Luke Ness
Associate Principal
Luke contributes to the technical design and construction administration of projects at MVVA, with expertise in the management of large infrastructural projects and coordination of heavy civil construction to support landscape installation. His design aesthetic is influenced by the simple elegance of farmland and his appreciation of the urban context. Luke is currently the Team Co-Captain and Earthworks and Environmental Project manager for the Port Lands Flood Protection and Enabling Infrastructure (PLFPEI) project.
Luke received a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Iowa State University, where he was the recipient of the ASLA Honor Award. Luke was a key contributor to the MVVA team honored with the 2020 ASLA Urban Design Honor Award for the Gateway Arch National Park and CityArchRiver 2015 project in St. Louis, MO. Luke joined MVVA in 2012.
- Biidaasige Park at the Port Lands
- The CityArchRiver Project
- I-70 Corridor in Downtown St. Louis
- Princeton University
- Amherst College Greenway