Kyle L. Fiddelke, FASLA

 
OJB, San Diego, California

Kyle Fiddelke has produced a significant body of work that combines a humanistic vocabulary with technical excellence to affirm the importance of a shared public realm. He is a partner at OJB, a national landscape architecture practice focused on the intersection of architecture, landscape, infrastructure, and beauty, balancing environmental performance with the power of human interaction. His projects tend to focus on remaking the heart of the city, reimagining the workplace, and rebuilding campus cohesion and stewardship. Long interested in the intersection of public parks with their ability to promote openness and equity, Kyle has been able to masterfully deploy the healing and restorative properties of plants to create works that engage with the human experience. Among his major projects are: Klyde Warren Park, Dallas, TX-constructed over an active, eight-lane freeway, this 5.2-acre urban deck park has transformed downtown Dallas by returning walkability to the city core and reconnecting the city's two largest cultural districts; Riverfront Revitalization, Omaha, NE-reconnects the downtown core to the Missouri River and revitalizes three public parks while providing streetscape enhancements, new roadways, and a highly programmed destination; and North Torrey Pines Living Learning Neighborhood at the University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA-this ten-acre project is a new model for higher education, integrating a 2000-bed residential component with two major academic buildings and walkable outdoor classrooms, plazas, dining facilities, and connective pathways.