Insights – Walker Macy

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May 21

Exploring design at its roots. Our Seattle team hiked Tiger Mountain to study native Pacific Northwest plants—ferns, mosses, and forest ecosystems—in their natural context. There’s no substitute for firsthand experience in creating resilient and ecologically sound landscapes!

#LandscapeArchitecture #NativePlants #PNWEcology #Fieldwork

Exploring design at its roots. Our Seattle team hiked Tiger Mountain to study native Pacific Northwest plants—ferns, mosses, and forest ecosystems—in their natural context. There’s no substitute for firsthand experience in creating resilient and ecologically sound landscapes!

#LandscapeArchitecture #NativePlants #PNWEcology #Fieldwork ...

WWU Capital Development & Strategic Vision Plan received a SCUP Excellence Award of Merit

UC Riverside Dundee-Glasgow and North District Project wins WASLA Merit Award

We’re proud to be recognized with a Washington ASLA Merit Award for our landscape design at Read more...

New Walker Macy Promotions

Walker Macy has promoted Saumya Kini, Nathan Metzger, Nicholas Buesking, Read more...

Mike Zilis Receives 2024 ASLA Oregon Distinguished Practitioner Award

ASLA Oregon has recognized Walker Macy’s Mike Zilis with a 2024 Distinguished Practitioner Award Read more...

Climate-Responsive Planning and Design

The climate emergency is one of the defining challenges of our times Read more...

Walker Macy Collaborative Wins PSU Place Matters Competition!

Doubling down on its commitment to downtown revitalization through the design of vibrant and inclusive public spaces Read more...

Walker Macy’s Portland Team Moves to the Telegram Building

PSU Place Matters Design Competition

Walker Macy Collaborative is one of three selected Read more...

2024 SCUP Pacific Regional Conference

January 2024 Promotions

Walker Macy Will Lead the Elliott Bay Connections Project

Walker Macy Promotes Stefanie and Jason to Associate

Exciting news! Please join us in celebrating the promotions of Stephanie Loomis and Jason Bril to Associate. Read more...

Eugene’s Downtown Riverfront District Continues with Phase 2

Our acclaimed design work in Eugene continues Read more...

Walker Macy’s Work on the Japan Institute is Featured in LAM December Issue 2022

Walker Macy’s work on the Japan Institute, a new satellite campus for the Portland Japanese Garden, is featured in LAM's December 2022 Read more...

Freeway Park Improvement Project Moves Forward

Project Case Study

Walker Macy has just begun work on construction documents for the Freeway Park Improvement Project Read more...

Walker Macy is seeking new team members in both Portland and Seattle Read more...

Eugene’s Downtown Riverfront Park and Seattle’s Fritz Hedges Waterway Park Recognized with Multiple Awards

Walker Macy’s work on Eugene’s Downtown Riverfront Park was recognized Read more...

Walker Macy’s Work in the Columbia River Gorge Featured in Landscape Architecture Magazine September Issue

Our decades of projects and advocacy in the Columbia Gorge are highlighted Read more...

RiverPlace Redevelopment

Jade District Equitable Development Feasibility Study

The Heights Redevelopment

Walker Macy is working with First Forty Feet and the City of Vancouver to redevelop the former Tower Shopping Mall Read more...

Warm Springs Commissary

SCUP Presentation by Walker Macy’s Saumya Kini

UW Basketball Practice Facility

Seattle Storm Force 10 Practice Facility

Introducing Brian Bishop

Woodland Park Zoo

Redmond Wetlands Complex

Clackamas Community College Master Plan

Fritz Hedges Waterway Park receives Multiple Awards

Project Case Study

We’re thrilled to announce that Fritz Hedges Waterway Park has received both a WASLA and Waterfront Center Award. Read more...

Deschutes Public Libraries

Beaverton High School Replacement

Astoria Waterfront Master Plan

University of Washington Medical Center Montlake Entry Courtyard

Oregon Shakespeare Festival, “The Bricks” Receives 2021 WASLA Award

Project Case Study

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) is a nationally-recognized non-profit Read more...

Tillamook Estuary & Exploration Center

Portland Japanese Garden Receives 2020 ASLA Award of Excellence in General Design!

UW Beardslee Commons

Walker Macy is honored to continue our work at the University of Washington Bothell’s campus Read more...

Mount Baker Station Area Plan

The City of Seattle and Sound Transit chose the Walker Macy-led team Read more...

Beaverton Loop Urban Design and Transportation Plan

Stormwater Study for Kubota Garden and Mapes Creek

The Kubota Garden Foundation (KGF) has hired Walker Macy's team to conduct a stormwater study Read more...

Revitalizing the City of John Day

River View Cemetery

River View Cemetery chose Walker Macy to collaborate on an expansion to the cemetery grounds Read more...

Portland Community College Facilities Plan

Walker Macy is currently leading a team to develop a comprehensive vision for the entire PCC District Read more...

OSU Fairbanks Hall Renovation

Walker Macy was selected as part of an integrated design team led by Opsis Architecture Read more...

Difficult Landscapes

On November first, Walker Macy Principal Chelsea McCann will join Portland State University’s Architecture department to present three case studies in Difficult Landscapes Read more...

Albany Waterfront Redevelopment

Walker Macy is teaming with the City of Albany Read more...

Cultural Crossing Highlighted in The Section Magazine

The Section Magazine highlights our project, Portland Japanese Garden: Cultural Crossing, in an article on Kengo Kuma Read more...

Walker Macy Certified as a WBE!

We are excited to announce that Walker Macy is now registered as a Women Business Enterprise WBE in Oregon Read more...

Horton Plaza Park

Project Case Study

Horton Plaza has become a successful, energetic community space Read more...

Freeway Park Improvement Project

Walker Macy teams with Seattle Parks and Recreation to repair and improve Seattle's Freeway Park. Read more...

Mendenhall Glacier

Walker Macy joins ECI Alaska to work on the Mendenhall Glacier project Read more...

Portland Japanese Garden Cultural Crossing

Project Case Study

The Cultural Crossing project is a place of inspired inter-cultural exchange Read more...