studio VISIT is a creative practice for land-based research, strategy, and design.
studio VISIT works alongside public and private partners on the strategic implementation of environmental and land-based projects across scales. Through focusing on the intersection of climate resilience, environmental justice, and ecological equity, studio VISIT bridges the gap between forefront environmental science research and the deployment of these strategies in the built environment.
Melody Stein is a landscape architect and interdisciplinary designer. She is the founder of studio VISIT and a Visiting Assistant Professor in Landscape Architecture at Pratt Institute.
In her career, Melody has worked with landscape architecture firms including Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, SWA Group, and Inside Outside on a variety of public and private projects across scales. She holds a Masters in Landscape Architecture with Distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cornell University. Melody is a licensed Landscape Architect in the State of Connecticut.
Originally from rural Northern California, Melody’s love of land and place emerged from the rocky beaches of the Pacific Ocean, ancient redwood forests, and expansive agricultural landscapes of her hometown.
Collaborators
Architectural Humanities Research Association (AHRA)
Cornell University
Design Office of Global Cities
Flourish LAB
La Mama Galleria
McGill University
NATURA
NEW INC
Pratt Institute
Places Journal
The New Museum of Contemporary Art
The Architect’s Newspaper
Urban Soils Institute
Urban Design Forum
Urban Omnibus
Walchitects
Worthless Studios