Right: The 208-acre OakWing Golf Course, spawned from a base re-use master plan developed by the Air Force upon closure of the base, was built as a public-funded project under the long-term umbrella of economic development. Patrick Moore Landscape Architects acted as the prime contractor for the project, coordinating funding, design, permits, public concerns, environmental, and construction of the facilities.

Patrick Moore started his career 22 years ago, arriving in Alexandria, Louisiana, with a U-Haul, and old couch, $625, a drawing table and an old typewriter. He began designing landscapes to meet the needs of clients, but with an eye to environmental friendly design. He envisioned restoration work to reclaim lands, and today directs his firm in large scale, pro-environmental projects.

The firm's website expresses his vision: "...we dedicate ourselves to rebuilding the relationship between man and nature. We work with the environment to make your office more livable, your home more comfortable, and your commute more pleasurable."

He has received numerous local and state awards, and a national award for his Master Plan of Alexandria. Past chairman of ASLA's government affairs, a committee which works to assist Congress in legislative initiative that impact the environment and landscape design.

Mr. Moore was selected "Small Business Person of the Year" by the Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce in December of 2002. He also received a Small Business Award from the Louisiana department of Economic Development on May 29, 2003 at a reception at the governors mansion in Baton Rouge.

Mr. Moore speadheaded a joint study between the ASLA and the Urban Land Institute that found, not surprisingly, that when communities used landscape architects to plan improvements, the real estate values increased.

Randalle Hunt Moore, Patrick's wife, is also a licensed landscape architect and certified playground safety inspector. She specialized in energy conservation and schoolyard ecosystems projects. Her award winning designs can be seen at Montessori School in Alexandria, Northwood School in Lena, and 30 other schools in the Alexandria environs.

Louisiana State University Alexandria

The center of the campus is occupied by the most intensely developed spaces with paved plazas, lighting, seating, study areas, and more formal landscape treatments. The next ?EUR??,,????'??ring?EUR??,,????'?? includes enhanced landscape areas with softer treatment of tree plantings and lawn areas. The ponds and drainage ways are located in this ring. The third ring consists primarily of street tree plantings and gateway landscaping. The outer ring is occupied by the golf course, athletic fields and living history area. Coordinated lighting and street tree plantings add unity and beauty to the campus circulation system. Proposed gateways decrease the number of entrance points from five to three and storm water management ponds create dramatic water features.

Shreveport River Front Park

The centerpiece of the park is the fountain overlook and fall (top left). Large expanses of lawn (above and bottom left) flank both sides of the stream and falls, with free form terrace walls emulating the shifting sand and soil formations created by the rise and fall of the Red River. The walls were designed in different color shades representing the strata of the native riverbank soils (Above left:) What once was a thrown away space of left-over planters, overgrown gardens, and dilapidated jogging paths has became a vibrant riverfront park that connects the community.