PRINCIPAL

Tim is a maker at heart and finds inspiration in the materials and processes involved in turning an idea into built reality. He believes the designed landscape has the power to be a grounding force in a world that is becoming increasingly complex to comprehend and navigate. He especially appreciates its ability to put us in closer touch with our essential humanness, namely our capacity for wonder and awe about the world around us. Tim works to conceive thoughtful and meaningful projects where the synthesis of plan, detail, material, and form result in a unified and legible composition. He strives to create places that make peoples lives and the environment better.

Over the last twenty years Tim has worked in many areas of the industry from small scale garden building to large scale land planning and various places in between. Most recently he worked managing complex design and construction projects for a high-end landscape contractor in Massachusetts.

Tim has a Master of Landscape Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design and a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the University of Rhode Island. He is a CLARB certified landscape architect and is a registered landscape architect in Rhode Island.

PRINCIPAL

Dennis’ passion for design stems from his early explorations of the lush and varied landscapes of Rhode Island. His background in design, horticulture, and construction has provides him with a wholistic understanding of the design and construction process.

Dennis received his Master of Landscape Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design where he was awarded the Dan Tuttle Endowed Scholarship Award for Design Excellence. He has taught Foundation Design and Capstone Studios in the Landscape Architecture Department at the University of Rhode Island and has served as a Specialty Thesis Advisor in the Interior Architecture Department and as a Visiting Critic in the Landscape Architecture Department at RISD.

Prior to launching Design Outside, Dennis has held senior design positions at award-winning design firms including Leblanc Jones Landscape Architects, TL Studio, and Z+T Studio.

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Emily earned a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the University of Rhode Island in 2015. She has 7+ years of experience working as a designer and project manager in the New England area on projects ranging from hyper local to international. Prior to joining Design Outside, Emily was an Associate at the internationally recognized landscape firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA) in Cambridge, MA where she was a core team member of the Port Lands Flood Protection project for 4 years, focused on park design and planting.

Emily grew up in Southern Rhode Island on the traditional lands of the Wampanoag and Narragansett people. She has a deep appreciation for both the tactile and ethereal qualities of landscape and strives to create spaces grounded in their surroundings, that heighten our senses of joy and wonder. Emily brings her experience in park design and programming, community outreach, construction administration and a keen interest in plants to her work. She has led initiatives in both community outreach and mentorship in her workplaces and has served as a guest lecturer and studio critic at the University of Rhode Island.

LANDSCAPE DESIGNER

Ashley is currently pursuing her Master of Landscape Architecture at Rhode Island School of Design and is excited to join a field that is uniquely positioned to address environmental concerns and improve the health and well-being of people. She holds a B.A in Environmental Studies and worked for a decade as an environmental educator in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona before moving to New England with her family. Ashley brings with her a passion for connecting people to nature and aims to help to reintroduce people to their local environments in their backyards and communities with nature-based design strategies.