Oasis Design Group has joined forces with national planning, design, and engineering firm Kimley-Horn. The group will now be operating under the Kimley-Horn name. 

Oasis’ award-winning work at Desert Botanical Garden. Image is courtesy of Desert Botanical Garden and photographed by Adam Rodriguez.

Baltimore-based Oasis Design Group, a landscape architecture, master planning, and urban design firm, was founded in 2005 by Scott C. Scarfone, ASLA, PLA. Oasis is one of the top U.S. design firms specializing in botanic gardens, conservatories, and arboreta. The firm's diverse portfolio of work includes public gardens and parks, urban riverfronts, streetscapes, plazas, mixed-use developments, wineries, ecological preserves, and multifamily residential communities. 

In welcoming Scott and his firm to Kimley-Horn, Steve Lefton, PLA, AICP, said, "We are excited about the enhanced capabilities that Scott brings to our Baltimore office and our national landscape architecture team. His innovative designs and planning expertise will provide a wonderful complement to the creative, collaborative team at Kimley-Horn. I'm thrilled that he's joining us."

"Kimley-Horn's client-centered approach, strong work ethic, corporate culture and values, and opportunity for growth in the marketplace were important factors for the move to Kimley-Horn," said Scarfone. "Joining Kimley-Horn expands our design presence and ability to develop sustainable, engaging, and memorable places for clients nationwide."

Kimley-Horn is a 2,800-person firm with more than 70 offices nationwide. Ranked in the top two retail and multi-unit residential design firms in the nation by Engineering News-Record, the firm also recently celebrated its 10th appearance on FORTUNE Magazine's list of 100 Best Companies to Work For. Kimley-Horn provides planning and design consulting services related to land development, urban planning, landscape architecture, transit, aviation, multi-modal transportation, water resources, and the environment.