Friday, March 5, 2010

Foster Conant selected to design landscape for Winter Garden, FL beautification project


ORLANDO, FL — Foster Conant & Associates has been selected by the City of Winter Garden, Fla., to provide landscape architectural design services for the beautification of four miles of Highway 50 from Avalon Road to State Road 429-Western Beltway.

 Under the scope of services, Foster Conant is providing design, construction documents and construction observation for the landscape, hardscape and irrigation of the medians.

According to Rick Conant, (top right photo) FASLA, principal of Foster Conant & Associates, the Firm selected a rustic red brick for the hardscape within the medians to reflect the historical values of Winter Garden.

The project is being designed and constructed under the authority of the Florida Department of Transportation and City of Winter Garden.

Foster Conant & Associates is an award-winning, site-specific landscape architectural firm that practices throughout the U.S. and abroad.

Public and private clients afford the firm a varied portfolio of expertise that includes hotels, resorts and themed entertainment complexes, timeshare resorts, airports, large-scale residential land developments, mixed-use complexes, office buildings, business parks and apartment complexes.

Headquartered in Orlando, Fla., the 11-person firm is managed by principals Richard R. “Rick” Conant, FASLA, Keith Oropeza, ASLA and René A. Ramos, RLA. For an extensive presentation of projects, please visit www.fosterconant.com.

PR Contact: Elaine Ingra, 407-384-1344, elainei@pr-works.com

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