Julie Bargmann

[6] Bargmann collaborated with Stacy Levy, as well as various artists, historians, and local community members in Vitondale, Pennsylvania, to turn a stream and land polluted by acid mine drainage into Vintondale Reclamation Park.

[7] In 2000, Bargmann and architect William McDonough collaborated on a landscape plan using phytoremediation and other means to address the heavily polluted Ford Motor Corporation plant in Dearborn, Michigan, a $2 billion project.

[8] A decade later, Urban Outfitters (URBN) president and CEO Richard Hayne, hired Bargmann to create a campus to physically unify the company’s various brands in the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

Studio artfully integrated recycled concrete, bricks, and rusted metal found onsite…creating a rich, layered environment that demonstrates sustainable values.” The ASLA lauded Bargmann for successfully lobbying to make the landscape accessible to the public.

[10] Bargmann’s recent and ongoing work (as of this time in August 2023) includes innovative projects with architect Marlon Blackwell in Fort Worth, Texas, and with developer Philip Kafka’s firm Prince Concepts in Detroit.