STIMSON is based in Cambridge and Princeton, Massachusetts and is comprised of an urban and rural landscape architecture studio, a working farm and a plant nursery.
STIMSON is a female, minority led partnership between Lauren and Stephen Stimson. The studio was conceived in 1992 by Stephen Stimson, who was born on a 10th generation dairy farm in New England. A devotion to craft, and a simple, agrarian-minded approach to design is the mainstay of our work.
The studio has since evolved into a collective led by five Principals:
Edward Marshall, FASLA
Lauren Stimson, FAAR, ASLA
Stephen Stimson, FASLA
Glen Valentine, FASLA
Joseph Wahler, ASLA
Each Principal brings a diverse range of creative and technical talent to the whole. Together, with our team, we have amassed over three decades of built work.
We share a mutual love for the land, craft and invention.
WE STILL DRAW BY HAND.
WE EMBRACE SLOWNESS.
We design at all scales and every geography. Our work is a collection of intimate gardens, academic campuses, museums, parks and artful installations in the Northeast and around the country. Design expression comes from getting to know each site individually. Understanding context is essential. Long-term, curation of our work is part of the design process.
We design for longevity.
Our studio is a diverse and intelligent team of designers, planners, and horticulturalists.
We appreciate an artisanal and bespoke approach to the craft of landscape architecture. A nod to regionalism, site histories and a respect for the environment are a given. Lifespan, no waste, education, and ecological fluency are at the heart of our values.
We think that the process of design is just as important as the finished product. Doing things as well as we can, rather than as fast as possible is fundamental. We believe in quality over quantity.
We still draw by hand. We embrace slowness.
WE BELIEVE THE MOST IMPORTANT
LEARNING COMES FROM BEING
IN THE FIELD.
We think the most important learning comes from being in the field. On a job site, at the nursery, in a garden. We are teachers, we learn from each other, and our studio is our classroom. Hands-on, experiential learning is at the core of our practice. We like getting our hands dirty.
We are passionate about our profession. Our collaborators and clients become friends and an essential part of our story. Our projects set our pace, but our families and loved ones mentor our success.
We believe in a work + life balance.
WE ARE STIMSON
STIMSON HAS BEEN JENNIE ABBOTT WILL ANMAHIAN SHANE ANTOLAK TAYLOR BAER DAVID BAYER AMANDA BAYLEY KATHERINE BENNETT CARLY BENSON RYAN BOOTH DEREK BOWSER TALYA BRINK MATTHEW BROWN CHRISTOPHER BUCCINO CAROLYN BURKE ROBERT CABRAL MICHAEL CALLAHAN MARIANNA CAPOZZOLI STEPHEN CARROLLA AIRON CASTANEDA MIKE CEDAR SKYLER CHICK ANGELA CHOI MAX COHEN LILY DENDY SOREN DENIORD NGOC DOAN IAN DOBBINS LIAM DONAHER SUSANNAH DRAKE ARIEL DUNGCA GRACE DWYER EZAZ ENDO KAREN ESSWEIN JENNIFER EXNER MARTINA FEY SUSAN FITZGERALD TERRY FITZPATRICK ADRIAN FLORES ABIGAIL FOWLER JULIA FREDERICK REBECCA GALAT LYNNE GIESECKE ANNIE GILSON ALEXANDRA GOODENOUGH CAROLE GOODMAN ANNIE GRIFFENBERG WA GU RON HENDERSON CINDY HOLMES MASHA HRANJEC RICHARD JOHNSON HANNAH KELTNER AH-YEON KIM JOE KUBIK CASSANDRA LANSON ROSE LEE TOM LEE CAROLINE LEZON REBECCA LOTKA JOUDE MABSOUT JULIA MACNELLY ANDREW MADL JENNIFER MALILA ALEX MARSHALL ANNIE MARSHALL MACKENZIE MARSHALL FATEMA MASWOOD SOPHIE MATTINSON ELIZABETH MCGONAGLE KEVIN MCKEON KIM MERCURIO CULLEN MEVES TRACEY MILLER SYDNEY MILLIGAN KEN MURPHY LAUREN NEWTON HILLARY NOYES MICHELLE OLIVA NANCY PARMENTIER CHAI PATTAMASATTAYASONTHI KYRA PLESS MILEE PRADHAN BETH PRATT DAVE PRATT CHRIS REED CAMILLE RICHARDS ZACH RICHARDS KRISTEN RIEMANN CHOMYONG RILEY JAMES ROYCE AARON RUTZ CHRISTINE SAWYER IAN SCHERLING BEN SCHNEIDER PATT SELANON ZIVILE SHAH-MACIUKAITE JULIE SHAPIRO PAM SHEPHARD SETH SLIFER JEEUN SONG KATY SULLIVAN LAEUN SUNG LISA SWANZEY ZIYING TANG ANGELA TANNER BEN TURPIN MINNUE UHM MARY VELEZ ADRIAN VOLZ BERNICE WAHLER GABRIELLE WEISS PHOEBE WHITE SU-YEON TOMMY YOKUM DONG ZHANG WANTING ZHANG