We are excited to announce that UpStudio Landscapes is now a certified business partner with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. As a registered consultant with PennDOT, we are able to provide landscape architecture consulting services on federally assisted and state funded transportation related professional services contracts. As a registered DBE & SBE consultant, we are [...]
April is world landscape architecture month, an international celebration of landscape architecture. To help introduce the public to the profession, ASLA is asking members to share images of landscape-architect designed spaces with the tag "this is landscape architecture." Here in Pittsburgh, we have to wait until almost the end of the month for more "green" [...]
A first for our staff, we headed to AIA Build Pittsburgh's Conference "Good Design Delivers" for a day of continuing education. Held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, the conference focused on the nature of influence and showcased projects and seminars that demonstrated how "good design delivers." This year's conference agenda appealed to [...]
As so many parks are a part of greater stream systems, parks can bring both recreational and ecological value to communities. The concept of incorporating green infrastructure into parks in not an entirely new idea. Since the 19th century, parks have incorporated ponds for both aesthetics and the creation of habitat and collection of water. [...]
New Year...Fresh Start We hope that you'll visit us at http://www.upstudiolandscapes.com to explore our new & improved website and learn more about us and what we do as landscape architects.
Good Street Design Matters The importance of well designed streets is underlined in Smart Growth America’s recent release of “Dangerous by Design” which examines metropolitan areas in the United States that are the most dangerous for pedestrians. Our studio is located in Pennsylvania, a state with a middle ranking of 34 out of 51 on [...]
UpStudio Landscapes is excited to announce that we are now a certified Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Pennsylvania Unified Certification Program and a certified Small Diverse Business (SDB), by the Pennsylvania Department of General Services. We look forward to helping our clients and business partners meet goals for a wide range of projects. For [...]
