Elevating Project Dynamics: The Importance of Engaging Landscape Architects at the Onset of Design
Talk to a few landscape architects and you’ll quickly discover we’re not in it for the glory. We’re generally humble. Mostly introverts by nature. We’re technically skilled and immensely capable designers, sure, but where we have found we can make the biggest difference is as collaborators and facilitators.
The Outsiders Are In
Orlando Business Journal: Dix.Hite + Partners on Winter Park Village’s $50M Refresh
Past & Present: The Evolution of Winter Park Village
Inside the Dix.Hite Color Studio
Those unfamiliar with our profession typically assume that landscape architects focus solely on the landscape itself –– as if what we do is an entirely separate entity from the architecture of a building.
Where We've Been Informs Where We're Going: How Site Visits Inspire Design
Every bit of land has a story –– the land existed long before the rise of civilization and its subsequent development. Whether a landscape design project is of the greenfield or infill variety, there's a story to discover in its site and context.
New Leadership & Ownership, Same Dix.Hite DNA
At Dix.Hite, we’re more than just the sum of our parts. And while our people are integral to our work, it’s our central ethos –– designing for life –– that unifies and empowers us.
Resilient Communities Connect People with Each Other and Nature
One of my favorite books is The Lorax. As a landscape architect and arborist, I consider myself a professional tree hugger who is often called to "speak for the trees" like the character in the Dr. Suess children’s book.
Enter, Gather, Explore: A Look at Coastal Oaks Preserve
Located within one of the most biologically diverse estuaries in North America, the Indian River Lagoon is home to more than 4,300 plant and animal species.
Dix.Hite presents the New Yard Pattern Book at OUTSIDE
mmcité Field Trip: The Street 2022
Global design studio mmcité hosts an annual conference, known as The Street, to celebrate landscape architecture, urban design and city planning.
Dix.Hite wins ASLA Florida Award of Honor for Dream Lake Elementary Vision Plan
The Storytellers Behind the Scenes: Creating a Unique Community in Bangkok
It’s not often we get the chance to imbue so much meaning into our designs. In fact, the designers who worked on the Forestias have taken inspiration from this process into their other projects, adding imagination and artful details that help connect people of all ages and abilities to their place on the planet and to each other.
Inside the Palmetto Studio
With a growing team and plenty of work lined up in 2022, we decided to name our six studios after a few of our favorites native plants. Today, we’re taking you inside our Palmetto studio to learn more about our designers and their namesake.
Principal Jessica Griggs shares Dream Lake Elementary plan with News13
A School with a Dream: Envisioning a Plan for Dream Lake Elementary
We were invited to tour Dream Lake and collaborate on how to create a functional, more holistic campus.
Dix.Hite presents Dream Lake Elementary Vision Plan to OCPS School Board
Dix.Hite welcomes back Sheeba West in new role as Principal in Orlando
Chris Hite: 2021 ASLA Council of Fellows
Drumroll, please … Chris Hite, our president and CEO, was recently elevated to the American Society of Landscape Architects 2021 Council of Fellows—one of only 35 professionals nationwide to receive this honor.
A Year of Action: Celebrating Our 25th Anniversary
Dix.Hite + Partners was founded in 1996, marking this year our 25th anniversary. To celebrate, we decided to accomplish 25 acts that embodied our core values through service, empowerment and collaboration.