At the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon, massive granite boulders emerge from the landscape, artfully carved by master masons and precisely placed to help tell a powerful story of Indigenous voices. As landscape architect on the new universally accessible main entry and plaza, Mayer/Reed’s work began long before a single stone was craned into […]

Vista Pavilion, at Oregon Health & Science University’s (OHSU) Marquam Hill campus, opened its doors in April. Dedicated to the treatment of cancer, the addition marks OHSU’s first major in-patient expansion since 2006. Mayer/Reed’s landscape architecture for the 14-story building (architecture by NBBJ) echoes the lush, forested hills that surround campus and includes a fourth-floor green roof that opens up to sweeping views of Portland. A new ADA-accessible path connects neighboring Elk’s Children’s […]