Russell + Lambert is a Seattle landscape architecture firm founded by landscape architects Mary Ellen Russell and Ryan Lambert. The firm specializes in streetscape design, green stormwater infrastructure, trail design, and community improvement projects.

We have demonstrated our committment to sustainability through the use of native and northwest adapted plants that require the minimum in chemical inputs, irrigation, and maintenance. We are also proud to have worked on numerous projects that integrate low impact design and green stormwater infrastructure principles in order to minimize environmental impacts. We are especially proud of our contribution to several combined sewer overflow (CSO) reduction projects that reduce pollution in our lakes, rivers, and Puget Sound.

The team at Russell + Lambert has extensive experience leading and supporting the public process through the facilitation of public open houses and workshops, and the production of project visualization graphics.

Mary Ellen Russell, Principal

Mary Ellen approaches her work with a broad range of knowledge and expertise. Her considerable public sector experience includes parks, trails, waterfronts, streetscape design, open space planning, sustainability planning, and visual resource management. In the private sector, Mary Ellen’s experience includes multi-family residential planning and landscape design, commercial landscape design, and short platting and permitting.

Mary Ellen is a State of Washington Landscape Architect. She has a Master of Landscape Architecture from Cornell University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts and humanities from Michigan State University. Her areas of concentration were horticulture and botany, history, and Italian language and culture.

Ryan Lambert, Principal

Landscape architect Ryan Lambert has a breadth of experience in both public and commercial projects. His public work experience includes several high profile transportation projects with significant urban design components as well as many parks, trails, and plazas. On the commercial side, Ryan has designed landscapes and green roofs for a number of multi-family and mixed use developments. Ryan also specializes in visual assessment and architectural illustration.

Ryan is a registered Landscape architecture in the State of Washington. He graduated with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree from Washington State University.

Ryan has more hobbies and interests than time or talent, but when he gets the chance he enjoys hiking, painting, and picking old country blues tunes on his guitar. Ryan is a family man who loves to spend time with his smart and beautiful wife and two-year-old son, who likes to put his parents and stuffed animals in time-out when they forget the house rules.

Russell + Lambert provides landscape and urban design services to public and private clients throughout Washington State. Our services and expertise include: