Making Places, Engaging People, Inspired by Nature.
PWL Partnership is a collaborative studio of landscape architects, urban designers, and site planners working across Canada and the Pacific Northwest. We design landscapes that support communities and restore ecological systems, helping cities adapt to a changing climate. We partner with communities, institutions, and cities to create places where people, culture, and nature can thrive.
Our work ranges from waterfronts and parks to housing communities, campuses, and civic spaces—each shaped by the unique character of place.
What We Do
We work across scales, from site design to regional frameworks, shaping landscapes that support biodiversity, integrate nature-based solutions, and strengthen long-term resilience. Our expertise includes:
Climate adaptation & blue-green systems
Designing landscapes that manage water, restore ecological systems, and respond to climate change.
Waterfronts & resilient shorelines
Shaping waterfronts that reconnect people to water while responding to dynamic environmental conditions
Public realm, mobility & accessibility
Designing streets, plazas, and civic spaces that support movement, gathering, and inclusive access.
Parks, open space & play environments
Creating parks and open space systems that support recreation, biodiversity, and everyday use.
Housing & community-led development
Shaping outdoor environments that support health, belonging, and multi-generational living.
Indigenous partnerships & cultural landscapes
Working alongside Indigenous clients and partners to support cultural expression, stewardship, and connection to land, grounded in collaboration and long-term relationships.
Master planning, urban design & visioning
Guiding long-term change through integrated planning and urban design frameworks, supported by early-stage visioning and collaborative processes that help shape ideas, align priorities, and define future directions.
Our Approach
Every landscape carries a story—ecological, cultural, and social. Our work begins by listening and learning from the people and environments that shape a place.
Through research, engagement, and collaboration, we develop design responses that are grounded in context and shaped through dialogue.
We work closely with clients, communities, and interdisciplinary teams to guide projects from early visioning through detailed design and construction.
