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Merritt Chase Merritt Chase is a landscape architecture firm dedicated to creating public spaces that connect people, culture, and ecology across Middle America.

Prophetstown State Park was formed by glacial moraines and a torrent of water. Eastern forested woodlands give way to oa...
10/12/2026

Prophetstown State Park was formed by glacial moraines and a torrent of water. Eastern forested woodlands give way to oak savanna and prairie grasslands. Ten thousand years of Native American occupation on the land culminate in the village of Prophetstown in 1808. Tecumseh, the Shawnee leader and his brother Tenskwatawa the Prophet established Prophetstown as a confederation with 14 tribal nations to stop western American settlement. In November 1811, the Battle of Tippecanoe removed Native Americans from this land.

The land was worth fighting for.

Today, Prophetstown State Park preserves this important landscape and is working to restore the land to pre-settlement conditions. We are honored to be working with the Indiana DNR, State Parks, and tribal leaders to develop a Native American heritage landscape and interpretive center, trails, and campgrounds. The project is made possible by generous funding from the Lilly Endowment. The design team includes StudioAxis, JQOL, RLR, and Ball State archeology.

Thank you to Pennsylvania’s DGS and DCNR for trusting us to help shape the future of Point State Park in Pittsburgh! The...
09/11/2026

Thank you to Pennsylvania’s DGS and DCNR for trusting us to help shape the future of Point State Park in Pittsburgh!

The revitalization of Point State Park presents a rare opportunity to update the most iconic public space in Pittsburgh. The project will revitalize the 13 acres city-side of Point State Park. The renovations will include a modern operations facilities, visitor amenities, rehabilitation of historic features, circulation improvements, and upgraded infrastructure.

Merritt Chase is joined by frequent collaborators and Pittsburgh-based architects Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, civil engineers Langan, and cultural resource managers and historians Christine Davis Consultants. Additionally the team includes YA Group, BrightTree Studios, Allen & Shariff, Keystone, Aqueous, Urban Terrain, and HKA.

This comprehensive rehabilitation project represents a significant investment in Point State Park’s continued vitality, ensuring the city-side of the park becomes a welcoming and integral part of this historic landmark while honoring Pittsburgh’s heritage and serving contemporary visitor needs.

📷: Point State Park, 1960’s

📷: Jos Horne Co. depiction of Fort Duquesne, 1950

📷: Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler aerial lithograph, 1902

📷: 1943

📷: Point State Park, 1950

📷: Point State Park, 1970

📷: Sky Ballet, Otto Piene, 1970

📷: Point State Park Three Rivers Arts Festival, 2013

Foundational to why we started Merritt Chase—and to the work we continue to do in cities like Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, ...
05/21/2026

Foundational to why we started Merritt Chase—and to the work we continue to do in cities like Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Columbus, and Cleveland—is a vision for a new chapter of public space and urbanism across the region.

We believe this next era can build a stronger culture of public gathering, make our cities more walkable and bikeable, and advance an approach to design that is distinct to these places—rooted in local ecology, climate, culture, and history. Thank you for the opportunity to put these thoughts into the world.

You will see us talking and writing about this theme throughout the year and beyond. Follow along at the upcoming Future Now Summit, the Conference, and the Oberlander Prize Forum.

We’ll explore what this new era for the region looks like, highlighting the many peers and partners shaping it—not only in landscape architecture and urban planning, but also in local politics, public process, philanthropy, community organizing, culture, and the arts.

04/09/2026

Thank you for this great summary video of Canal Basin Park featuring a summary of the hard work from many partners to make the park a reality, its historic significance, connectivity, and exciting plans for its future

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