About

Carlson Design & Planning, an unconventional design and planning firm, creates aesthetically appealing and functional land and waterscapes by integrating sustainable principles that promote natural resource conservation, resilience, and land use needs. Founder Michele Carlson is skilled at systems thinking and resourceful problem solving, and believes the relationship between people, land, and water is a compelling conversation at the heart of future design and planning. Her design approach is rooted in science and nature based form and function. She has working relationships with skilled specialists in green infrastructure, sustainability, coastal adaptation, soil science, botany and ecology. CD&P brings unique teams together relative to the needs and opportunities of projects. She holds a Master of Science in Ecological Design and Planning and works on various scaled projects in the Greater New York area, New England and beyond.

Certified

WBE- Woman’s Small Business

• New York State

• New York City

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Education

M.S. Ecological Design, Conway School of Landscape Design, Conway, MA, 2014

Landscape Design, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY, 2009-present

Green Roof Design and Standards, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, New York, NY, 2014

AWARDS

Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA) Student Merit Award, 2015