(About Us)

KSM West End Group Landscape Architects & Environmental Designers

a renowned practice based in Israel, founded in 1988 by Bruce Levin  in Tel Aviv and In 2005 Larry Gordon joined as a partner in the firm.
KSM has taken projects around the globe: Middle east, Eastern & Western Europe, Russia and the US. In our projects we involve local and foreign experts and specialists early on, in order to achieve optimal results. KSM’s conceptual design aims to suit the client’s wants and needs in order to achieve genuine and innovative design. KSM offers a broad range of planning services: landscape design, urban design ,transportation infrastructure, parks, promenades, hospitality and resorts, swimming pools and sports facilities, sustainable design solutions, conservation, preservation and reclamation. KSM recently broadened its design scope to accommodate architectural planning services such as housing, public buildings, urban planning and architectural conservation of historic buildings.

Our design team is composed of talented and highly driven practitioners with education backgrounds from around the globe. Our interdisciplinary and international team creates a unique think tank at KSM which delivers fresh and innovative designs for our clients. Here at KSM we believe in the power of multicultural design to break ethnic and social barriers. We believe sustainable and environmentally friendly design can create healthier living spaces and improve our cities. KSM copes with issues of  the contemporary city such as density, function, and dynamics. Our job as environmental planners is to find design solutions which comply with the ever-growing density and dynamic needs of the city yet insists on creating proportionate green and healthy public space.

Outside of urban areas the firm is active in forest, desert & riparian reclamation as well as landscape coordination of national scale infrastructure projects.Our dedicated and talented team of architects and designers have contributed from their experience and allowed KSM to deliver cutting edge design in the different disciplines  throughout the years that have gained KSM international recognition and stature.

References

Trusted by local authorities: Exploring the municipalities empowered by KSM:
Amazon
Apple
Audi
BMW
Nike
Tesla
Honda
Google
Microsoft

Awards

Acknowledged excellence: KSM's awards and accolades in Landscape Architecture:
Holon Story Gardens Receive
Azrieli Award
(2009)
Lilac Park- Pocket Park Herzliya -
Winner municipal design competition
(2010)
Givatayim Suspension Bridge -
Competition First Place Award
(2010)
Founding Partner

Larry Gordon

Founding Partner
Architect

Marina Yaranov

Senior Landscape Architect
Landscape Architect

Irina Trotzenko

Senior Landscape Architect

Merav Spiegel

Architect

Marina Lyamets

Landscape Architectural Technician

Shimon Applebaum

Landscape Architectural Technician

Shany Weinstock

Landscape Architectural Technician
Landscape Architectural Technician

Hamode Kadah

Landscape Architectural Technician

Freyde Zaltz

Architectural Technician

Hadas Etinger

Architectural Technician
Landscape Architectural Technician
Architectural Technician

Racheli Edelstein

Landscape Architectural Technician

Eve B. Satamker

Office Manager

Michal Hagai

Secretary
Finance