Stacilyn Feldman, ASLA
Stacilyn Feldman’s depth of professional experience includes exuberant planting design, timeless botanic gardens, tailored high-end residential and inspired commercial design.
She is managing multiple landmark projects throughout the mid-Atlantic corridor. She is currently advancing the collaborative outfit of an expansive amenity pool terrace at Broad & Washington in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The private resident garden space includes expansive overhead planted canopies and innovative experiential planting. She is also overseeing the implementation of the firm’s restoration work at the Federal Reserve campus in Washington, DC. Originally installed in the 1970s by OvS founders Jim van Sweden and Wolfgang Oehme, Mrs. Feldman and her team are managing the fountain, planting and security design of a cherished Washington landmark.
Mrs. Feldman is actively involved in the new construction of a library and practice spaces at Tippet Rise, the celebrated classical music and sculpture venue in Fishtail, Montana. She is also closing out construction on two roof terraces on Broadway in the Flatiron neighborhood of Manhattan.
She has served as the lead designer and project manager for the innovative planning and design work at the DC Water Headquarters building adjacent to the Anacostia River, which has received numerous accolades including an Honorable Mention in the Fast Company Innovation by Design awards. In Washington, DC’s Chinatown neighborhood, Mrs. Feldman was an integral part of the design team working to develop the new interior and exterior spaces at the American Society of Landscape Architects Center for Landscape Architecture, a renovation of the existing headquarters building that meets LEED Platinum and WELL Building Standards.
Mrs. Feldman was a key design team member for Kleinman Family Cove at the Chicago Botanic Garden, managing the site and planting design for the 1/2 acre site in Glencoe, Illinois. The project encompasses several distinctive garden spaces that feature rare native aquatic and terrestrial plantings. She oversaw the construction documents and bid process for the comprehensive project which includes five waterfront docks, an amphitheater, and an aquatic wading area for children.
At SPIRE, part of the American Psychological Association’s headquarters, Mrs. Feldman oversaw the development and implementation of two new green roof terraces. The terraces offer flexible meeting space and include intensive green roof plantings with large shrubs, trees, and plants that offer year-round interest. She designs and supervises the installation of seasonal rotations of annual plantings for the roof terraces and related streetscapes.
Mrs. Feldman is a registered landscape architect in four states and the District of Columbia, as well as a LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design and Construction. She is also a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and has volunteered with the Potomac Chapter. She has served nationally on the ASLA Government Affairs LARE Prep Subcommittee, working to develop resources and materials in support of those preparing to take the licensure exam.
She is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University where she earned a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture in 2006. In 2005, she studied in Rome, Italy through Penn State’s Sede di Roma program.