Established in 2020, TREE operates as an interdisciplinary practice focused on public space, landscape infrastructure, and urban systems. The firm’s work centers on post-industrial cities facing long-term challenges of depopulation and disinvestment, where design can serve as a catalyst for renewed urban life. Based in Jackson, Mississippi, TREE works locally, across Southern cities, and nationally on projects that advance public space and civic infrastructure.

Jackson has been a primary testing ground for this work, offering opportunities to apply landscape urbanism strategies that integrate ecology, mobility, and public space. By reimagining urban landscapes as connective civic infrastructure, TREE creates places that support economic reinvestment, strengthen cultural identity, and attract the next generation to live and work in the city.

TREE’s work ranges between strategic planning, urban design, site design, and construction implementation. The studio specializes in public space systems, green infrastructure, complete streets, parks and trail networks, stormwater management, and catalytic downtown redevelopment projects. From early visioning and stakeholder engagement to detailed construction documentation and project coordination, TREE works across scales to translate long-term civic goals into built outcomes.

The firm collaborates closely with public agencies, private development partners, philanthropic organizations, and community stakeholders to move projects from concept through implementation. Through sustained engagement with local leadership, state representatives, and neighborhood groups, TREE aligns design, policy, and funding strategies to deliver practical, community-driven results.

Key projects led by TREE include the Museum Trail Greenway, a six-mile corridor through Downtown Jackson connecting cultural institutions, neighborhoods, and public spaces while restoring native landscapes and managing stormwater; the Pearl River Revitalization Plan, a framework reconnecting the city to its riverfront through flood resilience, ecological restoration, and public access; and the Strategic Framework for Parks and Trails, a citywide plan reimagining Jackson’s open space system as a connected network that prioritizes equity, health, and long-term stewardship.