About
In 2000, three friends got together and launched CMG Landscape Architecture, an urban design and landscape architecture practice based on invention, creativity, and craft. As a mission-based studio, CMG works to increase social and ecological wellbeing through artful design.
At the heart of the practice is attention to public space, how the built environment shapes human interaction, and the way innovation can foster a thriving natural world. Everything we do is predicated on connecting people with each other and with their environment. CMG has earned national recognition and numerous awards for merits in design, social impact and environmental stewardship.
Bringing proven value to clients and projects, our long-standing relationships with institutions, community groups, local governments, park conservancies, developers and designers is a testament to our dedication.
From Cleveland to Seattle, to our home in the Bay Area, CMG has made a positive impact within landscapes
Why we're Green
As environmental leaders, we are dedicated to sustainability through our design, research and core business operations. CMG’s landscape architecture and urban planning practice applies climate change mitigation and urban resiliency with strategies for sea level rise at waterfront parks, drought-tolerant landscapes and carbon sequestration sites. Through the research initiative called Climate Positive Design supported by CMG, designers of the built environment can actively make the choices to offset carbon emissions and reverse global warming. CMG also incorporates sustainability into our core business operations and is committed to the following policies and practices: reduce, reuse, and recycle, conserve energy, water, and natural resources, educate employees on sustainability strategies and practices, reduce the use of toxic materials, and purchase environmentally preferable products.