Amy Cooney

Licensed Architect, Oregon, MARYLAND
M. Landscape Architecture, School of Design, University of Pennsylvania, 2000.
M. Architecture, School of Design, University of Pennsylvania, 2000.
BS. Architecture, University of Virginia, 1995.

ASLA Oregon, VP, 2012-2014 (American Society of Landscape Architects)

Oregon State University Master Gardener Program, 2008

Professor, Portland State University 2008-current

Amy is the founding Design Principal at Climate Architecture + Landscape, LLC with emphasis on the role of Landscape Architecture within the firm. Hers is a holistic approach when it comes to design: taking account for site and integration of indoor and outdoor spaces. Amy is a licensed architect with commercial experience ranging from civic landscapes and federal projects to privately owned office and retail spaces. She is also an adjunct professor at Portland State University.

Prior to starting Climate Architecture, Amy was a project manager at New York based W-Architecture. A number of her projects won AIA awards for design, merit and planning.  

Upon moving the practice to Portland, Oregon in 2008, Amy completed her Master Gardening Program through Oregon State, and launched her continued research into the unique design opportunities within the Pacific NW region.

She maintains her civically minded activism through her leadership role in the American Society of Landscape Architecture where she served as the Vice President of Member Services.  She also represents the firm on on an invitational Urban Design Panel that forms a sounding board for local architects, landscape architects, and urban planners to the City of Portland's design and master planning efforts.