18 June 2009 | Posted inVideo
Inside the Designer’s Studio 29:
Mark Vogl, St. Louis
You may think you don’t know HOK Planning Group landscape architect and urban planner Mark Vogl, but you do. Sort of. He’s one of those unassuming, quiet people in your studio who you don’t often talk to because he or she is so intensely focused on doing amazing work for clients. And then when you do happen to engage him or her at the coffee machine, you realize you can learn a whole lot by listening.
“What inspires me personally is the legacy we can leave for our kids,” says Mark. “We talk about creating great places and a great quality of life, but I think what is really important in design is the confluence of the built environment with the natural environment. … Historically, the cities, the cultures and the regions that have thrived are the ones that have paid special attention to both the manmade and the natural environments.”
Previous edition of ITDS: Mary Ann Lazarus
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