Fidelity to the weak.
GUILD is a consortium of design companies committed to changing the way we view our places. By accessing and implementing traditional knowledge, we intend to shift imagination and investment toward stewardship and fertility.
We partner with landholders throughout a process of restoration—beginning with names and narratives. We are interested in land that holds water, converts sunlight, and captures carbon. We envision buildings that contribute, habitats that provide, food systems that sustain, and cultures of distributed land care.
Research
First, we seek to understand previous and current uses of a place. This work is forensic, contextual, and journalistic.
Storytelling
Next, we share narratives that honor and encode the past—allowing us to attend to and be guided by what has come before.
Planning
We develop master plans for whole systems of energy, elements, water, and waste scaled to future generations.
Cultivation
Then, we tailor land use to support local economies, native habitat, and ecological priorities in a culture of abundance.
Community
Finally, we participate in generational guardianship—inviting caretakers to rediscover relationships and knowledge.
Line + Grade
A team of civil engineers, technologists, and artists whose work focuses on rehabilitation and infrastructure. More »
Journey Group
Multidisciplinary design studios devoted to sharing the narratives that drive non-profits for nearly thirty years. More »
Dawnbreak
Subsistence-oriented land care laboratory combining indigenous techniques with modern tech. More »