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NANCY LYONS HANNICK

NLH LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

1000 Grandview Lane
Lake Forest, IL 60045-4012
(224) 768-8019 (office)
(847) 977-7183 (mobile)

PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Principal of NLH Landscape Architects - June 1986 to Present

Provides the following services to clients: site analysis, design development, production of construction documents, cost estimation, contractor selection, construction supervision, project administration, and expert testimony

Representative Projects:

Duckworth Residence, Lake Forest, IL - 2006 ILCA Gold Award
Wilmette Golf Course - Aubudon Cooperative Sanctuary Certification
North Shore School District 112, Highland Park, IL - 9 school landscapes
Meskill Senior Center Garden - Wilmette, IL
The Seal Garden Renovation - Highland Park Library
Michels - Hibbard Residence, Winnetka, IL - 2001 ILCA Gold Award
Wagner Health Center, Evanston, IL
First St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL
Amhurst Lake Business Park, Gurnee, IL - 3 office buildings
April 1985
June 1986
Landscape Architect, By Design, Chicago, Ill.

Reponsibilities included preparation of preliminary and final designs for residential and commercial projects, site survey and supervision during construction, cost estimation, specification writing, and project management

Representative Projects:

Trammell Crow Warehouses
Greenspoint Office Park
Developed special signage for Market Meadows shopping center
Participated in job promotion and public relations for the firm, including writing for publications and graphics
Feb. 1983
June 1983
Landscape Architect, American Hospital Supply Corp., Evanston, Il.

Responsible for project development of office and distribution centers in Cincinnati, Oh., Denver, Co. and Tampa, Fl.
Participated in Plaza renovations and Roof Deck Landscaping for the Corporate Headquarters at One American Plaza, Evanston, Il., and in Master Planning and Landscape Addit ions at McGaw Park, North Chicago, Il.
All projects required design development, site engineering, production of working drawings and specifications, cost estimation, contractor selection, project administration, plant selection, and construction supervision.

EDUCATION Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, Mass.
Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture, June 1979

Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
B.A. Degree in Art History, May 1976

College of Lake County - Intoduction to AutoCAD, Fall 1997; 2007

Internship: The National Trust for Historic Preservation and

The Clinton Foundation, Macon, Georgia, Summer 1978

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Consultant for the Town of Fort Sheridan, 2000-07
Member of the Highland Park Design Review Commission, 1994-98
Jury member for Unilock Design Awards, 2007

AWARDS 2006 Illinois Chapter of ASLA Honor Award
2006 ILCA Bold Award for the Duckworth Residence

2001 ILCA Gold Award for the Michels/Hubbard Residence
1996 ILCA Gold Award for design of the Gillette Residence
1995 ILCA Silver Award for design of the Bagan Residence
1994 ILCA Merit Award for design of the Jacobs/Klein Residence

PUBLICATIONS "To the Lake" by Patricia Peltier, NorthShore Magazine, July 2006, page 60.

"Four Seasons for a Family" by Tim Thoelecke, Chicagoland Gardening, September/October, 2005, page 44.

"Landscapers" by Dennis Rodkin, Chicago Home Design and Renovation, 2002

"Ground Breakers" by Dennis Rodkin, Chicago Tribune, Jan. 18, 1998. Heeding buildings, lifestyles, and nature, these landscape architects shape new vistas and viewpoints. Work of NLH Landscape Architects featured.

"It's Fall, Think Spring!" by Carolyn Ulrich and Pamela Wolfe, Chicagoland Gardening, Fall 1995. Five local landscape architects discuss their work, including the work of NLH Landscape Architects.

MEMBERSHIPS American Society of Landscape Architects
Landscape Design Association
Chicago Horticultural Society
Midwest Ecological Landscaping Association
Chicago Bauhaus and Beyond

LICENSES Registered LA in the State of Illinois, No. 317
Registered LA in the State of Massachusetts, No. 716

References and portfolio available on request

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