Walker/Macy by Michelle Winningham Founded in 1976 by Lawrence Walker, FASLA and J. Douglas Macy, FASLA, Walker?EUR??,,????'????Macy provides services in Landscape Architecture, planning, civil engineering, and urban design. For more than two decades, the firm has upheld a strong commitment to the design and implementation of vital spaces that respond to the needs of the people they serve and the context of their environment. Current partners J. Douglas Macy and Michael Zilis have maintained and built upon the firm's original philosophy by focusing on projects that invest in long term civic value. Walker?EUR??,,????'????Macy has a history of active involvement in the ongoing revitalization of downtown Portland. From being part of the design team for Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland's most-loved outdoor space, to leading restoration of the historic North and South Park Blocks, to their current expansion of downtown's Waterfront Park, the firm has helped shape the public open spaces for which Portland has become noted. The team specializes in public parks and plazas, higher education campuses, interpretive centers, and other projects that have a regional impact on all citizens. The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial at Washington Park, the Lewis & Clark College Signature Project and the Gorge Discovery Center are just a few of many examples demonstrating a commitment to excellence in all facets of site planning and design. Projects including the award-winning Jackson Bottom Resource Management Plan, the 62-acre expansion of Willamette National Cemetery, and master planning for Sun Lakes State Park in northeastern Washington demonstrate the firm's ability to successfully integrate land use, preservation, human use, and design aesthetics. From their offices in downtown Portland, the 30-person firm has worked on a wide variety of projects with public and private organizations throughout the United States, in Canada, Australia, and China. Through nearly 2,000 completed and ongoing projects, the partners and staff have earned a reputation for successful collaboration with architects, engineers, artists, historians and interpretive consultants to create solutions that are timeless, and of high quality. In the last 14 years, the firm has received 22 design awards from the Oregon Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, including numerous Honor Awards, 1990 and 1992 Presidential Awards, a 1992 National ASLA Merit Award, and the 1998 Oregon Governor's Liveability Award. lasn A 1,000 seat assembly area and formal entrance gates are focal points of the Willamette National Cemetery. A filtered wetland of cattails and bulrush are featured at the Columbia River Gorge Discovery Center. Terraces, water features and a central open space adorn Rock Creek Campus PSU Urban Center Lewis & Clark College South Waterfront Park