Human & Rohde, Inc.
The firm began in 1980 when John Rohde joined Ted Human to form Human & Rohde, Inc. Since that time, Human & Rohde, Inc. has offered a wide variety of landscape architectural and environmental services, including park and recreational planning, streetscape and urban design, commercial, campus and government facilities landscape design, wetland delineation and mitigation, and forest conservation services. Because we are a small consulting firm, we can work intimately with our clients, offering the expertise of five (5) Maryland registered landscape architects and one (1) environmental specialist. The varied skills and experience of all of Human and Rohde’s employees complement each other and result in an exceptional design team.
Human & Rohde, Inc. has been providing park and trail design throughout Maryland for nearly forty years for projects ranging in size from 1-acre urban sites to over 200-acre rural settings. We have a long history of work for parks departments and other government agencies, school systems, and commercial clients. Our firm has been fortunate to be prime contractor for Landscape Architecture I.D.Q. contracts with the Frederick County Division of Parks and Recreation since 2004.
Our client list includes:
- State of Maryland Department of Transportation
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- Maryland Aviation Administration
- Maryland Department of General Services
- Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation & Parks
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County Department of Recreation & Parks
- Frederick County Division of Parks & Recreation
- Harford County
- Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks
- Prince George’s County
- St. Mary’s County Public School System
- David S. Brown Enterprises
- St. Johns Properties

Master Plans Through Construction Documents
Park and Recreation Planning
Playground Design
Streetscape Design
Hiker/Biker Trail Design
Commercial Landscape Plans
Urban Planning
Historic Landscapes
Interpretive Signage and Storyboards
Wetland Delineation and Mitigation Design
Forest Stand Delineations
Forest Conservation Plans
Joint Permit Applications
Critical Area Buffer Management Plans
Concept Plans
Forest Buffer Establishment
Dog Park Design
Maryland Recreation and Parks Association Award for Point of Rocks Community Commons Park, 2019.
Award of Merit from the Officers and the Board of Directors of the County Engineers Assoc. of Maryland for Olympian Park (with Wallace Montgomery), 2011
Flowering and Greening of a Growing Towson, to Human and Rohde, for the Olympian Park at the Towson Circle, in recognition of significant efforts to beautify Towson with colorful gardens and unique landscaping, April 2011
Award of Excellence for MD 45 Stevenson Lane to Northern Parkway from MDSHA Federal Highway Admin, etc. January 2007 for developing MD 45 Stevenson Lane to Northern Parkway in a manner that exemplifies the Context Sensitive Solutions project development.
Award of Excellence for MD 45 Stevenson Lane to Northern Parkway from MDSHA Federal Highway Admin, etc. January 2007 for Partnering the Streetscape.
2006 Biennial Awards, Excellence in Highway Design, York Road Project, US Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Admin.
- Award of Excellence for Best New Retail Construction – Urban- for Lockwood Place, April 2006, from NAIOP (National Association of Industrial and Office Properties)
Flowering and Greening of a Growing Towson, to Sally Malena, Human and Rohde, for Loch Raven Streetscape, April 2002.
2001 Community Enhancement Quality Award for Loch Raven Blvd. Task Force, MDSHA
Mr. Bob Hicks, Deputy Director
Frederick County Div. of Parks & Rec.
355 Montevue Land, Suite 200
Frederick, Maryland 21702
Phone: (301) 600-6816
Fax: (301) 600-2595
rhicks@frederickcountyMD.gov
Ms. Dawn Thomas, Program Specialist
Anne Arundel Co. Dept. of Rec & Parks
1 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Phone: (410) 222-2867
Fax: (410) 222-7320
rpthom00@aacounty.org
Mr. Paul Walsky, Park Planner
Howard County Dept. of Rec. & Parks
7120 Oakland Mills Road
Annapolis, MD 21046
Phone: (410) 313-1695
pwalsky@howardcountymd.gov
Mr. Patrick McDougall
Park & Rec. Planner
Baltimore Co. Dept. of Rec. & Parks
9831 Van Buren Lane
Cockeysville, MD 21030
Phone: (410) 887-3871
Fax: (410) 825-3305
pmcdougall@baltimorecountymd.gov
Mr. Richard Wilke, Team Leader
Office of Environmental Design
Maryland State Highway Administration
320 West Warren Road
Hunt Valley, MD 21030
Phone: (410) 545-8639
Fax: (410) 527-4690
rwilke@sha.state.md.us
Mr. Reed Fulton, Director of Design
St. Johns Properties, Inc.
2560 Lord Baltimore Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 20244
Phone: (410) 369-1291
rfulton@SJPI.com