Active Projects

Selected Projects

Strategic Regional Planning, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, 2005
Significant sprawl, population growth, and development in the Yangtze River Delta are negatively impacting both traditional ways of life and the natural environment.  This strategic regional plan updates an earlier plan for the Suzhou region, and achieves the same level of economic growth in more sustainable ways.  By careful study of the water, agriculture, ecology, transportation, and development systems of the area, and by viewing the interrelated whole, our team was able to produce a development area with only half of the previous planned footprint.

Silicon Valley International Center, San Jose, California, 2005
Part of the revitalization of North San Jose, this high-end mixed-use district is worthy of Silicon Valley’s international reputation.  Minutes from the San Jose Airport, the Silicon Valley International Center has immediate connections to the world, and offers a conference center, hotels, offices, condominiums, retail space, and recreational facilities.  This complex design reinvigorates the entire surrounding area.

Jaco Vista Eco-Resort, Jaco, Costa Rica, 2007
Jaco Vista is an international eco resort surrounded by lush forests and views of the ocean. The master plan preserves the ecological characteristics of the site: building footprints are exclusively on land with minimal ecological value. Jaco Vista offers hotels, townhomes and condominiums, single family homes, retail space, and entertainment, sports, and fitness facilities.

Mataderos/Lugano Urban Design, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2002
This shantytown area in southern Buenos Aires is transformed by contemporary sustainable design into a residential and mixed-use district with ample parks and open spaces.

Cow Palace Master Plan, South San Francisco, California, 2008
Our team converted this large, obsolete exhibition hall surrounded by parking lots into a sustainable mixed-use development with residential, commercial, offices, and a hotel, taking advantage of panoramic bay views on the border of San Francisco.  

Historic Revitalization, Oscos Valley, Asturias, Spain, 2009
In a hidden valley in northern Spain, abandoned 18th and 19th century villages have been brought back to life as high-end international communities.  Easily accessible from anywhere in the world, these communities offer luxurious dwellings set in secluded natural beauty.  The designs are true to the materials and architectural style of the area, and offer ample modern conveniences.

Thu Thiem Master Plan, Saigon, Vietnam, 2001
A new mixed-use neighborhood oriented towards views of the surrounding river, featuring a grand central park and integrating existing and planned transportation systems.

Prahova Valley Year-Round Resort, Azuga, Romania, 2007
This year-round resort includes a hotel, condominiums, a conference center, spa, water park, brewery, fitness center, retail stores, and services.  A brownfield redevelopment, Prahova Valley Resort will revive a sleepy town, and boasts accessibility, skiing in the winter, and a wide range of natural and cultural attractions year-round.

Royal Palm Plaza, Boca Raton, Florida, 2000
Continuing the pattern of the adjacent established downtown, our team created an intense mixed-use atmosphere that reflects the style and character of Boca Raton.

Downtown Strategic Planning, Burlingame, California, 2009
Designed with a series of plazas and pedestrian connections, this plan revitalizes an aging, disjointed downtown area.  Infill development in the local vernacular will bring new opportunities to Burlingame.

Wayzata Bay Center Redevelopment, Wayzata, Minnesota, 2009
On a 13.5 acre site, this vibrant mixed-use district is divided into five distinct blocks and a central plaza, linked by interior streets and wide sidewalks and porticoes for pedestrians. Inspired by historical lake towns, the new Wayzata Bay Center combines retail space, senior and conventional housing, office space, and a hotel. The sustainable design includes near-zero runoff, geothermal energy, heated streets, and green roofs. All parking is enclosed or streetside.

Loren Leir Master Plan, Oslo, Norway, 2001
A former World War II German garrison in Oslo is redeveloped into a mixed-use urban pedestrian district for all ages, integrating existing historic buildings with new architecture in the Nordic vernacular.