For the past thirty+ years we have grown, not through the pursuit of benchmarks or metrics, but by some combination of intentional choices and unexpected opportunities to become the largest firm in the State of Wisconsin focused solely on landscape architecture. We are going where our people take us after all... So, with that in mind, we welcome three new, amazing additions to our group.
Karley Bolz, a Madison native, comes to us by way of San Diego. Whether her return was a response to her longing for seasons and lush tree canopies of the Midwest, or a particular aversion to Southern California traffic, or both, we are happy to welcome her on the Midwestern-trajectory rebound. Karley is a well-rounded practitioner with wide-ranging experience in design and project management, and chronologically, very nice addition number one.
Close on her heels is Lydia DeBauche. Lydia is a 2023 graduate of UW-Madison and this year’s Student Honor Award recipient as recognized by the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. We expect nothing more than continued excellence from Lydia because excellence seems to be engrained in her core being. Very nice addition number two.
Finally, we are excited to announce the return of our friend and colleague, Julia Schilling, from her working sabbatical taking long walks on the beach (ok, long trudges through wetlands to be precise). Julia is an amazingly creative designer and now a licensed landscape architect with a depth and breadth of experience with wetlands and native vegetation management to round out her excellent urban design prowess, and very nice addition number three.
The work we do and the spaces we create affects peoples’ lives and communities. We have a responsibility to improve our world, to make it better. If we can approach each unique project with forward-thinking design solutions, listen to a diversity of voices and hold sacred our obligation to future generations then we have delivered on our responsibilities as landscape architects.
Our firm has always been composed of self-motivated, supportive, and resilient individuals. Collectively, this has allowed us to thrive in a world of chaos and respond to the forces of change on varying time scales from near-term deadlines to long-term goals. The group of individuals that make up our organization at any given time are the present and the future of the organization. They are, individually and collectively, a measure of our success in fostering a culture of curiosity, courage, compassion, strong work ethic and forward-thinking ideals.
This company was founded on the premise that work can and should be enjoyable. We seek to foster a positive work environment where we find personal reward in projects well-done, with a genuine commitment to arriving at our desks interested and engaged in the work that we are doing. It allows us to see work as a complementary parallel to our personal lives and personal pursuits rather than a detriment to it. The individual attitudes that stem from this state of mind foster a collective sense of intensity, excitement, and collaboration within our office.
Please send inquiries to:
connect@saiki.design
Please send inquiries to: connect@saiki.design
Saiki Design has received numerous awards on projects of all types and scales. We gratefully acknowledge honors from our peers in the American Society of Landscape Architects, American Public Works Association, American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta, the Society of College and University Planners and other organizations and municipalities. Our work has also been featured in trade publications and industry magazines. While our focus remains on doing our best work regardless of the accolades, we are humbled by the recognition.
Bee Branch Creek RestorationGrand Prize and Grand Conceptor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies
Olbrich Botanical GardensGarden of Excellence from the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta Lakeshore Nature Preserve Master PlanAward of Honor from the Society for Campus and University Planning
Stone Horse Green
2023 WI ASLA Professional Award – Merit Award
Memorial Garden at Exact Sciences
Best Outdoor Landscaping Project from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
American Council of Engineering Companies State Finalist Project
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
LEED Gold Certification Awarded
SSM Health South Madison Campus
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
ARDENBest New Development – MixedUse from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
Best New Development –Cultural/Community from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
Special Merit Award in Education, Healthcare and Public from the Wisconsin Ready Mix Concrete Association Concrete Design Award
NOVO Apartments
Best New Development –Residential from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
Abbvie Heliport
Illinois DOT Airport of the Year Award
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Chemistry-Biology2021 WI ASLA Professional Award - Merit Award
Middleton Community Veterans Tribute2021 WI ASLA Professional Award - Merit Award
Bee Branch Creek Restoration Featured on the cover and in the Sustainability issue of Landscape Architect and Specifier News
Bell LabsHeadquarters Best New Development – Office from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
Wonderground at Madison Children’s Museum
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
The Village Streetscape RedevelopmentAward of Merit from the Wisconsin Chapter ASLA
Hamel Music Center
Engineering Achievement Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers
Hotel IndigoBest New Development – Hotel from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Ma’iingan Hall
Best New Development – Multiunit Residential from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
LEED Gold Certification Awarded
University of Wisconsin –Madison Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery Building
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
University of Wisconsin –Madison Nicholas Recreation Center
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Pump Station 15Performance and Innovation PICES Award from the EPA
Best Outdoor Landscape Project from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
Bee Branch Creek RestorationAward of Honor from the Wisconsin Chapter ASLA
Tennyson Senior Living Community
Best New Development – Multiunit Residential from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
Goodman Community Center – Brassworks
Best New Development – Mixed Use from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
Verona Road Reconstruction
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
University of Wisconsin –Eau Claire Suites Residence Hall
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
WisDOT I39/90Reconstruction
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
State StreetLibrary Mall Reconstruction Award of Merit from the Wisconsin Chapter ASLA
Bee Branch Creek RestorationEddy Award from River Action
James Lee Witt Award for Excellence in Floodplain Management from the Association of State Floodplain Managers
Best New Development – Residential Multi-Unit from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
AC Hotel
Best New Development – Hotel from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
Madison Municipal Building Renovation
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
LEED Platinum Certification Awarded
University of Wisconsin –Stevens Point Chemistry-Biology Building
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
Bee Branch Creek RestorationProject of the Year Award from the Iowa Floodplain and Stormwater Management Association
The Village Streetscape RedevelopmentFeatured in the Streetscapes issue of Landscape Architect and Specifier News
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
Hilldale Shopping Center RenovationDaily Reporter – Top Project Award
Aprilaire Technology Center
Best Office Renovation from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
State StreetLibrary Mall Reconstruction Project of the Year Award from the Wisconsin Chapter American Public Works Association
Seven27Mayor’s Neighborhood Design Award
UW Health at the American CenterBest New Development – Health Care from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
Ovation 309Best New Development – Mixed Use from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex
Project of the Year, Best Green-Built Project and Best New Development - Education from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
UW Health Union Corners
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
LEED Silver Certification Awarded
UW Health at The American CenterAward of Excellence from the Wisconsin Chapter ASLA
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
LEED Gold Certification Awarded
Hilldale Shopping Center Renovation
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
University of Wisconsin –Milwaukee Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
LEED Gold Certification Awarded
Carthage College StrazCenter
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
Dane County RegionalAirport Parking Expansion
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Human EcologyAward of Merit from the Wisconsin Chapter ASLA
LEED Gold Certification Awarded
University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin Energy InstituteProject of the Year and Best Green-Built Project from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
LEED Gold Certification Awarded
Navitus Health Solutions
Best New Office Development and Medium Project from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
University of Wisconsin –Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
Wisconsin DOT USH 41 / 29System Interchange
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
University of Wisconsin –Madison School of Nursing
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
LEED Gold Certification Awarded
Picnic Point Restoration Award of Honor from the Wisconsin Chapter ASLA
State Capitol Park Tree Replacement Plan
Award of Merit from the Wisconsin Chapter ASLA
The Stream at Edgewood College
Project of the Year, Best Medium Project and Best Green-Built Project from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
Lambeau Field Stadium Improvements
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
Green Technology Training Enterprise CenterBest Green-Built Project and Best Small Project from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
Ken Saiki of Saiki Design
Downtown Community Asset Award from Downtown Madison, Inc.
The Stream Fine ArtsCenter at Edgewood College
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
LEED Gold Certification Awarded
University of Wisconsin –Eau Claire Davies Student Center
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
University of Wisconsin –Madison LaBahn Arena
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
LEED Silver Certification Awarded
University of Wisconsin –Madison Wisconsin Energy Institute
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
Elizabeth Link Peace Park Award of Honor from the Wisconsin Chapter ASLA The Gardens of St. Mary’s HospitalAward of Merit from the Wisconsin Chapter ASLA
Best New Development or Renovation –Health Care from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
The Barbara Hochberg Center for Jewish Student Life / UW HillelProject of the Decade, Best Medium Project and Best New Development from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
LEED Gold Certification AwardedFirst Unitarian SocietyBest Small Project from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
LEED Gold Certification Awarded
University of Wisconsin –Oshkosh Sage Hall
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
LEED Gold Certification Awarded
The Salvation Army Kroc Center of Green Bay
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
LEED Silver Certification Awarded
Fitchburg Public Library
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
LEED Gold Certification Awarded
Saint John’s On the Lake
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
The Barbara Hochberg Center for Jewish Student Life / UW HillelProject of the Year, Best Green-Built Project and Best New Development-Other from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
Grand Central Apartments
Best New Development-Residential from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
Rowland Reading FoundationBest New Development or Renovation –Office from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards
Dane County Airport Terminal Building Engineering Achievement Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers
Wisconsin DOT Rest Areas 11 & 12
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
USDA Forest Products Laboratory Research Facility
Daily Reporter – Top Project Award
The Rose Garden at Olbrich Botanical GardensTaliesin Restoration Master PlanLakeshore Nature Preserve Master Plan
Capitol Park Rehabilitation Master Plan
Lake Mills Municipal Building
Century Tel Regional Headquarters
Physicians Insurance Corporation
International Lane Planting and Dane County Regional Airport Entry
The Perennial Garden at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
The Sunken Garden at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
