John Grove
Principal
ASLA
With a painter’s eye and craftsman’s precision for building, John ties Reed Hilderbrand’s design vision to our commitment to the tradespeople who construct our work. John is responsible for many of the practice’s most technically sophisticated projects across a broad range of scales and contexts, from the rigorously considered renewal of the landscape at The Breakers in Newport to the $2B Massachusetts General Hospital in downtown Boston. Notable current projects under his leadership include the American Museum of Natural History’s Gilder Center, the redevelopment of the Volpe Center with MITIMCO, the Katy Trail Performing Arts Center in Dallas, and the Katahdin Wood and Waters National Monument Contact Station in Penobscot County, Maine. John is as highly regarded for his client relationships as for his professional mentorship of young designers. He has nurtured relationships with clients who first began working with Reed Hilderbrand in the 1990s, and he has worked closely to coach recent graduates through the design, documentation, and construction process. John advances Reed Hilderbrand’s modes of design expression and visualization while also formalizing its technical capacities for construction documentation and quality assurance. John has always loved to draw and make things with his hands. He grew up in a small neighborhood in Charlottesville, Virginia that abounded with tulip poplars and other children to play with outside. His constant tinkering with the landscape of his model train set revealed a strong early interest in crafting space and landscape. He earned a BA in Studio Art and Environmental Science at UVA, followed by an MLA shortly thereafter. He then moved to Boston, working at SWA Group, Child Associates, and Hargreaves before joining Reed Hilderbrand in 1999. In his free time, John loves to fish and draw, pastimes that require many of the same careful observation skills essential to a landscape architect.
Selected projects
American Museum of Natural History's Theodore Roosevelt Park
New York, New YorkBeck House
Dallas, TXThe Breakers
Newport, RIBruce Museum
Greenwich, CTFoothill Road
Beverly Hills, CaliforniaScenic Hudson's Long Dock Park
Beacon, NYMIT Hockfield Court & Main Street
Cambridge, MARosserne
Northeast Harbor, MaineTekαkαpimək Visitor Contact Station
Penobscot County, MaineYale Science Building Plaza
New Haven, CTAwards & Honors
How The Woman Behind Burt’s Bees Turned Lip Balm Profits Into Land Preservation
Tekαkαpimək Visitor Contact Station 2024"As Far As One Can See" At Katahdin Woods And Waters National Monument, National Parks Traveler
Tekαkαpimək Visitor Contact Station 2024Wonder and Awe In Natural History’s Stunning New Wing
American Museum of Natural History's Theodore Roosevelt Park 20232021 Design Merit Award, Boston Society of Landscape Architects
Foothill Road 20212018 Laurel Award for Horticulture for The Breakers, The Preservation Society of Newport County
The Breakers 2018"Landscapes of the Long Now" by Scott Geiger
Scenic Hudson's Long Dock Park 2017Landmarks Commission O.K.’s Natural History Museum’s Science Center
American Museum of Natural History's Theodore Roosevelt Park 2016"Scenic Hudson Long Dock Park Cultivating Resilience: Transforming A Post-Industrial Brownfield into a Functional Ecosystem," Journal of Green Building: Summer 2016, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 55-77
Scenic Hudson's Long Dock Park 2016Award of Excellence, Boston Society of Landscape Architects, 2015
Scenic Hudson's Long Dock Park 2015Award of Excellence for Design, American Society of Landscape Architects, 2015
Scenic Hudson's Long Dock Park 2015Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) Three-Star Certification, ASLA/LBJ Wildflower Center
Scenic Hudson's Long Dock Park 2014Honor Award for University Design, Boston Society of Landscape Architects
MIT Hockfield Court & Main Street 2013LEED Gold Certification
Scenic Hudson's Long Dock Park 2013Honor Award for Architecture, American Institute of Architects
Scenic Hudson's Long Dock Park 2012Merit Award for Architecture, New York Chapter American Institute of Architects
Scenic Hudson's Long Dock Park 2012Citation for Design, New York State Chapter American Institute of Architecture
Scenic Hudson's Long Dock Park 2012Honor Award for Residential Design, American Society of Landscape Architects
Beck House 2011Merit Award for Design, Boston Society of Landscape Architects
Beck House 2010"Arch Sophisticate," by Pilar Viladas, The New York Times Style Magazine, April 9, 2010
Beck House 2010
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Doug Reed
Eden McCafferty
Elizabeth Randall
Emilie Dunnenberger
Emma Xue
Eric Kramer
Fabiana Casale
Felicia Perez
Garrett Craig-Lucas
Garrett Newton
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Geoff Fritz
Haoyu Zhao
Iris You
Jacqueline Karasewicz
Jaime Andrade
Jayson Latady
Jennifer Lee Keeter
Jeremy Martin
JoAnn Cavallaro
John Grove
John Kett
Judy Shao-Yu Chen
Karli Scott
Kristin Frederickson
Kyle Needham
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