McLA assists clients in realizing their visions of functional and engaging outdoor spaces through diligent site analysis and creative problem solving. McLA focuses on an enhanced user experience by creating spaces that facilitate public events or residential entertaining. Through the thoughtful and attractive use of hardscape and plant materials, McLA establishes friendly and accessible pedestrian and vehicular use patterns.

Registered for 20 years, principal Ben McIver has extensive experience in site design, construction detailing and project management for commercial, institutional and residential clients. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, where he completed internships at the Chicago Botanic Garden and Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Prior to establishing his own practice, Ben worked with firms in Cary, North Carolina and Columbia, South Carolina.