Every contour should earn its place.
My work begins with water, shade, soil, wind, history and the patterns people make when nobody tells them where to walk.
Architecture & Engineering · Landscape Architect
Shape the land.
Hold the horizon.
A classic portfolio for a landscape architect working where ecology, movement, material and human ritual meet, turning open ground into places with memory.
12years shaping landscapes
46sites designed & delivered
18hectares of public realm
9design recognitions
01 · Design position
Landscape is infrastructure with a pulse.
I design outdoor systems that make climate, culture and daily movement visible. The best landscapes do not decorate architecture, they organize life around it.
Site before style
Observation and ecological intelligence establish the first design moves.
Systems in conversation
Planting, drainage, circulation and structure work as one landscape.
Beauty over time
Materials and planting are selected for change and resilience.
02 · Selected work
Places designed for weather, gathering and return.
A role-specific project system for parks, hospitality landscapes, public realm, campuses and private gardens.
URBAN ECOLOGY · 2025
Riverfold Commons
A flood-aware public landscape that turns seasonal water into a visible civic experience.
HOSPITALITY · 2024
Terracotta Courtyard
Heat, shadow and aromatic planting shape a slow outdoor sequence.
PUBLIC REALM · 2023
Canopy Walk
A planted mobility corridor with generous edges for pause and encounter.
03 · Practice areas
Fluent from masterplan to planting detail.
Capabilities are presented as design territories rather than generic percentage bars.
Site & Master Planning
Spatial frameworks, land-use logic and long-term landscape vision.
Public Realm
Parks, streets and civic spaces built around everyday use.
Ecological Design
Native planting, water-sensitive systems and climate resilience.
Landscape Detailing
Materials, grading, lighting coordination and buildable expression.
04 · Working process
From ground truth to lived place.
A clear sequence keeps design ambitious while protecting construction and stewardship realities.
Listen
Brief, site walks and stakeholder needs.
Map
Water, sun, movement and vegetation.
Compose
Concept, program and atmosphere.
Detail
Grades, materials and planting.
Grow
Construction observation and learning.
05 · Experience
A practice built across scales.
Use this timeline for studio experience, independent practice and major project phases.
Senior Landscape Architect · Meridian Studio
Leading concept-to-delivery landscape work across mixed-use, public realm and hospitality projects.
Landscape Architect · Groundform Collective
Developed masterplans, planting strategies and detailed packages with multidisciplinary teams.
Junior Designer · Urban Ecology Practice
Built foundations in site analysis, planting design and construction documentation.
Let's shape the next site
Start with the ground you have.
For landscape architecture, public realm, ecological design and collaboration opportunities, send a note with the place and the question.
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◈ Portland, OR