Marcus Benoff, ASLA, ENV SP, WEDG

Landscape Designer

As a Landscape Designer, Marcus aspires to create and plan for spaces that connect people with nature while restoring its circular systems. His passion for nature developed during his childhood and has blossomed into his choice of Landscape Architecture as his ideal profession. Having grown up in northern New Jersey in the greater New York City region, Marcus was quick to appreciate the layered beauty of the natural areas amidst the extensive urban and suburbanized landscapes. Thus far, Marcus’ experiences include internships, and serving as a student project manager in state and national design competitions. His designs focus on integrating nature and natural forms into urban and suburban environments, with a focus on remediation of those environments. Marcus values sensory and therapeutic components of the natural world. He finds value in engaging with allied disciplines to offer a more holistic, multi-perspective approach to projects. His MLA thesis focused on the basis for play in children, and how aspects of survival and landscape engagement inform what landscape aspects and elements children seek in their outdoor playscapes. He feels strongly that having children immersed in and interacting with nature will encourage them to be inspired, informed stewards of our planet. Beyond the studio, Marcus enjoys adventuring in natural habitats during all seasons, where he can birdwatch, hike, and take spectacular photographs. Marcus joined Savino & Miller Design Studio to gain experience with larger projects in a sub-tropical climate and further his passions for integrating nature in built environments and providing more nature playscapes for children.

Education

Master of Landscape Architecture II, Concentrations in Nature-Human Connections and Nature Play, Cornell University, 2024
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022

Affiliations

Member, American Society of Landscape Architects