CALM Design Showcase
2009 Design Showcase
"The overall goal of this garden design was to create a lovely, simple setting to complement the strong architecture of the home, and to give the owners various opportunities to stroll through their very own Eden."
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Santa Barbara Magazine
Published February, 2007
"The charming garden is filled with bubbling fountains, boxwood parterres, fruit-bearing trees and filigreed ironwork gates..."
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USA Today
"Flying their own planes saves time"
Published January 17th, 2007
Landscape Architect Katie O'Reilly Rogers departs on business trips from her Santa Barbara, California home without a worry about airport or airline snafus.
She climbs into the cockpit of her own small airplane and takes off.
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California Preservation Foundation
2006 Preservation Design Award
In Recognition of Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Historic Preservation for the:
Hall of Records Rehabilitation,
Santa Barbara County Courthouse
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United States Air Force Design Awards
2006 Merit Award: Cocheo Park at Vandenberg Air Force Base
Juror's Comments:
"Conventional design solution with a memorable execution; particularly appropriate for a play environment"
"Future generations of Air Force children will remember Vandenberg as the base with the lighthouse and ship playground"
"Commendable effort to integrate the new planning with existing planting"
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Santa Barbara Seasons Magazine
Summer 2006
"Drought
tolerant and windswept, the landscape seems a part of
the adjacent salt marsh. Native grasses, stipa, feather
grass and gray foliage - westringia, dwarf karo and lavenders
sustain a neutral palette. The cottage appears as though
it has been nestled into an existing landscape."
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Gold Nugget Award:
Las Palmas Viejas
Summer 2006
"This
smart little infill project is so intimate in scale and
precious in its detailing, it's hard to believe six of
its 12 residences are affordable, for-sale
units."
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Beautiful Homes Magazine by Better Homes and Gardens
Summer 2006
"This
Cottages Exterior may take its cues from the ranch-style
houses of early 20th-century California, but its architecture
is inspired by the Far East. Distinctive materials make
the small house special."
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The Robb Report Collection
July 2005
"A
specialist in estate gardens and historic restorations,
Katie O'Reilly Rogers takes a traditional approach
to her designs and is currently working on the much-anticipated
El Encanto Hotel renovation."
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Traditional Home Magazine
May 2004
"The
Goal was to create a believable setting for the home,
with gardens that feel like part of an Old World-style,
turn-of-the-century California estate,"
"What we didn't want was a property that announced that in 2003, Katie O'Reilly Rogers came and built a garden."
