CONNECT

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Our projects are the most important thing we do.

The work we do and the spaces we create affects people's lives and communities.  We have a responsibility to improve our world, to make it better.  If we can approach each unique project with forward-thinking design solutions, listen to a diversity of voices and hold sacred our obligation to future generations then we have delivered on our responsibilities as landscape architects.

We are going where our philosphy and our people take us.

Our firm has always been composed of self-motivated, supportive, and resilient individuals.  Collectively, this has allowed us to thrive in a world of chaos and respond to the forces of change on varying time scales from near-term deadlines to long-term goals.  The group of individuals that make up our organization at any given time are the present and the future of the organization.  They are, individually and collectively, a measure of our success in fostering a culture of curiosity, courage, compassion, strong work ethic and forward-thinking ideals.

Work must be fun.

This company was founded on the premise that work can and should be enjoyable. We seek to foster a positive work environment where we find personal reward in projects well-done, with a genuine commitment to arriving at our desks interested and engaged in the work that we are doing.  It allows us to see work as a complementary parallel to our personal lives and personal pursuits rather than a detriment to it.  The individual attitudes that stem from this state of mind foster a collective sense of intensity, excitement, and collaboration within our office.

COLLABORATION

work with us

We'd love to chat with you about how we can collaborate on your next project.

Please send inquiries to: 
connect@saiki.design

work for us

While we don’t currently have any advertised positions open, we’re always interested in hearing from talented individuals passionate about the practice of landscape architecture.  

Please send inquiries to:  connect@saiki.design

RECOGNITION

Saiki Design has received numerous awards on projects of all types and scales.  We gratefully acknowledge honors from our peers in the American Society of Landscape Architects, American Public Works Association, American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta, the Society of College and University Planners and other organizations and municipalities. Our work has also been featured in trade publications and industry magazines.  While our focus remains on doing our best work regardless of the accolades, we are humbled by the recognition.


2025

University of Wisconsin-Platteville Sesquicentennial Hall

Merit Award from the Wisconsin Chapter ASLA

Vel R. Phillips Plaza

Milwaukee Mayor's Design Award

Baird Center Expansion

Milwaukee Mayor's Design Award

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chemistry and Central Utilities

Milwaukee Mayor's Design Award

2024

The Avenir Apartments

Best New Multiunit Development from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

Daily Reporter Top Project Award [2022]

University of Wisconsin-Platteville Sesquicentennial Hall

LEED Gold Certification Awarded

Frautschi Family Learning Center at Olbrich Botanical Gardens

Honor Award from the Wisconsin Chapter ASLA

LEED Platinum Certification Awarded

Hebron Oaks Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Oakwood Village

Best New Health Care Development from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

2023

Stone Horse Green

Merit Award from the Wisconsin Chapter ASLA

Silver Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors Wisconsin Chapter [2022]

The Memorial Garden at Exact Sciences

Best Outdoor Landscaping Project from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

River Block Park

American Council of Engineering Companies State Finalist Project

Special Merit Award in Education, Healthcare and Public from the Wisconsin Ready Mix Concrete Association Concrete Design Award [2022]

Southside Elementary School

Daily Reporter Top Project Award

2022

The Lighthouse at TruStage

Daily Reporter Top Project Award

LEED Gold Certification Awarded

SSM Health South Madison Campus

Daily Reporter Top Project Award

ARDENBest New Mixed Use Development InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

MYArts

Best New Cultural/Community Development from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

NOVO Apartments Roof Terrace

Best New Residential Development from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

Private Corporate Heliport

Illinois DOT Airport of the Year Award

2021

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Chemistry-BiologyMerit Award from the Wisconsin Chapter ASLA

Daily Reporter Top Project Award [2018]

Middleton Community Veterans TributeMerit Award from the Wisconsin Chapter ASLA

Bee Branch Creek Restoration Featured on the cover and in the Sustainability issue of Landscape Architect and Specifier News

Award of Honor from the Wisconsin Chapter ASLA [2019]

Eddy Award from River Action [2018]

James Lee Witt Award for Excellence in Floodplain Management from the Association of State Floodplain Managers [2018]

Project of the Year Award from the Iowa Floodplain and Stormwater Management Association [2017]

Bell Labs HeadquartersBest New Office Development from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

Madison Children’s Museum "Wonderground"

Daily Reporter Top Project Award

2020

The Village RedevelopmentAward of Merit from the Wisconsin Chapter ASLA

Featured in the Streetscapes issue of Landscape Architect and Specifier News [2017]

Hotel IndigoBest New Hotel Development from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

Daily Reporter Top Project Award [2019]

Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison Hamel Music Center

Engineering Achievement Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Ma’iingan Hall

Best New Multiunit Residential Development from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

LEED Gold Certification Awarded

University of Wisconsin-Madison Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery Building

Daily Reporter Top Project Award

University of Wisconsin-Madison Nicholas Recreation Center

Daily Reporter Top Project Award

2019

Verona Road Reconstruction

Daily Reporter Top Project Award

Madison Metropolitan Sewearge District Pump Station 15

Performance and Innovation PICES Award from the EPA

Best Outdoor Landscape Project from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

American Council of Engineering Companies State Finalist Project

Tennyson Senior Living Community

Best New Multiunit Residential Development from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

Goodman Community Center – Brassworks  

Best New Mixed Use Development from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Suites Residence Hall

Daily Reporter Top Project Award

I39/90 Central Segment

Daily Reporter Top Project Award

2018

State Street Library Mall ReconstructionAward of Merit from the Wisconsin Chapter ASLA

Project of the Year Award from the Wisconsin Chapter American Public Works Association [2016]

Quarter Row at the Yards

Best New Residential Multi-Unit Development from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

AC Hotel Madison Downtown

Best New Hotel Development from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

Madison Municipal Building Renovation

Daily Reporter Top Project Award

LEED Platinum Certification Awarded

2017

LYRIC Apartments

Daily Reporter Top Project Award

Hilldale Shopping Center RenovationDaily Reporter Top Project Award

Daily Reporter Top Project Award [2015}

Aprilaire Technology Center

Best Office Renovation from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Reeve Memorial Union

Daily Reporter Top Project Award

2016

Seven27 at The YardsMayor’s Neighborhood Design Award

UW Health at the American CenterBest New Health Care Development from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

Award of Excellence from the Wisconsin Chapter ASLA [2015]

Daily Reporter Top Project Award [2015]

LEED Gold Certification Awarded [2015]

Ovation 309Best New Mixed Use Development from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex

Project of the Year from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

Best Green Built Project from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

Best New Education Development from InBusiness Commercial Design Awards

Daily Reporter Top Project Award [2015]

LEED Gold Certification Awarded [2015]

UW Health Union Corners Clinic

Daily Reporter Top Project Award

LEED Silver Certification Awarded

OTHER AWARD-WINNING PROJECTS

The Tower Garden at Olbrich Botanical Gardens

Taliesin Preservation Plan

University of Wisconsin-Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve Comprehensive Plan, 2006

State of Wisconsin Capitol Promenade

UW Health East Madison Hospital

University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Human Ecology

 The Gardens of St. Mary's Hospital

Elizabeth [Lisa] Link Peace Park

 First Unitarian Society Meeting House