Fall 2026

Our New Minneapolis-Area Office Making An Immediate Impact With nearly ten JSD team members now rooted in the Minneapolis region, the team is actively expanding our engineering and landscape architecture footprint, bringing JSD’s multidisciplinary expertise to clients throughout Minnesota–most recently for the Alexandria Housing and Redevelopment Authority! Our Minneapolis‑area staff delivered comprehensive surveying, engineering, and landscape

Constitution Park Bringing Kids of All Ability Levels Together River Forest residents asked for an accessible playground—and JSD was ready to help bring that vision to life at Constitution Park. Our landscape architects partnered with Illinois’ River Forest Park District to transform the community’s vision into an inclusive and engaging destination for children of all

A Lakefront Campus Reimagined for Modern Senior Living Once the corporate headquarters of Kimberly-Clark, this 43-acre campus along Little Lake Butte des Morts is being transformed into Evergreen Fox Crossing with the help of JSD! Rather than traditional senior living developments, the vision creates a dynamic lakefront community where resident experiences work together with the

A New Era of School Design: How JSD Is Shaping the Future of Learning Environments Matt Haase, Practice Leader-Civil Engineering at JSD Madison‑area students returned to school earlier this month to a familiar rhythm—but with something big happening just beyond the classroom windows. This year, several campuses are transforming, and JSD is proud to be

Momentum, Leadership, and the Next Chapter of Our Strategic Plan Dave Jenkins, President/CEO In late summer, our JSD leadership team gathered for our most recent Leadership Retreat, bringing together all 12 owners and our full cohort of 24 Associates. This retreat marked an important milestone: the close of our three‑year strategic plan and the beginning