Kendra Scanlon

Kendra is an accomplished design professional with a colourful multidisciplinary background spanning landscape architecture, communications, project management, and small-scale agriculture. This combination has developed a sensitivity and deep curiosity for community, culture, and relation to the natural world. Her ongoing research in values-based coastal adaptation design informs a forward-looking practice. She takes a systems-thinking approach which centres cultural understanding and meaningful connections with stakeholders as integral to the design process. Her technical skills in detail design and visualization amplify the unique stories and character of the communities she serves.

Kendra has contributed to infrastructure and community projects, including the Kelowna Mill Site waterfront development, Surrey Langley SkyTrain infrastructure, and New Surrey Hospital and BC Cancer Centre landscape design. Her research interests focus on innovative approaches to urban design, such as coastal adaptation, green rainwater infrastructure, and regenerative planting strategies.