Specialties
- City Gardens
- In urban and town gardens, whether contemporary or traditional, CLA strives to maximize the efficiency of space, reduce maintenance, connect indoor and outdoor spaces, and infuse the personality of the clients’ into the designed landscape.
- Estate Gardens
- In rural estate gardens, CLA attempts to forge strong connections between people and their land. Respectful of architectural style and responsive to ecological context, CLA’s gardens are engaging, richly-detailed backdrops for our clients’ lives.
- Conservation Planning
- On both large and small landscapes, whether agricultural, industrial, or residential, CLA develops comprehensive stewardship strategies that maximize environmental fitness, minimize maintenance costs, and increase the overall enjoyment of the land.
- Institutional Design
- Building connections between the classroom and nature, CLA strives to engage students and teachers in applying sustainable concepts. In their ”Landscapes for Learning” studio, CLA works to make schools greener through student participation and innovative thinking.
- Chesapeake Bay Mitigation
- Using thoughtful ecological principles, CLA responds to increasingly stringent Chesapeake Bay Critical Area regulations with mitigation plans that are as artful as they are sustainable.
- Equestrian Planning
- CLA helps landowners to develop equestrian facilities that seamlessly blend rural aesthetics with the functional needs of a horse farm.
Philosophy
Our designs are inspired by a combination of experience and imagination and forge connections between people and their land. We engage with our clients’ visions to create places of unique beauty. We work with sustainable methods to create landscapes that will endure.
Team
Kevin Campion
Principal
kevin@campionla.com
Kevin Campion founded Campion Landscape Architecture in 2010 after twelve years working in both the Mid-Atlantic and in the United Kingdom. During his time working in the Annapolis & Washington DC region, Kevin developed many award-winning landscapes, on both large and small canvases, that were recognized for being simple, elegant, and uncluttered. During his time in Scotland, Kevin developed worldly sensibilities about the interconnectedness of man, nature, and culture. Throughout his career, Kevin’s work has been widely distinguished, through awards and publications, as being architecturally appropriate, ecologically balanced, and aesthetically beautiful.
Kevin earned a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture at Penn State University, and a Master’s of Philosophy with a focus in landscape conservation from the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland. He is a registered landscape architect in the state of Maryland and an active member of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
Robert Hruby, ASLA
Principal
bob@campionla.com
Robert joined Campion Landscape Architecture as a Principal in 2011 after working for sixteen years as a Landscape Architect at the prestigious firms Oehme, van Sweden & Associates and Clinton & Associates. His professional work spans from large county estates and intimate urban gardens to retail centers, multi-family housing and botanical gardens. Robert's graduate studies included work at the James Rose Landscape Research Center, which influenced his practical and scholarly interest in garden design. He is a recipient of many residential design awards, including a 2008 National Honor Award in Residential Design from the American Society of Landscape Architects.
Robert earned a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Maryland, and a Master's of Landscape Architecture from the University of Massachusetts. He is a registered landscape architect in the state of Maryland and an active member of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
Meredith Forney Beach, ASLA
Landscape Architect
meredith@campionla.com
Meredith’s degrees in both ornamental horticulture from the University of Delaware and landscape architecture from Penn State University inform and enhance her design skills. Extensive travels throughout the world bring breadth and depth to her understanding of complex landscape issues.
Kevin J. Gaughan, ASLA
Landscape Architect
keving@campionla.com
Graduating from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture, Kevin entered the profession with a strong foundation and interest in sustainable design. This interest in both environmental and social sustainability has become elemental in his design process. His palette has been further enriched by extensive travels in Europe and Latin America. Also, with experience in both landscape maintenance and stone masonry, Kevin has acquired a unique understanding of the built environment and the process of bringing a design from the drawing board to reality.
Jordan Loch Crabtree, ASLA
Landscape Architect
jordan@campionla.com
Jordan came to the field of Landscape Architecture with a desire to meld his passion for nature and art in a way that draws nature into everyday life and draws people into nature. He graduated from the University of Maryland with the ASLA Honor Award and the Landscape Architecture Award of Excellence. Before joining CLA, he worked in Santiago, Chile, for Estudio de Teresa Moller. Jordan’s love of the outdoors continues to shape his designs, as he draws inspiration from the landscapes he travels to, hikes amongst, and seeks out. Jordan also teaches a Drawing Studio at the University of Maryland.