How does a design collective transform the world’s most complex sites into extraordinary landscapes? Follow RIOS as we share our landscape architecture process.
We believe in a new nature—where humans are integral to, not separate from, the natural world around us. Our multidisciplinary practice bridges landscape, architecture, and urban design to create interconnected environments where people and nature can thrive together.
Forty years of practice in Los Angeles, with its climate extremes and complex urban fabric, has been a proving ground for designing resilient environments that inform our projects around the world. The most challenging sites become our greatest opportunities for the interplay of cultural expression and natural systems.
Our process is hands-on and collaborative. We work on-site, making full-scale decisions, testing ideas in real conditions, and adapting to what we discover. We create places that evolve as cities transform, people change, and ecosystems adapt.