06.30.19

World Landscape Architect featured David Koo’s project from graduate school entitled “Three Stacks and a Rock”. The project examined a new future for California’s Costal Power Plants and how landscape architecture might lead the charge in making these culturally, ecologically rich landscapes. See more here!

06.13.19

Brennan lead the Oakland 2.0 panel at the June Bisnow event. The discussion touched on a variety of big urban topics, it included how we keep Oakland “Real”, how placemaking can restitch Oakland’s dissected urban fabric and what is BART doing to help move Oakland forward. The panel included a number of luminaries, see it here.

04.05.19

Join Sara Peschel in this idea exchange event on Monday, April 15 from 5 - 7 pm. For more information about the event follow this link here!!!

02.20.19

We are now accepting applications for our 2019 Summer Internship Program. Here’s a link for more information and how to apply.

11.09.18

Groundworks Office has been shortlisted for 2 public art installations with the City of Berkeley.

09.21.18

A little press from KALB on our project in Albany. Nearing completion we couldn’t be happier with how its turned out and the reaction from everyone walking by the construction site, well except for one guy, he called it “a monstrosity”.

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08.30.18

GWO has been selected to participate in the next round of playground renovations as part of the Let’s Play SF Initiave.

08.24.18

We are delighted to report we got a shout out in Landscape Architecture Magazine for our fabrication / design techniques from Sarah Cowles. She's a Caucasus based artist and writer known for her documentation of landscape's in transition, check them out at #ditchdaily.

05.09.18

Groundworks Office is very excited to announce our newest commission, located in Palo Alto, California. We are happy to be collaborating with Brick Architects, of Emeryville, on an update of this legendary mid-century modern masterpiece by Tallie Maule.

04.21.18

Groundworks Office has been working with Citizens for Eastshore Parks to develop a series of images that tackle the predicted two meter sea rise and its impact on our beloved San Francisco Bay.

04.16.18

Brennan took part in San Francisco Parks Alliance 2018 Park Partners Conference held on Saturday April 24th. A great panel filled with people participating in fantastic peacemaking projects all over San Francisco.

04.16.18

Check out the news about our tactile urbanism project in the Temescal District of Oakland. And be sure to attend our next public meeting to discuss future improvements.

01.23.18

Come join us for a public meeting to discuss the future and vision for Linda Beach Park in Piedmont. We are developing a comprehensive master plan for this beloved urban park, chulk full of programming and a complicated mix of park users.

12.14.18

Groundworks is really happy to be working in on the redesign of this awesome neighborhood playground. We are currently moving into Design Development and with any luck will deliver Construction Documents later this year.

09.20.17
The Graduate School of Design at Harvard University recognizes alumni Sara and Brennan for their shortlisted competition entry for the Harvey Milk Memorial and Plaza Design Competition.

Groundworks Office was listed as a finalist for the Harvey Milk Memorial and Plaza Design Competition! Our entry was shortlisted from a submission pool of 33, the international design competition attracted submissions from all over the globe, we are extremely proud to be apart of this inspirational the truly awesome project.

04.25.17

We are extremely happy to report that the Trust for Public Land has secured an Urban Greening grant from the California Natural Resources Agency for the development of the Richmond Wellness Trail! We worked to develop a series of images that hoped to capture the energy and potential of this transformational project for the City of Richmond.

03.15.17

News from our Terminal 1 project at San Francisco’s International Airport. We couldn’t be more happy working with our design parnters at Gensler and Kuth / Ranieri.