Storrow Kinsella Associates creates strategies, places and connections for the civic realm. SKA's body of work is characterized by peer recognition for its excellence and leadership and by a visible community presence of innovation and transformation. SKA founders/partners Meg Storrow and John Kinsella apply their merged and open-ended disciplines of community and transportation planning, urban design, and landscape architecture to create places for people that celebrate the ecology of heritage, diversity and connectivity. Since its formation, the studio has applied systems thinking and broad design expertise to creative and empowering collaboration with engaged stakeholders. It is a What if? Why not? philosophy and process grounded in experience-based pragmatism. Outcome success is measured by the contribution to active and balanced human and natural ecosystems and the observable dynamic of an evolving and shared sense of community. Mission Create plans for exceptional places and place-based connections as essential and interdependent elements of the public space continuum. Vision Transform the continuum of regions, communities, districts, neighborhoods and campuses into active, livable, interconnected places. Engagement Collaborate with clients and empowered stakeholders to discover and achieve a shared vision. Pragmatism Devise innovative and actionable strategies for positive change based on research and experience-based multidisciplinary expertise. Action Combine vision, skill, passion and pragmatism to transform places and connections into active, livable communities.
