SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Consulting, engineering and construction services firm Atwell, LLC recently announced its acquisition of Oakland, California based Golden Associates Landscape Architects, an urban design, planning and landscape architecture firm providing sustainable solutions to private development, transportation and public sector clients. All Golden employees, including founder Leslie Golden, have joined Atwell as part of the acquisition, which represents Atwell’s first venture in the Bay Area.
“The opportunity to both enhance our existing design-related services and bring on a great group of people was attractive,” said Atwell President and CEO Brian R. Wenzel. “Leslie Golden and her team provide world-class services and, because of that, have an outstanding reputation and excellent relationships throughout Northern California and the western US.”
Founded in 1989, Golden Associates Landscape Architects is an urban design, planning and landscape architectural firm with over 25 years of experience within the States of California and Arizona. Their professional experience encompasses the full spectrum of design services including master plans, community branding, conceptual design, construction documents, construction administration and community outreach. They have grown throughout the years by providing innovative, sustainable solutions that help developments and communities to promote and enhance the architectural, historical and cultural character of their surrounding environment. Their values also include hiring and developing a diverse employee base that brings a unique perspective to projects and clients such as the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system, various Silicon Valley clients and the City of Oakland to name a few.
“Our teams are passionate about the work they perform,” said Golden Associates Principal and Founder Leslie Golden, who will now be the Vice President of Urban Design and Landscape Architecture. “After 25 years of tremendous success, joining a team with the same business approach and values was critical to enhance the services to our clients and provide the creative growth for our employees.”
As a part of the acquisition, Atwell will now operate the current Golden Associates’ office located at 4400 Market Street in Oakland, California.
Atwell, LLC, with headquarters in Southfield, MI, is a national consulting, engineering and construction services firm with over five hundred professionals across the country that deliver a broad range of strategic and creative solutions to clients in a diverse range of industries including real estate and land development, power and energy, oil and gas, automotive, industrial, and mining. They provide comprehensive turnkey services including land and ROW support, planning, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, environmental science, project management and construction.