Landscape + Ecology Urban design, landscape, and ecology are fundamentally connected. Our Open Space Practice bridges these disciplines. We translate our technical expertise into comprehensive solutions that restore and regenerate the natural environment. Making places better, for people and the planet Working at every scale—from a strategic ecological plan for an entire region, to designing the details of streetscapes and plazas—we aim to create places that reflect the local culture, conserve and nourish nature, and maintain a constant interface between the two. Wild Mile Image © SOM Perspective “ Our team’s range of experience—in regional planning, city design, waterfronts, urban parks, plazas, and streetscapes, as well as a host of architectural projects—underpins our comprehensive approach to creating healthy and uplifting environments.” Alan Lewis, Design Principal, Landscape + Ecology Practice Leader Meet Alan Featured Projects + Stories With our deep experience and network of collaborators around the world, we help our clients achieve forward-thinking projects that resonate with local values and traditions. Project Canary Wharf Public Realm + Urban Infrastructure London, United Kingdom Project Millennium Park Master Plan Chicago, Illinois, United States Project Wild Mile Chicago, Illinois, United States 01/02 Project Jinan Ribbon Park Jinan, China Project Zhengzhou Public Realm Improvement Plan Zhenzhou, Henan, China Project Cedar Creek Waterway Master Plan Abilene, Texas, United States Browse Landscape + Ecology Projects Filter Sort by: A–Z Z–A A–Z Map List Contact Us Want to learn more? Send us a message and we'll be in touch. Name Email Country Country Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua And Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia And Herzegowina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote D'Ivoire Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska) Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France France, Metropolitan French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard And Mc Donald Islands Holy See (Vatican City State) Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic Of) Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of Korea, Republic Of Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic Of Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia, Federated States Of Moldova, Republic Of Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Kitts And Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent And The Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome And Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia (Slovak Republic) Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands Spain Sri Lanka St. Helena St. Pierre And Miquelon Sudan Suriname Svalbard And Jan Mayen Islands Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic Of Thailand Timor-Leste (East Timor) Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad And Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks And Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States United States Minor Outlying Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Virgin Islands (British) Virgin Islands (U.S.) Wallis And Futuna Islands Western Sahara Yemen Yugoslavia Zambia Zimbabwe Select Your Interest Select Your Interest Press Academic Requests Careers Business Inquiries Other Studio Studio Chicago Dubai London Los Angeles Hong Kong Melbourne New York San Francisco Seattle Shanghai Washington DC Other Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Careers Press Privacy and Legal Terms Credit: Code and Theory 2021