AIA SWM - Landscape Forms HQ Campus Expansion

Welcome to Landscape Forms Headquarters Campus Expansion Hard Hat Tour

Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2026

Time: 4:00:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Location: 7800 E Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49048

Overview: Join us for a construction site tour of a 300,000 SF manufacturing facility addition which began construction in Q2 of 2025 and is scheduled for completion in Q4 of 2027. The tour will be led by Miller-Davis, Construction Manager for the project.

Continuing Education Learning Units: 1.5 HSW (Pending Approval), remember to sign the AIA SWM atttendance sheet.

Personal Protection Equipment: Full PPE is required to be worn.

Parking: Follow signage on-site.

Learning Objectives

• The attendees will learn how this 300,000 SF addition to Landscape Forms (a North American leading designer and manufacturer of high-design site furniture, structure, lighting, and accessories) wished for this project to further Landscape Forms’ leadership in embracing innovative technology to protect and sustain the planet. The design incorporates a myriad of environmentally friendly features including waste-heat recovery, LED lighting, and solar readiness. By preserving and adapting as much of the existing structure as possible, demolition will be minimized and re-use maximized. Growing its operations on the Kalamazoo campus will help the company further reduce its carbon footprint as well.
• Attendees will learn about how the project accomplished the clients' goals of being devoted to preserving the 58-acre site’s wetlands, restoring the oak savanna and native woodland, creating wildlife corridors, and capturing and reusing stormwater using bioswales.
• The attendees will learn how this building addition has been designed to provide their employees a work environment that puts their well-being, comfort and safety first. It is projected that 125 new positions will be added to the current employee staffing of 500 persons. The facility is designed with a people-first approach, providing natural daylight throughout, healthy indoor air quality, human-scale mobility, and easy access to the unparalleled outdoor beauty of the 58-acre site.
• Participants will learn about ingress/egress requirements, building structural systems, plumbing requirements, HVAC requirements, the approach towards fire-proofing, and other life safety code requirements for a manufacturing facility.