ELENA SAPORTA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

ELENA SAPORTA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE (ESLA) specializes in the design and greening of urban spaces. Launched in 1990, the firm provides a full range of landscape architectural, urban design and environmental planning services. Projects include park design, park master planning, streetscapes, institutional landscapes, play environments, urban waterfronts, roof gardens, and multi-family residential developments. ESLA provides innovative and imaginative solutions for what are often challenging sites with complex programs.

The firm is known for its meticulous attention to detail, its thorough knowledge of construction methods and materials and its nuanced approach to plantings. ESLA’s projects are designed with the twin goals of longevity and minimal environmental impact. Recognizing the vital role that landscape architecture can play in re-engaging our connection to the land, ESLA creates inviting, life-filled places that are both enduring and memorable.

Before establishing ESLA, Elena Saporta worked as urban designer for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) and as landscape architect for EDAW (now AECOM) at its offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Alexandria, Virginia. She held the position of resident landscape architect at the offices of Benjamin Thompson and Associates (BTA) and Graham Gund Architects (GGA), both in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Ms. Saporta holds a master’s degree in Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania where she studied under Ian McHarg. Central to Elena Saporta’s work is her commitment to social justice, economic justice and land stewardship as she continues to seek ways to “give back.” Ms. Saporta sits on the board of Green Cambridge and on the Board of Overseers of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy where she represents the Boston Society of Landscape Architects.