Okay, I know this comes from a biased, but proud, uncle – but I tend to have to agree with him…
John Vogl, the sick and awesome mind behind The Bungaloo here in St Louis, is the nephew of Mark Vogl, Vice President of the Planning Group , and he, quite frankly, rocks.
John was recently highlighted in an interview at OMG Posters, and it’s hilarious. At my house, we own several of John’s posters which are ragingly displayed all over our house. Add one to your home and you’ll smile a little bit each time you see it. Enjoy!
HOK’s Planning team has participated in greenway planning here in the St. Louis area for more than a decade. Mark Vogl, Jeannette Thompson, Rachel Peine and I recently broke out of the office for a couple of field trips to take stock of how far the Great Rivers Greenway District has come in carrying out the region’s citizen-driven vision for a interconnected park and trail system. Though our own personal experiences using different segments of the system have been fantastic, our little tours still were eye-opening — the trails were busy and quite beautiful.
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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. …
