Chris Macfarlane, ASLA, RLA

Chris Macfarlane directs the progress of all current projects, assigning staff, overseeing contract compliance, and analyzing budgets. With over thirty years of experience, Chris provides guidance to Project Managers and Designers as they learn the process of design and documentation necessary for a successful project. His past experience with office and fieldwork for projects with construction budgets greater than 100 million dollars has given Chris the knowledge and experience to comfortably collaborate with large teams, including artists, architects, engineers, and a broad range of clients.

In addition to daily mentoring of staff, Chris has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Connecticut, Design Critic at Rhode Island School of Design, Harvard University, and Temple University. He also lends expertise to his Town as a member of the Conservation Commission and Education Foundation. Chris earned a Master of Landscape Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Management at Rutgers University.

SELECT AWARDS

AIA Honor Award, Blackstone Heritage Corridor Visitor Center, 2023
BLSA Honor Award, Blackstone Heritage Corridor Visitor Center, 2022
BSLA Merit Award, MIT Site 4 Roof Terraces, 2022
BSLA Merit Award, Solitaire Tower, 2020
BSLA Honor Award, Zelkova Urban Garden, 2016
BSLA Merit Award, 1st and M Apts, 2016
ASLA Honor Award, Theater Group Retreat, 2010
ASLA Honor Award, Macallen Building, 2009
BSLA Merit Award, Macallen Building, 2009
BSLA Merit Award, Theater Group Retreat, 2009
BSLA Merit Award, Court Square Press Building, 2009
BSLA Merit Award, Blackstone Power Plant Renovation, 2009
Green Roof Award of Excellence, Macallen Building, 2009
ASLA Excellence Award: General Design / Court Square Press Building, 2006
ASLA Merit Award, Trampoline and Willow Garden, 2000
BSLA Merit Award, Trampoline and Willow Garden, 2000