OUR FOCUS

We connect disciplines to make better decisions about land and how people experience it.

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Landscape Architecture

We read a site before we draw it. Soil, water, canopy, circulation, use, and maintenance shape landscapes that perform for people and ecology within a real budget.

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Planning & Strategy

We work with clients before a direction hardens. We test feasibility, phasing, entitlement, funding, and stakeholder priorities to build a framework the team can act on.

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Urban Design

We shape districts, corridors, and public spaces around movement, access, identity, and the land between buildings. The result is a clear framework for development and public investment.

SERVICES

What we do.

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STRATEGY

Strategic Advisory

We help clients define the problem, test assumptions, and set priorities before design begins.

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STRATEGY

Strategic Advisory

We help clients define the problem, test assumptions, and set priorities before design begins.

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STRATEGY

Strategic Advisory

We help clients define the problem, test assumptions, and set priorities before design begins.

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ALIGNMENT

Aligning Agendas

We structure workshops and decisions so clients, stakeholders, and technical teams can move toward a shared direction.

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ALIGNMENT

Aligning Agendas

We structure workshops and decisions so clients, stakeholders, and technical teams can move toward a shared direction.

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ALIGNMENT

Aligning Agendas

We structure workshops and decisions so clients, stakeholders, and technical teams can move toward a shared direction.

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IDENTITY

Meaning Making

We research the histories and relationships that give a place meaning, then carry them into design, interpretation, and public space.

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IDENTITY

Meaning Making

We research the histories and relationships that give a place meaning, then carry them into design, interpretation, and public space.

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IDENTITY

Meaning Making

We research the histories and relationships that give a place meaning, then carry them into design, interpretation, and public space.

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SYSTEMS

Rewilding Systems

We restore ecological function within developed landscapes through water, soil, habitat, and planting systems.

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SYSTEMS

Rewilding Systems

We restore ecological function within developed landscapes through water, soil, habitat, and planting systems.

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SYSTEMS

Rewilding Systems

We restore ecological function within developed landscapes through water, soil, habitat, and planting systems.

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PERFORMANCE

Resilience Planning

We identify climate risks and design practical responses that can be phased, funded, maintained, and adapted.

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PERFORMANCE

Resilience Planning

We identify climate risks and design practical responses that can be phased, funded, maintained, and adapted.

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PERFORMANCE

Resilience Planning

We identify climate risks and design practical responses that can be phased, funded, maintained, and adapted.

markets

Where we work.

Living Communities

We plan neighborhoods and shared landscapes that support daily life, social connection, access, and long-term care.

Workplace

We design outdoor environments that support health, collaboration, recruitment, and a strong connection to place.

Parks and Open Space

We plan and design public landscapes that support recreation, habitat, stormwater, access, and civic life.

Mobility

We connect streets, trails, transit, and public space so people can move safely while landscape systems repair fragmented corridors.

Districts and Mixed Use

We align development, circulation, public space, and phasing to create districts that function as coherent places.

Civic and Cultural

We design public spaces that support gathering, interpretation, cultural expression, and everyday civic use.

Healthcare

We connect patients, families, and staff to restorative outdoor spaces shaped by shade, access, planting, and comfort.

Higher Education

We plan campuses as connected academic, residential, mobility, and landscape systems that support learning inside and outside buildings.

OUR TEAM

A small, experienced team with a wide field of view.

A small, experienced team with a wide field of view.

Chip Crawford

Founding Principal

J. Andrew Kilmer

Managing Principal

Neil Eisenberger

Principal

Mitch Heiar

Associate Principal

Tim Buescher

Associate Principal

Ollie Right

Site Designer

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CAREERS

We are looking for people who think in systems.

We are building a practice for people who think across systems and care about how ideas get built. Our team works on complex landscapes, campuses, and districts with direct access to firm leadership and responsibility across the full project arc.

Careers

Careers

We welcome inquiries from landscape architects, planners, and designers whose experience or point of view could strengthen the practice. Send a brief introduction and portfolio or résumé to:

careers@kanopigap.com

Kanopi Gap is an Equal Opportunity Employer, providing opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Internships

Internships

Applications for our Summer 2027 internship program will open in fall 2026

Landscape architecture and planning students will work with principals and project teams on active commissions from early strategy through documentation.

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