January 2010 - Oates Adds Urban Planning & Landscape Architecture

Bill Burke, RLA, APA, of Glen Carbon, Illinois, has joined Oates Associates to head up the firm’s new urban planning and landscape architecture group. Burke’s appointment marks the firm’s second expansion within six months. Oates added architectural services in August 2009.

“For many years, Oates has contributed to the quality of life in our region through thoughtful and aesthetic design,” said David Oates, President of Oates Associates. “We’re excited to enhance our planning, landscape and architectural design capabilities within the firm, to provide our clients with cost-effective design solutions that are also sustainable and aesthetically pleasing. Bill will contribute his talents to our municipal planning, recreational site designs, bike trails and streetscapes.”

Burke has more than 20 years of experience in planning, urban design and landscape architecture. His noted projects include the Citygarden public sculpture garden in downtown St. Louis, the Gateway Mall Master Plan, the Arch Grounds Connector engineering and urban design study, the Edward Jones Campus Master Plan, and the Cape Girardeau, Missouri Comprehensive Plan.

Burke is a member of the American Planning Association, the Urban Land Institute and has served on the Southwestern Illinois Leadership Council and the Village of Glen Carbon Planning and Zoning Commission. He has a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree from the University of Arkansas.