Join the award-winning creative team at MNLA.  Our New York City-based practice is looking for skilled Landscape Architects and Designers to immediately fill the following two positions:

Landscape Designer (1-3 years) Landscape Designer/Architect (3-5 years)

MNLA is a collaborative landscape architecture practice that creates thoughtful place-making and ecological design solutions at multiple scales for over 25 years.   We are committed to transformation and advocacy as a living and evolving philosophy that represents our firm’s values and culture and believe that landscape architecture is more than a profession – it is an optimistic way of seeing the world and envisioning possibilities that are both beautiful and responsible. 

We are seeking two highly motivated, enthusiastic, and committed candidates that demonstrate the following skills:

Strong graphic and verbal communication Fluency in ACAD, Adobe Creative Suite and 3d modeling Ability to work on a team and individually Excellent organizational abilities Strength in both remote and in-person work models Knowledge of plant material

MNLA invests in its employees and offers a competitive salary based on experience, annual professional practice allowances for continuing education and licensure, health insurance, and a 401k/Profit Sharing Plan.  Our team engages in active mentorship at all phases of design from concept to construction.  The office is currently working in a flexible-hybrid model that allows employees to balance their individual schedule while working in the office and remotely.

Please send your resume and portfolio to info@mnlandscape.com.  In the subject line please indicate the position you are applying for.  Limit 10MB.  Portfolio should clearly indicate applicant’s role on project and work authorization status.  We will be accepting resumes through October 1, 2021.  No phone calls please.

Associate Martha Desbiens will be participating in the latest LAND8x8 Lightning Talks, taking place on Thursday, September 9 at 6pm. Eight speakers for eight minutes each will present on the theme “Next Practices in Landscape Architecture”. This in-person event is free and open to ASLA NY members only due to increased Covid precautions. Please click through for full registration details.

How is a world-class city dealing with a worldwide threat?

This in-person event, scheduled for October 14th, 15th, and 16th and organized by The Cultural Landscape Foundation, will feature leading landscape architects, as well as allied professionals who are inventing and deploying new tools, techniques, and technologies to meet the challenges of the current climate crisis in New York City and beyond. Speakers include: MNLA's Signe Nielsen, Elizabeth K. Meyer, Heather M. Morgan, Kate Orff, Lisa Switkin,Olivia Georgia, Barbara Wilks, Billy Fleming, Annette P. Wilkus, John Beardsley, MarthaSchwartz, Amy L. Freitag, Miranda Massie, Edwina von Gal, and Rebecca McMackin. Please click through for full registration info.

172,891 images were compiled by Earthcam to create a time lapse of the construction progress of Little Island. Please click through to view.

MNLA is pleased to announce 2021 promotions. Our new Associate and Senior Landscape Architect share our passion for creating exemplary spaces at varying scales as well as demonstrated leadership and dedication to MNLA.  Our Director of Accounting is being elevated for his commitment to our staff and our clients and keeping us financially healthy. Our practice is rooted in collaboration and we look forward to their continued contributions both to the firm and to the field this year and beyond.

STACIE ELLICKSON, RLA, ASLA, WEDG

Associate

MICHELE RICHMOND, PLA, ASLA, SITES AP, WEDG

Senior Landscape Architect

KEN GORDON

Director of Accounting

We are thrilled to share that Industry City, Waterline Square, the National Veteran’s Resource Center, and The Stavros Niarchos Foundation-David Rockefeller River Campus at The Rockefeller University are finalists in several categories in the ULI New York Awards for Excellence. The awards recognize projects that enhance the sustainability, viability, and vitality of their communities - which directly echo several of our firm's core values. MNLA is proud to have collaborated with each project team, providing landscape architecture services. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eaZgwAy