In association with the firm's architects, conservators, historians, and archeologists, JMA's landscape architects provide services leading to the preservation, rehabilitation, and interpretation of America's cultural landscapes. JMA undertakes planning and implementation projects throughout the United States ranging from small, private gardens to large, complex civic spaces, and from rehabilitated historic sites to multi-county heritage areas. With a focus on design at all scales, JMA enriches its landscape architectural practice with capabilities in landscape research, analysis, and planning, and is committed to collaborating with our clients and communities to manage change within complex environments. Landscape Architecture Services – Cultural Landscape Analysis – Design Guidelines – Master Planning – Site Planning – Landscape Architecture – Landscape Management and Maintenance Planning Representative Projects   Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) for George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens Fairfax County, Virginia Mount Vernon Ladies' Association JMA prepared a CLR for the 500-acre Mount Vernon estate, which has, since 1858, been administered by the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association with a mission to preserve and interpret the life of George Washington. The CLR documented the long cultural history of the landscape, with a focus on features that existed during Washington’s lifetime. It also evaluated the significance of the property in accordance with National Register criteria, and provided treatment recommendatinos for long-term management and interpretation of the estate. The Mount Vernon mansion, framed by the Bowling Green gate entrance (Photo: JMA).     Cultural Landscape Reports (CLRs) for the Petrified Forest National Park Arizona Susan Maxman & Partners, Woolpert, LLP, and the National Park Service, Inter-Mountain Region JMA prepared a CLR for the Painted Desert Inn, a 1930s visitor center at the edge of the canyon rim that affords visitors a panoramic view of the colorful Painted Desert. In addition, JMA is preparing a CLR for the Painted Desert Community Complex, a Mission 66 administrative, visitor service, and staff-housing development designed by Richard Neutra, the renowned modernist architect. The CLR included detailed treatment recommendations for the landcape features of the community complex.   Breathtaking view of the Painted Desert from the Rim Trail (Photo: JMA).     Master Plan for Historic Blenheim Fairfax, Virginia City of Fairfax Blenheim, an 1858 antebellum brick farmhouse, survives on twelve acres in the city of Fairfax and contains over 100 graffiti inscriptions by Civil War soldiers. The master plan outlined a phased program for preserving the site's historic resources, rehabilitating the house, adding interpretative features, and developing new visitor and staff access facilities.   1950 aerial view of Blenheim in its then rural setting (Photo: City of Fairfax Archives).     Master Plan for Oatlands Plantation Loudoun County, Virginia National Trust for Historic Preservation Oatlands, an early-eighteenth-century plantation and early-twentieth-century country estate, is a 290-acre property located in the Piedmont region of northern Virginia. JMA's master plan included the development of new vision and mission statements, preservation recommendations, and new programmatic opportunities compatible with the historic buildings and landscape.   South facade of Oatlands' Greek Revival mansion, the primary focal point of the grounds and formal gardens (Photo: JMA).     Resource Management Plan for Star Fort Frederick County, Virginia County of Frederick Star Fort is a rare and well-preserved example of a Civil War-era fortification. The Resource Management Plan, prepared to provide guidance for future planning and management of the site, included an overview of existing conditions, site history, landscape analysis, historical significance, and treatment recommendations.   The Star Fort Management Plan included this concept plan for the long-term management of the site (Photo: JMA).     Historic Resource Study of Badlands National Park Shannon, Pennington, and Jackson Counties, South Dakota Bahr Vermeer Haecker Architects and the National Park Service, Midwest Region JMA is preparing this report to facilitate a better understanding of the rich history of human use and occupation associated with the unique terrain of the park. The study synthesizes information encompassing environmental history, paleontology, Native-American history, Euro-American history, and park development. The park consists of 242,756 acres of eroded buttes, pinnacles, and spires blended with the largest protected mixed-grass prairie in the United States.   The "Wall," one of the largest geologic formations in North America caused by erosional forces (Photo: JMA).     Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) for Chickamauga Battlefield Walker and Catoosa Counties, Georgia HNTB and the National Park Service, Southeast Region Chickamauga Battlefield is the largest unit in the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. The CLR documents the evolution of the site's cultural landscape resources and determines the origin and significance of existing landscape features. It will help inform future treatment decisions regarding the park's management and development.   The restored agricultural landscape of Chickamauga Battlefield (Photo: JMA).   Additional Projects Grand Canyon Christ Church Cathedral To Top