Walker Macy

We are seeking a talented urban designer with at least two years of relevant experience in an urban design-related practice to work in our Portland office. This position requires a professional degree in urban design and planning (postgraduate level) or landscape architecture (BLA or MLA). The position requires a strong understanding of physical planning and design as well as clear graphic communication skills and proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, GIS, CAD, and SketchUp or Rhino. Hand drawing skills are also an asset. Our ideal team member will have writing and communication skills, be self-motivated, rigorous, collaborative, organized, and efficient. This position will support project managers, including team coordination, scheduling, and deadline management of our work. This position is in-person at our downtown Portland office. Walker Macy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Submission requirements include the following: ·????????Cover Letter ·????????Resume ·????????Portfolio with work samples demonstrating relevant urban design and planning experience - 12 pages or less, no bigger than 8.5 x 11-inch pages, in a PDF of 10 MB or less. Please include a brief description of the projects described, your role, and identify the medium used for each graphic (i.e., GIS, Illustrator, SketchUp, Photoshop, hand rendering, etc.).? Please email your applications and portfolio materials to: [email protected]

ASLA Oregon has recognized Walker Macy Principal Mike Zilis with a Distinguished Practitioner Award. This award is given to an outstanding landscape architect to recognize a career that has made a profound impact on the profession. Through his 42-year career and his leadership role at Walker Macy since 1987, Mike has substantially influenced generations of landscape architects in Oregon and beyond, and has tangibly advanced the quality of communities throughout the western states with exemplary landscape architecture and urban design. Mike is recognized for his rich understanding of urban form and a dedication to the social, environmental, economic, and aesthetic benefits that design can provide. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ezGeCBYD #landscapearchitecture #ASLAoregon #distinguishedpractitioner

The climate emergency is one of the defining challenges of our times. It is already dramatically reshaping the Pacific Northwest landscape with flooding, extreme heat, and wildland fires. And these impacts disproportionately affect marginalized communities facing other forms of injustice. Recent projects that directly engage this issue are underscoring for us how landscape architects and planners are uniquely positioned to help address these impacts in creative, equitable, and place-based ways. Read more about Walker Macy’s work on advancing climate-responsive planning and design on our website: https://lnkd.in/gsZnwa55 #climatejustice #climateplanning #climateadaptiveplanning #climateresilience #landscapearchitecture

At the SCUP 2024 Annual Conference next week in Philadelphia, Walker Macy Principal Lara Rose, University of Oregon Assistant Director of Campus Planning Aaron Olsen, and Gehl Associate Adriana Akers will provide a detailed look at the ongoing effort to transform Thirteenth Avenue from a remnant municipal street into a bustling campus open space. Transforming Streets into Bustling Places for Campus Life Monday 7/22 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Room 201 B https://lnkd.in/g4WnibZm

Walker Macy Collaborative Wins PSU Place Matters Competition! Doubling down on its commitment to downtown revitalization through the design of vibrant and inclusive public spaces, Portland State University announced this week it will work with Walker Macy Collaborative on placemaking initiatives across its urban campus. Entitled “Constellation of Connections,” our winning submission to PSU’s six-month placemaking competition calls for activating outdoor and street-level spaces across PSU’s campus by bringing the energy from inside PSU buildings to outdoor locations, and a focus on authentic engagement with PSU’s diverse student population and the city that surrounds it. To learn more, visit: https://lnkd.in/g-36j6Hd ? Thanks to our team: Colloqate Design Hennebery Eddy Architects Randy Gragg Kate Bingaman-Burt Matthew Brown

Walker Macy has moved to the historic Telegram Building, at SW 11th and Washington in Portland’s vibrant West End. We are excited to continue our long-term commitment to downtown and look forward to collaborating with our team, clients, and colleagues in our beautiful new space! We look forward to seeing you in our new office: 419 SW 11th Avenue, Suite 200, Portland, OR, 97205

Join us at Greater & Greener 2024 in Seattle! Principal Lara Rose joins local and national leaders in Sunday’s panel discussion on “The Future of Downtown Parks”.?Lara will discuss our ongoing work at Freeway Park and Victor Steinbrueck Park as case studies that aim to maximize the value of existing parks and usher them into a new era. ? The Future of Downtown Parks Sunday Seminar June 23, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM ? Stefanie Loomis will moderate a panel on the Duwamish Valley Resilience District alongside City representative David Goldberg and community stakeholders Robin Schwartz and JC Clark. The group will discuss the process and benefits of integrating public space, river access, and habitat as part of a holistic resilience strategy to adapt to sea level rise. The Duwamish Valley Resilience District: Collaborating on Sea-Level Adaptation Infrastructure June 24, 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM For more about the conference: https://lnkd.in/esE79bE

Tonight! Walker Macy Principal Lara Rose will present our Concept Plan for Elliott Bay Connections – completing the vision for a green and connected Seattle Waterfront.?Lara will be joined by Alfred Waugh from Formline Architecture + Urbanism and Dave Rodgers from MIG. Please join us and share your feedback! Registered for the online open house and learn more about the project: https://lnkd.in/gGikBz-d #landscapearchitecture #landscapedesign #openhouse #elliottbayconnections #ebc #elliottbay #waterfrontpark #greenway #greenwaytrail #seattlewaterfront

We are delighted to share that our team, Walker Macy Collaborative, is one of three selected to participate in Portland State University’s Place Matters Design Competition. We are excited to help PSU develop new, bold, and inclusive ideas for the university’s downtown campus.? Our team is a collaborative effort of Portland design and creative leaders including writers, artists, educators, urban designers, landscape architects, architects, and innovative design justice and community engagement advocates. Together we will develop strategies and designs to make PSU more welcoming and connected. #landscapearchitecture #psuplacematters #designcompetition #urbandesign

Walker Macy principals Lara Rose and Michael Zilis will be speaking at this year’s SCUP Pacific Regional Conference in Seattle on Tuesday March 19th. Mike will be a panelist on “Planning and Designing High-density Student Housing,” to discuss the challenges of providing affordable housing and maintaining enrollment numbers for a socioeconomically diverse student body. Lara will be a panelist on “Transforming Streets into Bustling Places for Campus Life,” exploring how institutions are rethinking the presence of vehicles on campus and facing the need for more sustainable and multi-purpose circulation spaces. #scuppa #scup #campusplanning #campuslandscapes #landscapearchitecture