We’re dedicated to forming artful solutions out of complex problems in planning, urban design, and landscape architecture. Whether as the prime consultant, lead for site design, or supporting team member, we bring curiosity and expertise to create inviting outdoor spaces that stand the test of time.

Site plans, urban streetscapes, greenways, courtyards, roadways and parking respond to the specific challenges of each project with plans that are highly functional, sustainable, and engaging. Contextual designs grow out of the natural and cultural systems already in place to support community life and environmental regeneration.

TOPIO Land Design, LLC is a certified City of Austin WBE, State of Texas HUB, and federal DBE.

DESIGN SERVICES OFFERED

Site Planning, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, and Site Master Planning.

City of Austin Site Development Plans for landscape ordinances, corridor guidelines, and Subchapter E urban design.

Memorials & Memorial Gardens

Roadways & Parking

Outdoor Amphitheaters

Sports Fields & Courts

PRINCIPAL

Joan Hyde, PLA, ASLA

Joan Hyde leads the Topio studio in Austin. Before returning to her Texas roots, she worked as a senior landscape architect at CRJA in Boston and received her MLA from the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources, emphasizing large-scale design based on natural systems. She previously studied biology and art at Duke University and taught science, math and photography in Athens, Greece. Drawing inspiration from the beauty and community of the Greek islands — home to compact, vibrant villages folded into the topography — she works to create places where the social fabric is intertwined with the landscape (or topío, in Greek) and where natural and built elements meet seamlessly in a way that enhances both.

Collaboration is an essential part of the Topio studio. We work alongside clients, users, architects, engineers, contractors, designers, fabricators, sustainability experts, public officials, budget minders, facilities operators, and specialists in any discipline.

SELECTED CLIENTS & COLLABORATORS

Andersson∙Wise Architects

Camp Allen Camp & Conference Center

CDM Smith

City of Austin: Watershed Protection, Capital Improvement Projects, Parks & Recreation, AIPP

Contour Collective

JUNO East

Page Architects

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

Registered landscape architect (Joan Hyde) in Texas #1740

City of Austin Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE)

State of Texas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB)

AutoCAD Civil Certificate (Joan Hyde), Austin Community College