Congratulations Karen McCoy, Principal Landscape Architect at MKSK, on being elevated to the ASLA Council of Fellows!

Congratulations Karen McCoy, Principal Landscape Architect at MKSK, on being elevated to the prestigious ASLA Council of Fellows! Fellowship is among the highest honors the ASLA (American Society of Landscape Architects) bestows on members and recognizes the exceptional contributions of individuals to their profession and society at large.

“Landscape architects help build a better world for all of us, and ASLA Fellows represent the most respected and accomplished professionals in the entire field,” said ASLA President Emily O'Mahoney, FASLA. “This year's class of ASLA Fellows has made outstanding contributions to people's health, safety, and welfare; environmental sustainability and climate resilience; and stronger communities. Congratulations to the 2023 class of ASLA Fellows!”

Karen McCoy has been creating beautiful, artful, sustainable places for human interaction and respite throughout her four-decade career. Karen’s belief in the power, inspiration, and healing attributes of landscapes that are accessible to all has shaped her work. Her projects are widely recognized for their design, and most importantly, are beloved by the communities they touch.

Through her exceptional listening skills, she has developed a unique ability to truly hear the needs of many diverse communities and then shape remarkable projects. Her works are instantly recognizable for their incredible attention to detail.

Among her many award-winning projects are: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Clinical Sciences Pavilion, Cincinnati, where she created public access to the pavilion to provide an outdoor calming environment with a series of terraced gardens and three 25-foot water walls; Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Columbus, Ohio, where Karen designed and executed a number of beautiful, people-centered spaces in the 90-acre historic park, including a Community Gardens Campus, and provided gathering places through artfully designed planting areas, terraces, structures, and edible landscapes; and Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, where she led the master planning and design for the site and larger adjacent area of neighboring cultural and academic institutions, transforming the campus with a series of phased projects comprising a tapestry of gardens and exterior galleries for public use, events, and exhibition of the permanent sculpture collection.

Click here for more details on the 2023 Class of ASLA Fellows.

Karen’s professional body of work and projects are highlighted below. Click the images for more information.