About

At Klopfer Martin Design Group, we strengthen communities through the transformative power of landscape architecture.  

Our practice explores the seam of landscape, architecture, infrastructure, and urban design. The resulting work is the contemporary integration of a site’s history and culture, creating a lasting and meaningful place. We believe every project should reveal a site’s distinct character; support environmental, social, and emotional resiliency; and spark moments of unexpected discovery and delight. 

We take a strategic approach to a broad range of project types, often balancing significant challenges of site, budget, and schedule. Our team is interdisciplinary, composed of landscape architects and architects, and we appreciate a design process that embodies a constant, open, and shared process with our clients and collaborators.

Our work has been recognized with awards from the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Rudy Bruner Award of Urban Excellence, and the Environmental Design Resource Association, honored with historic preservation awards, and published in the United States, China, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, and Hong Kong. 

KMDG is a certified Women Business Enterprise (WBE) in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Our Values

Curiosity: we’re driven to learn and test out new ideas 

Authenticity: our design approach reflects the people our spaces are created for

Collaboration: we seek ideas and input from everyone

Creativity: we build in the time to approach our work with creativity and a problem-solving mindset

Resiliency: we design for the long term benefit of emotional and environmental health 

Inclusivity: we strive to make sure everyone feels included

Our Team

Erblin Bucaliu
Associate

Hana Ketterer
Designer

Mark Klopfer
Principal, FASLA, AIA, LEED AP

Sharon Komarow
Studio Director, ASLA, PLA

Dora Mugerwa
Designer

Kaki Martin
Principal, FASLA, PLA

Danny Mee
Business & Marketing Manager

Chrystian Ogakwu
Office Manager

Jennifer Ng
Business Development Director, ASLA, PLA

Daniel Norman
Senior Associate, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP

Kurt Petschke
Design Director, ASLA, PLA

Lilly Reyes
Designer

Emily Scarfe
Associate

Braxton Tanner
Designer

Mary Webb
Associate, ASLA, PLA

Huachen Zhang
Designer

Our Awesome Intern Alumni

Sean Alberts

Joseph Appiah

Tommy Chandler

Woo Young Choi

Sarah Evantash

Joe Fratoni

Alex Fry

Carson Gentry

Matthew Gorab

Emma Herbert

Jane Hua

Mandy Johnson

Brett Keese

Meghan King

Isaiah Krieger

Hannah Lyons-Galante

Logan Middelton

Zenobia Meckley

Nuith Morales

Brianne Nueslein

Kira Sargent

Huiru Shen

Laiching Tsui

Izgi Uygur

Weiran Yin

Awards

  • Honor Award for Excellence in Architecture, AIA Maine | Colby College Johnson Pond Housing*

2024

  • Achievement Award​, Boston Preservation Alliance | The Speedway*

  • Robert H. Kuehn, Jr. Award​, Preservation Massachusetts | The Speedway*

  • Simplicity and Stewardship Award​, Boston Society of Landscape Architects | Eric Carle Museum

2022

2021

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

  • Senator John Chafee Conservation Leadership Award, Environmental Council of Rhode Island | The Steel Yard

  • Gold Standard Social Impact Award, Brownfield Redevelopment & Renewal | The Steel Yard

  • Best Urban Regeneration Project in Asia, MIPIM Asia | Shanghai Bund
    Team: Chan Krieger Sieniewicz (now nbbj), urban designer
    Shanghai Municipal Engineering and Design Institute (SMEDI)

2012

  • Honor Award, American Society of Landscape Architects | The Steel Yard

  • Honor Award, Reclamation & Resource Conservation Design, Boston Society of Landscape Architects | The Steel Yard

  • Rhody Award, Preserve Rhode Island & Rhode Island Historic Commission | The Steel Yard

  • Great Places Design Award, Environmental Design Research Association | The Steel Yard

  • Gold Award, Rhode Island Monthly | The Box Office

2011

  • Providence Preservation Society Award, Reuse & Neighborhood Revitalization | The Steel Yard

2010

2009

2008

2007

*Submitted by collaborating firm or client

Publications

Clients & Collaborators

Public

City of Beverly, Planning & Economic Development Office
City of Boston, Department of Public Works
City of Boston, Housing Authority
City of Boston, Public Facilities Department
City of Boston, Public School Department
City of Boston, Redevelopment Authority
City of Boston, Transportation Department
Town of Braintree, Department of Planning
Town of Brookline, Park and Open Space Division
City of Cambridge, Department of Public Works
City of Greensboro, Planning & Economic Development Department

Town of Jasper (IN), Economic Development Department
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport)
National Park Service, Cape Cod National Seashore
Louisville Downtown Development Corporation
City of Providence Department of Art, Culture & Tourism
City of Portland, Maine, Planning & Urban Development Department
Riverlife Task Force, Pittsburgh
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA)
City of Shanghai, Planning Department

Campus + Master Planning

City of Beverly Planning & Economic Development Department
Boston Schoolyard Initiative
Boston University Medical Center
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brown University
China Vanke Company, Research Division
Four Point Anacostia, LLC

Government of Panama
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Paul Cuffee School
Sage School
Shady Hill School
Suffolk University

American Repertory Theatre
Boston Schoolyard Initiative
Downtown Boston Business Improvement District

Non-Profit

Groundwork Lawrence
The Steel Yard
Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary

The Alexico Group
Blackstone Development
China Vanke Company, Ltd.
Green Lot, LLC
Hines Development
Lamb Development Corporation
The Mayo Group
Millennium Partners

Private

Milhaus LLC
Mubadala Development Company, Abu Dhabi
niche development
Steven Brown & Judy Gawlik, Benton Harbor, MI
Thomas and Becky Sternal, Spencertown, NY
Tim Downing and Gigi de Manio, Carlisle, MA
Preston Family, Block Island, RI

architectsAlliance
Bergmeyer Associates, Inc.
Bruner|Cott Architects
Dewing Schmid Kearns
distill studio
Gamble Associates
GBBN architects
Handel Architects
Herzog & de Meuron
HDR

Architects + Engineers

Howard/Stein-Hudson
Kleinfelder
nbbj
over,under
Ryall Porter Sheridan Architects
TEC
Touloukian Touloukian Architects
truth box, inc.
Utile, Inc.
William O’Brien Architects