OUR APPROACH
We amplify the sense of place through design and create places that respond to local ecologies.
Placemaking through landscape architecture and graphic design is our passion. We work with individuals and teams to bring a site's story to life. From site analysis to construction observation phases. Our design is informed by material and technical knowledge and accented with an artistic approach.
EXPERTISE
Landscape Architecture
Masterplanning
Campus Planning
Graphics & Illustratives
Site Branding
Signage & Wayfinding Plans
We work on projects ranging in scale from large estates to urban parks and plazas and regional master plans. Experienced in streetscape, park, plaza, trail, institutional, adaptive reuse, multi-family residential and hospitality design.
CERTIFICATIONS
Emily is a Professional Landscape Architect in North Carolina and certified LEED AP.
MEET EMILY
PLA, ASLA, LEED AP
Founder & Landscape Architect
Milliman Design Studio is led by Emily Milliman. As a landscape architect and artist with a background in architecture, Emily aims to create spaces that maximize and celebrate the experience of place through careful consideration of the social, cultural, ecological, and material contexts of sites. Emily is a registered Landscape Architect in North Carolina and holds an MLA from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and a BA in Architecture from Miami University.
She has over 11 years of experience working on complex international landscape architecture projects coupled with a design process that integrates technical material knowledge with inspired artistic vision. She brings a collaborative spirit and innovative approach to working with clients and project teams. Her prior professional experience spans public and private sectors, and includes parks, plazas, trails, higher education, streetscapes, resort and hospitality, and estates.
Emily's work has received recognition from the Boston Society of Landscape Architects, American Society of Landscape Architects, and the City of Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh Awards. She was named the 2015 Polly Thayer Starr Artist by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and her art has been exhibited at The Piano Craft Gallery. In addition to practicing professionally, Emily has taught workshops and courses in community engagement and graphic design at the Boston Architectural College. Emily currently serves on the Miami University Triangle Chapter Alumni Board.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
CAMPUS PLANNING & DESIGN
University of Massachusetts at Lowell South Campus | Lowell, MA
The Labyrinth Garden at Simmons College | Boston, MA
Harvard University Semitic Museum Landscape | Cambridge, MA
Harvard University Tozzer Courtyard | Cambridge, MA
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STREETSCAPE
Mt. Vernon Street | Boston, MA
Melnea Cass Boulevard | Boston, MA
Morrissey Boulevard | Boston, MA
Commonwealth Avenue | Boston, MA
State Street | Akron, OH
RUSBUS Union Station Transit Center | Raleigh, NC
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HEALTH & WELLNESS
UNC REX Cancer Center | Raleigh, NC
WakeMed SAFEChild | Fuquay Varina, NC
Scotts Hill Hospital | Wilmington, NC
Department of Health and Human Services Center | Raleigh, NC
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PARKS & PLAZAS
Riverside Plaza | Medford, MA
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TRAILS & GREENWAYS
Neponset River Greenway | Boston, MA
Casey Arborway | Boston, MA
Clippership Connector Trail | Medford, MA
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MIXED USE
Raleigh Ironworks | Raleigh, NC
330 Hargett St. | Raleigh, NC
District at 54 | Raleigh, NC
No.5 in Cary | Cary, NC
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RESORT & HOSPITALITY
Omni Pontoque | Pontoque, Mexico
Habacoa | Caribbean
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WAYFINDING & SIGNAGE
The Factory | Wake Forest, NC
Summit Lakes | NC
Wallbrook | NC
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TOWN MASTER PLANS
Natick 2030+ Master Plan | Natick, MA
Lawrence Manchester Rail Corridor Area-Wide Plan | Lawrence, MA
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