2022 Class of Fellows, Adam Greenspan, Northern California Chapter

PWP Landscape Architecture, Berkeley, California
by Staff

Northern California Chapter Category: Works

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Northern California Chapter Category: Works

Adam Greenspan, a directing partner at PWP Landscape Architecture (PWP), is dedicated to designing experiences for visitors to notice the often-overlooked living systems that they inhabit. As the lead designer on many projects including public parks, campuses, mixed-use developments, competitions, and estates, Adam has evolved the practice toward an emphasis on natural systems, sustainable solutions, and the integration of horticulturally rich planted systems. With a background in art and sociology, he deftly combines creativity, open communication, and engagement skills to conceive projects and to guide them sensitively through layered physical, social, and political contexts. Among Adam's projects are: Glenstone Museum, Potomac, MD, a 300-acre contemporary art museum that seamlessly integrates art, architecture, and nature, while employing a systems approach to water management, reforestation, meadow regeneration, and landscape maintenance; Salesforce Transit Center and Park, San Francisco, CA, a 5.4-acre park atop a multimodal transit center, with a botanical garden-like park and active experiences that serve as a performance landscape for the center of the city; and Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore, a new and singular airport experience created through biophilic design, enveloping and connecting visitors to the natural world. Adam has long been championing sustainability and regenerative living systems, as well as inclusion and socially responsible design, to a broader audience through engagement with ASLA and the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF).