Stewart Welcomes Senior Project Manager of Landscape Architecture to Durham Office

Cindy Hoffman, PLA, ASLA, brings design and entitlements experience to the role

DURHAM, N.C. – Stewart, an interdisciplinary design, engineering, and planning firm, announced today Cindy Hoffman, PLA, ASLA, is joining its landscape architecture team as senior project manager for the Durham office.

Hoffman is a creative and award-winning landscape architect and land planner with over 20 years of experience in diverse, intricate, multidisciplinary designs for public and private clients.

“Cindy brings valued expertise to our studio as a senior project manager,” said Michael Batts, vice president and practice leader of landscape architecture at Stewart. “Her broad experience in the region helps us to continue providing design excellence on a wide range of project types. Also, her knowledge and expertise allow her to serve as a mentor to our passionate design staff.”

Working from Stewart’s Durham office, Hoffman will assume a leadership role, overseeing design project management and business development/client relations while collaborating with Stewart’s interdisciplinary practice areas on complex projects.

With two decades of experience in landscape architecture, Hoffman will help Stewart navigate entitlement processes, ensuring creative designs become a reality. She will manage a multipronged approach to promote industry standards, including maintaining relationships with jurisdictional staff, encouraging client retention, and increasing the practice’s involvement with industry groups.

Hoffman holds a bachelor of environmental design in landscape architecture from the North Carolina State University College of Design. She is a member of American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), North Carolina ASLA, and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). She is the recipient of numerous awards for multiples projects, including the Downtown Raleigh Alliance 2018 Imprint Award for the Albemarle Building renovation.

To learn more about Stewart, please visit www.stewartinc.com.

About Stewart

Stewart is located throughout the Carolinas, with offices in Raleigh, Durham, Wilmington and Charlotte, North Carolina, and Columbia, South Carolina. With a unique interdisciplinary collaborative approach that results in stronger and more creative design solutions, Stewart serves domestic and international clientele, offering a full range of services to meet the needs of its clients, including:

• Civil Engineering
• Geomatics
• Geotechnical & Construction Services
• Landscape Architecture
• Municipal Planning
• Sports & Events
• Structural Engineering
• Transportation

Stewart is a certified Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) with the State of North Carolina. The company was recognized by Charlotte Business Journal as among the 2020 Best Places to Work and Healthiest Employers. Stewart was also nationally ranked as a 2020 Top 500 Design Firm by Engineering News-Record. For more information, visit www.stewartinc.com or follow Stewart on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.