It goes without saying that your life changes in many different ways after having children, and that can often include your professional life. But what landscape designer Viviana Castro was surprised to learn was that motherhood would allow her to do her job from a completely new perspective: her daughter’s.

Behind every great project is a great site plan. But what exactly goes into one? Scott Toschlog, a professional landscape architect and principal at our firm, sat down with us to discuss the ins and outs of site planning.

One of our favorite projects is something we like to call “What If?”, a community engagement tool that challenges residents to envision ways their neighborhood could be healthier, more accessible, and more prosperous.

As aspiring landscape architects, one of our main drives is bringing people together. How do we create socially dynamic and inclusive environments?

Have you ever stopped to think about why a building was painted a certain color? Why the details like the door or window frames were a certain color? Or why it was a particular texture? We have. A lot. As holistic designers, we feel color plays a large role in the experience someone has within a space. So, we created the color studio to better provide this service.

Just a few days after we had offered several students summer internships, universities across the U.S. shut their doors and ordered students to stay home because of COVID-19. We went from excitement to nervousness as we were suddenly unsure how we would make this work for our interns.

It all begins with an idea.