Trowbridge Wolf Michaels Landscape Architects

What Trowbridge Wolf Michaels Landscape Architects does

Trowbridge Wolf Michaels Landscape Architects (TWMLA), now operating as the Fisher Associates Landscape Architecture Studio following its August 2021 integration into Fisher Associates, P.E., L.S., L.A., D.P.C., is a New York State-based landscape architecture professional services firm headquartered at 1001 West Seneca Street, Suite 201, Ithaca, NY. The firm provides full-service landscape architecture across four practice areas: Campus + Institutional design (serving higher education and healthcare clients), Urban Design + Infrastructure, Parks + Public Spaces, and Housing + Mixed Use. Service scope spans master planning, site planning, planting design, environmental assessment, municipal approvals, and construction administration. Technical specializations include green infrastructure (rain gardens, green roofs, bioretention), manufactured soil systems for urban tree establishment, stormwater management, rooftop garden systems (e.g., the 3,000 SF MMMB Patient Terrace at Roswell Park), brownfield remediation and ecological restoration, and inclusive design (notably the Autism Nature Trail at Letchworth State Park).

The firm's client roster is concentrated among flagship higher-education institutions (Cornell University with multi-building engagement, plus five SUNY campuses — Binghamton, Oneonta, Oswego, Brockport, Cobleskill), major healthcare facilities (Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cornell University Health Services), and New York State agencies (NY State Parks, NYSDOT, NY State Thruway Authority, Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation). Landmark public projects include the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge shared-use path, the I-81 Viaduct Project in Syracuse (groundbreaking July 2023), the Buffalo Outer Harbor redevelopment (~150 acres), the Niagara Falls State Park Visitor Center, and the Crow's Nest Expansion at Niagara Falls (construction kickoff September 2024). Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees under direct, relationship-driven engagement with institutional and government clients; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is scoped per project following client consultation, with new business directed to named principals including Kimberly Michaels. The firm has earned dozens of industry awards, principally from ASLA (NY Upstate Chapter), AIA (NY and NY State), SCUP, APA, and AIANYS, and uses these, its website (twm.la), and limited earned media as primary demand-generation channels rather than paid advertising or social media. Geographic concentration is essentially complete within New York State, with project depth in the Finger Lakes, Buffalo/Niagara, Rochester, Syracuse, and Hudson Valley regions.

Name

Trowbridge Wolf Michaels Landscape Architects

Legal name

Fisher Associates, P.E., L.S., L.A., D.P.C.

Website

https://twm.la

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trowbridge Wolf Michaels Landscape Architects, now Fisher Associates Landscape Architecture Studio, is a New York-based landscape architecture firm providing master planning, site design, and construction administration for higher education, healthcare, government, and private developer clients across New York State.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO), Landscape Design, Build & Installation (Hardscapes/Softscapes) (BPABADAF)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Campus master planning
• Urban design consulting
• Park planning design
• Green infrastructure design

Headquarters

HQ city

Ithaca

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Design and Consulting Services: Professional services revenue generated from providing landscape architecture design, site planning, master planning, and design consultation services to institutional, governmental, and private clients. Services span concept through construction administration across campus, urban design, public realm, and residential/mixed-use project categories. Revenue is project-based, typically billed on a fee structure for professional services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Trowbridge Wolf Michaels Landscape Architects (TWMLA), now operating as the Fisher Associates Landscape Architecture Studio, provides full-service landscape architecture offerings including site planning, master planning, environmental assessment, design development, municipal approvals, and construction administration. The firm serves institutional, governmental, and private clients across four practice areas: Campus + Institutional, Urban Design + Infrastructure, Parks + Public Spaces, and Housing + Mixed Use, primarily throughout New York State.

Product overview

Trowbridge Wolf Michaels Landscape Architects (TWMLA), now operating as Fisher Associates Landscape Architecture Studio, is a landscape architecture firm offering comprehensive design services. The firm provides landscape architecture services across four main practice areas: Campus Design (for higher education and healthcare institutions), Urban Design and Infrastructure, Parks and Public Spaces, and Housing and Mixed-Use Development. Services span from site selection and master planning through design implementation and construction administration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Campus + Institutional Design
• Urban Design + Infrastructure
• Parks + Public Spaces Design
• Housing + Mixed Use Development Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Cornell Upson Hall achieved U.S. Green Building Council LEED Platinum certification
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WSP | Parsons BrinckerhoffcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTWMLA teamed with WSP|Parsons Brinckerhoff to create a master plan and multi-phased design and construction strategy for Buffalo Harbor State Park. As prime consultant, WSP|Parsons Brinckerhoff led the overall project while TWMLA provided landscape architecture services.
• Sasaki AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTWMLA partnered with Sasaki Associates to provide public participation, planting design, and construction observation services for the Ithaca Commons redesign project.
• Ann Beha ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTWMLA teamed with Ann Beha Architects for the Cornell Law School Academic Center project, integrating a new underground building addition while preserving and enhancing an important landscape space.
• LTL Architects and Perkins+WillcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTWMLA provided landscape design services for the Cornell Upson Hall renovation, working alongside LTL Architects and Perkins+Will. The project achieved LEED Platinum certification and won the AIA New York Design Award of Merit.
• OLINminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOLIN leads the design team for the First Buffalo River Marina area (15-acre area with 115-slip marina), while TWMLA leads the adjacent Wilkeson Pointe to Bell Slip area.
• Bergmann AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBergmann Associates leads the Terminal B site team (96,000 sq ft building on 15 acres) with TWMLA providing landscape architectural services.
• Saratoga AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTWMLA collaborated with Saratoga Associates to develop concept designs for the Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion expansion, including a new visitor center and main entrance.
• Parsons (Lead Consultant for I-81 Viaduct Project)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTWMLA plays a key role on the I-81 Viaduct Opportunities Project design team headed by lead consultant Parsons, developing the Draft Environmental Impact Assessment, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, visual impact assessments, and urban design components.
• Cornell Urban Horticulture Institute (UHI) and National Park ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTWMLA's Bryan Denig worked with Cornell's Urban Horticulture Institute (UHI) led by Dr. Nina Bassuk, for the National Park Service to evaluate the health of approximately 600 National Mall elm trees.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• OLIN: OLIN is a nationally recognized landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm. Directly comparable: OLIN and TWMLA are teaming partners on the Buffalo Outer Harbor project and operate in the same public-realm, waterfront, and urban design niche with similar institutional/government client rosters.
• Sasaki Associates: Sasaki is a multi-disciplinary design practice spanning landscape architecture, urban planning, and architecture. Directly comparable: Sasaki and TWMLA partnered on the Ithaca Commons redesign and operate in the same higher-education, public-realm, and urban design space with similar consulting-led delivery.
• James Corner Field Operations: Field Operations is a high-profile landscape architecture and urban design firm. Comparable as a direct competitor in large-scale public realm, waterfront, and infrastructure landscape architecture — overlapping with TWMLA's New York public-infrastructure portfolio and award-winning design ethos.
• Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA): MVVA is a Brooklyn-based landscape architecture firm renowned for parks, urban design, and campus projects. Comparable as a direct competitor in large-scale park master planning, waterfront redevelopment, and institutional campus design — with similar award-driven positioning and East Coast public-realm client base.
• SWA Group: SWA Group is a leading landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm. Comparable as a direct competitor in large-scale public infrastructure, waterfront, and campus projects with multi-regional reach — competing for the same marquee RFPs that TWMLA pursues.
• WRT: WRT is a planning, urban design, and landscape architecture firm. Comparable as a direct competitor in campus, urban design, and public realm work, with parallel academic/institutional and public-sector client mix.
• Andropogon Associates: Andropogon is an ecological landscape architecture and regenerative-design firm. Comparable as a direct competitor in ecologically-driven campus and public-realm design, with overlapping expertise in green infrastructure and brownfield restoration that aligns with TWMLA's specialty niches.
• PWP Landscape Architecture: PWP Landscape Architecture is a Berkeley-based landscape architecture firm with national reach. Comparable as a direct competitor in campus, urban design, and public infrastructure projects, with similar institutional/government client mix and award profile.
• LSG Landscape Architecture: LSG Landscape Architecture is a Texas-based landscape architecture firm with national public-infrastructure experience. Comparable as a direct competitor for state DOT and large public-realm commissions, with overlapping water/stormwater and parks design practice areas.
• Hargreaves Jones: Hargreaves Jones is a landscape architecture and planning firm recognized for major public-realm and waterfront work. Comparable as a direct competitor in large-scale public parks, waterfront redevelopment, and campus design — overlapping with TWMLA's New York and public-sector portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trowbridge-wolf-michaels-landscape-architects-llp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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