As a landscape architect and the firm’s Managing Principal, Chelsea brings strong leadership to complex design efforts and leads the firm’s day-to-day business activities. Chelsea is committed to advancing projects that transform communities and to fostering creativity in the firm’s design and culture. Chelsea’s rigorous, collaborative approach is based in her experience on large-scale projects, especially waterfronts, programmed urban parks, cultural and interpretive sites, and brownfield redevelopment. Her projects are noteworthy for their impact, complexity, design challenges, and integration of innovative sustainable design and the arts. Chelsea’s advocacy for exemplary design is also evident in her involvement in community organizations including Pioneer Courthouse Square, Beaverton Planning Commission, and Portland Winter Lights Festival.
Chelsea McCann
Principal, Landscape Architect
Certifications
Registered Landscape Architect:
OR, WA, CA, MT, TX, ID, AZ
LEED™ Accredited Professional BD+C
Education
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Minor in Environmental Studies
University of Oregon
Affiliations
ASLA, 2004 - present
Pioneer Courthouse Square Trustee
Portland Winter Light Festival
Development Committee Member
2015 - present
Selected Projects
Albany Waterfront RedevelopmentBeaverton High School
Bellevue Airfield Park
Centennial Park
Cyan/PDX
Domaine Serene
Eugene Downtown Riverfront Park
High Desert Museum
Horton Plaza Park
Portland Japanese Garden, Japan Institute
Lakeside at Black Butte Ranch
Mendenhall Glacier National Recreation Area
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Bricks
Portland Art Museum, Rothko Pavilion
Portland Japanese Garden: Cultural Crossing
Redmond Wetlands Complex
Seattle Storm Force 10 Practice Facility
South Waterfront Greenway
South Waterfront Park
UC Riverside Dundee Glasgow
UC Riverside North District Housing
UC Santa Cruz Humanities and Social Science Complex
UO 13th Avenue Concept Study
UW Montlake Medical Center Redevelopment
Waterfront Park at Ankeny Plaza
Whitman College Stanton Hall and Cleveland Commons