This year marks an exciting milestone as MacKay’s Landscape Architecture team celebrates 20 years of creating meaningful outdoor spaces that strengthen communities across the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
Over the past two decades, our team has grown in both size and expertise, expanding our capabilities while welcoming new talent, including our newest landscape architects in Chicago, IL. Their addition reflects MacKay’s continued investment in thoughtful, community-centered design and our commitment to serving clients in new regions.
“I’m excited to see our team continue to grow, diversify our skill sets, and take on exciting projects,” said Bryan Cole, PLA, Director of Landscape Architecture. “Some of my favorite projects over the past 35 years have been completed here at MacKay because of the incredible collaboration between our landscape architects, engineers, surveyors, planners, and environmental professionals. Together, we’re creating places that have a lasting impact on the communities we serve.”
Landscape architecture is about much more than creating beautiful places. By blending design, ecological science, and technical expertise, our team develops parks, streetscapes, trails, and public spaces that improve quality of life, support climate resilience, encourage biodiversity, and create lasting connections between people and the environment.
Even something as simple as planting street trees can make a remarkable difference. A single mature tree can provide the cooling effect of up to ten room-sized air conditioning units operating for 20 hours a day while improving air quality, reducing urban heat, and enhancing neighborhood livability.
This year has been filled with exciting accomplishments. Our team celebrated the grand openings of Curtin Creek Community Park in Clark County, WA, Storybook Hollow Park in the City of Ridgefield, WA, and the Carmen-Smith Recreation Improvements with Eugene Water & Electric Board in Oregon. We also secured several notable projects, including the final design for Pacific Community Park in Clark County, WA, the Wild Goose Landing Recreation improvements in Montana, and the City of Ridgefield’s 2026 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Plan. In addition, our team completed the early feasibility study for the Gee Creek Trail Alignment and Pedestrian Bridge, helping the City of Ridgefield explore future connections between the community and the Port of Ridgefield area.
Our success is rooted in collaboration. By bringing together expertise from across MacKay, our Landscape Architecture team delivers creative, practical solutions that help clients achieve lasting environmental and community benefits.
As we celebrate 20 years of Landscape Architecture at MacKay, we’re proud of what our team has accomplished and grateful to our clients and partners who trust us to help shape the places where people live, work, and play. We look forward to continuing that legacy for many years to come.
Learn more about the MacKay Landscape Architecture team – https://gomackay.com/what-we-do/landscape-architecture/
