About Us

PORT is a public realm design and planning consultancy comprising landscape architects, architects, urban designers, and planners. With offices in Philadelphia and Chicago, we work across scales and contexts throughout the United States and abroad.

Our Work

PORT delivers socially equitable and environmentally ambitious public realms. Our work creates opportunities for the unexpected interplay between people and the natural environment, serving to animate and enrich public life and urban biodiversity. PORT approaches each project with fresh eyes, bringing an ambitious, yet playful, perspective to every design challenge.

Augusta Quarry, Knoxville, Tennessee
Photo Credit: Keith Isaacs

Clients & Collaborators

PORT partners with communities and our collaborators to create future-oriented public spaces that transcend convention, serving humans and non-humans alike.

Our clients include municipalities, public agencies, foundations, not-for-profits, and cultural and educational institutions.

Ada County, ID
Active Transportation Alliance
Archeworks
Aslan Foundation
Cañon City, CO
Chicago Architecture Biennial
Chicago Central Area Committee
Chicago DCASE
Chicago Ideas Week
Chicago Loop Alliance
Chicago MEPA
Chicago Transit Authority
City of Bentonville Parks & Recreation
City of Indianapolis
City of Kiel, Germany
City of Knoxville, TN
City of Greenville, SC
City of Lorain, OH
City of Louisville, KY

City of Philadelphia, PA
City of Philadelphia Rebuild Initiative
City of Providence, RI (competition award)
City of Westwood, KS
City of Wentzville Parks & Recreation, MO
County of Ulster, Kingston, NY
Delaware River Waterfront Corporation
Denver Parks & Recreation
Downtown Cleveland Alliance
Exhibit Columbus (Miller Prize recipient)
Fairmount Park Conservancy
Fishtown Kensington Area BID
Friends of Lakeview
Greenville County
Hollingsworth Foundation
Howard Hughes Corporation
Knoxville Community Development Corp.
Lakeview-Roscoe Village COC
Landmark Columbus Foundation

Lendlease
Lincoln Park COC, Chicago
New York Regional Plan Association
North Franklin Township
Northcenter COC, Chicago
Northern Liberties BID
Pennsylvania DCNR
Philadelphia250
River LA
Salt Lake County, Parks & Recreation
Springfield Township, PA
The University of Chicago
Ulster County, NY
Unif. Gov. of Wyandotte Co. & KCK
University of Chicago Place Lab
University of Illinois-Chicago
University of Pennsylvania

Our collaborators include many of North America and Europe’s leading design practices.

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Borderless Studio
CBT
EMBARC
Estudio Herreros

Handel Architects
Heatherwick Studio
Jonathan Kurtz Architecture
KieranTimberlake
KPMB

Lissoni & Partners
Marlon Blackwell Architects
MVRDV
Sanders Pace Architecture
SOM

The Plot Project, Exhibit Columbus, Indiana
Photo Credit: Hadley Fruits for Landmark Columbus