Cool, Calm, and 10 Years Collected / Monty's 10 Year Work Anniversary

This year, we’re celebrating Monty’s 10-year milestone at Carducci Associates! Over the past decade, Monty has brought calm, sharp design insight, and deep technical know-how to every project he touches.

He loved projects like Gilead Park, where collaboration brought together expertise in plant communities, stormwater management, construction detailing, and site furnishings. Gilead Park was Sustainable Sites Gold certified, and he assisted with the SITES documentation as the office’s only SITES Accredited Professional. Monty focused on irrigation design and planning for a future recycled water source, but the real magic came from the whole team working together.

Gilead Park - 2025 NCC ASLA Biodiversity and Climate Action Award Winner

At San Mateo Medical Center, Monty grew into his dual role as designer and project manager, shaping unique rehabilitative outdoor spaces and an active hillside yoga turf, while partnering closely with Taylor Design.

Today, he is tackling exciting projects like a Santa Clara corporate campus with walking loops, roof terraces, employee lounge decks, and even a pickleball court. He’s also guiding school projects with CAW and QKA Architects through DSA review and into construction.

For Monty, the best part of landscape architecture is seeing people enjoy a completed space, when design becomes lived experience, all the challenges feel worth it. His advice to young landscape architects: keep an open mind about where the profession will take you. While design begins with big ideas, the craft also requires learning constructability, sustainability, codes, budgeting, and collaboration. That continual learning is what keeps the profession exciting.

Looking ahead, he is excited to keep shaping projects with innovation in water conservation, stormwater management, and sustainable technologies. Through it all, his calm, thoughtful approach and steady leadership make a lasting impact on our team and our work.

Thank you, Monty, for 10 amazing years! Here’s to more creativity, collaboration, and fun projects ahead! 

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Creativity and Collaboration / George's 3 Year Work Anniversary

Three years ago, George Loew brought his vision, curiosity, and collaborative spirit to the Carducci team and we’ve been better for it ever since.

George didn’t take the traditional path into landscape architecture. In fact, he was working in a completely different field, at a nonprofit focused on revitalizing low-income neighborhoods, when a community meeting changed the trajectory of his life. Someone rolled out a drawing -  a vision for transforming a struggling commercial corridor -  and George thought, “That’s a cool job.” That spark led to a career shift, and ultimately, to the landscape architect he is today.

Now, George thrives on the creative problem-solving the profession demands. Whether it’s the big-picture thinking of urban design or the hands-on detail of construction documents, he values the variety, the complexity and especially the people. Collaboration is where he shines, and where his designs truly come to life.

George (centered) on a site visit to Mountain View Whisman School District

One of George’s most rewarding projects at Carducci Associates is Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary School, a project he co-led with Karly Behncke. Distinct from anything else in our portfolio, the project came with no predefined program, giving George and Karly the rare opportunity to shape its goals from the ground up. The result is a site that feels inherently connected to its surroundings, seamlessly integrated in both scale and layout. The design prioritizes nature-based spaces that foster well-being, support learning, and strengthen students’ connection to the environment.

Looking ahead, George dreams of working on more public space at the urban scale - plazas, civic commons, and places that shape how people experience their cities.  He’s especially passionate about reimagining forgotten or underused places, like the time he helped develop a vision to turn a failing mall into a vibrant, walkable urban hub.

George, we’re lucky to have your talent, tenacity, and passion on our team. Here’s to the last three years and many more to come! 

Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary School

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