Design Philosophy

Starr Whitehouse is a landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm with offices in New York, Atlanta, and Hudson. Our mission is to shape beautiful and resilient civic spaces that connect people to nature and each other.

Rooted in a proud tradition of public service, our practice is built on engaging stakeholders to deliver spaces that truly serve the people who use them. We bring energy and creativity to the challenge of finding what is genuine and sustainable — a challenge that starts with recognizing the strata of natural systems, physical organization, social systems, regulations, history, and culture that come together in a location. From this base, recommendations and designs emerge through consensus-building and inspiration. From waterfronts, parks and streetscapes to campus plans and green infrastructure, we combine civic vision, design excellence, and ecological intelligence to create places where people thrive.

Since its founding in 2006, Starr Whitehouse has been trusted by governments and communities to deliver projects that reflect shared aspirations. Whatever geography we work in, our team enjoys partnering with local experts and leaders on visionary, buildable environments that create social, environmental, and economic value for all.