Scott Muir, PLA

Landscape Architect IV

Scott Muir is a Senior Landscape Architect with over 11 years of Landscape Architecture and Land Planning experience. Before his design career, Scott worked as an educator, an elder care specialist, and a veterinary assistant. He is driven to implement the ideals of permaculture, honor site-specific ecologies, influence healthy living, and positively impact the surrounding community’s post-development. Scott’s background spans a variety of project types including streetscapes, urban infill, mixed-use, private residential, healthcare, commercial, higher education, K-12, and children’s outdoor learning environments.

Scott’s experience includes site inventory and analysis, feasibility studies, site planning and design, land planning, community engagement, conceptual design, preliminary grading, planting plans, regulatory permitting, and construction drawing preparation. As a senior landscape architect, he is trusted to oversee the preparation of site reports, tree surveys, tree preservation design, site design, planting plans and calculations, renderings, entitlements and rezoning packages, and detailed design.

FEATURED PROJECTS

  • Snow Hill Veterinary Campus | Durham NC
  • Shady Grove Assemblage Community Park | Durham NC
  • Allen Elementary School | San Bruno,CA*
  • Mission Springs | Santa Cruz, CA*
  • Avalon Bay Condominiums | Emeryville, CA*
  • ELAN Mountain View (Peet’s) | Mountain View, CA*

*Project History Prior to Qunity


Expertise
Registrations:

NC#2366, CA#6441

Certifications:

NC State NLI Certification: Designing Early Childhood Outdoor Environments

CLARB Certified Professional

Professional Memberships:

NCASLA, CLARB

Education

MLA | University of Colorado, Denver

MA, Education | Emory University

BA, Psychology | Emory University