We moved to a NU Location!!

After so many wonderful and memorable years, it's time to start a NU chapter! 

Please update your records with our new address:

20250 SW Acacia Street, Suite 260
Newport Beach, CA 92660

 Close to the Newport Back Bay, this new creative location provides our team with a great  collaborative space, a smaller carbon-responsible footprint, and tons of local walkable (and bikeable) recreation opportunities for wellness and recharge.

We look forward to continuing our professional relationships with all of you as we settle into our new Southern California headquarters.

NU Year Tribute to Our Founders

As we move forward into the new year, we do so backed by the strength, compassion, and vision of our founders.  We grieve the loss of both Robert R. Cardoza, PLA, FASLA and Peter DiLallo, PLA, ASLA who founded our firm in 1971, yet also celebrate their lives and their overwhelming achievements.  Bob and Pete not only created an award-winning landscape architectural firm that has endured for half a century, but more importantly they established and nurtured countless professional relationships, regional collaborations, and emerging professional support networks along the way. 

From SCC/ASLA to CLASS Fund to Sister Cities, their legacy extends far beyond NUVIS, influencing and inspiring generations of industry professionals.  Please join us in taking time to recognize and celebrate Bob and Pete. 

To learn more or get involved consider reaching out to the Southern California Chapter of the ASLA or CLASS Fund. 

"The great use of life if to spend it for something that will outlast it."

~ William James

NUVIS Team & COVID-19

NUVIS COVID-19 Statement:  NUVIS is closely monitoring the CDC website and following State and CDC guidelines in our business practices to ensure the health and welfare of our staff, associates, and Clients. NUVIS offices are fully operational as we have technology in place for remote working.  For 49 years we have been dedicated to meeting the needs of our Clients while ensuring the safety of those around us.  We appreciate your continued business and support during this time.

Honoring Our Local Veterans

From all of us at NUVIS, THANK YOU VETERANS! We are so grateful for your service.

NUVIS is proud to be partnering with the City of Lake Forest on renovations to the former Village Pond Park. Construction is almost complete! Improvements to the newly named Veterans Park include a reconstructed pond with floating habitat islands, a native garden with whimsical bird houses, and a memorial plaza featuring monuments which honor all five branches of the military. Custom mosaic-tile folded flags, created by local artist Katherine England, adorn the top of each monument. Grand Opening Ceremonies are scheduled for mid-November. LEARN MORE

Water-efficient Outdoor Laboratory at Bolsa Grande HS

Garden Grove, CA - Bolsa Grande High School is one of three campuses in the Garden Grove Unified School District to install new stormwater management infiltration swales as part of the Drought Response Outreach Program for Schools (DROPS) funded by the State of California. Featuring native and drought-tolerant plant species which attract pollinators, these outdoor laboratories provide educators and students with a wide variety of environmental education opportunities from water recharge and soil samples studies to habitat species and ecosystem development. In addition to the Bolsa Grande project, NUVIS provided conceptual designs, construction documents, and construction observation for similar improvements at Los Amigos High School and Santiago High School.

Read more about these water-wise, educational improvements from OC Register’s October 23rd article.

Perry Cardoza & Stephanie Landregan honored with Ruth Shellhorn Award

October 5, 2018 - The Southern California Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects honored Perry Cardoza and Stephani Landregan with the 2018 Ruth Shellhorn Award for their extensive commitment to our profession, the Southern California region, and tireless support of the people behind all the work. Congratulations!! We are so proud of both you. A very well-deserved honor!

Grand Opening of Cydney Casper Park in Gilroy, CA

Grand Opening ceremonies were held August 23rd for the City of Gilroy's newest neighborhood park.  Cydney Casper Park is named in honor of the City's former Lead Planner who was instrumental in many community improvements, yet tragically passed away in a motorcycle accident.  This beautiful 3.3 acre park developed with extensive community design input and offers bocce ball courts, fitness stations, multi-age play areas, half-basketball courts, and interface with the surrounding adjacent natural open space. 

Seeking MBE/WBE/LSA firms for Topographic Surveys

NUVIS is seeking MBE/WBE/LSA firms to provide as-needed professional services for topographic surveys (NAICS 541370) in response to our intended submission to Housing Authority of City of Los Angeles RFQ HA-2018-90.  A copy of the RFQ can be found at www.labavn.org.  See page 15 of the RFQ for subconsultant submittal information and Addendum 1.  Interested firms should provide the following information in WORD NO LATER than Monday August 20th:

1. Statement of noteworthiness

2. List of projects demonstrating current responsibilities and capabilities

3. Identification of key personnel including education, professional registrations and job functions

4. Complete all required Section 3 Forms

   • Declaration of Understanding and Intent to Comply with Section 3 Requirements

   • Business Concern Certification

   • Section 3 Resident Certification

   • Section 3 Economic Opportunity Plan

5. Copy of MBE/WBE/LSA certification

Questions?  Please contact Alicia Taylor, Marketing Director, ataylor@nuvis.net

OCC Recycling Center receives LEED Certification!

Orange Coast College Recycling Center is now USGBC LEED Certified.  NUVIS is proud to be a part of the team that designed this 4.2 acre one-of-a-kind student operated center.  The landscape features solar-powered high-efficiency drip irrigation supplied by reclaimed water and California native low-water use trees and shrubs which contribute to the Center's net zero energy approach.

Learn more from Dougherty Architects

Lake Forest approves Veterans Memorial design

The City Council of Lake Forest voted to approve the design for a veterans memorial in the newly named Veterans Park (formerly Village Pond Park).  Five small pillars representing each branch of the military will be positioned around a plaza adjacent to the lake (currently under renovation).  Read more about the memorial from OC Register online. 

nu vision . nu leadership . nu design

2017 has brought us nu leadership, and we are branching out from the roots we've put down during our 46-year history to create a more streamlined design firm with a sustainable nu vision for the future.  

We are refreshing and simplifying our culture and our brand to reflect this nu vision.

Robert W. Stone, PLA, ASLA, and Perry Cardoza, PLA, ASLA, are now leading nuvis in a nu direction under a nu business model.  This benefits our clients and colleagues through improved transparency, a reinvigorated team, and nu creative project design solutions.  We are excited about this nu vision and look forward to creating memorable projects that achieve sustainable results.