OUR SERVICES
Our goal is to create mutually beneficial relationships between people and our environment through creative engagement processes. Please contact us with any questions about the services we offer.
Site challenges are turned into opportunities by exploring the full potential of open, green space for resiliency, recreation, self-expression, civic amenities, and significance for the community for creating unique and informative spaces.
LOCAL IDENTITY | INTERGENERATIONAL SPACES | STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Faced with the challenges of fragmentation and disconnect in our cities and towns, we strive to create a collaborative vision to reimagine ways for our community to interact with the city, environment, and each other, for a more connected and equitable future.
CONNECTING COMMUNITIES | DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION | URBAN ECOLOGY
From early conceptual sketches to construction administration, we assist private clients in achieving their vision for functional, private spaces suitable for all social occasions by using the site’s ecological context and local resources, with an emphasis on the details.
SEASONAL ENTERTAINMENT | CUSTOM FURNISHINGS | PROPERTY VALUE
ACADEMIC + INSTITUTIONAL
Working with diverse academic communities, we help develop innovative learning spaces that emphasize sustainability, ecology, health, and wellbeing through the careful design of spatial cues, material palette, and plant selection.
SUSTAINABILITY | ECOLOGY | CAMPUS SOCIAL LIFE
OUTDOOR LEARNING
BLD helps support small and large non-profit organizations and network groups explore learning opportunities from and in the outdoors towards education, awareness, and conservation through green technologies and stormwater management.
INNOVATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS | SUSTAINABILITY AWARENESS | ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION
From the redevelopment of existing water edges to establishing new connections with natural water bodies, our focus with these projects is to blend experiential qualities of space with ecological function for an iconic and dynamic water edge.
RESILIENCY | LAND + WATER PROGRAMMING | BIODIVERSITY
Translating inspirational ideas to built landscapes for our private clients with water-facing properties, we work at the intersection of revetment engineering and landscape architecture. We help create innovative solutions from site constraints to realize the full potential of any site.
WATERFRONT LANDSCAPES | WAVE ENERGY ATTENUATION
We help facilitate decision-making regarding public resources through strategies that work to achieve citywide goals and visions by working with public agencies, stakeholder groups, communities, and interdisciplinary teams.
REGIONAL ECOLOGY | ECONOMIC STRATEGY | PUBLIC HEALTH + WELLBEING
MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
BLD assists clients to identify and capitalize on local natural assets, accessibility, and existing built fabric to enhance ongoing and proposed mixed-use developments from planning to implementation.
CONNECTIVITY | DEVELOPMENT VALUE | PRODUCTIVE ASSETS
With a focus on mobility, we create engaging journeys that harness existing opportunities combined with active zones to keep our streets safe, functional, and vibrant. We support wildlife movement by balancing these with human activity, particularly with streetscape and greenway projects.
URBAN VIBRANCY | DYNAMIC ACTIVITY NODES | WILDLIFE MOVEMENT
In collaboration with public and private landowners, non-profit organizations, business owners, workforce, and the community, our team designs creative, human-ecological symbiotic systems which reimagine our industrial environments for a productive future.
LEGACY POLLUTION | ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | LAND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
WAYFINDING + PLACEMAKING
Working alongside a wide range of stakeholder groups, we help with strategic wayfinding practices to promote safety, accessibility, and connectivity while enhancing the experiential quality of space. This practice is deeply influenced by the needs of the local community and economy.
WALKABILITY | URBAN NODES | LOCAL ECONOMY
ARTSCAPES + INSTALLATIONS
By collaborating with clients, public agencies, museums, art centers, designers, local artists, and the broader creative community, we embrace opportunities to blend diverse interests of a variety of stakeholder groups for a vibrant and engaging public space.
LOCAL IDENTITY | URBAN VIBRANCY | ART + CULTURE
With robust experience in construction technologies, our research approach highlights guidelines that can be adapted to implementable solutions while minimizing maintenance and operational implications.
CLIMATE ACTION | GREEN TECHNOLOGIES | WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT | HUMAN ECOLOGY
We work with clients, non-profits, and public agencies to bridge retail, marketing, fundraising, and design that balances unique solutions with thoughtful cost efficiencies.
FUNDRAISING | BRANDING | COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES
PET LANDSCAPES
From parks to backyards, BLD is committed to creating healthy and safe spaces for all ecologies, including both people and their pets.
PUBLIC HEALTH + WELLBEING | INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS | LOCAL ECOLOGY