Jason Young is a landscape design and planning professional certified by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards. He has served a wide range of clients across both the public and private sectors. Skilled in conceptual design and program planning, Jason brings a multidisciplinary approach to his work—one that seeks to elevate the ecological performance and aesthetic experience of every site.
Committed to the mission of community building and placemaking, Jason approaches each project with a collaborative spirit, engaging clients, consultants, and stakeholders to shape meaningful and enduring landscapes.
With a rich academic background spanning biological sciences, natural resources, and land use planning, Jason designs and plans from a balanced, thoughtful foundation. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Entomology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Landscape Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Jason enjoys creating diverse horticultural and native planting schemes that support beneficial pollinators and manage stormwater runoff. In addition to natural processes, he believes that drawing from each site’s unique history, cultural context, and expressive contents is essential to crafting evocative and successful design solutions.
Beyond his professional practice, Jason is an avid gardener and music enthusiast. He serves on the Board of the Lake Merritt Conservancy, a nonprofit dedicated to stewarding the Bay Area’s iconic urban estuary and its surrounding historic parklands. Jason lives and works in Oakland, California