Richard
Petersheim

RLA, Partner, Senior Landscape Architect
CHARLOTTE, NC
rpetersheim@landdesign.com

Joining LandDesign in 1994, Richard Petersheim is a Partner and Senior Landscape Architect. Based in Charlotte, he is responsible for project contract development, project design and management, and construction administration. He also directs an urban design studio with focus on strategic urban planning, infill development, transit planning and station area design, and high-end retail planning. As a nationally recognized leader in urban infill redevelopment with over 15 years experience, Mr. Petersheim is intimately familiar with the issues and opportunities intrinsic to this important trend and is able to present a client with alternatives that reshape a project’s vision and approach.

Mr. Petersheim's recent work is focused on urban economic catalyst projects, brownfield redevelopment, and sustainable landscape design, for which he has managed projects in both the private and public sectors. His portfolio includes the Charlotte Transit Station Area Planning (NC), New Dalian Master Plan (China), South Light Rail Corridor Infrastructure Project (NC), Hadley TOD (NC), Phillips Place (NC), Downtown Silver Springs Redevelopment Place (MD), Birkdale Village (NC), and ImaginOn Children’s Center (NC). And his work has received numerous awards, including the 2001 NCASLA Award for the Second Ward Master Plan, the 2005 ICSC Design Team Award for the SouthPark Mall Expansion, and the 2006 NCASLA Awards for Elizabeth Village and the North Carolina Research Campus.

Mr. Petersheim earned a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from West Virginia University and is a registered landscape architect and licensed real estate agent in North Carolina. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Urban Land Institute's Inner-City Council.