where sculptures seemingly dart amongst allées of..

April 20, 2022 Press

Mansion Global Highlights Hollander Garden

Serenity Now: The Glory of a Zen Garden “Our concept of a Zen garden really has to do with connecting with nature. The ultimate level of peace and tranquility is achieved in a garden when it provides a home for birds, bees and butterflies as well as for its human inhabitants. We don’t try to do an imitation of a..