C. Michael Ingersoll, RLA, CLARB, ASLA

Founding Member, Strategic Advisor

Professional Experience

Michael Ingersoll advises on private client projects and has over 40 years of experience in all phases of site analysis, master planning, landscape design, urban infill planning, recreational planning, residential planning, and detailed landscape design. Mike specializes in consensus building and creative land use solutions for unique sites, including planning projects for urban infill, health care facilities, and college/university campuses. He has overseen all aspects of the design for the Luther Forest Technology Park Campus in Malta-Stillwater, NY and over 70 adaptive re-use and planning projects within the City of Saratoga Springs, NY. Mike also initiated The LA Group’s 1% Pro Bono program in which the firm donates services to nonprofits in need.

Favorite Place

I have traveled to many corners of the globe but the Adirondacks encompass the right balance between nature and the manmade environment…and therefore often serve as a model or baseline for many of the projects that provide the greatest personal and professional satisfaction.

Relaxing at my family retreat in the Adirondacks helps me to reflect amongst a wonderful natural setting that is so much a part of our firm’s history and culture. I enjoy spending time with family and friends over a home-cooked breakfast after a great night’s sleep, or for an evening cocktail by the setting sun. It gives me pause to think about what is to come, while relaxing in the environment in which I grew up and am most comfortable.

The ever changing views of the mountains, foliage, streams and rivers, and landscape absent the hustle and bustle allows for me to temporarily escape and recharge for the next steps of a project or new endeavor.

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