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Gilkey’s Team Wins FLAA Curriculum Challenge Award

posted on November 12th, 2018  |  Read more

We’re fortunate enough to have won several distinguished awards over the years for our work in the residential landscape architecture sector, and each of them is special to us. Our latest achievement, however, is a little different–and it’s one we’re exceptionally proud of.  The Future Landscape Architects of America (FLAA) is a non-profit organization focused […]

Gilkey Part of Grand Aurora Team

posted on August 27th, 2018  |  Read more

Michael A. Gilkey, Inc. was proud to be part of an award-winning team at this year’s Aurora Awards, presented by the Southeast Building Conference. The Element House, designed by Solstice Planning and Architecture and built by NWC Construction, was the Grand Aurora winner in the Green Construction category.  We’re thankful to Solstice and NWC for […]

Gilkey Offers Advice for a Healthier Bay

posted on August 20th, 2018  |  Read more

We were honored to have been contacted by Harold Bubil, former Real Estate Editor for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, to discuss ways that homeowners can care for their landscapes with as little impact as possible on our suffering waterways. The conversation was featured in the Sunday edition of the newspaper, August 19.  “Agricultural runoff plays a […]

Early Gilkey Project Featured in Sarasota Magazine

posted on August 17th, 2018  |  Read more

We were delighted to be taken back to a wonderful time in our company’s history this morning, when Sarasota Magazine highlighted one of the last landscapes Mic and Michael designed together. This gorgeous property, now for sale on south Siesta Key, features several grand live oaks, a circular pool, and carefully framed views throughout its […]

Two Projects, One Publication

posted on July 9th, 2018  |  Read more

The July 2018 issue of SRQ Magazine‘s Modern Home has just hit the shelves, and we were thrilled to be the landscape architects on two of the three projects featured. Our work on the Bird Key Modern Home as well as the Oyster Bay Element House was displayed in gorgeous full color spreads, as collaborators […]

Edible Sarasota: Eat Your Yard

posted on April 16th, 2018  |  Read more

The summer edition of Edible Sarasota hits the newsstands this week. This issue is focused on reducing food waste, and we were happy to have been invited to contribute. In an article aptly titled “Eat Your Yard,” we focused on some of the many ways our landscape architects incorporate edible species into our design process, and […]

Lux Life Cover: Oyster Bay Residence

posted on February 27th, 2018  |  Read more

The Oyster Bay Residence, also known as The Elements House, was the featured project on the cover of the 2018 issue of Lux Life Magazine, an annual publication by the SRQ Media Group. “Coming together with Bay views and breezes, water elements in front and back, fire pits on two levels and wrapped in gorgeous scenery […]

Gilkey Appointed to City Tree Advisory Committee

posted on December 11th, 2017  |  Read more

Sarasota, Florida (December 11, 2017) – The City of Sarasota has appointed Michael Gilkey Jr. for the landscape architect position on their newly established Tree Advisory Committee. The Committee was designed to make recommendations to the City Commission regarding the City’s Tree Protection Ordinance. The group of seven held their first official meeting earlier this […]

Hermitage Chooses Gilkey for Manasota Campus

posted on December 7th, 2017  |  Read more

We are grateful to the Sarasota Herald Tribune for celebrating the new Hermitage Artist Retreat concept, revealed at the Artful Lobster event by Michael A. Gilkey, Inc. in November.   ENGLEWOOD — The Hermitage Artist Retreat — an old Manasota Key nudist resort that became a haven for poets, painters and playwrights — will be getting […]

Gilkey Offers Calm After the Storm

posted on October 13th, 2017  |  Read more

Our thanks to Harold Bubil and the Herald Tribune Media Group for informing the Sarasota community about how to protect our trees before, during and after hurricane season.  Hurricane Irma may be fading from memory in much of the state, but Florida homeowners continue to cope with the storm’s fallout. Especially in their landscapes. As […]

Cover Project: Lotus on Orange

posted on March 1st, 2015  |  Read more

We were honored to have had this modern project featured on the cover of the March 2015 issue of SRQ Magazine. The project, known as Lotus on Orange, was a LEED certified collaboration between Leader Design Studios and Josh Wynne Construction. We created an Asian inspired courtyard aesthetic, incorporating multiple planters and an extensive water […]

Lotus on Orange Featured in Sarasota Magazine

posted on October 1st, 2014  |  Read more

The Lotus on Orange project was published in the October 2014 issue of Sarasota Magazine. The article follows in its entirety. A love for good residential architecture is in Andy Tugendhat’s genes. The iconic Villa Tugendhat, designed by modern architecture master Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in the Czech city of Brno, was commissioned by […]