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“Andropogon” is a scientific category for a group of pioneering, North American field grasses. Wherever land has been disturbed, Andropogon grasses are one of the first living things to emerge. These plants colonize the ground, build soil that supports other plants, and support the landscape’s successional return to forest. As a firm, Andropogon is more than just a name for us — it’s an ethos that continues to inspire us.
2018 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Firm of the Year Award
3 Living Building Challenge-certified projects
3 SITES-certified projects
11 LEED Platinum-certified projects
Andropogon Associates is an award-winning, MBE-certified landscape architecture and ecological planning firm with a staff of 13 across offices in Philadelphia, PA and Raleigh, NC. For almost 50 years, Andropogon has committed itself to the principle of designing with nature to create beautiful and evocative landscapes that are inspired by natural processes, informed by the most recent science, and crafted to meet the needs of their unique communities. We have applied this approach to a range of projects, nationally and internationally, and produced sites that serve as both foundation and inspiration for academic, healthcare, cultural, corporate, and government clients.
Since our founding, we have worked with been honored to work with internationally-renowned institutions including the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, the New York Botanical Garden, the United States Botanic Garden, Central Park, Nature Forward (formerly the Audubon Naturalist Society), the University of Pennsylvania, Yale Divinity School, and many more. Our projects have studied sites around the world, created comprehensive planning documents to govern use and management for decades, and designed and constructed regenerative landscapes that will grow to have a net positive impact on the environment. In recognition of our contribution to the field, in 2018, Andropogon was honored with the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)’s Firm of the Year Award.
As a certified minority business enterprise (MBE), Andropogon is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our multi-cultural staff is dedicated to the successful management and cultivation of each project, from initial concept designs to construction review and long-term landscape stewardship. Our body of national and international work includes early examples of innovative green strategies including a broad range of landscape, site planning, environmental projects, ecological restoration, and innovative stormwater management techniques that have stood the test of the time.
PLACE FIRST
Our goal is to tell the story of a site by learning what it was, discovering what it is, and studying what it can become.
HEAL ECOSYSTEMS
Our core approach is to build dynamic, holistic systems and establish a healthy web of relationships.
HIGH PERFORMANCE LANDSCAPES
Our work is best when we are solving tough problems that demand creative, linked, and overlapping solutions.
ECONOMY OF INTERVENTION
We strive to provide design and planning strategies that produce maximum impact, with minimal invasion.
HARMONIZE PEOPLE AND PLACE
If we can create a deep bond between a place and the community that supports it, we can guarantee its long-term success.
BEAUTY IS MORE THAN SKIN DEEP
Our landscapes are not just beautiful; they are studied, measured, and optimized – their success is built on a foundation of data.
Landscape Architecture
Site Analysis
Site & Landscape Design
Landscape Management
Permit & Regulatory Preparation
Construction Documentation & Observation
Historic Preservation & Adaptive Reuse
Regional Planning
Environmental & Land Use Planning
Environmental Assessment
Feasibility Studies
Natural Resource Management
Open Space Trail Systems
Community Planning & Facilitation
Master Planning
Program Analysis & Development
Mixed-Use & Residential Development
Institutional Visioning & Development
Stormwater Management
Ecological Restoration
Funding Strategies
Sustainability Strategies
Site Selection
Environmental Assessment
Site Planning & Design
Stormwater Management
Brownfield Redevelopment
SITES Documentation
LEED Documentation
Living Building Challenge documentation
Research
Post Occupancy Evaluation & Case Studies
Environmental Monitoring
Soil Biology Analysis
Social Monitoring
Experimental Design
Monitoring Protocols
Adaptive Land Management Programs
Public Outreach & Presentations
Grant & Technical Writing
celebrating 40 years of people who contributed to the success of andropogon
we couldn’t have done it without you
Throughout Andropogon’s long history, we have had many talented, inspiring, influential, ground-breaking people work with us. We would like to give a shout out to some of those individuals.
