As a landscape architect and the firm’s Managing Principal, Chelsea brings strong leadership to complex design efforts and leads the firm’s day-to-day business activities. Chelsea is committed to advancing projects that transform communities and to fostering creativity in the firm’s design and culture. Chelsea’s rigorous, collaborative approach is based in her experience on large-scale projects, especially waterfronts, programmed urban parks, cultural and interpretive sites, and brownfield redevelopment. Her projects are noteworthy for their impact, complexity, design challenges, and integration of innovative sustainable design and the arts. Chelsea’s advocacy for exemplary design is also evident in her involvement in community organizations including Pioneer Courthouse Square, Beaverton Planning Commission, and Portland Winter Lights Festival.
Chelsea McCann
Principal, Landscape Architect
Certifications
Registered Landscape Architect:
OR, WA, CA, MT, TX, ID, AZ, BCSLA
LEED™ Accredited Professional BD+C
Education
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Minor in Environmental Studies
University of Oregon
Affiliations
American Society of Landscape Architects
Pioneer Courthouse Square Trustee
Portland Winter Light Festival
Board of Directors
2015 - present
Selected Projects
Albany Waterfront RedevelopmentBeaverton High School
Bellevue Airfield Park
Centennial Park
Cyan/PDX
Domaine Serene
Eugene Downtown Riverfront Park
Happy Valley Community Recreation Center
High Desert Museum
Horton Plaza Park
Ida B. Wells High School
Lakeside at Black Butte Ranch
Mendenhall Glacier National Recreation Area
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Bricks
Oregon Zoo Campus Plan
Oregon Zoo Entry and Polar Plaza
Portland Art Museum, Rothko Pavilion
Portland Japanese Garden: Cultural Crossing
Redmond Wetlands Complex
Seattle Storm Center for Basketball Performance
South Waterfront Greenway
UC Riverside Dundee Glasgow and North District Housing
UC Santa Cruz Humanities and Social Science Complex
UO Portland Child Behavioral Health Building
UO Thirteenth Avenue
UW Montlake Medical Center
Waterfront Park at Ankeny Plaza
Whitman College Stanton Hall and Cleveland Commons