April 21, 2015
GPI Introduces Additional
Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning Services
Press Release
Engineering and Construction Services ﬁrm Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI) recently announced its acquisition
of Vermont-based ORW, Landscape Architects & Planners. The ORW team offers expertise consulting
services in the areas of landscape architecture and planning providing sustainable solutions to private
development, transportation and public sector clients.
“The opportunity to both enhance our existing design-related services and bring on a great group of
people was attractive,” said Christer Ericsson, P.E., Vice President and the GPI New England Branch
Manager. “Bob White, Carolyn Radisch and the ORW team provide world-class services and have an
outstanding reputation and excellent relationships throughout New England.”
Founded in 1992, ORW is a landscape architectural, urban planning & design ﬁrm with over 23 years of
experience within the State of Vermont. Their professional experience encompasses the full spectrum of
design services including landscape architecture, community planning, urban design, transportation facility
planning and design, public outreach and project visualization. They have grown throughout the years by
providing innovative, sustainable solutions that help developments and communities to promote and enhance
the architectural, historical and cultural character of their surrounding environment.
“This venture is a way to expand our capabilities, market opportunities and to organize ourselves to free up
more time for the work we love to do,” said ORW’s cofounder Bob White, “After 23 years of success, joining
a team with the same business approach and values was critical to enhance the services to our clients.”
GPI, with headquarters in New York, is a national consulting, engineering and construction services ﬁrm
with over eleven hundred professionals across the country that deliver a broad range of strategic solutions
specializing in the innovative development, design and construction of infrastructure and building systems.
GPI is a recognized leader in highway and roadway design, bridge design, trafﬁc signal operations, trafﬁc
calming, transportation planning, protective coatings design and inspections, ground survey, laser scanning
and aerial mapping products. We attribute our long-lasting relationships with our clients to the talented,
responsive, service-oriented professionals employed throughout the GPI organization and we welcome the
ORW team to our family. It is our people that set us apart from other consultants and is what truly makes
this company unique.
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About The Team
Our Landscape Architects & Planners provide consulting services in the areas of landscape architecture and planning. We are
committed to preserving the integrity of the natural and cultural landscape and focus on projects that promote a more sustainable
world. Our experts have extensive experience in landscape architecture, community planning, urban design, transportation
facility planning and design, public outreach and project visualization.
Carolyn Radisch, AICP
Ms. Radisch is an Urban and
Transportation Planner with national
experience on transportation planning
and urban design projects that have
included commuter and light rail, bus
and ferry transit, pedestrians and
bicycles, transit-oriented developments
and downtown revitalization plans.
Through a career that has spanned
east and west coasts, Carolyn has
been involved in several noteworthy
transportation innovations, including
the replacement of an elevated
freeway structure with a boulevard
in San Francisco; the reintroduction
of cars and an attractive streetscape
at a failed pedestrian mall in Santa
Cruz; the conversion of one-way
streets in Santa Monica to twoway trafﬁc; and station area and
development planning around several
light and commuter rail stations. Her
professional projects have been
undertaken with the objective of
creating attractive public spaces and
facilities that add to the livability
and sustainability of the community
and its transportation system. Her
project experience includes a full
range of urban, suburban and small
town projects, and she has depth
of experience in leading successful
community engagement processes.
Urban Design Planner
[email protected]
Robert White, RLA
Mr. White, is a landscape architect
with over 20 years of experience
working in Vermont and northern
New England on a wide range of
landscape architecture projects for
communities, institutions and private
landowners. Recent projects range
from the design of public space
and streetscape improvements for
Hampton Beach State Park, a $14.5
million renovation of New Hampshire’s
ﬂagship state park, the Champlain
College Perry Hall landscape and
public space improvements at Kim-
ball Union Academy and Cardigan
Mountain School. Bob has a Masters
Degree in Landscape Architecture
from Harvard’s Graduate School
of Design, and is a licensed
Landscape Architect in Vermont,
New Hampshire and Maine.
Ms. Holwerda, is landscape designer
and land planner. Paula has worked
on various projects that expressed
sensitivity to place and community.
She has been involved in all stages
of project design, from schematic
through construction documentation.
Paula’s background in architecture
has provided her with a broad
range of expertise allowing her
to work at many scales to create
special and meaningful sustainable
places. She has a strong interest in
environmentally responsible design.
Landscape Architect
[email protected]
Paula Holwerda, LEED-AP
Landscape Designer / Land Planner
[email protected]