WRT
Landscape Architecture + Resilience Planning
WRT is a planning and design firm based in San Francisco and Philadelphia. The firm’s interdisciplinary team of planners, urban designers, architects, and landscape architects is committed to designing with nature and reinforcing urbanism.
WRT guides the development of projects through a process that depends upon a sound understanding of community values and aspirations, obtained through early and continuous citizen involvement, our national perspective on place-based design, and a commitment to understanding the site-specific opportunities and challenges as a basis for strategic decision-making.
“Two things come to mind that are unique to working in the Bay Area. First, the comradery and collaboration between smart, driven, like-minded people from different disciplines. Second, getting to know the daily worries and concerns of communities around the Bay. This grounds our work in today’s challenges while giving climate change more urgency.”
John Gibbs, WRT
Design option for Bay Trail resilience at Alameda Point. Image: WRT
Recent Clients
- East Bay Regional Parks District
- Hayward Area Recreation and Park District
- Mariposa County
- The City of Fresno
- The City of Oakland
Bay Area & California Resilience Projects
- Resilience Planning for Bay Trail, East Bay Regional Parks
- Complete Street Design, Miller Ave, Mill Valley
- Sustainable Renovation of Richmond Civic Center Plaza
- Mariposa Creek Parkway, Habitat Restoration and Fire Resilience
Bothin Marsh Adaptation & Trails Project, Mill Valley, CA
A Marin County prototype for adapting to sea level rise using nature-based strategies. These strategies allow the shoreline to evolve while restoring wetlands and providing recreational access.
Estuary Park Renovation & Expansion Project, Oakland, CA
Redesigning a historic park to accommodate a growing local population from the rapidly developing adjacent neighborhood, while also responding to climate-related challenges including sea level rise.
Lake Merritt Park Master Plan & Projects, Oakland, CA
Implementation of the master plan has proved successful in improving the natural conditions in and around the lake, and the recreational and social functions of park amenities.
San Francisco Bay Trail Risk Assessment & Adaptation Priority Plan, Alameda & Contra Costa Counties, CA
The Plan identifies key locations where nature-based approaches to shoreline adaptation will provide community benefits, and where East Bay Parks and partners will continue to develop and implement recommendations through community engagement processes.
Key Contacts
- John Gibbs, PA, ASLA, LEED AP
Principal / Landscape Architect + Urban Designer - Cristina Bejarano, AICP, ASLA, LEED AP
Senior Associate / Adaptation Planner + Urban Designer
Firm Details
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- WRT
San Francisco
478 Tehama Street, Suite 2B
San Francisco, CA 94103
415.575.4722
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