Clarrisa joined Kuo Diedrich Chi as a Planning & Landscape Designer in 2026. She has experience working as a landscape designer mainly in multifamily and mixed-use commercial developments in urban environments. Working for developers as clients has served as useful experience for designing at the site planning scale. Clarrisa finds meaning in designing for large user groups while maintaining careful attention to detail to make client’s vision come to life through landscape design.
Team Bio
Clarrisa Costen
Clarrisa graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and a Minor in Business. Clarrisa, an Atlanta native, moved back to Atlanta after graduation to practice landscape architecture. Her passion has remained in commercial projects that will be enjoyed by many people for years to come.
Clarrisa Costen
Clarrisa joined Kuo Diedrich Chi as a Planning & Landscape Designer in 2026. She has experience working as a landscape designer mainly in multifamily and mixed-use commercial developments in urban environments. Working for developers as clients has served as useful experience for designing at the site planning scale. Clarrisa finds meaning in designing for large user groups while maintaining careful attention to detail to make client’s vision come to life through landscape design.
Clarrisa graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and a Minor in Business. Clarrisa, an Atlanta native, moved back to Atlanta after graduation to practice landscape architecture. Her passion has remained in commercial projects that will be enjoyed by many people for years to come.