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Wilmington Waterfront Promenade
Los Angeles, CA
Princeton Racquet and Recreation Fieldhouse
West Windsor Township, NJ
Sasaki Celebrates Two New Associate Principals
Emily Parris and Ian Scherling join Sasaki's leadership group
Sasaki Selected to Develop Comprehensive Plan for Downtown Baton Rouge
Sasaki has been selected by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF) and local civic leaders to lead Plan Baton Rouge III for the capital city of Louisiana.
Marta Guerra-Pastrián: Designing Spaces That Inspire Connection and Curiosity
Marta shares her process of shaping spaces that balance context, innovation, and community needs.
Downtown Wichita Selects Sasaki as Project Partner for Downtown Action Plan
Sasaki will work with Downtown Wichita on the 2035 Action Plan.
The Frederick Gunn School Tisch Center for Innovation and Active Citizenship
Washington, CT
Boston’s Waterfront Legacy: From Pollution to Paradise
Washington, CT
Sasaki’s Research Process Featured in Landscape Journal
Sasaki's work on The Ellinikon Park is featured on the cover of the new Landscape Journal.
Partner Spotlight: Sasaki
D1.ticker featured Sasaki architect Emily Parris, AIA and our work at Brown University and Cornell University on two new fieldhouse facilities! 🏑
Sasaki Los Angeles
With projects from Santa Monica to West Hollywood, our team is committed to human-centered design across Los Angeles and region.
Designing Practice: Allyson Mendenhall on Empowering Great Teams & Design
Explore how Sasaki’s new Chief Practice Resources Officer (CPRO) Allyson Mendenhall bridges the worlds of design practice and operations.
Remediation as Reinvention
How can a neglected landscape act as a foundation for building stronger, healthier communities?
Sustainability Stories at 110 Chauncy
Reflections on our commitment to sustainability throughout the design of our new downtown Boston studio
Learning by Design: The Interplay Between Teaching and Practice in Architecture
Jerolim believes the role of an architect is no longer confined to drafting plans or overseeing construction. It extends to being an educator, a mentor, and a facilitator of dialogues that shape the built environment in profound ways.
Roundtable Design: Creating Inclusive Space at Independent Schools
The Lawrenceville School’s Tsai Commons and Field House builds on the premise that all students belong and all perspectives are welcome. Vinicius Gorgati and Marta Guerra-Pastrián open up about its design process.
Building Los Angeles: Ian Dickenson on Housing, Teaching, and Practicing Architecture with a Social Focus
Sasaki Associate Principal and architect Ian Dickenson built a career on integrated design and rethinking urban life. To him, the best designs can be found in the spaces in-between.
Leading with Design: Sasaki Expands to Los Angeles
Sasaki has opened its new Los Angeles studio with projects from the Port of Los Angeles to West Hollywood.
Between Two Buildings: Summer Urbanism
To preserve the vitality of the public realm and protect the wellbeing of their residents, cities with warm summers or year-round climates need to plan for extreme heat, just as those on oceans must plan for rising sea levels.
Caitlyn Clauson Appointed President of Sasaki
Planner and principal Caitlyn Clauson has been appointed as Sasaki’s new President. Clauson brings a depth of experience in design leadership and strategic vision to her new role.
Designer Spotlight: Liwei Shen on her role models and the big picture
Liwei Shen reflects on the women who have inspired her on her path to landscape architecture and gives advice to entry level designers.
Communicating Landscape Complexity with Comics and Chunks
Allyson Mendenhall writes about how Sasaki’s designers spur climate action by communicating complex information, envisioning possibilities, convening jurisdictions, and engaging stakeholders visually.
Engineering a Sustainable Plaza for Boston City Hall
Boston City Hall Plaza is not only a notable civic space but also a case study for solving complex civil engineering challenges in a dense urban environment.
Anna Cawrse Joins Sasaki’s Board of Directors as Practice Group Chair
Landscape architect and co-director of Sasaki’s Denver office, principal Anna Cawrse recently joined the firm’s Board of Directors. She is the first woman to serve as Chair of Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Ecology.
Beyond the Games: Designing for the Olympics with Community in Mind
With the Paris 2024 Summer Games underway, we’re taking stock of our Olympic legacy.
Designer Spotlight: Sinead Gallivan on Campus, Context, and Making Room at the Table
For Sasaki planner Sinead Gallivan, a firsthand understanding of the client's perspective and a deep investment in place create vibrant campus environments.
Huangshi Bay Coastal Park Master Plan
Yantai, Shandong Province, China
OUTSIDE(in): Landscape, Architecture, and the In-Between
The alchemy of landscape and architecture in Hideo Sasaki's early corporate campuses
Frozen in Time? State Capitols as Mediums for Modern Life
Capitols are more than symbols of democracy; they provide functional civic space. Capitol campuses should not be frozen in time, but rather should evolve to meet society's needs.
WLA Designer Spotlight: Philip Dugdale on Thinking Across Scales
Philip's passion for the built environment began in his youth, laying the groundwork for a career in realizing public spaces.
TecnolĂłgico de Monterrey Expedition Building
Monterrey, Mexico
Let Trees Connect
Good urban forestry means not only understanding the needs of a specific tree species, but also respecting the complex relationships between those trees and their planting communities.
Meet the 2024 Sasaki Summer Interns
Sasaki welcomes seven new interns to the Boston office
Designer Spotlight: Rob Sugar Explores the Intersection of Campus Planning and Design
With a depth of experience as a planner and architect for campuses across the nation, Rob Sugar believes the best designs are rooted in place.
Florida Children’s Museum and Bonnet Springs Park CafĂ©
What does it mean to design a space for the curious mind of a child?
Tsai Field House Phase Two Opens with a Warm Welcome at The Lawrenceville School
With its final phase complete, the Tsai Field House and Commons has become a new campus hub for the Lawrenceville School, and a gateway to its athletics facilities.
Evansville Region Embraces the Ohio River in Sasaki’s final planning report
Sasaki's final report for the Ohio River Vision and Strategic Plan was unveiled on May 21.
Sasaki to Lead Planning for New San Antonio Arboretum in South Texas
Integrated design firm Sasaki has been selected to lead the planning for the new Arboretum San Antonio in Texas.
Reconnecting Communities: Neighborhood Projects Receive Nationwide Funding
The Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods grants represent a funding opportunity for cities that are looking to undergo a just transition to a greener, more prosperous, and more equitable future.
Designer Spotlight: Surbhi Agrawal Explores How Planning and Data Shape Digital Equity
Data Analyst & Urban Planner Surbhi Agrawal has built a career in urban innovation and equitable access. In turn, she’s shaping the future of how we connect and come together.
More Than Meets the Eye: Transforming A Former Brownfield into Bonnet Springs Park
In this Parks & Recreation Magazine feature, thoughtful design and remediation turn an unloved urban site into a vibrant community asset at Bonnet Springs Park.
Sasaki’s Lake Monona Waterfront Park Wins Final Approval in Madison
Sasaki’s plan sets the stage for park space, amenities, pedestrian infrastructure, and ecological restoration
Enabling Synergies: Integrating Ecology with Landscape Architecture in Design Practice
What is the ecologist's trajectory in the design world?
The Unassigned Desk Advantage: Lessons Learned in Right-Sizing the Office
As companies adapt to changing ways of working, Sasaki used the design of our own Boston studio to test out techniques for right-sizing and flexibility, including unassigned seating
The Lawrenceville School Tsai Commons and Field House
Architizer's project of the day on April 9, 2024
Sasaki to Lead Comprehensive Plan for Taliesin West World Heritage Site
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation selected Sasaki to envision the future for Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright’s desert laboratory in Scottsdale, Arizona, through a new Comprehensive Plan.
Proudly Pine: Realizing Florida Modern in Mass Timber at Bonnet Springs Park
Florida modern inspired the crisp, horizontal form of the Event Center at Bonnet Springs Park. Sustainability inspired its mass timber materials.
Boston College Hoag Basketball Pavilion
#MarchMadness is here, and so is Boston College's new state-of-the-art basketball practice facility.
Designer Spotlight: Krista Easterly on Campus Interiors, Licensure, and Finding Her Path
Sasaki interior designer Krista Easterly talks with us about her professional journey, the big questions in campus interior design, and what keeps her going.
Passive Frontiers: Lessons from ULima Wellness Center
In temperate Lima, the fluidity of interior and exterior drove the design of the Wellness Center, which preserves an expansive and continuous plaza level that centers the campus public realm.
Designer Spotlight: Autumn Faitak on Engineering Cities for Resilience and People
Moving the needle on sustainability begins with the choices we make in our daily lives. For Sasaki Engineer-in-Training Autumn Faitak, those small choices ripple into waves of change for cities around the world.
Longwood Place
Boston, MA
Concept to Campus: 70 Years of Shaping Higher Education Design
Design forecast: How have the central challenges of higher education design evolved over the last 70 years, and what will higher ed look like in the future?