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Roll up your sleeves, let’s compare notes…
Kicking off 2023 with Purpose and Inspiration
As we enter 2023, Mantle is excited about what lays ahead. We wanted to share what is currently inspiring us, energizing us, and making us reflect on the world we live in and the work we do.
2023 Promotions, geographic expansion and our growing team!
Mantle Landscape Architecture 2023 Promotions, Expansion of office to Shenzen China and New Staff
ASLA Conference 2022
In November, Mantle took advantage of the San Francisco ASLA conference by closing our office so our whole Berkeley staff could attend! We were excited to meet landscape architects from all over the world and learn what big ideas are percolating in our field. We came away inspired and ready to have conversations about our practice and the future of our discipline!
Celebrating the Olmsted legacy on his 200th birthday.
On April 26, 2022 we celebrated the bicentennial of Frederick Law Olmsted. In one way or another, we have all been touched by his legendary work. At heart, Olmsted was a social reformer, an egalitarian, who deeply believed in social equality. the public park as a democratic right of all citizens. He understood the importance of the park as the antidote to urban life – a place of peace, refuge, relaxation and healing.
Engaging all the senses through materiality in landscape design.
One of the unifying features of our work is a deep passion for the materiality of our projects. As landscape architects we have the privilege of designing for all of the senses. We dive into a wide range of elemental materials, both natural and man-made, to find the right combination that communicates a concept and brings landscape to life.
Landscape’s role in reducing the cycle of trauma.
The idea that landscape plays a role in people’s health and healing is powerful, and is always at the forefront of my mind. With every project there is an opportunity to reflect on how our landscapes provide an opportunity to enrich the wellbeing of the people who pass through, live in, and casually enjoy the spaces we design.
How parametric design supports creative exploration.
How to turn a hand-drawn dna strand into an elegant art wall? Parametric design. Using this computational design method with Grasshopper and Rhino, our team can explore and easily iterate on complex geometry without exhausting our budget on projects–especially useful for small offices because it automates time-consuming tasks by consolidating them into generative algorithms for more fluid manipulation. At Mantle, we embrace these tools to make our process more efficient, collaborate seamlessly, and create distinct and uniquely elegant forms.
Building value & retention with a refreshed corporate campus landscape.
Many corporate campus landscapes are woefully out of date; dysfunctional, neglected, inefficient and frankly uninhabitable. A refreshed landscape can play a key role in enticing tenants to stay and pique employees' interest in returning to the office. Improving retention is a clear value, but a renovated corporate campus can maximize amenities by improving existing assets, reduce maintenance costs and increase property value.
Budget-friendly ways to leverage commercial landscape and make tenants happy.
If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that we have to think out-of-the-box when creatively solving problems that we have never faced before. With people heading back into the office, leveraging commercial landscape to provide creative outdoor amenities is a great way to keep tenants happy and employees safe.
