In the Community

Michael A. Gilkey, Inc. takes pride in our great responsibility as stewards of the land. We are committed to preserving and promoting sustainable design, and to engaging in education efforts that result in ecologically responsible practices in our industry. This year we are taking that commitment one step further. We are pleased to introduce “Project Stewardship,” an initiative that will underscore our company’s focus on the process and progress that stem from a dedication to environmental protection. We make this commitment for our clients, ourselves, and the community in which we and our families have chosen to live. From the drawing table to the job site, these are the tenets of our strategy. » Read more of “Project Stewardship”

(Friday, October 23, 2009):  Sarasota landscape architect Michael A. Gilkey, Jr. was excited to join a cast of ten designers as they presented “10 x 10: Ten Slides by Ten Designers,” and answer the question: What Inspires You? The  event is held quarterly by the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of the American Institute of Architects at the Art Center of Sarasota. Admission is $5 for AIA members and $10 for the public.

Michael A. Gilkey, Jr. enjoyed learning what inspires his colleagues, and presented them with the following slides.

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Michael A. Gilkey, Jr., landscape architect with Michael A. Gilkey, Inc., was honored to have been invited to participate in the Academy for Lifelong Learning’s lecture series entitled Architecture, The Framework of our Lives. Michael’s presentation was called Landscape Design: The taming of garden spaces with ecological considerations. Moderating the discussion was Harold Bubil, Real Estate editor for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

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Each year, Michael A. Gilkey, Inc. recognizes students who excel in the Landscape Architecture program at the University of Florida.  The Gilkey Awards are presented in five categories.  The Gilkey Pin-up Award recognizes the second-year undergraduate student with the best pin-up, or display of student work.  The Gilkey Planting Design Award recognizes the best third-year undergraduate student planting design project.  The remaining three awards are student professional awards, given to one third-year, one fourth-year, and one fifth-year student.  These awards celebrate  the character and dedication of these students who exhibit love of and commitment to the profession of landscape architecture.

Michael A. Gilkey, Inc. was proud to join Josh Wynne Construction at the fourth annual E-fest, a Sarasota celebration of conscious living.  Reflecting upon the principles of sustainability, the team designed table tents including individual packets of Coreopsis leavenworthii, or Tickseed, the Florida State Wildflower. These packets were given to guests at the festival.  One side demonstrated how to grow the flowers (with a conceptual emphasis on their continuing cycle), and the other answered the question: Why hire a landscape architect for your sustainable design? Landscape architect Michael A. Gilkey, Jr. added native materials he used at the recently completed Codding Cottage to the display, including the innovative Coconut Mulch, native plants such as Duranta erecta and Muhlenbergia capillaris, and clay brick.

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