Today, SCAPE was selected by the Walton Family Foundation alongside 21 other firms nationwide as part of its Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program. Read the Foundation’s press release here. The Walton Family Foundation established the program in 2015 to help the region address its growth, preserve its green spaces and promote the highest level of
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Chattahoochee RiverLands is the cover story of Landscape Architecture Magazine’s January 2021 issue in a feature article, ‘Reveal the River,’ by Jonathan Lerner. Access the full issue here. For decades, a history of redlining and segregation has separated Metro Atlanta residents from the River—the RiverLands aims to enhance access over 125 miles, connect communities, restore
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Decades in the making, the new Tom Lee Park designed by Studio Gang and SCAPE broke ground on Wednesday, December 9 at 3 PM CST. The ceremony was virtual, broadcast live on the Facebook page of the Memphis River Parks Partnership. “The groundbreaking of Cutbank Bluff represents a major benchmark for public space in Memphis,”
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What’s a coarse grain beach, and what does it have to do with climate change? In addition to other forms of shoreline restoration and nature-based infrastructure, coarse grain beaches—often composed of gravel, cobble and shell—have played an important role in historic Bay Area ecologies, creating critical habitat space as well as shoreline protection. In response
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SCAPE is currently looking for self-motivated, inspired, and team-oriented interns for our Spring 2021 Internship.
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The Red Hook branch of Brooklyn Public Library, designed by Levenbetts and SCAPE, was honored in the NYC Public Design Commission’s (PDC) 38th Design Awards. This comprehensive renovation transforms a one-story 1970s-era library into an iconic neighborhood resource with multi-generational programming to meet the needs of the surrounding community. Given the library’s location in the
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Today, the City of Boston released the final report for Climate Ready Dorchester—a study that proposes strategies to equitably reduce flood risk in Dorchester, the largest and most diverse neighborhood in Boston. In collaboration with a large team including TetraTech, Utile, All Aces, Inc., Woods Hole Group, and Nitsch Engineering, SCAPE focused on strategies that
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This morning, the new LEED-Gold, Marble Fairbanks and SCAPE-designed Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center opened for business. The ribbon-cutting was held in a socially-distanced ceremony livecast on Brooklyn Public Library’s Facebook page. While due to the Coronavirus the library is only open initially for limited lobby service, the completion and opening of the branch
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SCAPE is currently seeking to hire for the positions of Associate and Project Designer. _ SCAPE is currently seeking to hire a designer with 3-5 years experience for the position of Project Manager/Project Designer. Please view the full job listing and requirements here. To apply, please send a portfolio (no larger than 5MB), resume and
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In this weekend’s New York Times, Kate spoke with author James Russell about the future of public landscapes after Covid, which has transformed the uses and design of the built environment across the globe. “I see large connective landscapes as combating the isolation and interiority of Covid. We need transformative landscapes that really burst open
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