design cohort is a creative practice led by multidisciplinary artist & award-winning landscape architect, Drew Carman.

design cohort works at the intersection of

landscape architecture, public art, and design.

  • This is our bread and butter. We have over 20 years of experience leading teams of engineers, architects and other professionals in developing parks, trails and public open space projects.

    Our services include master planning, schematic design, construction documentation, cost estimating, bid and construction phase services.

  • From urban design to residential, our design approach focuses on two things: connecting people with the outdoors, and connecting people with each other.

  • We develop and implement public (and private) art commissions ranging from murals & mosaics to sculptural installations. We love working closely with Architects, Interior Designers, Engineers and other Landscape Architects to develop site specific art alongside their design process.

    Principal, Drew Carman, also accepts fine art commissions for portraiture and expressive realism works in oil.

    Have an idea? Give us a call and let’s make it happen!

Collaborators, clients and cohorts have included: City of Austin, City of Georgetown, Travis Co., Williamson Co., Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Banbury Development, Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), Southwestern University, Civilitude, Clayton Korte, Structures, Hicks & Co. Second Spatial, RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture and Mend Collaborative.

Carman’s fine art has been shown in galleries across Texas including: Preacher Gallery, Commerce Gallery, A05, Contra Commons, Austin City Hall, Texas State University and in numerous private collections.

aerial image of a skatepark and pumptrack in austin texas

Skate park and pump track at the Southeast Greenway in Mueller, Austin Texas.

photo by SPA

Modern park restroom at San Gabriel Park in Georgetown Texas, with brick walls and a slatted wooden roof, lit by warm lighting, set in a park with trees in the background at dusk.

Restroom at San Gabriel Park Phase 1, Georgetown Texas

photo by Clayton Korte

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