We are excited to announce that Symetra Center renovation project has won the NAIOP 2025 Redevelopment/Renovation Project of the Year…
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November 11, 2025
Symetra Center – NAIOP 2025 Award
November 3, 2025
2025 Summer Field Trip
A little late, but better than never! Sharing some photos from our Fora summer field trip outing that included a…
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October 28, 2025
Snoqualmie Tribe Harvest Kitchen and Greenhouse Classroom Opening
The Snoqualmie Tribe Harvest Kitchen and Greenhouse Classroom project was recently featured in the Seattle Times, celebrating the opening of…
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October 20, 2025
Smokey Point Community Park
Smokey Point Community Park opened in May 2025 with an overarching vision to create a community space where concerts, vendor…
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October 6, 2025
Community Meeting – Peck Community Sports Park
In partnership with Parks Tacoma, Fora led the first community workshop for the redesign of Peck Community Sports Park. Thank…
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June 27, 2025
Fora is growing!
Fora is growing! We are pleased to announce that Pamela Force (Designer II), Fred Jala (Associate), Myles Harvey (Associate), and…
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April 14, 2025
Promotion – Evan Boyd to Associate
Fora Landscape Architects is pleased to announce the promotion of Evan Boyd to Associate. Evan has played a key role…
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January 13, 2025
Roof Terrace Highlight – Domain 9 in Austin, Texas
We’re excited to share some photos from Principal Peter Nelson’s recent site visit to one of our latest roof terrace…
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January 10, 2025
Olympic View K-8 Learning by Design Grand Prize Winner Fall 2024
Olympic View K-8 won the Learning by Design Fall 2024 Grand Prize. Congratulations to the team! Image: As visitors and…
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October 18, 2024
Promotion Announcement – Callie Roberts
We are pleased to announce that Callie Roberts has been promoted to Associate. Her creative energy has brought a refreshing…
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July 1, 2024
Ferndale High School Open House
Ferndale School District recently held its ribbon cutting ceremony and open house for Ferndale High School at the end of…
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June 26, 2024
Oak Heights ES Ground Breaking
Oak Heights Elementary in the Edmonds School District had its ground breaking ceremony yesterday, much to the excitement of its…
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June 18, 2024
2024 A4LE Washington Chapter Merit Award: Puesta del Sol Elementary
Puesta del Sol Elementary in Bellevue received the 2024 A4LE Washington Chapter Merit Award at the annual A4LE Conference last…
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June 14, 2024
Happy Pride Month!
“Sometimes, just adding in something as simple as rainbow striping in a playground can help create an environment for students…
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May 13, 2024
A4LE Washington Chapter Tour: Hilltop Heritage ES
This week’s A4LE Washington Chapter Tour features Hilltop Heritage Elementary in the Renton School District. Featuring a mass timber system,…
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May 3, 2024
2024 WASLA Award of Honor: Spectra Marymoor
Spectra Marymoor recently received the 2024 Washington American Society of Landscape Architects (WASLA) Award of Honor in the Residential Design…
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April 27, 2024
Project Ground Breaking: Smokey Point Community Park
Smokey Point Community Park broke ground recently, and Phase 1 is taking shape with the west plaza concrete formwork in…
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April 23, 2024
Happy Earth Day!
As Earth Day comes to an end (it never really ends for us at Fora if we’re being honest), we’ve…
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April 18, 2024
2024 WASLA Honor Award
Congratulations to all the 2024 WASLA Award winners! Tonight Fora brought home the Honor Award in the Residential Design category…
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April 18, 2024
Lunch & Learn: Fieldworks Custom Concrete
Thank you Paul and Liz @fieldworksconcrete for coming in and sharing your expertise with us about concrete top casting, mixes, formwork, joints,…
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April 5, 2024
Field Trip Friday: Ember Lynnwood
Field Trip Friday! Fora took a trip to Ember Lynnwood to see its progress today, led by Andy and Leo.…
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April 2, 2024
The Fora Team Grows!
We are pleased to share that the Fora Team has grown! Our beloved KC Hermsen and Fan Lan have been…
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March 28, 2024
Project Feature: Olympic View K-8
Envisioned as a multicultural hub and neighborhood asset, the Olympic View K-8 project was informed by a series of community…
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March 25, 2024
DJC Project of the Week: Costco Issaquah Headquarters
The Costco Issaquah Headquarters Addition is today’s DJC Project of the Week. The new office building opened at its 30-acre…
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March 23, 2024
A4LE Spring Bus Tour: James Baldwin ES
The pre-existing magnolia tree the team designed around at James Baldwin Elementary is now in bloom. James Baldwin ES will…
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March 22, 2024
Construction Highlight: Newport High School
The curving forms at the Newport High School courtyard are starting to take shape, carving out spaces for students to…
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February 23, 2024
Join us in celebrating Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, we have decided to take the time to highlight some of the notable but…
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November 3, 2023
We’re Hiring! Join Our Team – Landscape Designer/ Architect 2-5+ Years Experience
12/11/2023 Fora Update: Posting is now closed. Interested in joining our team? Drop a note with your resume at: hello@fora.land
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October 5, 2023
Fora Open House
Last Friday we celebrated our 40-year anniversary, new name, and new office space. Thanks to all that joined in the…
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September 13, 2023
A4LE Day of Service
This year’s A4LE Day of Service involved the creation of an outdoor learning space and “Pathways to Learning” at Marysville…
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September 11, 2023
The Hummingbird Mural
Angelina Villalobos Soto (Artist Superhero Name “onesevennine”) is a local PNW artist whose work is inspired by her Americanized Mexican…
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September 6, 2023
WEISMAN DESIGN GROUP IS NOW FORA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Established over 40 years ago, we are a studio of passionate individuals who believe in the restorative power of landscape architecture. We bring people together through environments that live and breathe — promoting social well-being and a connection to nature
July 7, 2023
Polished Apple Award – Clyde Hill Elementary
Clyde Hill Elementary School won the Polished Apple Award at the @a4le_pnw 2023 Annual Chapter Conference last month! The elementary…
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June 23, 2023
Mountain View Middle School Athletic Complex groundbreaking
Check out these fun photos from the Mountain View Middle School Athletic Complex groundbreaking ceremony! We’re looking forward to watching…
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June 22, 2023
Family First Community Center
Earlier this month, Family First Community Center in Renton had their grand opening ceremony and celebration! There was a wonderful…
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June 19, 2023
Juneteenth – Kofi Boone’s lecture
This Juneteenth, we reflect on Kofi Boone’s lecture “Recognition, Reconciliation, Reparation”, given as part of University of Washington’s CBE Humanities, Histories, Futures Lectures Series. His lecture was an important reminder of not only how critical it is to stop and listen to understand the communities we serve, but also of how much damage we can cause by coming in only looking for a design problem to solve.
June 13, 2023
Northgate Elementary School
It’s always exciting to see a project come to life! Northgate Elementary School’s scheduled Fall 2023 opening is getting closer,…
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June 9, 2023
Happy Pride Month!
Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈 Be sure to catch the @nationalasla “Queer Emergence: An LGBTQIA+ Conversation in Landscape Architecture” webinar on June 12th at 10am PST. The webinar will discuss queer representation in landscape architecture with a panel of five queer professionals. Click the link in our bio to register!
Image by ASLA.
June 7, 2023
1916 Boren life-science building
Nearly half of the new 1916 Boren life-science building will be utilized by Seattle Children’s Hospital for pediatric research. We’re…
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June 2, 2023
Field trip to the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
Some of the Fora team took a field trip to the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden in Federal Way. Lots of…
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May 26, 2023
Callie Roberts’ 5th FORA anniversary
This week marks Landscape Architect Callie Roberts’ 5th WDG anniversary! Callie is a busy bee 🐝 – not only is she dedicated to her work in the office, but she is also involved in the landscape architecture community outside of the office as a member of the WASLA Student and Emerging Professional Committee. She continually gives her all on her projects, and we are so happy she’s part of our team. Callie, your dedication to the profession is inspiring – thank you for everything you do!
May 24, 2023
Costco campus expansion
Construction is well under way at the Costco campus expansion in Issaquah. The plazas are coming together and the trees…
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May 19, 2023
Plaza Center Residential
The start of construction is getting closer for Plaza Center Residential! Sitting on top of the Plaza Center/US Bank Garage,…
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May 16, 2023
Landscape Architect KC Hermsen’s 1st WDG anniversary!
Earlier this month, we celebrated Landscape Architect KC Hermsen’s 1st FORA anniversary! KC has been a rockstar from day one, jumping right in with her strong creative spirit and professional expertise. As a Southern California transplant, KC always brings a little Point Break energy to the table. She came to the Northwest to attend the University of Washington, where she earned her Bachelor of Landscape Architecture as well as minors in Architectural Studies and Environmental Science. To this day, KC is still trying to get Washingtonia filifera to grow in the PNW.
Thank you KC!
May 10, 2023
ASLA’s Climate Action Plan
ASLA’s Climate Action Plan aims to have healthier and economically stronger communities by 2040. Their vision for landscape architecture includes restoring ecosystems, increasing and protecting biodiversity, and addressing climate injustices. Washington’s ASLA chapter is hosting a kick-off webinar this Thursday for attendees to meet the WASLA Climate Action Committee and unpack the Climate Action Plan.
May 5, 2023
Fireside Flats
Fireside Flats in Seattle, completed last year, features an abundance of greenery at street level, around unit patios, and up…
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