Who We Are

We are an architect, a landscape designer, and a user experience designer.  Two of us grew up in Australia and one in rural Texas, where our childhood experiences, and our lives, were shaped by outdoor activity and immersion in nature.

		Hettie Jordan-Vilanova understands play. In 1971, as an architecture student, Hettie designed her first playground for Dr. Joe Frost, one of America’s foremost authorities on playgrounds.  Since then she has worked with children, daycare centers and schools to design playgrounds in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and New York.  As an architectural educator she has worked with the Guggenheim Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, and the New York City Board of Education.  She also created educational programs as Director of Education at the Scientific Center of Kuwait.  A focus on nature and the environment informs all her work.
		Ann Brooke designs landscapes for the imagination. Ann has spent 20 years as principal of a landscape design firm working on master planning for residential landscapes and public spaces.  She has consulted with public and non-profit agencies,   created educational materials and programs, taught undergraduate, graduate and continuing education courses in New York, Texas and Australia, and written for academic and popular publications. Involvement in community and environmental issues has been an ongoing theme in her work. Ann maintains offices in New York, Connecticut and Colorado.
		Eloise Jackson knows what makes a good experience. With a background in interactive multi-media and interface design, Eloise brings an interdisciplinary approach to “experience design.”   Experience design is the process of examining how people interact within environments, and using design principles to create innovative ways to guide behavior.  Eloise holds a Masters degree from the Interactive-Telecommunications Program at NYU, and has many years of professional experience as an information architect for blue chip corporate clients.  For Follow the Child, Eloise works with clients to define their goals, and integrates these into the playground designs.