ABOUT US ...

Pawel Gradowski
The Managing Director of LASquare

BLA, SACLAP, CSLA, BCSLA, IFLA
Landscape Architect

Pawel Gradowski has been practicing landscape architecture for over 30 years.

• Established LASquare in Johannesburg after relocating to South Africa from Canada in 2015
• Partner at Durante Kreuk Ltd. In Vancouver, Canada. 2008 - 2015
• Senior practitioner since 1997.
• Eight years of practical experience in construction services, operating his own design-build firm in Toronto. 1989-1997

Specializes in landscape design for urban and suburban developments including single and multi-family housing projects, streetscapes, industrial facilities commercial plazas, shopping malls, vacation resorts, trail systems, schools, city parks, promenades and various recreational facilities.

Experienced in consulting services,  landscape architectural design and project management. Uniquely skilled in rainwater harvesting systems, water features design, including all supporting engineering, designing synthetic turf and natural play fields, sport facilities for track-and-field with rubberized surfacing.

For over 25 years, his experience focused on projects within several urban centres in Canada, where Pawel took the role of prime consultant, providing landscape architecture design and complete management of projects. This was inclusive of client consultations, conceptual and detail design development, consultant team coordination, contract documents preparation, facilitating the tendering process and awarding of projects. Pawel’s oversight included comprehensive reviews and monitoring of installed work and site management.

In South Africa, Pawel gained local experience while working together with Newton Landscape Architects, Silverhorns Consulting, Kamadi Consulting, SRK, MVE Engineering, and other local firms. Taking the role of the project manager and the lead Landscape Architect, Pawel participated in several large public sector projects in Tshawane, Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, Mvezo and other SA locations.