Public & Cultural Landscape Architecture

PUBLIC & CULTURAL LANDSCAPES

Public and cultural landscapes shape how we experience and understand a place together.

Rooted in their surroundings and informed by cultural, civic, and ecological context, they bring nature, architecture, and human experience into relationship—creating places of connection, meaning, and shared wonder.

CRYSTAL
GARDENS

CANBY
COMMON
OAK GROVE

A longitudinal ecoroof study looking at the evolution of plant communities modeled on meadows.

GUNDERSON
HABITAT ECOROOF RESEARCH

An award winning expansion of the Portland Japanese Garden collaborating with Sadafumi Uchiyama and Kengo Kuma.

PJG
CULTURAL
CROSSING PROJECT

FLOWER
MOUNTAIN
ZENDO GARDEN

A conceptual garden design bringing the entire world into a shaded garden pavilion.

GARDEN
OF THE
BLUE MARBLE

A cultural, botanical collection of wildflowers layered into forest, water features, and modern architecture.

BILL DEWEESE
CHABANA RESEARCH GARDEN

PORTLAND
JAPANESE
GARDEN

Sharing the lessons of garden craft through award winning educational programs and volunteering.

INTL. JAPANESE GARDEN TRAINING CENTER

Garden of the Silver Pavilion - pure respite, beauty and joy in Kyoto, Japan.

DOBRO DESIGN