Joe Wahler, ASLA
Principal

Joe is a Principal at STIMSON studio and has been practicing landscape architecture for over two decades. His body of work focuses on a rigorous commitment to exceptional craft and detailing, sustainability, and a holistic team approach to the design process. His projects have been recognized for national and regional awards, including the American Society of Landscape Architects 2019 Award of Excellence for the Heritage Museums and Gardens’ Flume Fountain.

 Joe believes in the vital collaboration between client, designer, contractor, manufacturer, artisan, and caretaker. His gratitude for collaborator contributions stems from his childhood experience on his father’s golf course grounds crew, which instilled an appreciation for the contributions of many towards a common pursuit. His experiences inspired a deep relationship with the outdoors and the primary materials of landscape: soil, water, and plants. He followed in his father’s path, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and interned with leading superintendents and researchers in Illinois, Ohio, and California. He was awarded the Faculty Scholarship. He went on to receive a Master in Landscape Architecture degree from The Ohio State University and was awarded the American Society of Landscape Architecture’s Merit of Excellence in the Study of Landscape Architecture, the Walter L. Chambers ‘29 Scholarship in Landscape Architecture, and inducted in the Phi Alpha Xi Honorary Horticulture Society. Joe has lectured at the American Society of Landscape Architects, the American Society of Consulting Arborists, Ball State University, the Boston Society of Landscape Architects, the Ecological Landscape Alliance, the Parrish Art Museum, and served on the Boston Society of Landscape Architects’ Executive Committee.  Joe lives on and manages a 12-acre experimental homestead alongside his wife, a landscape architect, their family, and a tenant farmer.  He is committed to a lifetime of land preservation and environmental stewardship.