Melanie Carpenter

Melanie Carpenter, PLA, is an accomplished landscape architect with extensive experience in the field. Currently serving as a Landscape Architect at RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture since October 2024, Melanie previously worked as a Landscape Architect at Livable Cities Studio from October 2021 to October 2024, Confluence from January 2021 to October 2021, and studioINSITE from October 2019 to January 2021 as a Senior Landscape Designer. Earlier roles include Landscape Architect at Bespoke Landscape Architects from August 2016 to July 2019, Landscape Arch I at Perkins+Will, and Urban Design Intern from May 2015 to July 2016. Melanie's foundational experience includes positions as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Minnesota College of Design and Landscape Designer at Metro Blooms while pursuing a Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Minnesota from 2014 to 2016, following a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Design from the same institution from 2011 to 2014.