WHAT WE DO
Civic
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Street Gardens
ZDA received the Perennial Plant Association 2012 Merit Award in Landscape Design for the Lombardino’s Italian Restaurant terrace garden along Highland Avenue. This traditional Italian garden is a focal point for a favorite local restaurant and Madison tradition. Capitalizing on the area between the sidewalk and the road, the garden provides year-round interest and a […]
Natural Playgrounds & Outdoor Classrooms
ZDA collaborates with educators, children and families to develop natural playgrounds and outdoor classrooms. Growing research shows that access to nature positively contributes to physical, cognitive, and emotional childhood development. Outdoor play and learning promotes concentration and self-discipline, resulting in higher test scores, and helps children experience more diverse and collaborative play with advanced motor […]
Environmentally Sensitive Development
Saco Foods retained Steven G. Ziegler for site development of a new food manufacturing and warehouse facility on four acres. The scope of services included site design, vehicular circulation, site grading plan, stormwater management, prairie restoration plan, landscape planting plan, and construction observation. The resulting landscape includes an outdoor employee garden, and a picnic and […]
Master Planning
From 1986-1996, Central Storage and Warehouse retained Steven G. Ziegler as staff landscape architect responsible for site development for new construction of the Corporate Headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin. This included design of an outdoor employee wellness garden, and a picnic and grilling area adjacent to the kitchen and breakroom, and viewable from the entrance atrium. […]
Healing & Therapeutic
This project creates healing outdoor spaces for an acute-care, inpatient psychiatric facility for children and adolescents. ZDA held design charrettes with staff, therapists, and administrators, identifying the need for outdoor seating areas in view of the hospital entrance which allowed for private conversations and the desire for staff access to private break space. The design […]
