Richard is a landscape designer whose work is shaped by art, ecology, and long observation.
Raised in and around New York City, his early exposure to architecture, museums, urban gardens, and public space sparked a lifelong interest in how environments influence human experience. He studied landscape architecture at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, where design, ecology, and land stewardship were treated as inseparable.
After moving west, Richard worked in environmental analysis and solar design before settling in the San Francisco Bay Area. His interest in Asian aesthetics and systems thinking deepened through years of study in Japan, where he was immersed in traditional healing arts and cultural landscapes shaped by balance, restraint, and attentiveness to nature.
In 2004, he founded Mediterrasian Landscapes. Richard works directly with every client, guiding each project through a thoughtful and collaborative design process.
He is a California licensed Landscape Contractor and has designed and overseen residential landscape projects throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. He now offers landscape design services primarily in Southern Oregon, working closely with clients to develop site-responsive designs that may be implemented by licensed local installers.
Mediterrasian Landscapes is a landscape design studio based in Southern Oregon, with deep roots in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Founded in 2004, the studio integrates landscape architecture principles, horticultural knowledge, and environmental design to create outdoor environments that support daily life and grow more beautiful with time.
While the studio’s work originated in Northern California, its current focus is Southern Oregon — particularly Ashland, Medford, and the Rogue Valley — where climate, culture, and landscape invite a slower, more attentive approach to outdoor living.
