LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE   |   PLANNING   |   URBAN DESIGN

SALT DESIGN STUDIO is a landscape architecture practice committed to transformation, revitalization and reclamation of urban and community spaces. We bring an ethnographic approach to design, engaging the physical, visual and historical culture of a site.

As elemental to our survival as salt, landscapes play a major role in shaping how we interact, both publicly and privately. SALT recognizes that we are affected daily by the condition and perceived economic and ecological value of the landscape around us. In this sense, landscape has become the environmental currency of the 21st century, not unlike the historical service of salt. The landscape is at once profit and habitat for humans, animals, plants and even objects. Our design ideas spring from the conviction that the designed landscape is inseparable from what makes us human. Context creates messages; we create designs rooted in the fundamentals of each site. SALT strives to restore energy and vibrance, create inspiring form and texture, and find meaning in the natural ecology of a place.

SALT is based in the Philadelphia metropolitan region. Our services span the entire process of creating place, from initial strategies and large-scale planning to design through construction documentation and review.

SERVICES: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
URBAN DESIGN GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
MASTER PLANNING + LAND USE PLANNING
COMMUNITY FACILITATION + ENGAGEMENT
SUSTAINABILITY ADVISING

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HIGHLIGHTED AWARDS, COMPETITIONS, AND HONORS:

2024 Excellence in Landscape Architecture Merit Award for General Design for Crossroads at Robinson Green & Wilson Performing Arts Common at Rowan University; Society for College & University Planning

2024 Honor Award for General Design for KIPP Philadelphia Preparatory Academy; PA-DE Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects

2021 Honor Award for Analysis & Planning for Atglen 4-Parks Master Plan; PA-DE Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects

2019 Excellence in Green Stormwater Infrastructure Award for Chester A. Arthur Schoolyard; Sustainable Business Network of Philadelphia Green Stormwater Infrastructure Partners

2018 Honor Award for Design for Chester A. Arthur Schoolyard; PA-DE Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects

2018 Excellence in Green Stormwater Infrastructure Award, Linwood Park; Sustainable Business Network of Philadelphia Green Stormwater Infrastructure Partners

2017 Philadelphia City Hall Courtyard Design Competition for "Watersheds" Finalist; The City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia City Planning Commission, Philadelphia Water Department, Department of Public Property, and the Mayor's Fund for Philadelphia

2017 Merit Award for Design for Crossroads at Robinson Green at Rowan University; PA-DE Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects

2017 People's Choice Award for Crossroads at Robinson Green at Rowan University; PA-DE Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects

2016 Excellence in Green Stormwater Infrastructure Award for Greening Lea Elementary; Sustainable Business Network of Philadelphia Green Stormwater Infrastructure Partners

2016 Play Space: Infill Philadelphia International Design Competition Finalist for "Neighborhood PlayBook" at Cobbs Creek Blanche A. Nixon Library; Delaware Valley Association for Education of Young Children and Community Design Collaborative

2014 Honor Award for Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research; Tri-State (NC, SC, GA) Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects

2009 Merit Award for Analysis & Planning for Linwood Park Master Plan; PA-DE Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects