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EK wins AN’s 2024 Best of Practice Award
“The office approaches its work with humility and a concern for health and relationships. The mix of intentional community and well-designed landscapes is something every firm should strive to achieve.”
—Jack Murphy, Executive Editor
Find the complete list of winners here.
SFAIA: Designing for Equity Panel
Partner Sarah Kuehl spoke at the AIA SF about the future of equitable design and how architects, urban planners, and city agencies design parks that prioritize communities. She was joined in discussing Mosswood Park by Dominique Elie, LMSA's lead architect, Christine Reed, Project & Grant Management Division Manager, City of Oakland, and Charmin Roundtree-Baaqee, Founder, Art Is Luv. The discussion was moderated by Lydia Lee, Bay Area Journalist with a focus on Architecture and Design Equity.
Stonestown Redevelopment Wins Approval
“The San Francisco Planning Commission unanimously approved the city’s biggest post-pandemic development on Thursday, the transformation of Stonestown Galleria from a shopping center in a vast expanse of asphalt to a new west-side neighborhood with 3,500 housing units and a green, walkable town center.”
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EK Bay Area Residence Wins ASLA-NCC Award
We are pleased to announce that our east bay garden won ASLA-NCC Merit Award in the Single-Family Category. This eclectic garden is a love letter to the natural world written in the language of design details. It celebrates craft, quirk, and the importance of detailing in design.
Find the complete list of winners here.
2024 Xtreme LA Challenge: Morro Bay
How can resilient design for the future address reparative actions for past and current generations? This question was at the center of the 2024 Xtreme LA Challenge at Morro Bay, hosted by Landscape Forms in partnership with the Landscape Architecture Foundation. Co-led by Sarah Kuehl and Maura Rockcastle from Ten x Ten and directed by Lauren Hackney and the Cal Poly’s Landscape Architecture Department in San Luis Obispo, CA the charette was centered around the sacred Morro Rock and Yakutat Tlinget Tribe. Learn more about the design charette here..
North Berkeley BART in Berkeleyside
“Developers submit North Berkeley BART housing proposal. An application submitted this week details plans for the proposed transit village with more than 700 homes atop the BART station’s parking lot.”
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New EK Office Breaks Ground!
Pleasant Hill Library in SF Chronicle
“Many newer libraries deliberately open up to their surroundings, gently defying societal concerns about public security.”
“All this is on display in Pleasant Hill, where the prior 1964 structure of Contra Costa County’s library system was replaced last summer by a facility that excels on multiple levels, including as an environmental showcase.“
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The Village SF in SF Yimby
“The San Francisco Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans for The Village SF, a proposed six-story housing and community center for Native Americans in San Francisco’s Mission District.”
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Happy Holidays from all of us at EK!
EK on the cover of LAM magazine
We are thrilled to be featured on the cover of Landscape Architecture Magazine in the March 2022 issue. Thank you to LAM and Lydia Lee for the fantastic story about Township Commons. We have so much gratitude for the detailed writing and beautiful layout.
We also want to say thank you to Eric Einwiller, an incredibly talented photographer who captures space so well.
Find a copy of the EK article here.
Summer Internship 2022
EinwillerKuehl Landscape Architecture is looking for 2 interns for our summer internship program. The application deadline is Friday, March 4th.
For more information, please see our Internship page here.
Architizer names EK in Top 10 List
Architizer lists EinwillerKuehl Landscape Architecture in “10 Top Landscape Architecture Firms in 2021”!
We were amazed to find our name on Architizer’s list of top 10 landscape firms of 2021 and we are honored to have made the list with many firms we admire.
Find the full list here of firms here.
Mosswood Park wins AIA East Bay Award
Mosswood Park Master Plan wins AIA East Bay Honor Award in the Concept/Unbuilt category.
Find the complete list of winners here.
Mosswood Park Wins ASLA Award
We are excited to share we won the ASLA Professional Honor Award in Analysis and Planning for Mosswood Park Master Plan and Community Engagement.
We are so proud of our team, and want to give a special thanks to LMS Architects and Art is Luv.
Find the complete list of winners here.
Township Commons in Oaklandside
“Brooklyn Basin has become one of Oakland’s most popular outdoor concert venues”
“Still something of an Oakland secret, the concerts have been making the most of the balmy weather and spectacular setting. Brooklyn Basin proves the saying: if you build it, they will come—artists, dancers, comedians, salseros and soneros, soul belters and Afrobeatizans, aspiring jazz cats, and symphonic string players.”
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Township Commons Longlisted for Dezeen Award
Brooklyn Basin Township Commons is longlisted for Dezeen Awards in the Architecture Rebirth category.
Find the complete list here.
EK Summer 2021
Take a look at what’s happening at Einwiller Kuehl this summer. Featuring Mosswood Park, an interview with artist Ben Trautman, our summer interns and more.
Township Commons Wins Architizer A+ Award
We are proud to announce Brooklyn Basin Township Commons was selected as the 2021 Architizer A+ Award Jury Winner in the Architecture + Urban Transformation category.
Find the complete list of winners here.
Township Commons Shortlisted for WLA Award
Brooklyn Basin Township Commons shortlisted for World Landscape Architecture Awards 2021 in Built Large category.
We are happy to see our hometown project getting some international recognition.
Find the complete list of winners here.
EK Wins 2 ASLA-NCC Awards
ASLA - NCC announced the winners for the 2021 Design Awards! Brooklyn Basin Township Commons won the Honor Award for Urban Design and Mosswood Park Master Plan and Community Engagement won the Honor Award for Community Impact.
Find the complete list of winners here.
EK Spring 2021
Take a look at what’s happening at EK this spring. Featuring the opening of Township Commons at Brooklyn Basin, Sarah Kuehl’s recent lecture at AIA East Bay, Mosswood Park, and more.
Stonestown in the SF Chronicle
“San Francisco’s Stonestown Galleria, a suburban-style mall surrounded by 30 acres of surface parking lots, would be transformed into a neighborhood with nearly 3,000 housing units, 6 acres of green spaces and a new 20th Avenue that would become a “main street” lined with shops and residential buildings.”
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We are hiring!
EinwillerKuehl Landscape Architecture is excited to add positions to our team of designers. We are looking for an Entry Level Designer as well as an Experienced Designer.
For more information visit our Employment page here.
AIA East Bay Regional and Urban Design Forum
Sarah Kuehl presented to the AIA East Bay Regional and Urban Design Forum about the reconnection of public access to the waters of the Oakland Estuary and San Francisco Bay. Projects discussed included Bridge Yard at John J. Sutter Regional Shoreline, Jack London Square, and the newly opened Township Commons at Brooklyn Basin. Topics included adaptive reuse, creating public space that is truly public, and the importance of spatial sequence and procession in landscape.
Find a video of the lecture here.
Mosswood Park Community Center and Park Master Plan Approved by Oakland City Council
“Oakland has launched an effort to design and build a new Community Center at Mosswood Park. The community is an essential partner in this effort, beginning with a Visioning and Master Plan Phase. Together we will envision the possibilities for the future Community Center and Park.”
Find more information about the project here.
Township Commons in the Mercury News
“Oakland’s new hotspot for roller skaters comes with amazing views — Township Commons park at Brooklyn Basin is the place to be”
“This place is amazing, the view and the community. Everybody enjoys each other,” said Oakland resident Annie Gullinsrud, who comes at least twice a week to roller skate on the smooth pavement that mimics the slick surface of an ice rink.”
Find the full article here.
Summer Internship 2021
EinwillerKuehl Landscape Architecture is looking for 2 interns for our summer internship program. The application deadline is March 5th.
For more information, please see our Employment page here.
Township Commons in the SF Chronicle
Urban design critic John King of the San Francisco Chronicle described Township Commons as “a startling act of urban reinvention that, with time, should pull people from across the city to an area that until now has been off the map".
In a year defined by constraints and tumult, Township Commons offers a new public destination.
Find the full article here.