Walker Macy

Walker Macy An integrated landscape architecture, urban design and planning practice. We create distinctive, enduring places that connect people, nature, and culture.

The Downtown Riverfront Park plaza is now open to the public! This vibrant plaza completes the 5-acre park and provides ...
10/09/2025

The Downtown Riverfront Park plaza is now open to the public! This vibrant plaza completes the 5-acre park and provides an elegant connection to the river for the entire community.

Is your city rich in public space but recreation poor?  Walker Macy’s Taj Hanson will present a session titled “Inner-Ci...
10/08/2025

Is your city rich in public space but recreation poor?

Walker Macy’s Taj Hanson will present a session titled “Inner-City Revival: Building Community Through Placemaking and Urban Recreation” at the in New Orleans this weekend. Our post-pandemic city centers continue to struggle and aren’t as active as they could be. By leveraging urban recreation as a cue for placemaking we can create culturally and environmentally responsive places. Learn from Taj and his co-presenters to promote inclusive community development and revive our downtown environments!

The Residential Village at University of Washington Bothell has earned an Oregon ASLA Green Ribbon Award category for it...
10/06/2025

The Residential Village at University of Washington Bothell has earned an Oregon ASLA Green Ribbon Award category for its climate-forward design strategies on an ecologically sensitive site. Located on a steep hillside overlooking a restored wetland, the design nestles student housing and open spaces into a new resilient landscape. Native planting, forest edge restoration, and preservation of mature trees support habitat connectivity for birds, amphibians, and pollinators. The landscape offers a rich mix of canopy, understory, and ground-level plantings, contributing to a net gain in biodiversity and forming a continuous ecological corridor between the uplands and North Creek.

Today: Looking forward to an afternoon of celebration with the City of Eugene for the grand opening of the new Riverfron...
09/12/2025

Today: Looking forward to an afternoon of celebration with the City of Eugene for the grand opening of the new Riverfront Plaza!

Come see us at WASLA Field Day and explore the city’s evolution!  Friday 9/12.Lara Rose and Calder Gillin will join Seat...
09/11/2025

Come see us at WASLA Field Day and explore the city’s evolution! Friday 9/12.

Lara Rose and Calder Gillin will join Seattle Parks & Recreation on a tour titled Victor Steinbrueck Park - Exploring History, Culture and City-Building at Steinbrueck Park. Victor Steinbrueck Park is a beloved park in historic Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle, designed by Richard Haag and Victor Steinbrueck and opened in 1982. Its recent renovation retains the park’s original layout and character while addressing contemporary needs for universal design and interconnected public spaces. Thoughtful integration of Indigenous voices exemplifies landscape architecture’s capacity to connect and inspire.
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Come see us at WASLA Field Day and explore the city’s renewed connection to its waterfront! Friday 9/12.Lara Rose and Na...
09/10/2025

Come see us at WASLA Field Day and explore the city’s renewed connection to its waterfront! Friday 9/12.

Lara Rose and Nathan Metzger will lead a tour titled Elliott Bay Connections - Ecological Transformation on the Waterfront. The Elliott Bay Connections project is part of a decades-long effort to reconnect the city of Seattle to the Elliott Bay Waterfront. The project will provide 16 acres of enhanced shoreline park, restored beach coves, new opportunities to play, and a new protected greenway for people walking, biking, and rolling. This tour is an opportunity to see a significant project in the early stages of construction. This tour will explore the ways the project will bring ecological benefit to a complex urban setting.

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Incredible day exploring the Oregon Coast and learning from the knowledgeable team at the Tillamook Estuary Partnership....
08/29/2025

Incredible day exploring the Oregon Coast and learning from the knowledgeable team at the Tillamook Estuary Partnership.

We can’t wait to see these seed-grown natives on the new project we’re designing for TEP with Bearing Architecture!

Exploring design at its roots. Our Seattle team hiked Tiger Mountain to study native Pacific Northwest plants—ferns, mos...
05/21/2025

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!

💥We’re proud to be recognized with a Washington ASLA Merit Award for our landscape design at UC Riverside’s Dundee Glasg...
05/16/2025

💥We’re proud to be recognized with a Washington ASLA Merit Award for our landscape design at UC Riverside’s Dundee Glasgow and North District Housing! 🌿✨

Walker Macy has been the planner and designer of 29 acres of campus expansion to establish a new on-campus residential community. These dynamic outdoor spaces were designed with students at the heart—creating welcoming, walkable, and socially vibrant environments that support connection, wellness, and everyday campus life. Here’s to shaping spaces where students can thrive!

🎉 We’re thrilled to share that our collaboration with  on the Western Washington University Capital Development & Strate...
05/15/2025

🎉 We’re thrilled to share that our collaboration with on the Western Washington University Capital Development & Strategic Vision Plan 2024–2044 received a SCUP Excellence Award of Merit in Excellence in Planning: Existing Campus!

This long-range plan reflects deep collaboration, thoughtful engagement, and a uniquely flexible plan that will guide the University into the future. We were honored to collaborate with WWU on this shared vision for a more connected and inclusive campus environment.

We’re at SCUP Pacific Regional Conference in Monterey this week where Mike Zilis and Lara Rose will be part of concurren...
04/02/2025

We’re at SCUP Pacific Regional Conference in Monterey this week where Mike Zilis and Lara Rose will be part of concurrent sessions. Mike, with our clients from Portland State University and Portland Community College, will present about campus open space to meet the evolving needs of students in the wake of Covid-19. Lara Rose will join colleagues from NAC and Western Washington University for a concurrent session about our recent Capital Development and Strategic Vision Plan which aims to support student success and retention with flexibility to navigate uncertainties.

Today, we celebrate the re-opening of Victor Steinbrueck Park! Originally designed by architect and activist Victor Stei...
03/15/2025

Today, we celebrate the re-opening of Victor Steinbrueck Park! Originally designed by architect and activist Victor Steinbrueck with landscape architect Rich Haag, Steinbrueck Park is one of Seattle’s most well-loved and well-used parks – particularly by visitors to the iconic Pike Place Market. Walker Macy worked with Seattle Parks and Recreation to adapt the park to its current context while preserving its legacy and significance.

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