Appointment of seasoned environmental designer reinforces firm-wide focus on resiliency, sustainability
Design firm Cooper Carry today announced the promotion of Josh Daniel to Director of Landscape Architecture. The move coincides with the firm’s enhanced focus on outdoor design as the pandemic has illuminated the need for increased open-air environments that allow for healthier gatherings. In his new role, Daniel will lead business development, design and site planning as well as the growth of the Landscape Architecture Studio by recruiting top talent and developing new business relationships.
“At its inception, the Center for Connective Architecture was informed and guided by the pioneering thought of the late landscape architect Ian McHarg. Cooper Carry’s Landscape Architecture Studio was based on a design philosophy of considering the whole — that we are at our best (in life and work) when we are connected to nature and natural systems,” said Daniel, who first joined the firm in September 2019 as Studio Manager. “As we face the simultaneous crises of public health and human rights, we see the absolute need for resilient, equitable and healthy outdoor environments to foster community and democracy. Now more than ever, landscape architecture has a specific and relevant voice for every project and I look forward to opportunities for innovation across Cooper Carry’s mixed-use ecosystem during this renaissance for the public realm.”
A certified LEED Accredited Professional by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Daniel has led multiple landscape architecture projects from conceptual planning through construction and served as the project landscape architect on three LEED Platinum projects. Prior to joining Cooper Carry, Daniel served as the Greenspace Director of Wylde Center in Decatur, Georgia, where he managed the cultivation of various urban greenspaces designed to educate and engage the community through programs in environmental science, sustainable urban living and organic gardening. In this role, Daniel was a 2018 Fellow of Atlanta’s Center for Civic Innovation, a leadership and business development program for top social entrepreneurs effecting change across the region.
Previously, he led design efforts for Bio-Logical Capital, a stewardship development company and also held senior level design positions with the international award-winning firms Andropogon Associates and HOK. Since receiving his Bachelor of Environmental Design and Master of Landscape Architecture from Auburn University in 2000, Daniel has remained involved with the academy as a guest juror and a former member of Auburn’s Landscape Architecture Advisory Council. He is also a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and the Council of Landscape Architects Registration Board (CLARB).
At Cooper Carry, Daniel has recently been involved in several office, hospitality, government and community-oriented projects, including concepting the Legacy Park trail plan for the City of Decatur as well as a parks master plan for the new city of Stonecrest, Georgia in South DeKalb County. Cooper Carry is also currently involved in the master planning and landscape design for the vibrant redevelopment of The Galleria, an office park encompassing 2.1 million square feet with a 10.2-acre land parcel in Georgia’s Cobb County.
“While the commercial real estate industry faces vast challenges for the foreseeable future, designers are problem solvers who are well equipped to find creative solutions, both in the short term and long term,” said Kevin Cantley, president and CEO of Cooper Carry. “With varied expertise in landscape architecture and deep commitment to resiliency, Josh is well positioned to lead our firm into the next evolution of sustainable, biophilic design, addressing the evolving needs of urban communities and driving success for our clients.”
ABOUT Cooper Carry
Cooper Carry provides architecture, planning, landscape architecture, interior design, environmental graphic design, branding and sustainability consulting services. Founded in 1960, the firm specializes in the design of education, government, hospitality, mixed-use, office, residential, restaurants, retail, senior living, science + technology, and transit projects. The firm has designed projects in 45 states and globally in the Caribbean, Middle East, Asia, Africa and Central America. Cooper Carry approaches its work as a collaborative ecosystem. Its multiple studios and services come together daily to provide each project the depth of knowledge needed to meet and exceed objectives. Cooper Carry’s leaders are advocates and authorities for their specialties, empowered by decades of expertise to make decisions that prioritize placemaking, civic space, and the greater good of communities, tenants, residents and visitors. For more information, visit Cooper Carry’s website at?coopercarry.com?and follow the design firm on?Facebook,?Instagram,?Twitter and?LinkedIn.
