Awarded 2025 Michigan Chapter ASLA Outstanding Firm of the Year
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Cultivating Connection Through Design.
OCBA Landscape Architects has been delivering award-winning planning and design services since 1964.
For more than six decades, our team has approached every project with respect for ecological beauty, environmental systems, and the communities we serve. Through clear communication and close collaboration, we listen carefully to our clients and partners to understand goals, context, and opportunities. This shared understanding allows us to protect, restore, and celebrate the natural assets that make Michigan’s landscapes unique, integrating them thoughtfully into forward-looking development.
We believe strong design is rooted in service, stewardship, and skill. By continually growing our knowledge and applying proven expertise, we design landscapes that perform over time—adapting, maturing, and enriching the places they serve. Our work supports healthier environments, meaningful placemaking, and lasting value, helping clients achieve sustainable, long-term outcomes.
What We Value.
Listen First.
OCBA begins each project by listening to understand our clients, communities, and the land.
Communicate with Clarity.
OCBA believes strong outcomes are built on a foundation of clear, honest communication.
Collaborate.
OCBA works side-by-side with project partners and users to shape thoughtful, inclusive solutions.
Design with Care & Craft.
OCBA connects big ideas to real places, transforming goals and challenges into a balance of beauty, performance, and purpose.
Practice Stewardship.
OCBA designs with respect towards ecological systems, long-term resilience, and community well-being.
Guide Future Growth.
OCBA approaches each project as an investment in the future to help shape communities in ways that are thoughtful, balanced, and rooted in place.
Featured Project
Lakeview Park Renovations, City of Portage
2025 Project of the Year, APWA Southwest Michigan Branch
What Our Clients Say
“We work with OCBA frequently and have for over seven years. The OCBA team is talented, professional, responsive, and always there to help when needed. Five stars!!”
— Sean F., CPRP, AFO, Parks & Recreation Director for City of Dearbon
“Simply put, the staff at OCBA possesses professionalism with a personal touch. Their team really sees things through the eyes of their clients and brings their visions to life. I feel like a member of their team rather than just another client— That’s really unique in this industry.”
— Scott W., Director for Cass County Parks
“OCBA did a terrific job. The finishes, attention to detail, improved aesthetics, sustainable design, and partnership were outstanding.”
— Doug L., Global Facilities Management Operations Sr. Manager, The Kellogg Company
